Barrowmaze 5E Session 7 - Back to the Dungeon! Zombies, Rot Grubs, Crystal Statues, Sons of Gaxx, and the Gaunlet of Palantis!

 

Saturday (10/18/25) we played our seventh session of Barrowmaze 5E. The party decided to return to the dungeon this times . . . 

The roster of characters:

• Tanya - Sariel Moonblossom (Half-Elf Cleric of Arcantryl 3)
• Eli - Omarion Zolond (Drow Necromancer 3) 
• Aidan - Alivin O'Harris (Human Ranger 3)
• Christopher - Feles Pugnat (Tabaxi Fighter 3)
• Hireling - Freelik of Glossimir (High Elf Fighter 2) - 2 gp/day
• Hireling - Brother Binford (Human Cleric of St. Ygg 2) - 2 gp/day
• Mongrelmen Hirelings: Kasmut, Kenamon, Qalhata, Somintu, and Werenro

10th Day of Hardfrost, 1000 GCY

     The party set off for the Barrowmaze early as usual, and arrived without any random encounters. They had decided to return to the dungeon and explore the edges of their map. They fought some zombies, and dealt with rot grubs.

     They battled two animated crystal statues and discovered a secret chamber in which they discovered a powerful relic of Law, the Gauntlet of Palantis. Based on their research, the party believes this magical gauntlet could be a key to destroying the Tablet of Chaos, should they ever locate it. Unfortunately, it can really only attune to a Lawful Good cleric or paladin, so the only character in the party to whom it could attune is their hireling, Brother Binford.

     The party found a couple of runic tablets in an otherwise empty crypt. Remembering that most such tablets contain curses, the party placed these tablets into a bag without attempting to read them, and decided to offer them for sale to their patron, Mazzahs the Magnificent, when they get back to Helix (if he has any interest in such things). 

     The party had a hard-fought battle with a Son of Gaxx before deciding to retreat to a "safe" room in the dungeon and camping there until the next morning . . . 

Current PC XP: 1590 XP

Current Hireling XP: 1123 XP

Valhalla (R.I.P.)

•  Imeni the Mongrelman, beheaded by Varghoulis the Dread Knight and his Crypt Knights of the Black Legion (1/3/1000)
• "Killer" Kelg Barrelgut (dwarf fighter hireling), killed by a Son of Gaxx (and subsequently the corpse was burned for fear he would arise as a new Son of Gaxx) (1/9/1000)