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## **OH, BELL NO!**

* **TOYS FOR AGES DEAD AND UP**
	+ Gathered around the remains of SONJAY, the group takes care with his MASK and SWORD as they’re assumed to be cursed
	+ SKITTER, using MAGE HAND, lifts the items and they wrap them in curtains
	+ They find a gap behind one of the bookcases and lodge it there out of view
	+ With SONJAY as one less thing to worry about they plan for their siege of the BELLTOWER
		- GORIN will use the EARWAX so as not to worry about his proximity to CLAYMONT
		- GROVER will focus on cutting it the BELL down while the others deal with anything other problems that arise
* **HEY, I JUST WORK HERE**
	+ With GORIN in the lead, who is now unable to hear the others, the group proceeds up the stairs
	+ Once within the BELLTOWER, they are witness to a unique display
		- The MIST still surrounds the edges of the TOWNHALL’s roof, but there is a clear line of sight to the sky
		- A whirlwind of SPIRITS are swirling about the tower, each having their turn to be pulled into the BELL seemingly against their will
		- Across from the team is an entranced OLD MAN, the apparent bell ringer, who seems to be mumbling a song to himself
		- As this scene unfolds for them, they notice the sound of EDIN’s LYRE in the distance to the west, more clear now that they are back outside
	+ CLAYMONT grapples the OLD MAN with the intention of forcing him to the floor below away from the BELL
		- This does not appear to have an affect on the SPIRITS swirling into it
	+ At this moment, BEHLEN moves into the BELLTOWER, now too far from CLAYMONT
		- He becomes a victim of EDIN’s LYRE and feels that he cannot speak without singing which infuriates him
		- This is noticed by CLAYMONT as they move the OLD MAN downstairs
	+ Once back in the LIBRARY, they tie the bell ringer up out of harm’s way
* **GUARDIANS OF THE OL’ BELFRY**
	+ Strangely, they hear the BELL ring again, motivating the group to rush back up to see who the bell ringer is now
	+ In the OLD MAN’s place is a stone GARGOYLE
	+ The group moves quickly to deal with the bell
		- SKITTER, having enough of this game, casts BONFIRE at the top of the BELL in the hopes of weakening its headstock
		- GROVER moves in to see if he can pull out the bells gudgeon, or axle
		- The others engage the GARGOYLE
	+ While fighting with the new bell ringer, its howling seems to be mimicked by something larger off in the MIST to the east
	+ Soon, the GARGOYLE is shattered into stone pieces
	+ SKITTER is now free to use ELDRITCH BLAST, destroying the BELL’s headstock
		- It crashes through the towers floor and through the floors below
		- The music of the LYRE also seems less enchanting, freeing BEHLEN from his desire to sing
		- They surmise that the BELL amplifying the effects of the LYRE
	+ Suddenly, out of the MIST, a large FOUR ARMED GARGOYLE swoops in and attacks GROVER
		- The group makes quick work of it
	+ As they catch their breath, they realize that the SPIRITS have started to disperse, heading back out into ICEWIND DALE
	+ They also notice that the MIST seems to be receding
* **EXIT’S THAT WAY**
	+ The team proceeds back to the 3rd floor and heads through the hall to the west
	+ They avoid the sounds of ecstasy coming from the first room on the north side and explore the far end of the hall
	+ When they realize this part of the building has no windows, they hurry back to the roof
	+ Once outside again, they see bright light emanating from in front of the TOWNHALL to the west
	+ As they reach the far west side of the roof, they see EDIN OF THE GLOWWER below
		- He is facing away from them towards a large swirling portal of cold blue and white light
		- The terrain around him is now littered with shards of ice