==== V2 Session Thirty-Five - 12 September 2008 - "Gallery of Evil" (part 4) ====

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^ Player ^ Character ^ Race ^ Class ^
| Dave | [[Freyrik]] | Human(Feytouched) | Warlock/9 |
| THF | [[Líkami]] | Human | Monk/6, Tattooed Monk/3 |
| VW | [[Heilli]] | Human | Illumine Soul/4, Soulknife/5, Psion/1 |
| Kurt | [[Ketamine]] | [[Crag Gnome]] | Barbarian/1, [[Witch]]/8 |
| Chris | [[Yosi]] | Wood Elf | Barbarian/8 |
| Val | [[Allie]] | [[Lesser Aasimar]] | Favored Soul/8, Ranger/1 |

//Note: This adventure was written by 
[[http://paizo.com/people/SteveGreer|Stephen S. Greer]] and appears in the 
[[http://paizo.com/store/downloads/pathfinder/pathfinderModules|GameMastery]] 
[[http://paizo.com/store/downloads/pathfinder/pathfinderModules/v5748btpy804h|
Module U1: "Gallery of Evil"]], as published by [[http://paizo.com/store/paizo|
Paizo Publishing, LLC]].//

=== 21 July 1112 ===

Back at Imron Gauthfallow's home...

//Area 11)// Roof Access

The party continues their exploration of the second floor.  They find a
magically locked trap door to the roof -- which they brute force their way
through.

//Area 14)// Manor Roof

On the roof, they find a small, peaceful garden -- where Imron apparently
painted.  In addition, a //Transparent Iron Window// provides clear observation
down to the foyer.

//Area 12)// Study

Here, among the books, the party discovers a map of [[Southbay]]'s Ivy District,
with "X" marks on the locations of the homes the party recently visited.  It
appears to be an enemies list, of sorts.

//Area 13)// Studio

Among several paintings, the party discovers one more magical painting.  This
one depicts a dark-haired man lying on a bed of black and red wasps and
screaming in utter agony.  They manage to release the victim, but he is already
dead.  Later research determines him to be Imron's servant, Tharivol.

//Areas 6-8)// Guest Rooms, Bathroom, and Servant Quarters

The remainder of the upper floor is searched, revealing nothing of interest.

//Area 3)// Great Room

Back downstairs, the party enters a large room -- where a massive chandelier is
dropped on [[Freyrik]].  When the rest of the party enters, "The Rake" springs
out from hiding and attacks!

This man is extremely skilled with a rapier -- but (like the "Enraged Warrior"
upstairs) ill-equipped.  During the fight, the party notices an uncany
resemblance between "The Rake" and "The Enraged Warrior".  Once he is defeated,
the extent of the similarity become obvious.  The two men were obviously twins!

//Area 4)// Dining Room

An //animated crystal figurine// is found on the dining table.

//Area 5)// Kitchen

Another quartet of //painted servants// are encountered here.

//Areas 6-8)// Guest Rooms, Bathroom, and Servant Quarters

The only things of interest found in the remaining ground-floor rooms are a set
of stairs going down, and a note (found in one of the servant rooms):

| Your last sketch was lacking.  If you\\ expect to receive the agreed-upon\\ payment next time, I expect a much\\ better rendering and something a\\ little different.  I've had quite\\ enough alien landscapes.  And do\\ be careful.  Imron recently came by\\ my gallery and left with a peculiar\\ look.  He may suspect.  |

//Area 15)// Hidden Ladder

Down the stairs, the party finds a carefully hidden ladder that returns to the
Kitchen.

//Area 16)// Gallery

In a massive underground gallery, the party encounters a strange, shadowy undead
known as a //Shadowy Lurker//.  It confuses and splits the party by invoking
illusions of powerful monsters and teleporting between paintings.  Eventually,
though, [[Heilli]] gets a clear shot and destroys it.

//Area 17)// The Halberdiers

While the rest of the party fights the //Shadowy Lurker//, [[Yosi]] blunders
ahead and triggers a stone wall trap.  He and [[Líkami]] find themselves cut off
from the rest of the party and forced to defend themselves from ten suits of
//Animated Plate Armor//.  [[Ketamine]] and [[Allie]] manage to get the stone
wall lifted just as the two finish off the last of the armor.

//Area 18)// Storeroom

Beyond the armor, stairs descend even further to a small store room.  Sensing
that this cannot be the end, though, the party searches and finds a mechanism
that reveals a final, secret room.

//Area 19)// Vault of the [[Id Portrait]]

Here they find Imron Gauthfellow, guarded by a Shield Guardian and a recently
summoned Celestial Black Bear.  The wizard is identical in appearance to both
"The Rake" and "The Enraged Warrior" -- lending support to the theory that those
two were, in some way, clones of the wizard himself.

For some unknown reason, Imron is weak and is unable to defend himself
completely. While the Shield Guardian does his best, he is unable to stop the
entire party -- and Imron is killed.  Shortly thereafter, when the summoned bear
and the guardian are defeated, the battles are over at last!

Once the party returns to Endrik Archerus, he helps them clear out Imron's
mansion and assess the inventory.  He is uninterested (and, in fact, somewhat
fearful) of the magical paintings and "agrees" to let the party keep all items
of magic.

^  A summary of the treasure found in Imron Gauthfellow's mansion  ^^^^
^  Room  ^ Item  ^  Value((all prices listed are "sale prices")) ^ Disposition  ^
|  3  | Paintings, Tapestries, and Antique Weapons and Armor  |  //7,500// | Endrik  |
|  4  | **Crystal Figurine**  |  500 | Sold  |
|  9  | Numerian Leaf Armor  |  250 | Sold  |
|  10  | **Tiny, magical bed**  |  0((Usable only by Imron -- who is dead and does not get to shoot)) | Tossed  |
|  13  | Two sets of **Sorcerous Pigments**  |  9,900 | Sold  |
|  13  | **Animator Brush**  |  20,000 | Sold  |
|  16  | **Portrait of Health**  |  17,825 | Sold  |
|  16  | Remainder of gallery paintings  |  //5,100// | Endrik  |
|  19  | **Potion of //Lesser Restoration//** |  //150// | Party  |
|  19  | Three **Scrolls of //Dimension Door//** |  //1,050// | [[Freyrik]]  |
|  19  | **Wand of //Mage Armor//** (28 charges) |  //210// | [[Freyrik]], [[Ketamine]], or [[Allie]]  |
|  19  | **Amulet of Natural Armor, +2** |  //4,000// | [[Yosi]]  |
|  19  | **Crystal Ball** |  //21,000// | Party ([[Allie]]?)  |
|  19  | **Handy Haversack** |  //1,000// | [[Heilli]]  |
|  19  | **Ring of Protection, +2** |  //4,000// | [[Líkami]]  |
|  19  | Shield Guardian Amulet (now useless) |  0 | Tossed  |
|  19  | Imron's Spell Book |  8,850 | Sold  |
|  19  | **[[Id Portrait]]** (minor artifact) |  //n/a// | Kept((Due to its size, this was given to the baron for safekeeping)) |
^  Total ^^  57,325((excludes prices in italics)) ^ ^
^  Per Person ^^  8,190((assumes an equal share for 7 PCs)) ^ ^

==== ====
^ # ^ Challenge ^  CR  ^
|  1  |  The Rake  |  10  |
|  4  |  Painted Servants  |  3  |
|  1  |  Shadowy Lurker  |  8  |
|  10  |  Animated Plate Armor  |  2  |
|  1  |  Shield Guardian  |  8  |
|  1  |  Imron Gauthfellow  |  11  |
^ ^ Total XP (each) ^  2,780<sup>9</sup>\\ 3,570<sup>8</sup>  ^

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