Tides of Death: Episode 36

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==Recap==
===~20th December, 1514===
The Crimson Fists have finished killing the monks and are now arriving at Sulfer Island. They talk to , find out about and Kalfu's search for the mysterious spot from a vision. Saol blesses Kalfu when requested. 
 and greet them. They rest in the keep. A few vessels have come to trade, they made 100 gold profit. is in a bit of a coma, the result of a prank. The cave Kalfu discovered is full of magical darkness. Nilrem gets some fireflies when they decide to explore the cave. 
===~22nd December, 1514===
Den & Ten arrives at the town, Kalfu takes the party to the cave with them. Saol forgot to bring light spells, they postpone for a day.
At the entrance, Nilrem casts .
====Traps in the cave====
They send the guard into the cave, few feet in she falls to her death. John Winters discovers a pit in the illusory floor where she fell. They cross the trap over a plank, Saol pulls a lever, a stone bridge raises over and the pit. 
Over the pit, Saol opens a door, the ceiling in the room starts descending. Nilrem casts and moves to the other door which he's unable to open. Archie fails to hold the ceiling. John leaps across the room to get to Nilrem, and runs into another pit. Saol backs out of the room with the torch and closes the door, the ceiling starts going back when there is no light. Archie pulls John out and heads towards the Nilrem and falls into another pit. Saol joins them.
John sees in the dark, he and Saol get Archie out. John checks the floor and gets them all to Nilrem. Archie lifts the door and they get out. Saol casts , there's none. They reach another door, Archie lifts the door, and fire is everywhere in the other room. Nilrem tries to disbelieve. Saol sticks a stick into the fire, it blackens, but there is no smoke, and is cool to the touch. Nilrem convinces them it isn't real and they walk through. 
Another door, another corridor. They follow the wall and check the floor and Saol bumps an invisible gelatinous cube with a stick. 
Combat start: The Crimson Fists vs Gelatinous Cube
Nilrem fires off a doing no damage to the cube. John throws a rock at it. Archie punches it, it paralyzes him. Saol casts on his rapier and tosses it into the cube. Cube hit Saol and sucks both him and Archie in.Nilrem casts almost killing it. John attacks the cube with the unlit torch and the cube swallows it.Nilrem kills it with another 
Combat end
20 minutes later, paralysis is over. At the end of the corridor is a normal door. Inside, 2 levels with placards underneath and a doorway. The placards say 'Push me' and 'Do Not Push Me'. Saol pushes the placard, it doesn't move. Archie notices a seam in the floor under the levers. They don't touch the levels and open the door.
In the middle of the next room is a pit with spikes at the bottom. Wall is covered with decorative spheres and 2 strange pieces of metal on the other edge of the pit. John climbs the wall across the pit, Saol casts on him. They tie the rope on opposite ends and the rest cross. 
Another normal door leads into a normal corridor. In the next room, which is taller than the other, stands a golem/statue. Nilrem casts , Saol tosses a torch onto the web, the flames erupt. The statue demands a password, Archie shouts 'PASSWORD', and combat starts. 
Combat starts: The Crimson Fists vs Stone Golem
Saol casts under the golem and traps him into a pit. They run through the door into a room filled with treasure. The golem climbs out of the pit.
On the frame of the door, 'Life is changing' is written. John opens one of the boxes, inside is a sandstone rapier and 9 sandstone daggers. Saol casts , no effect. Archie strikes the golem, does no damage. Golem casts on John, it works. Nilrem casts 
Archie grapples the golem. Nilrem fires of a . Saol casts , the snakes wrap around the golem. The golem breaks free of Archie. John grabs one of the daggers and attacks the golem and crits, killing the golem. 
Combat end
The rapier and draggers look like Rho-ei's holy symbol. Saol drops the symbol and takes a dagger, then casts with it. Nilrem checks through the books, and finds 'History of ', this seems to be a treasury of the ruling family. 
There are 12 potions and scrolls. Right under the text 'Life is Change', held by a string is a chunk of sandstone, a sandstone medallion. There are 2100 gold pieces. They leave the treasury. Kalfu and Den & Ted await at the exit. Party discusses giving them a dagger each. 
==Experience==
No exp.
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