2016/09/28

Gudrun carried an unconscious Quest and Jon to the Dragon’s Nest tavern to rest and recover.
Felt terrible the following morning, still feeling rough from the previous night.
Hired some horses from stable, Gudrun says that she will most likely be heading back to the red plume.
Tracked to where a skirmish seems to have happened and camped in cavern overnight, found tracks of what could be the other half of the party.
Continued tracking North East to foot of the mountains, saw party in distance making their way up the mountain.
Katar, Lil’J, and Margaret came onto plateau near top of the mountain, sheer drop to side of it. Large boulder with a skull carved into it, hole in eye, ears, nostrils, and large one for mouth.
Genghis smelled food, trying to get to nest above boulder.
Lil’J put seeing stone into eye socket and seemed to activate some kind of mechanism.
Heard screeching coming up from below, attacked by harpy!
Quest and Jon sprinted up the mountain in order to try and catch up.
Harpy charmed Margaret and Lil’J with its song, felt compelled to walk towards it – towards edge of cliff!
Katar sunk some shots into it, before tying Margaret up with rope to stop her from falling.
Lil’J regained his senses and unleashed a scorching ray. Katar placed an arrow in a crevice to try and sustain the weight of the rope and Margaret. Marget walked off and was dangling 400ft looking down the cliff face!
The Harpy picked up Lil’J before being covered in acid by him, only just keeping his footing on the edge before the Harpy careered down the cliff, dead.
Margaret hoisted back up by Jon and Katar as the others arrived.
Puzzled over boulder before remembering the letter – ‘..remember to enter is threefold. Of voice, of stone, and of blood…’
Whispered in the ear, ‘let us in’, when asked who goes there, replied ‘no one’. Another mechanism turned!
Took turns trying to offer blood to the mouth, inside was a spike protruding up. Lil’J ended up impaling his hand on it, opening the final mechanism. Left with stigmata on palm. Boulder rolled aside!
Continued down a narrow passageway. Strange shimmering purple ‘anti-life’ barrier blocked our ability to advance. Flames in braziers burning, with openings behind. Jon and Lil’J reached behind it to activate the lever burning their arms but bringing down the barrier.
Pool of liquid in front, Katar dived into it, led to another door the other side. Rest of the party followed.
Opened the door. Inside, saw rows upon rows of pews with bodies lying slumped on them. A purple barrier was halfway along the large hallway in front. Beyond it, a pool, similar to those seen in other temples with a blackened liquid in it. At the far end, an altar. Is this the temple of the harpy?