PF: Return to the Dragon Temple

Before leaving, Erynor cast discover door to search for a secret door as they exited the temple. Jergling and Varis used create pit to get past an obstacle once they found a secret door, uncovering a secret cache of treasure.

The party left the Temple of the Whispering Spider only to find the vanara monks slain by something. In their path was a samurai wearing blue armor. A shot from Varis knocked off his helmet revealing Shalash who was unable to acknowledge them. The party believed that he was summoning creatures from the forest to attack them. After defeating the monsters including a Hodag and a pair of Tatzylwyrms, they took down Shalash breaking the spell placed on him.

He had no recollection of what happened to him or how he got his weapons and armor.  The undine tagged along to greet Kaliara at the Dragon Temple. However, when they reached the temple, there were corpses of monks and fighters strewn about, along with large spiders.  The leader of the spiders is Lady Shezuo, a Jorogumo that was imprisoned in the Temple of the Whispering Spider.

For freeing her and her children, Lady Shezuo gave the party Kaliara, and told them to leave. They tried the potion that the Mercane gave them to the kitsune oracle but were unable to revive her. Believing Lady Shezuo was responsible, Rook tried to "diplomacize" with her but his words led to a battle due to his lack of tact.

Erynor, Rook, Varis and Jergling managed to slay many of the large spiders but they weren't able to damage Lady Shezuo. After Rook fell, the spider woman gave them a decision, either leave or Rook would perish. Erynor reluctantly took the deal, and as they were escorted out of the temple, Lady Shezuo bestowed a curse on the unconscious Rook.



Monsters:
Phase Spider
Ogre Spider

Jorogumo
Tatzylwyrm
Hodag
Blue Samurai

NPCs:
Lady Shezuo
Shalash

Treasures:
Miscellaneous Items
Harrow Deck

Pathfinder: Temple of the Whispering Spider, Part 3

Spider Eater

No More Spiders?

The party descended to the second level of the Temple of the Whispering Spider in order to find a way to cure Kaliara.

They entered a room and found a Spider Eater, a predator of spiders lurking in a corner. With quick attacks they were able to defeat it without it doing much damage.

In another room they found a treasure chest but after Rook flipped a hidden switch in a barrel, a pit appeared beneath the chest. Luckily, Erynor's reflexes saved him from the fall.

Jergling smelled the scent of garbage, and the party noticed two barrels filled with some kind of creature. Rook does an acrobatic movement to hurl one of the barrels and jump back, unleashing 1000s of the cockroaches. Erynor's bombs decimated the swarm, while the rest of the party's attacks seemed to do no damage.

Cockroach Swarm

They found a shrine maiden named Mei Yu trapped in a room, legs chained to a chair. She said that she was sent as a sacrifice to the spider temple and was dying of hunger. Blood stained her waist. Magical moonlight cascaded down from the ceiling. Varis switched a trigger that was supposed to free her, but instead caused the moonlight to shine upon the woman. Her flesh decayed and aged, and her torso ripped free as she transformed into a Manananngal. The undead creature resisted their attacks and grappled with Rook stealing away his constitution. Eventually, they were able to defeat the monster.

Finally, in the last room of the temple, a portal appeared revealing a Mercane, an extraplanar merchant willing to sell them goods. They refused to purchase his goods, but caved in to buy a heart shaped vial filled with red liquid, something the Mercane promised would heal the affliction placed on Kaliara.

Manananngal

Treasures:
Potion of Darkvision
2000 silver coins
Red Heart Vial


Monsters:
Spider Eater (CR5)
Cockroach Swarm x2 (CR3)
Manananngal (CR7)


NPC:
Mer'i'dun the Mercane

Pathfinder: Temple of the Whispering Spider, Part 2

The party continued their exploration of the Temple of the Whispering Spider. During the day, Varis experimented with his new magic including creating pits, enlarging Rook and casting haste.

Varis created a pit using magic against a Shae. Erynor threw a bomb down at the female shadow.

Erynor was attacked by a phase spider while examining a treasure chest. He managed to dodge its bite. They also encountered an Ogre Spider, but with Rook growing giant from Varis' magic, and Jergling's support.

Checking the last room in the first floor, they found an Aghash that screamed at them. It seemed to be very strong against the players' attacks but couldn't deal enough damage back to pose a threat.

They slept but Rook and Erynor were awakened by a knock at the door. They decided not to investigate. In the morning, Rook walked into a web, and the party was attacked by an Aranea.


Monsters:
Phase Spider
Ogre Spider
Shae
Aranea
Aghash








Treasure:
Miscellaneous Stuff
Wand of Bull's Strength
Scroll of Shillelagh