Evil Begets Evil

As the adventurers moved into the room to finish off the cultist minions they heard screams from above followed by a faint chanting.  Demin, Alhellara and Pretis tried to hurry up the stairs while Gofin, Mara and the Hellhound finished off the minions.  Mara moved toward the kitchen/office where he found Virianis lying bloodied on the floor.  After giving him a potion of healing Mara asked where the attackers were.  Virianis replied that they were likely on the third floor up the stairs and to the right.  Demin finding only residents on the second floor move down the hallway and entered a room where him found a window and climbed out to a third floor window.  Alhellara grabbed a resident and asked where the stairs were.  He replied that it was beyond the door behind them.  Lythandar opened the door and 2 minions and a cultist moved out to block the party's entry.

The Plague

As the battle raged Gofin found herself amongst two elf/dryads and a harpy and she teleported out of danger, but was still bloodied.  Mara moved up to the three enemies and as Lythadar hit one of them with a magic missile Mara saw the elf/dryad shudder and begin to topple.  Only it then froze hunched over, as though held by invisible strings.  The dryad turned to glare at Mara, its eyes empty and rolled up into its head.  Faint wisps of sickly gray mist drifted from the Dryads mouth and fingertips.  It then attacked Mara and fell over.  Demin was battling an elf/dryad and a harpy and moved into the trees to hide.   Pretis and Alhellara flanked one of the elves and attacked fiercely.  

You Can Check Out Anytime You Like but You Can Never Leave

After arriving at Valuriss' hovel the party found her awaiting them.  Bratorn had come by and gave her directions to the drainage ditch after she declined to leave with him.  The party set out immediately sticking to "well lit" areas, watching the sky for reavers and hiding from troops of undead soldiers.  Eventually they found their way to the entrance.  It was more a sewer pipe than a drainage ditch, about 6 feet around, filled to about 4 feet with filth and sludge.  Gofin hopped on Mara's back to keep her head above the water.  Lythandar provided light as the tunnel was very dark.   Pretis and Mara moved forward slowly as the bottom of the drain was slippery and as the drain turned a corner Pretis saw two ghouls lurking in the shadows.

Ghoul Attack

After finding the Book of Inverted Darkness in the Shadowed Room the party explored their options.  Some members wanted to leave but didn't know how to get out of the room, Mara was for finding a way out of the windows even though the party was high above ground.  Melisana and Pretis said that the party was low on healing surges and dailies after three battles and thought the party should take an extended rest.  Others were just trying to determine how to get out of the room.  Finally the group decided to take an extended rest given that they held the keys (shaped stones) to getting into the room.  That way they shouldn't be bothered.  Watches were set and the party spent an extended rest.