Rudolpho, Rudolpho, wherefore art thou Rudolpho...

Rudolpho gets lost in Farshore, probably on a drinking binge, as the party returns to the fiendish oyster pond in the lower level of the temple. The party finds an underwater entrance to the temple and more underwater passages.

Daria sets out bravely treading through many waterfilled passages, only to be assaulted by a green slime. Quickly overcoming that predator, the party continues through the maze of passages in the lower level of the temple. Exploring a few side passage, disturbs an ochre jelly and the party quickly fights a tactical retreat until Hjalmgerdr and Ortho weaken the creature with various spells. Vin remembers his mace and rounds it out by smacking the jelly too. The jelly is no match for the party and falls before anyone can be gobbled.

Daria discovers a porcullis with a few torture tables behind it. With a combined effort the party cranks the porcullis open and search the room. Three elven victims are on tables, with only one being alive. Failing to detect any evil, Vin lays on hands. The elf maiden asks Vin to identify himself, and Vin tells the tale of the party's call to the island and now pursuit of the evil on taboo island. Vin gets a little twitchy when better light reveals that she is a sea elf. The elf maiden introduces herself as Nualla and says that she was party of an expedition of elves that were looking for Noltus Innersol. One of the deceased elves was a Pelorian cleric. Partially equipped and healed by Hjalmgerdr, Nualla wishes to continue with the party, searching of Noltus Innersol.

As the exploration continues, the party discovers a boiling pool. With a bit of energy resistance help from Hjalmgerdr, Vin swims down into the boiling pool and discovers a passageway into a new section further under the temple. Not wanting to engage the kopru by himself, Vin returns to the party and they resume exploring the current section of the temple.

After a long passageway the party finds a long spiral stairway going down. At a landing there was a door that a mosaic that Daria suspects there is a special key that will open it. The party went to other side of the landing and continued down another spiral stairway. At the bottom a huge demon guardian appears and assaults the party. The combat is swift and terrible. Daria, frustrated by not having the benefits of invisibility, cuts her way into the gut of the nalfeshnee and emerges with its heart still stabbing it with her dagger.

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Session characters: Vin, Gwen, Daria, Ortho, Nesta, Hjalmgerdr
Session loot: +2 human bane dagger [Nualla], 500 gp [[Daria]], 2 coral statues of fish with ruby eyes 1500 gp each, masterwork torture tools (+4 intimidate) 1500 gp [Daria], Olman clay tablet archives 2000 gp.