After descending the bloodied chains the titans found themselves in a nightmare. Crimson streams spilled from above and form a shallow pool of ankle deep blood in the centre of the chamber. A yawning, black portal dominates the northern wall of the chamber. Something strains against the darkness within, as if it were a thin film keeping back a vicious clawed beast. A circle of blazing runes has been inscribed on the floor before the portal. Opposite the portal, a massive statue of Orcus stands. It points toward the darkness with a skull-capped wand. To the east, steps rise to a platform where a pit is flanked by two smaller statues of Orcus To the west, another set of steps ascends to a 10-foot-high ledge supporting an altar of bone and several wide pillars. A human wearing a horned helm and carrying a skull-capped rod stands behind the altar, Kalarel. His eyes are closed, and a book rests open before him. He chants a low, droning prayer. Frieda and Rodney know that there is only about 30 seconds before the ritual will be complete and the portal will open. Also placed around the room are 8 skeletal guards, these are joined by the Orcus Berserker Eric commanded down the pit and the clay scout.
Glen and Bob charged west, out towards the skeletons. Bob’s feet slipped on the bloodied floor and brought him tumbling to the ground. Glen navigated the shin high blood and took a hapless swing at a sentinel. Frieda and Eric headed east to tackle the Berserker and Wight, with the help of Rodney’s Flaming Sphere. Frieda quickly dispatched a skeleton with ease, only for the Wight’s chants to bring it back to its feet. Eligos quickly changed into her Ram guardian and dispatched the clay scout on route to Kalarel with her infernal wrath. Rodney fired off some Icy rays towards the Wight and the Berserker before also heading off to stop Kalarel. Once Glen had dispatching the Skeletons around him, with some help from Rodney’s Thunderwave, also charged towards the evil wizard. With Kalarel outnumbered and some very powerful strikes from Glen’s Urgrosh he quickly became bloodied and Teleported himself in to the circle of blazing runes. Meanwhile Eric, Frieda and a very immobile Bob (due to rolling around in blood and being immobilized) had cleared the east side of the room with a series of sneak attacks, lances of faiths and enfeebling strikes. Noticing that Kalarel had left his Horned Helmet behind when he teleported Eligos donned it and charged at Kalarel flinging him out of the rune circle and placing him on the floor. He quickly bounced to his feet and charged back.
By now the Rift was beginning to stir as the ritual was complete, and after many missed attempts to lure the Divine character into the portal, it start to spew undead. Firstly two Zombies Rotters followed by four vampire spawn and two more rotters.
Eligos was not the only one to find a Magical items lying around, atop of alter Rodney spotted a sacrificial dagger, knowing it was a supernatural he sent the item toward Frieda with the use of his mage hand. Too impatient to wait for the dagger to arrive, mainly due to rocks trying to flatter her from above, Frieda snatched the dagger from the magic hand and hurled it towards the vampire spawn, dispatched one and missing another.
Bob’s moment eventually came as moved into a position to flank Kalarel with the help of Eligos. As he lifted Aecris is began to glow, as if the sword was crafted for this moment, a quick swing of Keegan’s weapon took Kalarel head clean off and it sailed into the portal as the wizards body collapsed on the floor.
The rift was still throwing also sorts of Undead at the titans, so as Glen, Bob, Eligos and Eric re-killed whatever the portal threw at them Rodney and Frieda combined to shut the portal down. But with the whole keep still falling down the party quickly exited the keep, but not before Rodney grabbed the Wight’s Magical cloak. The ruined keep fell room after room as the titans escaped and one they reached the surface the main wall collapsed with a almighty clap so loud that the part were left defended.
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