Chapter Three - Return to the Mournland

Tryne pulls one of the spare rifles out and inspects it. Having spent a couple of days driving around in the elemental cart and feeling the connection with the bound elemental within, he is now intimately familiar with the magical vibration of such objects. Though he is used to the lightning elemental of his cart, he can see these rifles use fire elementals. He can see how the firing mechanism releases an blast of energy that would launch a projectile through the barrel. The barrel is scored with a spiral through it. The artificer recognizes how this would spin the ammunition for accuracy.

Within a couple of loose boxes, he also finds cases of heavy, copper pointed ammunition. On inspection, the Tryne can see that each rifle can hold six bullets at a time, decreasing the need to reload and increasing the rate of fire.

The group follows Vice and 37 to the very back room of the hall. The small back door sits to the left as the warforged goes to the far corner. 37 places a red gem in the mouth of a iron dragon’s skull. The blood red gem glows as he touches it. At once, a passage in the floor opens, revealing a steep set of stairs, descending into blackness. Upon seeing the key’s glow, Torhak has a spark of recognition of something forgotten. His mark tingles slightly.

Then Vice and 37 lead the group into the darkness. Laulalith, Vice and Meepo have no issue following the stone walls into the crypt’s depths. The stairs spiral down several flights before opening into a chamber with six empty sarcophagi in it. Their lids neatly leaning against the sides. One looks like it’s been recently dug out from a cave in. The remnants of two stone objects sit on the floor with blackened crystal showing in their midst. Having spent time in the church above them, the group recognizes that this burial chamber is directly beneath the main hall and is likely the the original burial chamber for the building. Silence fills the crypt’s halls as the group moves through. Several other chambers and sarcophagi are dotted throughout. Chains hang from the ceiling in many areas. More destroyed piles of crystal filled stone are found as well. In the back corner, the remains of two wolf skeletons lay in a large tomb. Beyond the skeletons, another room with three narrow stone pillars. A cauldron with clawed feet sits on a pedestal.

Continuing further, a tall chamber opens up with a large heavy door at the far end. To the right, faint light can be seen in another large area atop a set of stairs. To the left, a small dark room. Beyond the large door is the main burial chamber. Two large pillars extend to a vaulted ceiling above. Large, heavy, spiked chains hang from each corner. Two stone coffins lay ceremonially side by side. On the far wall, a large flaming green hand is painted emanating from the floor, its wispy fingers reaching to the ceiling above.

In the small room to the left, one undamaged obelisk sits in the dark with two raided chests. In the one to the right, another crumbled obelisk with a large empty chest.Basement Map