Smashing the Cult

Investigating a quest regarding mysterious lights for a local named Gretel, the party explores an old ruined church on the outskirts of town. Continuity returns to the group. They discover a hidden illusionary wall and smash directly through the brickwork, interrupting a cultist sacrifice mid-ritual. A chaotic brawl erupts in the crypt; Vadis instantly beheads the lead cultist before he can react, while Fari obliterates two others with Thunder Wave. The sacrificed commoner's body animates as a ghoul, and another skeleton bursts from a coffin, but the party systematically destroys the undead. Blue spirits ascend from the desecrated crypt, successfully resolving the mystery of the lights.

• Continuity rejoins the party.
• Broke through an illusionary wall with brute force.
• Interrupted a cult ritual in a hidden crypt.
• Defeated cultists, a ghoul, and an animated skeleton.
• Resolved the 'mysterious lights' quest.

• Old Church Ruins / Crypt.

• Spellcasting Focus rod (+1 cold damage to spells).
• Ritual dagger.
• Approx 30 gold.

Vadis crits and instantly kills the cultist leader in one turn. Fari multi-kills two cultists with a single Thunder Wave. Fenwick and Continuity miss multiple basic attacks on a standard skeleton.

• Who are these cultists, and why are they performing sacrifices?

• Vadis: Acts ruthlessly, ignoring monologues to instantly behead the cultist leader.

"I am going to just full send it — that's 60 feet"— Fari

"They desecrated every single tomb in the whole building"— Fenwick

• The cultists and their dark activities in the city are becoming a growing concern. (Foreshadowing: pays off in Session 23 with the Magma Axolotl ritual.)