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Sessions 40: Into the Undercity
The group decided to search for the man named Bender, so they went to the Order of the Hart headquarters to meet with Ignatius Rowe. After a short conversation they had found out the Bender was a man named Neil Bender a powerful former thief that runs an inn called the Cat House.
The group went to the Cat House hoping to meet Neil Bender to get see if he had any idea where to find their mutual enemies. They met with him and he explained that the Gamoners were a very weak thieves' guild until just recently. They just grew in power and began exerting major influence in Xraxus. He gave them a basic map of the Undercity labeled with a couple of areas of interest.
Beneath the city of Xraxus is an ancient dwarven city whose inhabitants disappeared over a millennium ago. The group descended into the Undercity through the secret door they found in the Gamoners hideout.
Once in the Undercity the group headed toward the nearest marked area of interest. As they neared the ancient inn, they heard the sound of bats fluttering just beyond their darkvision. When they entered the building, it was obvious that someone had been in the common room just recently. Corwynne looked for signs showing which direction the building inhabitants had gone. All signs led to the stairs leading to the second floor. The group began up the stairs when Raymond was attacked.
Raymond was in the rear of the line and two men, hidden in the shadows leaped out and attacked. Chiranjeev, Flerg, and Bannor rushed downstairs to help Raymond. Before Astaria could start down the stairs she saw four figures rushing towards her from the end of the second floor hall. From downstairs someone yelled "vampires". Astaria yelled for help and Bannor rushed up the stairs to help her.
Astaria presented her holy symbol and called upon the power of her god to turn the undead creatures. Three of the four turned into vapor and floated away, Bannor attacked the fourth.
Downstairs, Chiranjeev had been dominated by one of the vampires so the creature and Corwynne were battling for control of the powerful barbarian. Raymond and Flerg were fighting with the vampires, barely holding their own. Then Astaria descended the stairs, turning the vampires, sending them running.
The group searched the building, finding the vampire's resting place in the cellar. Unfortunately only one of the six vampires had been sent back to its casket. The group staked his body and cut its head off destroying it completely.
Apparently the Gamoners has vampires working with them, that would explain some of the new power that the group has been exercising.
The group continued to the second point of interest, an ancient amphitheatre. While they traveled towards the theatre, Astaria had cast a powerful spell to protect the group from vampiric depredations the spell created a huge globe of bright, holy light that would be damaging to the undead.
When the group reached the amphitheatre, four of the vampires entered the light, attacking through the pain of the holy light. Astaria sent the vampires running, just as a large form passed above the melee, landing on the stage and bellowing a challenge to the heroes.
The creature was a cornugon, also known as a horned devil, a mighty foe indeed! Before the group can close on the devil it called upon its infernal powers to drop a mighty fireball in the midst of the group. Chiranjeev, Bannor, and Flerg rushed the stage, Astaria cast flame strike on the devil, and Raymond healed Corwynne's injuries from the fireball.
Corwynne retrieved a staff from her secret chest and used the staff to enlarge Chiranjeev, Flerg, and Bannor. Bannor in his enlarged hybrid form towered over the great devil. Chiranjeev and Bannor landed several powerful blows, then the devil disappeared with the smell of brimstone.