The party fought their way through the Temple of the Ebon Hand, but not without cost. Harumi was caught in some sort of magical trap that was beyond the ability of the party to rescue her from. The party continued on and managed to rescue several hostages, but were not able to kill or capture all of the Ebon Hand cultists. While the party holed up in what appeared to be the office of the high priest to rest and recuperate, the remaining cultists fled into the night. When the party emerged, they found the few hostages that had been left behind. They engaged in combat with a fearsome transformed "Child of the Hand," which appeared to be much like a troll. They triumphed, and easily dispatched a grick that was kept by the cultists.
The party took the rescued prisoners and the one victim that had been half-transformed by ritual into a Child of the Hand, to the Cathedral of St. Valian, and left them in the care of the Lothian priesthood. Brother Fabitor was unable to help the party recover Harumi, but directed the party to consult Kaira Swanwing, a prominent mage and leader of the Knights of the Golden Cross. Swanwing decided to help the party. She told the party that she would research what spell might possibly have trapped Harumi and go to the Temple.
While there, Draygon questioned Swanwing about the references to the "Galchutt." Swanwing told him that the Galchutt were ancient gods of chaos, revered by many of the cults in the city.
Later on, while walking in Midtown, the party were delayed by a random herd of sheep. The party was stopped in front of a shop that they had never noticed before, a shop that sells dice and other gaming implements. Of course, this intrigued Tzakarac, who went in to browse the merchants wares. The owner of the shop, Prontius Callisto, invited the gnome cleric to a game of chance. Tzakarac easily won, and left with a few extra gold pieces, and a set of carved pearl dice (which he purchased rather than won). Callisto invited Tzakarac to join him for gambling in some of Ptolus' finer establishments at some indeterminate time in the future.
The party took the rescued prisoners and the one victim that had been half-transformed by ritual into a Child of the Hand, to the Cathedral of St. Valian, and left them in the care of the Lothian priesthood. Brother Fabitor was unable to help the party recover Harumi, but directed the party to consult Kaira Swanwing, a prominent mage and leader of the Knights of the Golden Cross. Swanwing decided to help the party. She told the party that she would research what spell might possibly have trapped Harumi and go to the Temple.
While there, Draygon questioned Swanwing about the references to the "Galchutt." Swanwing told him that the Galchutt were ancient gods of chaos, revered by many of the cults in the city.
Later on, while walking in Midtown, the party were delayed by a random herd of sheep. The party was stopped in front of a shop that they had never noticed before, a shop that sells dice and other gaming implements. Of course, this intrigued Tzakarac, who went in to browse the merchants wares. The owner of the shop, Prontius Callisto, invited the gnome cleric to a game of chance. Tzakarac easily won, and left with a few extra gold pieces, and a set of carved pearl dice (which he purchased rather than won). Callisto invited Tzakarac to join him for gambling in some of Ptolus' finer establishments at some indeterminate time in the future.
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