Dungeon of the Mad Mage

The party is 15th level. We are doing part of the Dungeon of the Mad Mage.This game is currently full. The games are in my dining room and I have a very excited, over friendly dog who loves to be involved.

The battle with Fazrian commences with a fireball from Barak, and a confrontation with Igor, and ends with Sophia paralyzing Fazrian so Igor can finish him. Meanwhile some demons are released, but realize that they are outnumbered and outgunned and flee to the nether realm. A nycaloth named Raxxus offers his allegeance to Igor in return for future payment. The heroes hear some sounds from below and Lucky throws poison down the pit. Igor also orders Raxxus to put Fazrian's body in the pit. Raxxus shows them a secret door behind the throne where there is the stain of a large, bloody hand, a mace, and a headless corpse. The head lays a few feet away. The heroes return to the hall and Igor sends Raxxus to brave the grand vestibule haunted by ghostly dwarves. Raxxus balks, but Lucky strongly encourages him and Raxxus is torn to pieces. Baerwyn, Barak, and Sophia decide it is best to teleport to the other side of the door. Lucky wins a game and purchases the full set of Three Dragon Ante cards from Malgorn at a heavily discounted price. The duergar lead them to Valtagar's command post. Seated at a desk is Rojkarn Ironhead and his lackeys Brona and Ubrix. Ironhead sends Brona to confirm the heroes' story about the defeat of Fazrian. She does not return. He then decides to send Ubrix but is otherwise persuaded and the heroes are granted an audience with Valtagar. Valtagar disloses the location of the secret staircase to Shadowdusk Hold. The heroes head through the mosaic and down a spiral staircase. They enter a grand foyer decorated with statues. Igor and Barak enter first and are attacked by grells. The creatures nearly tear Barak apart before Igor retreives the body and Baerwyn revives him. Lucky explores a gallery to the north covered in a bas relief telling the story of a fire, a family escaping into Undermountain with a mysterious tablet and opening a tentacled gate to the far realm. There is also a motto "We embrace the darkness".