Party:
♦ Solace (female tiefling bard, haunted-one background)
♦ Magnus Argyros (dragonborn sorcerer)
♦ Naero (human paladin)
♦ Sir Drake Mc Gruff (halfling rogue)
♦ Aranthir (elf rogue)
♦ Rok Stonefist (half-orc barbarian)
As we enter the room piles of bones animate.
We fight a grueling battle vs. skeletons, one even armed with alchemical items. In the altercation Solace heals an unconscious Naero twice, using up all her spell slots for the day. Mid-way through it looked like the combat was too much for us, and some of us tried retreating, but Rok would hear none of it, and we ended up reentering the chamber and trying to survive the encounter. Miraculously, though none of us unscathed, we lived.
We took some time to loot the chamber, agreeing that we'd need rest before exploring more of the manor. As we made our way out, we overheard voices coming from the mess hall. In a panic we hid in the separate chamber, peeking through to see armed men in sailor's attire. They saw the DANGER door open, and they wanted to look inside, so we took the chance to bar the door on them and flee.
It was clear the mess hall was some sort of pirate hideout, perhaps the old haunted manor is a smuggling den for them of some sorts. As we make our way back into Saltmarsh, we agree not to tell the villagers everything yet, and to explore more of the place the following day, after some healing rest.
We have a hearty dinner at the Snapping Line, Solace casts a series of Prestidigitations and Thaumaturgies, to create a small spectacle for the patrons, without focusing too much attention on herself. She was tired, wounded and fell asleep with ease that night, a sleep untroubled by the usual visions.
In the morning, over breakfast, a noble woman, Lady Oland, approaches the party. She seems suspitious of how they were able to return from the manor, but asks the party to clear the mansion and make it safe, offering some unspecified reward to the party should they manage it. She seems genuinely interested in the wellfare of the city.
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