Session 0026: Oh Man, Manticores!

After sorting through the weapon racks, Dorian Greymantle suggests they open the door in the southernmost wall of the arsenal room , the one with the axe embedded in it. Readying themselves, Dorian opens the door and the party sees a single long-sword standing on a sword stand with its tip towards the ground. The longsword is entirely silver and crafted of an unadorned and simplistic style, reminsicent to surgical steel more than weaponry. Everyone agrees that Lev should have the sword since it was his Detect Magic spell that led them to it in the first place.   From here, the party departs back to the hall of statues, and heads eastward towards a set of double doors. The usual door checks reveal no detectable sounds or traps, so they take a chance and venture within. A mere few seconds after opening the door, 3 Manticores pounce towards them, their teeth gnashing wildly. The Heretic decide to disengage and run westward down the hall of statues, but after a few seconds, realize that there is no straetegy in this as the Manticores easily catch up to and surpass them in flight in the airspace above the statues. They have no choice but to engage in battle.     After 6 - 7 rounds, The Heretic are successful, with Dorian Greymantle barely surviving.     After the battle, the party spends some time harvesting body parts from the Manticore.