Oct 20, 2021 9:12 pm
Soon after the sunrise the camp springs to life. The thunderstorm did some minor damage to some of the tents and buildings but all in all the camp seems to be in good shape.
You are being offered a generous breakfast along with a hot drink. The ground is still rather muddy and so at first it's difficult to find a dry spot to sit on.
But you are soon recognized as the ones who fought off the savage attack and so a few people get up from a bench and offer their places to you.
After you are finished Korsak along with the other group and some people approaches you. Among them is Astrid, the archeologist that talked to Annika the day before
I hope you are all well fed and ready for the deeds we have to do today.
One thing I forgot to tell you yesterday: As a member of this camp you are entitled to monetary compensation and a share of any treasure you may find. An exception are any scrolls or other sources of knowledge. Those will be brought to the archives in Bridgeton but you can study or copy them here or back at the town. As long as these scrolls contain no dark knowledge like necromancy, that is.
Please be careful and take no unnecessary risks. May Waukeen smile upon you and bless us all
he beams at you, makes a bow and leaves.
Rada, who seems to be in charge of the other group remarks Yeah, be careful. I think th's skellys aren't really th' most hardy but inna large numb'rs they could be a bi' much. So take care.
While yer' playing diggy diggy hole we'll make sure that the camp won't end up as a gnoll feeding station. she turns to the others and gives a stiff nod to them
Buckl' up! We've gotta long march ahead!
Rada nods at you and the group leaves
Astrid smiles at you like a grandmother smiles at her grandchild. Please come with me. The door to the temple is right over there
she says gleefully.
You are accompanied by four workers and another archeologist, a bearded man with a strict face who seems to be about forty years old wearing a robe similiar to the dark green one that Astrid is wearing.
Astrid leads you to a pyramid shaped building which lower parts are buried in the soil. A big rectangular pit with a ramp inside is in front of the building.
The pit is around 5m/16ft deep and 30m/100ft wide.
The pyramid is flanked by and connected to a lower building which apparently was completely covered by soil. The pyramid has no entrance but the lower building has one. It is barricaded by wooden planks and crates. The sides of the pyramid are inscribed with carvings of humanoid figures.
Most of them seem to depict a humanoid figure holding other humanoids in chains, whipping them or having them bow down to them. While the ones holding power often look alike the ones who are subdued often have a variety of body shapes and size, sometimes the are even bigger than their masters.
The lower building is also inscribed with carvings. They seem to depict some mythical or magical procedures. Some figures are holding strange devices in their hand or are shooting lightnings at from their hands. One of them depicts a humanoid sacrificing another one in front of a circular object that stand on a pedestal.
Astrid points at the barricade.
We barricaded the door yesterday in order to keep any additional skeletons inside. She turns to the workers and orders them to remove the barricade
While they do so the other archeologist approaches Melianne Hello, my name is Hjalmar. Excuse me but are you Melianne the dancer? I think I saw you dance at the Monk's Inn in Zirazund. It was in the winter I think. One or two years ago...
You are being offered a generous breakfast along with a hot drink. The ground is still rather muddy and so at first it's difficult to find a dry spot to sit on.
But you are soon recognized as the ones who fought off the savage attack and so a few people get up from a bench and offer their places to you.
After you are finished Korsak along with the other group and some people approaches you. Among them is Astrid, the archeologist that talked to Annika the day before
I hope you are all well fed and ready for the deeds we have to do today.
One thing I forgot to tell you yesterday: As a member of this camp you are entitled to monetary compensation and a share of any treasure you may find. An exception are any scrolls or other sources of knowledge. Those will be brought to the archives in Bridgeton but you can study or copy them here or back at the town. As long as these scrolls contain no dark knowledge like necromancy, that is.
Please be careful and take no unnecessary risks. May Waukeen smile upon you and bless us all
he beams at you, makes a bow and leaves.
Rada, who seems to be in charge of the other group remarks Yeah, be careful. I think th's skellys aren't really th' most hardy but inna large numb'rs they could be a bi' much. So take care.
While yer' playing diggy diggy hole we'll make sure that the camp won't end up as a gnoll feeding station. she turns to the others and gives a stiff nod to them
Buckl' up! We've gotta long march ahead!
Rada nods at you and the group leaves
Astrid smiles at you like a grandmother smiles at her grandchild. Please come with me. The door to the temple is right over there
she says gleefully.
You are accompanied by four workers and another archeologist, a bearded man with a strict face who seems to be about forty years old wearing a robe similiar to the dark green one that Astrid is wearing.
Astrid leads you to a pyramid shaped building which lower parts are buried in the soil. A big rectangular pit with a ramp inside is in front of the building.
The pit is around 5m/16ft deep and 30m/100ft wide.
The pyramid is flanked by and connected to a lower building which apparently was completely covered by soil. The pyramid has no entrance but the lower building has one. It is barricaded by wooden planks and crates. The sides of the pyramid are inscribed with carvings of humanoid figures.
Most of them seem to depict a humanoid figure holding other humanoids in chains, whipping them or having them bow down to them. While the ones holding power often look alike the ones who are subdued often have a variety of body shapes and size, sometimes the are even bigger than their masters.
The lower building is also inscribed with carvings. They seem to depict some mythical or magical procedures. Some figures are holding strange devices in their hand or are shooting lightnings at from their hands. One of them depicts a humanoid sacrificing another one in front of a circular object that stand on a pedestal.
Astrid points at the barricade.
We barricaded the door yesterday in order to keep any additional skeletons inside. She turns to the workers and orders them to remove the barricade
While they do so the other archeologist approaches Melianne Hello, my name is Hjalmar. Excuse me but are you Melianne the dancer? I think I saw you dance at the Monk's Inn in Zirazund. It was in the winter I think. One or two years ago...
The skeletons and the ghoul rush across the room, towards the heroes. 
