Id: 20ee87a9-310a-40a5-9449-f9e048d4905e
SessionDate: 2023-09-10
GameDate:
{
	Day: 14
	Month: Mitu
	Year: 3321
}
Author: Logan
Title: The Diseased within the Ruins
Text: "As the battle against the Skyloy came to an end, the party (of Saxon+Kit, Xedran, Dheir, and Cassian) gathered themselves. Dheir went to search the bodies of the deceased while Cassian, with Xedran's assistance, attempted to figure out the diseased Skyloy present in the small room the previous brawl ended in. The skyloy had a high fever, their fur on the mangy side of things, seemed to be dusty, as if the dead skin cells still clinging to the creatures could be blown off with barely a breath of wind. By the time Dheir returned from finding money, equipment, and various foodstuffs in various stages of spoiling, Cassian had determined the three were basically unresponsive to stimulation, allowing Dheir to end whatever suffering they were experiencing. Each creature's blood came out of the wound dark and thick.

  The group continued to explore the ruins, with Dheir and Saxon leading the way and Xedran and Cass in the rear. They examined the water the stairs they found previously, deciding to explore elsewhere before risking a dip into the water. They went up to the stairs and down the halls they skipped previously, eventually coming to a room with a large spiral(ish) staircase with two offshoots, the first containing partially caved in room with a chunk of Raw Ore and a magical lock and key unattached to anything. The party proceeded to the other offshoot from this room, with Dheir stealthily taking out a skyloy in the middle of their lunch. 

  They continued to a fork in the road, one leading to a room while the other led down staircases further down the into the depths. The party chose the room, coming to a large room with an altar at the end, along the walls were many names in Edish. Cassian's Detect Magic revealed a faint evocation magic lingering over the names. Exploring the room led the party to discover a small chamber hidden behind the altar, where one larger skyloy was protecting many smaller ones (probably children). After attempts at communicating between Xedran and the Skyloy, learning this disease started spreading with the rising water below and something called Spike Grubs. The party allowed them to leave the room unharmed, while the party took a short rest, before leaving to descend the stairs into the dark below. On the way out, curiosity gripped hold of Cassian, and although he knew better, he touched one of the names on the wall. He immediately was hit by visions of a war against an army of humans and sky turning red, coming out of it with a headache and sense of dread. 

  Saxon and Dheir took the lead down the stairs, bringing the party to a lower level, water a couple of inches off the ground, :b,Vermin Worms: appearing in and out of the water before them. The creatures the Skyloy refer to as Spike Grubs attacked the party, with Dheir and Saxon tanking the hits as Xed and Cass threw spells at the creatures. The few creatures that managed to grasp hold of the warriors in front where brought around so Kit could strike and tear off the creatures. Saxon managed to slice multiple of the creatures into smaller bits barely breaking a sweat as they killed the foul creatures. After pushing back two waves of them, silence fell over the party as they readied themselves for whatever lies ahead."