- After the battle, the group was ushered back underground. They stood by and waited for the other two groups to face each other in the arena. Not to too many’s surprise, but the fans’ displeasure, One of Us withdrew from the tourney in front of the crowd. Coming back down the lift, One of Us headed directly to their room.
- Now that the match for the championship had been decided, it was time for the group to head to their room and make preparations for that evening. Ekaym joined the group in their room, and after pats on the back, the group got down to business. They decided that the best course of action would be for Barnin to go into Raknian’s palace alone. Ekaym would pick up some supplies, two potions of invisibility, and two vials of powder that would throw the dogs off his scent once he was inside.
- So after resting and recouping energy spent in the arena, midnight came and Barnin set out on his mission. The plan was to go it much the same as the group had just a few nights earlier. Donnor cast a symbol of sleep on a small stone that Barnin would use to render the guards unconscious. After knocking out the guards, and picking the door locks to get in, Barnin used an invisibility potion. When the dogs came near he began using the vial of powder to confuse them. Everything went as planned. Barnin got passed the dogs and began exploring.
- There wasn’t much to be seen until Barnin found Raknian’s study. After picking the door’s lock and the desks’ locks, Barnin found a treasure trove of documents and ledgers pertaining to Raknian’s evil dealings. Thankful for his Heward’s Handy Haversack, he cleaned the desk out. He knew that he had everything he needed to incriminate Raknian, but he still wanted to find Ekaym’s sister. As he was creeping through the rest of the palace he came face to face with Raknian.
- He was torn between breaking this illusion and throttling him, and just standing aside and remaining invisible. His better judgement won out, and he remained hidden, and looked for another way out. As luck would have it, he found stairs leading down to what he found was an armory stocked with everything from ceremonial weapons to what he could only assume were fantastic weapons built for destruction. After the quick appraisal he grabbed what looked to be a prized dagger, as he needed one, that should be easily recognizable.
- He found a barred door to the rear of the armory, beyond was a dusty hallway that lead to another barred door. After unbarring the second door, and a quick study found that Barnin had made his way back to the original cellar that leads back under the arena. Still wanting to find Ekaym’s sister he crept back up the stairs. But he found that Raknian was suspicious of someone being in the house, and was actively searching with the dogs. So again using his better judgment he returned to the Coenoby. Leaving Raknian’s palace, he found the guards as he left them.
- Arriving back in his room, he and his companions went through all the paperwork and journals Barnin collected. Without question there was more than enough information here to implicate Raknian in his unholy deeds involving the sinister plot the group had been investigating.
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