A loud knock at the door in the middle of the night wakes the adventurers. Laura cautiously casts Detect Magic and reveals a strong magical presence on the other side. Not responding to questions the knocking grows more forceful and Quinn hears an eerie singing out in the hall. Somewhat panic stricken the party rushes for the window with Neko scrambling up to the roof and lowering down a rope for the rest of the party to escape.
Before everyone can get to safety the door unlocks and a tall figure in plate armour carrying a great axe moves into the room. Keora casts sacred flame on the intruder, and it throws it’s axe at her — an animated flying axe that continues to weave and hack at the dwarven cleric. Laura casts Magic Missile and knocks the helmet off revealing it to be an animated suit of armour filled with swarming beetles that spill down onto the floor.
Neko grabs the rope and leaps from the roof, swinging back in through the window and using his Divine Smite to smash the armour to pieces in a shower of beetles. Quinn also returns to help Laura and Neko finish of the bugs, while Keora finally defeats the animated axe by smashing it into the floor.
Meanwhile Night Slasher, Birch and Elivyses spot dark figures rushing away from the Inn and towards the Manor House.
Here are the XP totals for the characters in this week’s session:
Keora, 3rd Level Dwarf Cleric - 1420 xp
Popshot, 3rd Level Elf Rogue - 1220 xp
Neko, 2nd Level Tabaxi Paladin - 725 xp
Quinn, 2nd Level Human Wizard - 710 xp
Laura, 2nd Level Human Wizard - 650 xp
Elivyses, 2nd Level Elf Rogue - 550 xp
Night Slasher, 2nd Level Human Rogue - 350 xp
Birch, 1st Level Elf Fighter - 50 xp
