(G605 8/11/2025 via Roll20 - JF(GM), KT, AP) EVL5

(G605 8/11/2025 via Roll20 - JF(GM), KT, AP) EVL5

[Dark forces are gathering on Yag Island, manafesting as an undead cleric of Umberlee known as Salt's Wake and a Dread Necromancer called Vaelis Crowe. This is documented by Ganbar, Priest of Kelemvor.]


DAY 708 9th Alturiak (Feb) cont ...

Vaelis found he couldn't always sleep through the day so he went out to ask around where he might be able to find a 'Wight'. He had a desire to get one as a minion.

After spending a gold and three hours of his time he was told:

- There were none on the island unless they arrived recently or are hiding
- Sasserine would be a good place to ask around
- Bone Island likely has some
- The 'Lost civilisation' in the area of sea known as 'The Snare' probably had a few

He also went to the shops and bought six cheap cloaks to help disguise his undead minions if they ever had to leave the house.

Their current total was 3 zombies.


DAY 709 10th Alturiak (Feb) 

The evil fellows stayed in the house all day, plotting their schemes.


DAY 710 11th Alturiak (Feb)

While out in the very early morning they met a goblin called Keletch in a dock side tavern. He had apparently discovered a nearby cave that had undead in it and he reckoned a couple of necromacer-looking types might be just the ticket for clearing it out and looting whatever treasure was in it.

I understand that Keletch had once been human, had died, then been reincarnated as a dwarf by Rollo the Druid, had died, came back again, but this time as a goblin. He had then gone off and had adventures, but now needed to raise some money to somehow change back to a human.

The evil-doers didn't much care about that, so got Keletch to lead them to the cave as soon as they were all ready. It is known as the Devil's Cauldorn and is tricky to get to via the cliffs, but Keletch knew a way down to it.

There were three tunnels leading in, and they decided to take the driest looking one. A gang of skeletons waited within and the zombies were sent in to fight them.
Poor old Bert was badly hurt, but some of the skeletons were Rebuked and fell under the evil-doers command. They tried to fit some rusty old armour onto a skeleton but it didn't really work.

Moving further in through the tunnels they encountered more undead skeletons and zombies. Some were slain, some were commanded and sent further in, only to be (they assumed) rebuked and sent back to fight them again!

'Is there anyone of a "Similair Mindset" back there?' called out Vaelis seeking to parly.
'And do ye like undead cock?' cackled Salty, scotching that plan pretty quickly.

The battle continued, with zombies and skeletons running around everywhere, back and  forth as they were rebuked and then counter-rebuked. The evil-doers slowly gained the upper hand, it was a case of whoever ran out of Rebukes first. They pushed on into a cave and they saw a witch-like female figure send forth her final reseve of skeletons before running off down a side tunnel.

Salty chased after her, but she cast a Cure Moderate Wounds on him that sent him limping back to the cave. They then gathered their 'horde' of undead. Keletch went to finish off some of the surplas undead cowering in the corner. But then - treachery! - Salty sent in his forces to corner and then slay Keletch. He then raised the poor fellow as a powerful zombie.

Luckily for Salty, Keletch had told no one where he was going, but he was known to the
island and liked by many and his disappearance would be noted.