As the dead started to move, the group rushed in to fight, noticing at this point, the dark figure deeper within the sanctum who was controlling them. Once the melee broke out, the necromancer asked, “Who dares attack the Worm Cult?”, as he wore a mask and triggered a magical trap. A magical door was conjured behind the party, and poisonous gas started seeping into the sanctum through small holes in the ceiling. Once again, the group proved most valuable to Adonato Mero, the young wizard apprentice who had hired them, as they quickly started to dispatch the undead creatures besieging them. As soon as the poisonous gas started to take hold within the large room, the necromancer disappeared, and what looked like a pile of flesh behind him started to rise, a Flesh Golem was about to join the fight.
The group pushed themselves to get rid of the undead filth, with Adonato trying to help with a few firebolts. Once the fight was over, and the zombies, skeletons, and flesh golem all laid dead on the ground, the group could focus again on the task at hand. On top of the altar at the far end of the sanctum, an amulet was found, a silver pendant dangled on it, with a skull engraved into the jade at its center. The apprentice asked the group to give him some time to analyse it, and after a few minutes, he declared that this was probably an extremely dangerous artifact, created by the leader of the Worm Cult. He then conjured a spectral hand, so as to not touch the amulet himself, and placed it inside a small bag he untied from his belt. Along with the amulet, the group found a few soul gems, dark crystals used for enchanting magic items. Although these would be useful for the apprentice, he let the group have them as a form of payment, the amulet was far more important to him.
Once the group was satisfied with the day’s events, they made their way back to the city. Most of the group walked to the Arcane University, where a Senior Lecutrer, Adonato’s superior, paid the group handsomely for their work.
On the other hand, Z and Morag made their way to the Waterfront district, where they assassinated a few homeless folk, capturing their life essence within Morag’s dark staff. One can only guess as to what their plans might be.
