August 9, 2020

We realize the blobs can be destroyed by piercing damage, whereas slashing damage causes them to multiply. We pop them like fruit gushers. The last pudding climbs along the ceiling, drops down and knocks Linzi unconscious. We finally destroy them with a little fireball made from dried leaves and are left covered in jelly. Laudius blows open the two doors at end of the hall and summons thunderous noises, a rumbling earthquake, and the screams of thousands while Shump-Shump bangs the drums while wearing a giant dog head and Linzi yells extremely intimidating threats. We enter the north room and find Nualia's war room, filled with books on the history of Sandpoint and a map of the attack plans. We identify that the water is magical and allows the drinker to view through the eyes of a gargoyle lookout. In the south room, there is a welded sculpture that looks like thousands of coins and another door. We enter a door past the sculpture and a spirit swoops down and tries and fails to possess Shump-Shump. Laudius claps and returns all but one zombie to their sarcophagi. Linzi talks to the ghost and convinces it that the man who is represented by a statue in the center of the room is dead and that the ghost has a better chance of finding him than they do. Upon hearing this, the ghost is at peace and dissipates. Shalelu easily takes out the sole remaining zombie. Linzi discovers a secret door, which Laudius promptly blows open. We find stairs going up and down. Upstairs, we find a large underground lake with a huge treasure trove underwater. The water is shimmering, and a statue of a large face is above it. We throw in the body of the zombie into the water and awaken a water elemental who was guarding the treasure. We fight it for a while then it transforms into a water column. Dionaea casts water walk on everyone, negating the creature's effects. We collect the gold and treasure, raid the books, and free Shadowmist the horse on the way out, then we head back to Sandpoint with the arbalests.