Episode 1: The Salvaged Job

The room is plain, with nothing adorning the walls, floor, or ceiling. Each chest mirrors the room, made of plain stone with a flat lid. It feels as though the containers were placed in this room and left there, undisturbed.

The heavy lid feels stuck, but it appears to have only settled with time, and with some effort Maenor manages to get it moving and expose the interior.

Nearly filling the chest is a collection of humanoid bones, enough to make a complete skeleton. The skull, which sits at the top of the pile, appears odd with a small circle seemingly branded on the forehead.

It is quite small, but Kalis is able to recognize that this circle's appearance is a miniature version of the one in the Meeting Room.

Indeed, the next stone chest contains the same. Even the branding on the skull mirrors the contents of the first chest.

The group enters into a hallway that turns north. It leads to a door made of solid stone with a bas-relief carving of a figure in armor, clutching a sword hilt by its chest, long blade pointed downward.

As you fully enter the hallway, the door grumbles open, grinding heavily on stone hinges to reveal darkness beyond.

It takes a while for the light to spill into the chamber, but you can see it is empty, save for two closed doors against the western wall. The smell of death oozes out, passing through your senses as it fills the air.

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The room beyond is still, with no movement. Even Maenor's keen senses do not detect anything beyond the scent of aged time and the presence of the dead.

Nothing stands out as particularly dangerous, either in the immediate vicinity or in the unlocked first door.

However, beyond the door, Kalis can hear a faint rattle. A sliding sound, followed by a thud. It is faint, but it brings to mind something being moved upon a table.

The door swings into a darkened chamber. The walls are covered in carvings depicting battles ranging from individual duels to mass conflicts of numerous soldiers. The room is dominated in the center by a large and long stone table, upon which are tiny stone objects shaped into figurines. Some look humanoid while others resemble four-legged beasts. Other figurines seem to represent buildings or wagons. All are arranged in formations across the table.

Surrounding the table on are eight creatures roughly humanoid in appearance. One end has four figures in various stages of decay, with dirty red tabards hanging upon rotting flesh. The other end has four skeletons, each wearing blue tabards draped over their shoulders and rib cages. One of the rotting individuals reaches down to push a figurine elsewhere on the table, stone sliding upon stone before the base in stamped upon the surface with a thud.

As the torchlight spills into the room, all eight creatures turn to regard the open door. The skeletons' jaws clatter excitedly, while a low moan escapes the mouths of the rotting humanoids. They begin to advance towards you.Map