D&D:  Family Matters
Session 40 Recap & Exp
Session 42 Tonight at Ammon's!  See you there at 7pm.
Session 40:  Family Matters
Our Adventurers spent some time trekking further into the dark and foreboding caves.  The respite they enjoyed by the underground river provided some much needed rest and healing.  Keez discovered a treasure trove above them through the tiniest of openings.

A magical illusion trap caused him to flee, leaving a very confused Barbarian in front of some chests.  After opening each he finally discovered the last to be alive! 
Past the chamber with the odd living chest was a work room.  There were large vats of green goo and tools spread about of a sinister nature.  Bareris noticed that inside one of the still intact vats was a moving construct of some sort.  The rest of the group seemed very interested in a large piece of amber hovering over a stone tablet that was inscribed with arcane markings.  Aerialyn was able to determine that the device was siphoning energy off of whatever was trapped inside.

The group decided to destroy the amber and release the entrapped humanoid.  A very Surprised Wild Elf burst from the shattered amber.  Sume shared little except to try and learn of her location and where her companion could have gone.  Aerialyn found the Dire Bear shrunk as a stone object sitting on the shelf.  She explained she could release the beast, but it wouldn't fit well down here.  Sume thanked her and took her dear friend.  Before much could be learned about Sume or this place, the wraiths stormed the room from all sides.

Bareris once again called upon the might of Mask and held the undead at bay, he said under great strain; "I can't hold them back forever".  Just then the vat explodes as a seemingly possessed animated full plate attacks the group.  To everyone's surprprise Sume summons all manner of insects and beasts that make short work of the formidable opponent.  Bareris reminds everyone of the wraiths held just out of reach. 

The group flees into the deep caves.  Besides the occasional natural danger, the group does encounter a Ghost.  Not a Wraith, but an actual ghost that for a while communicates with them.  It is obvious he is in morning, insane, and terrified of something.

The group eventually discovers a platform suspended over darkness.  On the platform are many tools, alchemistry sets, and potions.  It seems to be a Wizards work space.  More specifically a place to create arcane objects.  The entire platform is protected by a Circle of Protection vs. Evil.  This was obviously going to be a problem for the group, so Aerialyn dispelled it.

This caused the Ghost to appear and scream in shock and terror; "NOOOOOOOO!!!!!".  His scream is drowned out by insidious laughter as another Dread Wraith floats down onto the platform from the darkness above.  His words are foreign to our adventurers ears.  He immediately starts wrecking the work stations.
Session 41:  Confrontation
Combat first thing Saturday.  Be sure to have your spell lists ready and remind me of any active spells you might have in effect (ie Summon Monster, Light, Mage Armor...).  You had all just moved up into what appeared to be a work space using mystical arts.  The entire stone platform seemed to be suspended in a dark and ominous cavern beneath the ruins. 

On one end is the Ghost you all spoke to early in the caves.  On the other is this Dread Wraith:
He has already begun destroying tables, stone tablets, an alchemestry station, and bookshelf holding hundreds of arcane materials.
Hoping to referrence a past email?  Find them all here! 
Loot:
Outsider Bane Cold Steel +3 Falchion (Left on the Ground)
4 Enchanted Quivers - Hold 100 Ammunition, melds to the weapon.  Ammo is considered +3.  1 Resized.  (Aoth has 2, Keez has 2)
19 Silver Bars - Stamped with a treasury symbol (Equivalent to 83,000gp)
100lbs of raw ore containing gold.  Unknown worth.