Session 16

The Lich is confused by the Heroes' arrival, and looks like he's lost much of his memories. Blessing their good luck, the Heroes excuses themselves for the intrusion, and prepare to leave the room. But greed gets the best of Marlowe, and he tries to steal one of the undead's magical tomes. Enraged, the creature casts a powerful spell, killing Marlowe on the spot. Ander the paladin valiantly recovers the warlock's corpse, then joins the others in retreat.

 

Thanks to the dark gift obtained from one of the sarcophagi in the Amber Temple, Ander performs a powerful ritual, and brings Marlowe back from the dead. After some rest, the Heroes go back to exploring the Temple, carefully avoiding the lich. In one of the rooms, they find a human wizard in hiding. He came to the temple with his master, now dead, and has been in hiding for a few days, waiting to be rescued. The Heroes escort him to the exit, but only after Ishi has managed to steal a magical amulet from the mage.

 

They soon realise that the amulet is a magical device to control an inactive Shield Guardian they met previously. The Heroes go back to the magical construct, and take control of it. With this new powerful ally, they plan to eventually attack the lich, but they first look around to find more of the "knowledge" Abdul came here for. What they find is more amber sarcophagi (and more dark gifts...), and eventually a treasure room guarded by a stone golem. They destroy the golem, and start basking in the glow of the many piles of treasure.