20-05-2020

Fright night
Scouting the ogre camp the adventurers discovered there were a few tents and five Ogres around the fire. The plan was to scare the ogres out of the camp and get the items without any combat. At night Xavier crept up to the camp with his unseen servants and started rustling the canvasses of the tents. Meanwhile Bisque and Fulgerica created sounds with magic and the rest waiting in case things turned sour. At first the ogres were a little worried but as the unusual phenomenon increased they become more and more scared. The adventurers did not let off the scares and soon the Ogres were packing their things. This posed a little problem as the chalice might be among those things. More "ghosts" and eerie sound came from around the camp, hurrying the ogres without their possessions. Jaheira followed them as far as possible and the rest sacked the camp

Next to the camp there was a small elven ruin. A small door led down to an underground room. The ogres have been here since everything was sacked. Only some documents and books remained. Bhog's keen eyes noticed a small hidden door on one of the walls. It led to a small tunnel and an adamantium door. The servants tried to open it but sparks of divination magic flared turning them back. The doors could be opened only by live beings. Another curious thing, a small plaque with a "1" on top and nothing under was next to the door. A crossroads lay ahead and the adventurers split up. After a while more doors were discovered each with a plaque and number above and below. Bhog also noticed the floor was moving. After a few tries the patters was obvious. The number in the upper part of the plaque was the number of the door and below were the door numbers that had to be open. A close call but the adventurers managed to open all the doors and pass the maze. At the end it was a huge room.

The Rakshasa
A prison was inside the room, holding a Rakshasa that the adventurers found out was called Equinox. After a small discussion he offered a deal to the adventurers in return for his freedom, no specifics were drawn out. Bisque was initially willing to assist the creature but the rest wanted to know more about the creature. A while later they found out the creature was captured by a Silver dragon whose name was not revealed and was here for about 100 years. The Rakshasa were known for their cunning so more information was needed, a full day of study was needed but Fulgerica and Xavier translated the writings from elvish for everyone to study. They included a detailed analysis on human behavior, on the behavior when they were intoxicated with alcohol and finally the notes of a "devil's brew". It also had a list of rakshasa with some names crossed off including Equinox. The Rakshasa did not want to provide additional information and in the end the party decided to close off the prison again. Over the next few days Bisque flooded the chambers after all the doors were closed and threw the poisoned water in.