Session 10: Into the depths. Report

General Summary

They walked past the chasm and found themselves in yet another stone wrought corridor. As they advanced they found themselves in another hall. Beyond them was a stone altar which they then found to be a sacrificial altar. One of the miner's corpses was strewn upon it. To their right there was a tunnel which led downwards. In front of them a cell whose wall was broken and led to a labyrinthine system of catacombs.
They decided to follow the catacombs and soon enough found themselves lost within them, all the while under the constant feeling of being watched. After camping within for a night they found themselves rested enough to continue until they found a central chamber with a singular stone pillar with foreign runes glowing on it. An androgenous figure lay chained, its arms up. It looked with reddened eyes from the pedestal and begged for help to be freed. That they would need to retrieve the key to free it at last. For that, they would need to dive into the city below and retrieve the key to its freedom. A gem which could be found in the depths below.
They made their way back and interestingly enough, the catacombs seemed much shorter on the way back, taking only a while to traverse, unlike before. This allowed them to make their way to the city below by taking the tunnel they'd previously seen. Spotting some shades in the distance, they followed a path of light provided by a strange bioluminescent creature whose glow guided them through the city's streets, even traversing the river which flooded the ground level of it.
Eventually they scaled a tall tower, climbing up its steps following a light which glowed dimly from upstairs. There, they found the missing miners huddled behind a prison of twisted metal, bound together by a lock which resonated with the sacrificial dagger they'd retrieved. After stoking the embers back into a roaring fire, they took a break to decide what to do next, both with the miners they'd retrieved, as well as the traitor which led them down there in the first place...

Campaign

The First Flames

Protagonists

Edward Hallowedsun

Neutral Human (Variant) (Criminal)
Commoner 3

8 / 8 HP

STR
10

DEX
12

CON
10

INT
8

WIS
10

CHA
12

Report Date

20 May 2023