The Wayfarer's Inn

Eilkhan looks for a way to escape the Wall of Fire. If she can't pass by ground, she will attempt to climb the wall and pass over it.

Round 5

Initiative rolls: 1 for Gaderon and Kherim, 6 for the rest of the group. They go first.

Eilkhan is unable to climb over the wall of fire because it reaches up to the ceiling. She and Elmo take another 3 points of damage from the heat.

Before Gaderon starts casting yet another spell, Ivid points at him again, and suddenly the golden mask is ripped off the wizard's face and falls to the floor.

On the other side of the hall, Ahi has no problems removing the other mask from Kherim's face without hurting the paladin.

Both Gaderon and Kherim are free of the demon spirits.

OOC: Congrats for overcoming this difficult situation! 1000 XPs for everybody.

As folks are getting squared away and before I do any healing, Ahi will use his quarterstaff to go around and smash all the masks.

Reviving from the experience, Kherim shakes his head to clear it. "Ugh, what happened? I had the worst nightmare, I saw my body as though from outside it. A terrible force seemed to force my actions." He then looks to Ahi in alarm, "Are you allright Ahi, I begin to remember now?!"

Sol will release Kherim and go recover the Pharoah's spear that he has been carrying around. He will use the spear the help Ahi destroy the masks.

Eilkhan pats down her singed clothing and smirks. "Let's not try that again, shall we? Foreign masks are a no-no from now, ok?" She is serious but winks.

Gaderon, drops his staff with a loud clatter, and faint in appearence decends to the floor slowly, almost losing conciousness as he touches down, he dismisses the Wall of Fire and falls to his knees breathing heavy, large beads of sweat pouring from his face... He opens his mouth to speak and wretches slightly, then grasping the staff once more uses it to force himself to his feet.

As Eilkhan pats down her singed clothing and smirks. "Let's not try that again, shall we? Foreign masks are a no-no from now, ok?" She seems serious but winks.

Gaderon turns somewhat unsteadily falling back a pace and then turning to look at the others... "And no further mention of our foes name as well... At least not until this place is well and far behind us!"

He opens his spellbook in his right hand and with a swaying stagger walks only a few steps, while trying to study something in it's pages.

"I tried to resist, but there was little I could do... I tried to keep the words of power I had remembered from his mind, but the foul presence, ripped some of them from me!" He seems furious and is staggering somewhat still though less as if somewhat dizzy on his feet. He leans on to the side of a pillar to support himself for the moment. He lets his staff lean against the stone as well.

He begins to glare at the statue of Rahotep, and is clenching his hand at his side as if he is crushing the effigy within it.

"I suspect it may be somewhat the residual influence of the possessing entity... But I am still enraged, and still wanting to destroy something! I believe more however that it now may be mostly my rage now as well!"

Ahi and Sol carefully remove all of the golden masks from the black statues without touching them, revealing more demonic and devilish visages beneath. Actually destroying them is not so easy. Ahi's Uas rod deforms and dents them badly, but whether the foul magic is destroyed or not cannot be determined.

Moving amongst the diabolical statuary, Kherim looks to the others, "It may be that the foul sorcery at work here will not be extinguished until the power that controls this tomb is brought down. I suggest we continue onward."