12/12/10

12/12/10

Heading down one of the halls we came to a trap that returned us to the aquarium room.  After passing the trap we came to a t intersection.  An inscription reads "who can go forward without knowing from whence they came."

After checking these hallways we returned to the aquarium room to go to the double doors.  Beyond is an armory with various plumage.  In this room it appears that someone has recently entered and burned there way through the doors.  We came across a stair leading down below.  The downstairs appears to be a maze due to the fog.

In a tavern area we came upon broken furniture And wine bottles.  Red was attacked by a strength draining displaced beast and the ranger was then attacked by a ghoul.  White collected some of the essence from the displacer beast.  After killing the ghoul we hear a gong as well as the sounds of moaning etc.

After following a secret hallway we came to a room on the 2nd basement.  The room is full of broken ship models.  Small sized up to 7'.  The frigate is named 'pride of the dead' which has an odd orange sail.  The ship title is a backhanded slap at bad pirates.  All of the ships titles and names seem to be necromantic in nature.

The sail appears to be of a diving nature.  Scroll is breath of life.  The dye on the scroll is magical.  The ink is a wondrous item.  Made from rare plant pulp.  After studying the ship we are overwhelmed as we feel the room move as if on a boat and the smell of salt air.

Further inspection brought us back to the first basement level where we came across an iron door magically sealed.  Using the keys from the hidden cache we entered the room where there was a summoning circle with three hellcats and a red iron door carved with a demonic face.  After defeating the hellcats we searched the desk in the room.  We also located a secret door in the other room.   The desk is covered in ancient runes.  They are ancient aslant.  The runes are the alphabet.  Only certain runes are worn.  We were able to decipher a phrase: behold the amber arca.  The desk moves aside with a stairwell behind leading into darkness.