Anachronistic Death

> POP QUIZ: What is probably the surest sign that you're screwed while in an ancient Egyptian-inspired temple?
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> ANSWER: The Mummy music starts playing.
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> (We know there's an audio problem at the beginning. We couldn't fix it)
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## Summary

Xaillen heads down the corridor first followed by Flint. They come across a dug out mine of sorts and Adrian Tanlaial wonders if anyone else could be down here. Xaillen suggests that it was similar artifacts as Hoshimi smells a lot of fresh blood down there. Either the perpetrator is the contact or Arpolian. Olwen Edgeworth wonders why the tools for the mining expedition were discarded like this as Xaillen notices some footprints. Cora Treecreak notices that only one is running away while the others enter.

They follow the tracks when they come across a bloody skeleton. Seven nervously backs up as Hoshimi holds onto her back. Adrian believes that this isn't Arpolian given the height of the victim. Olwen suggests that it was torn apart by a wild beast while Adrian notices a protruding rock that the guy tripped on before getting torn apart by mostly teeth. Adrian notices that his sword is still glowing.

They head into another room that has more bloody skeletons. Some have their bones smashed while others still have some flesh on them. Xaillen then wonders if it's a bunch of creatures then why isn't there any of it's footprints. Flint sees several scratches on the walls while Hoshimi notices freshly wiped dirt like it's covering up something. Adrian then notices a large hole in the ground. Olwen hears voices so Cora does to and hears her friend crying out for help. Cora hurries to the hole but Seven pounces on her to stop her. Hoshimi slaps her face trying to talk some sense into her as Xaillen heads for the hole. He tells everyone that he's going to be the decoy while they come up with a smart approach. The rest of the group follows him while grumbling.

Xaillen finds a ritual site with the magic circle drawn in blood with a half elf in the middle doubled over in pain. The drow presiding over the ceremony doesn't pay attention to Xaillen. Xaillen tries to be subtle, fails and tries to throw a rock at the drow. It hovers in the magic circle before being tossed back at Xaillen who dodges in time. The rest of the party arrives. Flint, Cora and Seven notice that this ritual was rushly put together but involves transmutation. Cora yells at the drow and he gets her attention. Olwen sets up her tripod as the drow explains how Cora's friend, Aralyn, belongs to him. Hoshimi recognizes him as Jackamo as Xaillen tries to get him to keep talking. Flint and Sybl notice that three of the circle's points need to be blasted with arcane blasts in order to lower the barrier. The weapon ones can also be taken down via a weapon strike. Olwen, Cora and Xaillen take down the barrier by attacking the three weapon symbols. They vanish and Jackamo gets angry and talks about how he's so close. Adrian uses magic missile on three of the symbols while Flint uses his fiery joker on the last one.

When the aura vanishes, Seven glares at Jackamo but he glares back. Cora goes to free her friend. Xaillen then tackles Jackamo and tries to restrain him. Xaillen is kicked down by Jackamo as the group prepares to fight.

## Notable events

* The party comes across some recently made skeletons
* Cora Treecreak hears her friend and tries to save her and has to be held down by the party
* The party stumbles across a drow named Jacomo conducting a ritual with Cora's friend
* Olwen Edgeworth, Xaillen, Cora, Adrian Tanlaial and Flint take down the barrier