Mission debrief : Sunsday 14th Noveas IM1021, New mission : Recover the fractured soul of Galdur Steelmantle Options

[Orlock]

Brothers and sisters of the Soul Forger,

This is a bittersweet message to keep you all abreast of recent events.

I can confirm that we embarked upon a journey back into the Underdark to recover our lost dwarf, Ragnar who has hurled himself into the area seeking our ancient enemy. It transpires that when he arrived in the area he was overwhelmed and found himself in a state of 'suspend life' which was being 'managed' (that may be a stretch) by a group of Drowe.

We successfully managed to recover our hot headed berserker and I personally dragged him back to the far north where he was locked in a dark room by Handrel to calm down.

Somehow, Ragnar had also discovered that a nearby magical tower, on the other side of the portal, was also harbouring pieces of an old Moradin Holy Knights soul which was being used to fuel the resident Duergar rituals and relics.

It was a tough battle with much vitae lost. Various traps were set and hordes of undead and demons were in the area working with and for our ancient enemy however in the end we prevailed and managed to no only recover two pieces of the Holy Knights soul but also to reconsecrate a hideous altar to the Soul Forger.
Just a few of the creatures we encountered were as follows;

Statues which had to be beaten down and finally finished off with mind powers.
Various black mana and undead wardings guarding doorways and entrances.
Goblin slaves - some of which we managed to free.
Flaming demons blasting us with demonic fire.
Icy demons hitting us with weapons imbued with the cold.
Waves of undead, mainly skeletal - spawning from various hidden focuses.
Armed shades.
Protective statues activated by sound which hit with the strength of five persons.
Riddles ! yes, riddles which had to be overcome to open the way onwards.
Scrolls in various languages which eventually yielded three key words to open a doorway.
Nefarious and cowardly traps which could only be disarmed by a scout.
Waves of our ancient enemy the Duregar who were weak of body but strong in mind assaults.

In closing, I can confirm that the lost Holy Knight of Moardin is known as 'Galdur Steelmantle' who was known to be a worthy Holy Knight of the faith - church records show that he has been missing for the last 20 years and he was presumed dead following efforts at the time to find him.

We recovered only a fraction of his soul, we must return to reclaim the rest.

In light, you shall prevail !

Emdar Deepfinder
Paladin of the Soul Forger
Earthsunder
Of the North