Adeventure Blog

The party continued its investigation of the abandoned dwarf mine, working it's way into the inner tunnels of the site and coming upon an entrance to what appears to be a buried facility used by possibly mages and students at some point. Written upon it's entrance in very old Common script is "Windborne Academy of Science & Magic". The architecture and structure of the initial room appears to indicate that it is a greeting room with desks, chairs, and bookcases long since rotted away. Dwarven mining tools now occupy the space and it apparently has been transformed into a staging area for further exploration by the dwarves.

Upon entering the staging area, the party's two "persons who acquire goods" checked the room for traps and surprises. They found themselves attacked by blackish goo that detached itself from the ceiling and shimmered like black water. The party defeated one of the substances, and drove the other one into retreat via a crack in the wall.

After a comical meeting between two surviving dwarves (Altimea and Kildrak) that happened to be coming from within the underground facility (involving rocks, flasks, and lots of grunting) the party allowed them to be escorted down a hallway where they confronted a trap the dwarves were aware of. Antaris, Jon's Rogue Specialist, attempted to disable the trap, but caused the deactivation panel to retreat back into the hardened stone. Kiva, Kay's Rogue, helped Antaris by discovering a secondary access point in which she was able to deactivate the trap entirely. Before she left the room however, demonic eyes appeared out of the dark stone, blinking at her once and then disappearing.

The party continued down the hallway and found themselves at a library. When entering the library, they came upon bodies of dwarves that appeared to have been affected by dark "burn" marks upon their skin causing fast decomposition of the affected area. The dwarves, at various instances throughout this facility, had been digging branch tunnels, utilizing the existing hallways and rooms for their mining operation. The library in particular had two branch tunnels dig in various walls.

Upon investigation of the library the party initially found very little of value, the books of the library largely rotted and any arcane tomes have long since lost their preservative magic. The group then encountered several dwarf zombies and zombie dwarfhounds. The battle was intense, and the party was at first baffled by previously vanquished zombies becoming reanimated and continuing the fight. However, Kalindor successfully identified the source of the zombie’s regeneration as coming from two large pillars that were the main structural supports for the library. Antaris and Kiva searched the pillars and discovered black glossy writing etched upon them. Scratching it with their daggers, they caused the writing to dissipate and retreat into the stonework and all zombie enemies to die their final death. 

They then checked the library for anything of value and Kiva happened upon a bag of very rare and ancient coins they could possible sell for gp's. At this point we stopped for the evening.

NOTE: Drogo, Eldrad, and Seth stayed behind to watch the party's gear and horses while the rest adventured into the mines.