Salvation Outpost - Chapter 2

Despite their desparate attempts, the obelisk’s magic takes effect and a haggard looking Kassel rises to his feet behind 37. SheK sees this begin to happen.

Hurried SheK redoubles her efforts to wipe out the obelisk. "Die Kassel!"

Kassel begins to wind up his chains, clearly directing them toward the weakened 37 blocking the door. As there dagger-like tips are inches from the warforge’s chest, the obelisk before SheK shatters as the glowing light within blinks out. The chains freeze in mid air as the glowing light within Kassel also flickers out. The skeletal demon, clad in chains, begins to crumble to dust. His cloak sinks to the floor as the chains clatter on to the stone.

Silence fills the chamber around the three. Peldan is nowhere to be found.

In the obelisk chamber is a small locked chest, partially obscured by the rubble. Out in the main chamber, among Kassel’s remains, the trio find that his bracers are each connected to a chain and that they are physical weapons, not magical.

The second coffin remains slightly ajar. A set of skeletal fingers still clutching the edge of the lid.

37 notices the far wall has the faint outline of a doorway that has been sealed up by fallen stone. He realizes there must be another chamber beyond, likely containing another obelisk. However, based on his truesight, he knows there is no risk of it awakening the fallen Kassel.

Engraved on the coffin lid, 37 reads,

"Vera
my beloved…"

Within, he finds the remains of a woman adorned in intricate gold jewelry. Wrapped in finely woven black dress. An equally elgant longsword and longbow lie beside her. Unlike all the other skeletons the group has encountered in the crypt, this one is the best taken care of. Everything within the sarcophagus seems to belong to her and is not cobbled together as the rest were. Where everyone else appeared to simply be a defense for the chambers, she was clearly important to the demon-possessed monster that lay beside her.

Roll me a perception check. SheK has a 27. She has such a keen eye for detail.

"What of Peldan?"

As far as the Vera coffin and such, SheK goes along with everyone else wants. She does semi scatter Kassel's bones. She can lend a hand with moving the rubble.

On scattering Kassel’s remains, she notices a small punch on his dried out leather belt. It contains several gems, likely worth 400 gold, as well as a key with a mark of House Kundarak on it.

Vice has difficulty with this one, then notices the telltale sign of a manticore engraved on the lock. The lock is of house Kundarak.

37 slams the stones with a loud boom that rings in the ears of SheK and Vice. The rock crumbles slightly on the first attempt. He focuses once more and as the thunder claps, the remaining rubble blasts into a small chamber. Stone and pebbles ricochet off an obelisk in the centre of the room. For several seconds, the sound of bits of stone bouncing off the walls continue. The echoing in the large room settles slowly.

As with the opposite chamber, a small chest sits neatly on the floor to 37’s right. It is similarly locked.