The session began with a recap of the previous week's events, including defeating the trite warren, making a deal with a do gar guide, and encountering a ghost. The players were in a chapel after fighting skeletons and resting.
The group debated their next move, considering going back to a spiral staircase in a previous zone, dealing with the ghost, or heading to the kitchens, as there was also a rumor of a dragon. Ultimately, they decided to go back and attack the ghost in the chamber with the dark pool again.
Upon returning to the chamber, they encountered the ghost again. A battle ensued, with various characters attacking the ghost using spells and weapons. The ghost eventually dissipated before Good Morning could trap it in a vial.
The party then explored several other doors in the area:
- A room that was once living quarters, now containing smashed furniture, orc graffiti, and skeletal remains.
- A room that looked like a barracks with burned bunks, where six skeletons animated and attacked the party. The party fought and defeated these skeletons.
- A room that appeared to be the personal quarters of an important dwarf, which was not looted. Inside, they found a rug, a bed with a wooden chest containing silver and copper pieces, a Star Sapphire (worth 500 gold pieces), and blue topazes (worth 90 gold pieces each). When Tech stepped on the rug, it animated and grappled him, but he broke free and the party attacked it.
Continuing their exploration, they found more rooms with corpses and debris, and in one instance, more skeletons. They eventually reached what was once an armory, where a suit of armor animated and attacked. The party defeated the animated armor.
After these encounters, the party found a common area with dwarf and orc corpses near a pool. They then opened a door to a library where they met a woman named Adalia who claimed to have been captured by a wizard. Several party members were suspicious of her story. Through questioning, inconsistencies in her story were revealed. They also discovered a room used as a latrine, further raising suspicions. Despite their doubts, the party allowed Adalia to accompany them.
The group continued exploring, finding more empty rooms with skeletons and garbage. They then spoke with a duergar named Niria in the chieftain's area. During this conversation, Adalia's behavior and statements became increasingly suspicious, particularly regarding her knowledge of the complex and a dragon. Good Morning used Mage Hand to subtly close the door, sensing something was wrong. Niria mentioned an ancient black dragon in the lower level.
The party then explored The Foundry, a large area with furnaces and duergar working. They observed a dangerous chasm with a waterfall. Adalia continued to act strangely and feigned injury. As Good Morning helped her across a makeshift bridge over a stream, she attacked him and revealed herself to be a succubus. A chaotic fight ensued, during which Good Morning was charmed, and Tech was kissed by the succubus, losing hit points. The party eventually killed the succubus.
After the intense fight, the party looted the succubus and took a long rest in the chieftain's area. They then briefly checked the kitchen area, where they encountered an animated wooden table. They defeated the animated table and learned that a dwarf mage animated objects to defend The Foundry. The session ended with the party having cleared the kitchen and planning to explore the spiral staircase next week.