The Winding Corridor and the Calling Card

Adventurer returns pt 3 Dawn Stillshield

Ghostlands campaign

## The Winding corridor.

The vaulted ceiling and vast hall filled with books tables unlit lampposts seemed all too quiet except for the low hum only Dawn could hear. As they walked closer to the far wall away from the staircase the walls seemed to give way and started to churn a corridor dimly lit appeared almost too suddenly had they not been carrying the stone there might have been a mechanism to opening this pathway, but it was as if the Stone and the relic called to one another the Humm grew louder and the walls wound downward and seemed to melt and pulse all at the same time. Finally, as if by some miracle the corridor ended, a deep haze filled the room an alcove to the western side sat a vault door presumably as the hum seemed to grow as they approached. The walls seemed to groan and spit something out it smashed into the floor with a great sound.

### The Calling Card

“The treasure does not belong to you.” The sound reverberated from the walls.

A Kyton with rattling chains and piercing wails, this creature is unmistakably evil. Dawn summons their weapon a brilliant energy Katana and uses Blood Bind instinctually. The Kyton having seemingly just awakened stirs though no blood seems to be present it’s essence help bind it in place it turns to face Dawn a chill seems to rush towards them. Having been on the defensive the moment it appeared they’re able to shake it off and uses Mythic Expertise Smite Evil they charge in and cut deeply into the Kyton its essence begins dripping.

Confused the Kyton tries to break free rattling it’s chains and pushing itself it manages to break the hold but is left staggered a moment. The Brilliant energy Katana Slices through the Kyton in response the monster sends a chain strike hurling toward Dawn who deftly dodges it and moves closer. The chain comes hurtling towards them again and Dawn blends with the shadows merely for a moment bypassing the chain and strikes a critical blow towards its shoulder sending the Kytoon’s arm flying. Wailing now the Kyton looks in dawns directions the chain attacks having had no effect the Kyton opens its mouth and lets out a cacophonous scream and the area turns Dark immediately noticing this magical darkness and the effect of the scream Dawn moves towards the sound once more and cleaves the Kyton in two, the moment it falls the darkness dissipates.

### The Vault and what lays beyond

Not waiting for another monster to appear Dawn rushes to place the Stone in place and unseal the treasure. Had Dawn not been able to Use their Mythic expertise this battle would have played out much differently odd how the closer the Stone got to the treasure the greater the hum had gotten but now with the Kyton destroyed the Stone was silent perhaps the stone had not been calling to the treasure but the perversion of the Ghostlands had summoned the creature here instead. Dawn took the stone and placed it on to the vault nothing happened finally as the moments grew long Dawn smashed through the stone around the vault and its door fell to the floor moving into the vault Dawn saw a chest and placed the stone upon it a brilliant light bloomed and Dawn shielded their eyes.

#### Addendum

this is where the story ends for now the description of the treasure will be up to the DM and I'll edit afterwards.