Tides of Death: Episode 07

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==Recap==
===18th of May, 1513===
The party is stuck on top of a building on Sulfer Island, surrounded by skeletons. Saol suggests exploring the island for proof against . John Winters almost falls off of the roof, while throwing a rock. 
They try to make their way to the keep by jumping over rooftops. Some skeletons get killed by shingles along the way. John falls before the third roof, and the skeleton scratches him. They come off of the roof and fight the skeletons, Archie B. Alder smashes them, the party barely taking any damage, and scramble back up on the roof. 
The skeletons react to noise and they distract them by throwing rocks and shingles off of rooftops. When they get to the keep, the door is closed and in front of it are a lot of skeletons. Keep itself looks intact. 
John comes up with a plan and sneaks towards the wall of the keep with a rope. He alerts no skeletons and climbs up the keep wall. The portcullis is closed. John is unable to lift it, and he signals the party to head towards him. Archie heads through the courtyard, a skeleton starts getting up, and tries to rise the portcullis. It doesn't work, so he scrambles up the rope. Nilrem sneaks towards and climbs up using the rope. As Saol is creeping towards, a monkey-like creature throws a fruit onto him, and Saol bolts. 
Saol casts on Archie, Nilrem him. Archie manages to bend the bars on the portcullis. John slips between the bars and picks the lock, the party is inside the keep. 
The keep is adorned with the sigil of a golden lion's head. There are cuts on the backside of the body inside the keep. Saol cannot pinpoint the cause of death. There is the symbology of seven gods: Astair, Martha, and their children Mathis/Safia, Efra, Nerual, Quantarius and Terrin. Nilrem browses the library while they explore the keep. 
On the third floor, they find the grand bedroom and a body in the bed of a middle-aged woman. The room is tidy. John reads the journal:
In the very beginning, it starts as a normal recounting of a war. On day 100, there is mention of Oathsworn, the skeletons. By day 150, none of the ships of The White Prince remained, all that's left are the skeletons around the keep. 
Meanwhile, Archie has gathered the loot, jewelry, and a symbol of Martha. They all pick one thing to take. John takes a shawl of peacock feathers. Nilrem finds nothing about the Fountain of Youth. He finds: 'Basics of dwemer', 'Elementalism' and 'Morality of Mind Reading and Mental Domination'. There is a book of history, there were ruling Sulfer Island for 300 years, and their rule came to end 80 years ago. There are mentions of Ferrin Empire, ruled by mages. The White Prince is first mentioned 120 years ago. Nilrem remembers the Oathsworn are the people who have pledged themselves to The White Prince forever. 
They continue the search of the keep and find what was the treasury, the coins aren't there. There are not a lot of signs of cannibalism on the body. As dusk comes, John locks the dungeon and they rest for the night. 
During Saol's watch, he hears the dungeon door open and hears some banging. They put Archie at the door in case something comes. Nothing happens. John pokes out and sees a revenant, manages to turn the gaze. 
Combat start: The party vs Revenant
The monster grabs John by the throat. Nilrem casts . Nilrem and Archie hit it while it's in the doorway. Saol casts on the creature. John tries to free himself, fails.
Saol, John, and Archie try to release John, but the revenant is too strong. John falls unconscious. The revenant misses Saol. Nilrem hits the creature. 
Saol stabs the creature, Archie breaks its neck, and the whole thing vanishes. 
Combat end.
Nilrem has no knowledge of the creature but prays to Felumbra for his soul. Saol prays to his god, Nilrem listens in and hears the name. They put John in the bed and barricade the door.
Sometime later, there is a creaking downstairs. Nilrem asks Saol who is, he says he sometimes prays to his uncle. The revenant is in front of the door again. 
Combat: The Party vs Revenant, again
Archie hits the revenant, Nilrem slips between them, and heads to the dungeon. Archie gets paralyzed. Saol gets grabbed by the monster.
Nilrem is in the dungeon and heads into the catacombs. Saol frees himself from the monster's grip. He finds a corpse that looks like the one upstairs and uses a rock to smash the head in, then burns it with a candle.
The revenant grapples Saol, and then starts screaming. Archie is back to his senses and almost smashes the monster to death. Saol finishes it with a rapier.
 
Combat end. 
Nilrem barricades the door again and they sleep through the night. 
===18th May, 1513===
They bring John downstairs and spend the day in the keep.
==Experience==
John gains 3% exp for kinda pirate facts
Category:Tides of Death Episodes