More Creepy Basement

Akibeko helps Brexx descend the ladder but then at the last minute, Brexx doesn't stick the landing and faceplants on the stone floor, Sera follows soon after while Fable is calling out "Calia seeds" and the ghostly form of a child appears and her voice is in her head- Fable says "You're not real" and levitates herself down into the space (BUT- she remembers what she was doing immediately after this and is not confused)

Bart tries to move past the statues, but two of them crack and golems emerge & we attack them; then two more devil guys pop out of statues with REALLY unkempt beards and attempt to "focus on the spellcasters"- two more bearded guys pop out- we finally kill them all. The remaining two statues lose their horns and turn back into plain Elven statues again. There is symbolism of the sun and odd script carved into the statue that is fading, in infernal- has been given license to become a portal/gateway to the Mara to act as sentinel guardians to this area.

We note the name "**Jebelam**" stamped into the golum's bodies in infernal.

Along the side walls, we notice small arches embedded into the walls about an inch, recesses about 5 feet in like an alcove?? a little bit of Mara script along the inside of the arch- We are not sure what it says/does.

We go examine the "door" in the floor that Turnip found earlier, and Fable examines it, determines it is a false floor that is super duper trapped and we decide not to go through it, instead turn back toward the archways, Akibeko now has a vision of a ghostly minotaur.

While we are trying to pick the lock and disarm traps on the alcove, Sera sees a vision and freaks out, Fable casts knock and opens the door- there is a long hallway of magical darkness and Bart sees another ladder at end; F sends Turnip in and he is killed :(; Akibeko has left and gone upstairs, trying to get the old lady to get him the keys

We kill a small gollum, and 2 butthole-mouth creatures, we destroy a large statue (well, Akibeko does)- there is a loud long wailing scream, Fable finds some runes on the wall (Fireball trap- we dispell magic on this), we find another tiny keyhole; Go through the box of keys that Aki has found, find a bunch of keys, which Sera organizes & keeps, as well as a fine dagger with a false tip that has a tiny key in it- which she also keeps.

Bart picks the lock (very difficult)- find a very fine journal with very fine elvish script and a scroll:

Journal: Elvish writing/symbols- cannot make it out, appears to be in code

Scroll: Infernal, hand to Brexx (he has NO idea)- F & S read over his shoulder while he lectures us- it looks like a contract to Sera, Fable can tell that the person who reads this can summon forth 50 legion Mara soldiers and a Chort commander, lasts for 24 hrs.-contract is missing a chunk at the top, but this part still works; may be some additional legalese stuff at the bottom ; somewhere on this, she also sees the name "**Jebelam the Gracious"**

We go back upstairs- Sionodell is no longer knocking on the door, she is more clear headed when we find her and apologizes- Bart makes tea, Aki repairs the table he destroyed, Brexx goes upstairs to cast Detect Evil & Good and doesn't have anything "ping"

**Extra Notes again**

The lower room has one large statue, racks of weapons, and a little golem guy in runes. Brexx falls into the room. From the portal that Akibeko was told to be vigilant of.

Akibeko tries to topple the statue and injures himself.

The little golem attacks and retreats into the walls. The createures from above come to attack. Fable's summoned creatures lay down an ass whooping.

The statue finally topples. We all dispatch the remianing creatures.

fable finds a trap that will cast a room full of fireball. With amazing searching, Fable finds the lock connecte to the trap. Sera searches the miscelany to try to find a key. No luck.

Brexx dispells the runes.

Bart picks the lock.

the panel clicks up. Bart opens it and see inside a finely made elvish, biound journal and a bound and torn scroll.

Fable detects magic and the scroll gives off generalized magic, but not a trap. The book is not magic.

Sera reads the journal (it is in Elvish). It is in code. But it is INDECIPHERABLE INERNABLE (1 by Brexx).

Brexx hides his inability to decipher with rambling nonsense.

Sera and Fable try to read it also. It is a contract to summon devil soldiers.

We talk to the old lady and continue to keep her on as a steward/groundskeeper.

Sera, Fable, and Brexx set about to decoding the journal.

Akibeko sets about to remove the dead from the basement. Bart offers to help, but Akibeko says he can handle it alone.