Chapter 1: Making Introductions

Radiza and Barek work together to force the doors of the temple open, sending them flying off their rotting hinges. Inside, a destitute scene presents itself. Rows of crumbling pillars soar 40 feet into the air, supporting a vaulted ceiling. Humanoid and animal remains litter the dusty floor. The remains are in various states of decay, giving the room a strong odor. Above, a ten foot square hole in the middle appears to house a bell in a belfry. From here, the untarnished copper bell hangs mute, with no pullcord to sound it any longer. Doors to the east and west appear to be intact and closed. The double doors to the south are well-made and carved out of stone. They are closed and from a distance appear to be in excellent condition.

All along the eastern and western walls, more of the flowering vines have crept up the walls, clinging to the aged stone. Though deteriorating, none of the walls in this room appear to be open to the outside world, save for the encroaching plant-life.

Esal, you don't see any movement in the inside of the room.

Radiza, you come close to a body that appears to be no more than a ten-day old. While the remains aren't pleasant to look at, you can spot some bruising where it appears they were choked by something wrapped around their throat.

Esal, Alan, and Barek you start to proceed deeper into the building, but as you get just beyond the second set of pillars, the plants erupt in a flurry of vines everywhere as three masses of plants seem to form into vague humanoid shapes.

Ongoing Effects
Green Circles = Difficult Terrain
Alan - Restrained by plants. DC12 STR check to free yourself as an action.


COMBAT! Bold below may act in any order (Alan's will be resolved first in narrative):
Milaki, Radiza, Barek, Esal, Claudius
Enemies
Alan

Alan struggles against the vines, but his delicate motions with his blade aren't enough to make any reasonable progress on getting free. Claudius's stone leaves his hand and slams into the creature's chest, causing it to stumble momentarily where it stands. Without so much as a moment to see the outcome, he ducks out of sight beyond the doorway. Radiza, seeing the clear opening finishes her acrobatic flourish with an effective strike to the vine creature, slicing several vines clean through in the process. Seeing her own opportunity in the fray, Milaki looses an arrow that plunges into the creature, causing it to give out a rasping wheeze of breath as it looks to be in very bad shape.

Across the room, Barek and Esal close on one of the other creatures, but their efforts to hit the mass of plants fall short as it bends and winds itself out of the way.

The creature nearest to Barek and Esal lashes out at the dwarf barely missing him!

The creature in the south of the room walks easily through the plant growth until it is just out of Barek's reach and lashes out with its vines as well, though it has a worse time of it, slamming its vines harmlessly into the floor.

The creature near Alan and Radiza puts its arms up and says in a sound reminiscent of dried sticks rubbing together. Hold, you are far too mighty for me, I submit!

Ongoing Effects
Green Circles = Difficult Terrain
Alan - Restrained by plants. DC12 STR check to free yourself as an action.


COMBAT! Bold below may act in any order (Alan's will be resolved first in narrative):
Milaki, Radiza, Barek, Esal, Claudius
Enemies
Alan