Salvation Outpost - Chapter 2

Malak’s arrow flies past 37, striking the artifact. The damage seems less than it should, but seems to be enough. The obelisk crumbles, but a glowing green crystal remains visible. The skeletons seem to relax, but their weapons remain at the ready.

Peldan’s arcane energy hits the skeleton in the shoulder. While relaxed a moment before, he creepily turn to look at the halfling hanging from the ceiling.

37’s lightning disintegrates the remaining crystal. The skeletons in the next room all collapse to the floor. The one Peldan had hit was in the midst of drawing his bow as it happens.

Despite this, the one at Vice’s feet springs up and slashes the gnome in the arm. He can also hear clawing at the door beside the newly revived skeleton.

The nimble, little gnome spins to escape the skeleton. As he does so, he takes swipes his chakram at it. The skeleton parries the attack and Vice sprints down the hall.

The owlin’s missile strikes the skeleton in his thin steel helmet, with the arrowhead just cracking its forehead. SheK charges down the hall, and strikes the arrow, finishing its job. The arrow pierces through the back of the of its skull and the skeleton collapses to the ground once more.

37 looks around the common area. It is empty, save the crypts and the pedestal. He looks at the book sitting in plain sight, but thinks it very suspicious of it to be left out in the open.

He puts together the connection between the obelisks and where the skeletons awake. He feels like the objects have a finite range. Likely less than thirty five feet. The skeleton at the end of the hall would be at the edge of the range of the destroyed obelisk. He hears the locked up skeletons scratching at the far door and figures the next obelisk is likely in that room. Also, he feels the assumed artifact may be able to wake the fallen skeleton. The safest place for its remains may be with the rest in the common area.