Episode 12 - "Ghosts of the Past" - 8.21.22
After speaking with Falconmoon, Rowan travels back to the tavern to bring Drift, Talik, and Riggie up to speed with the discovery of a possible "Gias" connection to the local cemetery. The four quickly travel to meet-up with Dorugul and Furret, who have already begun investigating the hallowed grounds. The party finds no abnormalities with the tombstones; however, they notice that the mausoleum which has clearly aged over time holds a shiny, new lock on the door. Furret uses his Sneak Thief Tools to pick the lock and is then encouraged to investigate the building. After only a few steps inside, Furret hears a trap going off. Simultaneously, Dorugul notices a rock in the graveyard that does not quite look the same as the others. He unsuccessfully attempts to pick up the rock but finds that it is attached to a long metal tube embedded in the ground. Dorugul uses Divine Sense to detect any evil present and finds that there are undead all around him. The rock in front of him, along with two others across the cemetary, pop up from the ground and emit a red plume of magical gas into the air before settling back into the ground. A few moments later several undead skeletons and a single warhorse break from their tombs and attack. Furret quickly realizes that the stone tubes are what is causing the zombies to appear and directs the rest of the team to destroy them. After fighting off the last of the undead and destroying the stone devices, the group takes a moment to recover and suddenly hear a familiar whistling noise. They see the familiar face of Gias as he approaches them… |