**The Delian Tomb** The adventure began with the intrepid heroes [[Tyche Helikos]], [[Wilma Wimp]], and [[Caedus Darkfyre]] enjoying a quiet afternoon around a table in the common room of the [[Feather Bed Inn]] in the sleepy country town of [[Broadhurst]]. Their peaceful respite was abruptly interrupted when the inn's front door slammed open. The local blacksmith, [[Ashleigh]], stumbled inside, still clad in her soot-blackened smock. She was breathing heavily, and blood trickled from a wound on her forehead. Ashleigh rushed to a pair of adventurers seated nearby, desperately pleading for their aid. After a brief exchange, the two rose from their seats and departed, unwilling to help after concluding that the blacksmith could not afford their services. Left with no other option, Ashleigh turned to the heroes, fell to her knees, and begged for their assistance. Through panicked breaths, she explained that her daughter, [[Violet]], had been abducted by a horde of goblins. Without hesitation, the heroes accepted her plea and set out to rescue the missing girl. Ashleigh explained that she and Violet had been ambushed while traveling. The goblins had struck without warning, wounded her, and dragged Violet into the nearby [[Delian Tomb]]. Admitting that she was no warrior, Ashleigh remained behind and wished the party luck as they departed. Upon reaching the entrance to the Delian Tomb, the heroes quickly detected signs of an ambush. A small band of goblins lay in wait, hoping to catch them unaware. Having uncovered the trap before it could be sprung, the party dispatched the goblins with little difficulty before preparing to venture deeper into the crypt. Before entering, the heroes took a moment to examine the tomb's exterior. Its weathered stonework suggested it had been constructed many centuries earlier, likely during the height of the [[Caelian Empire]]. Chiseled into the stone above the entrance was the name [[Delius]], presumably the individual laid to rest within the ancient crypt. The heroes made their way into the structure. The first room of the tomb had been converted into a makeshift goblin living area, and a dozen goblins stood to face down the heroes. This is where the party met its first real resistance, or what would have been real resistance had Wilma Wimp not wreaked havoc in the goblin lines with her unconventional style of push-based warfare. After handily dispatching the goblins therein, the party looted the room and found three [[Healing Potion|Healing Potions]], five ounces of [[Costmary Leaves]] and a [[Healing Potion Recipe|recipe in Caelian that describes how to make a healing potion]]. The heroes also noted that along the walls of this room there was an intricately carved fresco on the wall that depicted starving and wounded humans drinking from an ornate chalice that turned them into powerful, healthy warriors who battled a horde of demons. The heroes, with their knowledge of historical lore, determined that the chalice shown was referred to as the [[Cup of Iulius]], a powerful relic lost more than a thousand years ago. Continuing forward the party came across a trap laid in the stonework of the tomb. Caedus deftly disarmed the trap and the party continued without incident. Upon entering the next room the party saw a large, red skull painted on the floor. In addition they saw several sarcophagi lining the walls and a statue of a proud human warrior holding a spear, built against the far wall. Not to be deterred the party walked in to the room, eager to rescue Violet. Upon making contact with the skull on the floor however, the coffins along the walls opened to reveal animated skeletal and zombified enemies. A fight ensued, only ending when Tyche blasted the skull sigil on the floor with a beam of holy energy. The skull erupted in flames and the undead turned to ash. Upon inspection after the battle, it was determined that behind the statue was a passage to another room. The party managed to carefully and quietly move the statue out of the way and made their way into the next room. In that next room the party found a number of goblin warriors, all arrayed around a large glowing energy field that covered a stairwell leading further into the tomb. In addition to the goblins there was also a bugbear, who was dressed in shamanistic garb and fetishes and who was channeling some kind of spell into Violet who was tied to a stone pillar in the room. As Violet thrashed against her bonds, the party saw that a stream of energy was being pulled from the blacksmith's daughter and into the barrier that protected the stairwell. The heroes charged into the room and fought valiantly to dispatch the goblin scourge and their bugbear leader, upon engaging the heroes in combat the bugbear bellowed something about stopping the heroes from interrupting [[Queen Bargnot|Queen Bargnot's]] plans. The battle was blow for blow, eventually coming down to just the bugbear and the party standing, and that did not last long as Caedus cut down the channeler with a stream of viscous magma earning himself the title of [[Violet's Savior]]. The party hurried to untie Violet who was now unconscious, but breathing. On their way out of the room the party looted the channeler and found the following: two [[Bloodbound Band|Bloodbound Band's]], two [[Volcanic Glass Lenses]] and [[Foesense Lenses Recipe|a recipe in Caelian that describes how to make Foesense Lenses]]. The party, Wilma specifically, carried Violet out of the tomb and reunited her with her mother, who could hardly contain her excitement and gratitude at having her daughter returned to her. As the group traveled back to Broadhurst Ashleigh expressed that though she wished she could pay the adventurers they were welcome in her home day and night and would be more than welcome to drop by and ask her any questions they may have about the town and its inhabitants. Additionally, Ashleigh was a skilled artisan and offered her services to the party in any projects they wished to undertake during their time in Broadhurst. The party bid farewell to the blacksmith and her daughter as they returned home.