Castle Whiterock 5 June 2023: Fear will keep the local systems in line

The murderhoboes

Garreth, half-orc swordsman
    Bleu, droning elf wizard
Zaber, suave and debonaire man
    Logan, wolverine
Polly, cute and deadly elf archer

(Stonemaul, dwarven cleric of Danethar)

And our helpers:

Elweiss, ghostly guardian

Fthirya, aka Erica, ghaele eladrin

Galdiera, kobold who thinks she's an elven paladin

What they did

I back off once I feel the tingle; it's not from shrooms. "Hey, guys, there's something alive up there. Or not alive but moving." I look down. "Logan, did you smell anything?" He shakes his head.

Garreth wonders if it is a construct or a corpse, and will show up on Seek Magic, so he tells Bleu to cast it. She casts it, and as she's telling us that nothing came up, when I feel my spine tingle. I'm about to say something when see-through spectral warriors come up from the floor! The say as one, “You shall not profane the lair of Great Benthosruthsa!”

Polly slashes at the warrior nearest her and it steps back after taking a little pain. Logan slashes the one nearest him twice, and he shivers from the icy chill going through him, so he steps back. I warily go down the hall a little, checking for others. Erica launches Chain Lightning at the warrior nearest her. It steps aside, but the lightning zaps the one behind it. Galdiera starts glowing and her hair becomes spiky. Bleu casts Great Haste on Garreth, who concentrates on speed.

The spectral warriors slash at us. Garreth parries, but one hits Erica. The cut doesn't hurt her, but the chill does. Polly and Logan step away from the blows, but one lands on Galdiera.

Elweiss stabs his spear twice at one, but it steps away. Polly, Logan, and I step back, and Erica rears her head back and lets out a primal holy scream. The spectral warriors turn to run, then Galdiera and Garreth slaughter some fleeing ghosts.

Erica's eyes flash holy fire, and she says something in some tongue that I don't know.