Steading of the Hill Giant Chief

The bugbear and first ape come charging into the small cell block. The second ape charges at Ligeia, but is battered back with the hooves of the majestic winged steed. Seeing your summoned fey deal a swift strike the ape's head, Julian, you release your spell and extract even more of the life force from the ape, and you see it stagger from the two swift attacks.

As the bugbear rushes Korgazhar, it does not see Fernal in the cell, and as it passes you your razor-thin blades slash and jab it, cleaving muscle and bone, staggering it. It cries a death cry as it continues to charge, but th egauntlet is not yet run as it takes a second series of attacks by Aelfric, stumbling and near death as it runs its last steps. Before Korgazhar can finish it off, the arcane mark placed on it by Aelric flashes brightly, sending a sonic boom through the inside of the creature, bursting its heart and other internal organs as it collapses on the floor.

The ape, seeing its comrade fall, leaps at the half-orc, but your blade is too fast, as you carve through the thick muscle and sinew of the raging primate. It spins, death in its eyes, but falls to the flashing light from above, incinerated with the holy light called down by Dwendylin.

Poking his head out to take his turn, your new comrade Ambrosia sees he is too late to help with the bugbear, but sees the other ape still standing.

"Ah, wouldn't want you to be parted from your friend so soon, don't worry you'll be joining him"

Ambrosia
You speak the words like you have a hundred other times, but this time the viscous ape totally ignores you, intent on devouring the beautiful Pegasus occupying the first cell.

The remaining ape goes berserk, launching itself at Ligeia, but the mystical creature fends it off with its hooves.

As the ape is eviscerated by the party, you can here the clomping of booted feet in the large entry room. More bugbears arrive. From somewhere you also hear a large gong sounding. A deep-throated, raspy voice calls out in broken common.

"No escape! Come to be dinner!"