OOC Status update
This entire post is OOC in an attempt to get everyone onto the same page (especially us newer folks). Please let me know if any of this is incorrect or incomplete:
Harkahnon Ruins summary to date (collected from Threads 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5a, and 6)
Adventure begins with:
Adaran
Borimer
Edmure
Flint
Grizz
Harak
Kahan
Naj
Syrissa (Sister to Gorgon)
Adaran stays in Room 1 (Entryway) (Thread 1, Msg #38)
Remainder of group advances to room 2
Group advances to room 15 where they encounter 3 Soldiers, an old Cleric (Lumen), and the remains of King Krusark (Lich on a throne). They find out that Chrisman and 10 soldiers went ahead (with a sequence of numbers to operate the "Crossroads Ark") days before, but nothing has been heard from them.
Party agrees to look for Chrisman, Syrissa turns Lich-King to stone and gives Lumen the cure (blue vial) to turn him back to flesh (Thread 1, Msg #63)
Party plus Lumen and 1 Soldier advance to Room 16 (Crossroads Ark room).
After some discussion about how the Ark works, the party (minus Flint) and Lumen touch the device and are 'teleported' (for lack of a better term) to the same room in a different 'timeline' (guess). Flint remains behind in old timeline.
Party is currently:
Borimer
Edmure
Grizz
Harak
Kahan
Lumen
Naj
Syrissa (Sister to Gorgon)
1 Soldier (Typical Redshirt)
Party moves back through room 15 (Throne room) to room 2 and note differences and statues destroyed by Esylia. Leaving Lumen and Soldier in room 16 (Implied because later in thread 3 the party has to return here "where they left Lumen and the soldier"....Thread 3, msg #18)
Southern door to room 1 is sealed magically. (Thread 3, msg #1)
Naj discovers secret door on the North side of room 2 (rotating statue) which leads to room 33a. (Thread 3, msg #5)
Party advances to Room 33a (winch room), then 32a (Crystal Focus room 32a).
Syrissa comments that this is all part of a large puzzle that her sister is obsessed with (Thread 3, msg #12)
A scream is head back where Lumen and Soldier were left (room 16) and party returns there (route 32a-33a-2-15-16) only to find the northern doors now open to room 19 (with a view beyond to room 20a). Lumen and the Soldier have been turned to stone, and as the party watches a grenade rolls in and blows the statues to little bits. Vial of blueish liquid (cure for turn to stone) drops from Lumen's hand, undamaged. (Thread 3, msg #18)
Borimer picks up vial (Thread 3, msg #19), and Flint shows up (Thread 3, msg #20).
Borimer hears a distant voice calling down, shrill and taunting. "I SEEEEE YOUU!" Or was that voice coming from above. It is difficult to tell where that voice is coming from in the room with the hole (room 20a). (Thread 3, msg #25)
Party moves on to doorway to Room 20a (Thread 3, msg #32)
Kahan lowers a grappling hook into the hole in 20a (Thread 4, msg#4), and after 20 ft or so, the grappling hook appears to come from the hole in the ceiling of 20a (Thread 4, msg #6).
Syrissa and Edmure stay in room 20a (Thread 4, msg #12), while the remainder of the party move to room 14, and then room 13.
Another grenade rolls down the stairs to the party in room 13. Party manages to escape back to room 14 before grenade explodes. A cackling woman's laugh from the top of the stairs which is disappearing away from the stairwell. (Thread 4, msg #23)
Party advances to room 9 (hallway) (Thread 4, msg #32) and investigate rooms 11 (Privy), 12 (ruined bunkroom).
Borimer is attacked by some amorpous substance and party fights to save him (Thread 4, msg #51-59)
Grizz fishes out another clue gripped in a dismembered hand found in the privy. (Thread 4, msg #67)
Party searches room 10 and then room 7. Multiple stone statue remains are found in this room. Hearing a noise in the room to the SW (Room 8), the party opens the door and is hit by a bolt of lightning (Thread 4, msg #88).
Party finds Chrisman and hears his story (Thread 4, msg #93)
Party returns to room 7 and the searches room 6. Kahan gives Chrisman a wand of Paralyzation (4 uses) (Thread 4, msg #104)
Syrissa is turned to stone and killed in room 20a. Naj observes the remains of a large, serpentine tail exiting the door two levels below you...and one level above you, and Edmure advises that "everyone Syrissa turned to stone has been revived." (Thread 4, msg #119)
Kahan observes this means the Lich King has been revived as well (Thread 4, msg #120).
Party returns to room #8 to rest. During this rest, the party hears wailing and screaming from somewhere a level above. Chrisman states this must be Esylia torturing Androlus to try to get the codes. (Thread 5, msg #1)
After resting and determining marching order, etc, party returns to room 16 (Crossroads Ark room) and advances up the stairs to second floor, room 22. (Thread 5, msg #33)
Party currently consists of:
Borimer
Edmure
Flint
Grizz
Harak
Kahan
Naj
Borimer leads party to room 32d (Thread 5, msg #41)
Flint casts a spell which unseals the western door to room 34. Inside are a number of undead which start to attack the party (Thread 5a, msg #2-54) killing Griz (Thread 5a, msg #37). During this fight Malissin makes his appearance (Thread 5a, msg #15) and joins the party. Edmure however, goes missing after (Thread 5a, msg #47) as no mention is made of him again....maybe he's looking after Grizz's scorched body?
After the battle, the party moves through the northern door to room 20b (Thread 6, msg #1) and then advance to room 32b (Thread 6, msg #20).
Malissin informs the party that a strange, lich-like creature was chasing him just before he crossed over the Time Ark (Thread 6, msg #24).
Party opens the western door (to room 21), and yet another grenade makes it's timely appearance. This one is a dud though and shall hereafter be referred to as the "Holy Handgrenade" and is picked up and carried by Brother Kahan.
Party advances to room 21 and is attacked by a bronze golem, killing Chrisman (Thread 6, msg #51)
Once Golem is dead, the party hears a mighty yell from somewhere deep in the temple. It is a man's voice, almost a rabid, insane voice, that yells, "You cannot escape me!" Malissin then confides to the party that it was the same voice of the lich monster that had been chasing him. (Thread 6, msg #56).
Party currently consists of:
Edmure (?...did we leave him back in 32d with Grizz's body?)
Borimer
Flint
Harak
Kahan
Naj