Act 1.4 - Delian Tomb: Hall of the Brave

The stone corridor opens into a vast, dark chamber heavy with dust and the weight of ages. At its center, a painted skull glows faintly on the floor, pulsing with a deep crimson light that seeps from a jagged rune etched above it. The glow throbs like a heartbeat—angry, alive, and wrong.

Lined up along the east and west walls are more than a dozen stone coffins, their lids carved with the features of long-dead warriors. Dust and cobwebs cover their edges, but several appear to have been disturbed—slightly shifted or opened from within.

At the far northern wall, a statue of a proud human warrior stands vigil, spear in hand and gaze fixed eternally ahead. The inscription at its base reads:

"Once this fails, the battle is lost."

Behind the statue, from somewhere within the stone itself, comes the sound of sinister, muffled chanting—a low, rhythmic murmur that vibrates through the floor, as if something ancient and malevolent were gathering strength just beyond the wall.

Malfina peeks around the corner and comments, "Well that doesn't look safe... Who's going first?"

Before we head in I am going to scope out the room, looking for traps, possible ambushes, anything else suspicious... especially those coffins.

Malfina turns to Shrike and says, "Careful! I don't trust those coffins one bit..."

"Me either. There is too little going on for me to trust it..." Shrike nods to Malfina, but doesn't take his eyes off the details of the room. "I'll take point again ... "
He pauses again, thinking, processing seomething instinctual.

Turn 1
Shrike, you step cautiously into the chamber, eyes flicking from the glowing skull to the coffins lining the walls, every instinct warning that something isn’t right. The air feels thick, heavy with foul magic. For a moment, there’s only silence—then a faint scrape of stone against stone echoes through the room. Another follows, then another. One by one, the coffins begin to shift, their lids grinding open as clouds of dust spill out.

From within the cracked tombs, 6 Ghouls shamble forward, skin hanging in ribbons, their eyes blazing with feral hunger. Around them, 6 Skeletons rise, gripping bows and jagged shards of bone, while two Zombies of former knights drag themselves from shattered coffins, their bodies wrapped in the tatters of burial cloth.



Meta currencies:
Hero Tokens: 6
Malice: 9

Next PCs (in any order):
Vordokov
Malfina Bramblebush
Naercalad
Obsidian Rockcrusher
Marbin
Shrike

Next Monster Groups:
Waiting for PCs - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Obsidiad will move to G11 then charge to K11 and use free melee strike and then knockback against G1.b into the line of monsters. Hoping for a domino effect.

You noticed the undead. PCs can act and were not ambushed. =)
As a maneuver during your turn, you can make a Reason test to examine the runes.

Obsidian, the ghoul is far more resilient than you thought. Although it was pushed towards the skeleton, that wasn't enough to kill either of them, nor to cause significant damage to the other monsters in line.

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After that, both Ghouls fight back, one of them charging. They wound Obsidian. Fortunately, he is not bleeding.

Stamina lost:
G1.b: 11
S2.b: 4

Next PCs (in any order):
Vordokov
Malfina Bramblebush
Naercalad
Marbin
Shrike

Next Monster Groups:
Waiting for PCs - 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Taking the hit Obsidian feels his ferocity building.

Seeing trouble arise as she predicted, Malfina steps just inside the room and looks at the magic runes on the ground. Then she looks over at the undead that Obsidian has injured and sends two gouts of searing flame arcing at their rotting bodies! Then she steps back into the hallway, clearing room for others.