Gregor's Journal

It was a cool spring day. The sun was shining. Birds were singing. Merchants and travelers dotted the ancient cobblestone road leading to the south gate of Silverymoon. We made our way to the city and after a brief encounter with the city guard; peace bound our weapons and entered the city by way of South Gate Road. An unusual sign post stood out amidst the myriad of shops, inns and taverns. The sign was animated and enticed us to enter the Magic Mushroom magic shop. We soon realized that that we were duped by the sign and couldn’t afford the wondrous wares that were for sale. On the verge of leaving, Falford, the person working at the Mushroom, offered us a job investigating a secret staircase that was uncovered during some recent renovation work.
Following the ancient stairwell down we discovered an ancient temple dedicated to some lost or forgotten god. It was disused and abandoned by all but some ancient and long dead skeletal warriors and a horrible monster comprised solely of clear jelly. Moving deeper into the lost temple we came to some ancient burial sepulchers and fought more undead temple guardians. In the next room was a magical pool that promised riches and bestowed only death in the form of a water monster. Two statues in the room provided us with a key to gain the riches in the form of a riddle. We eventually guessed the riddle and gained a wish from an entity in the pool. We wished for our next slain party member to be brought back to life and the wait proved to be brief. Continuing on through the dusty halls of the ancient temple we came to another room of earthenware pots containing ashes and in one case a gleaming golden medallion on a gold chain. This vile device dominated the will of one of our own, promptly strangling the life from the poor man. Through the next door we discovered a demonic fountain spewing forth clear blue water that will surely spell our doom. After running afoul of many things thus far we decided to give the evil looking fountain a wide berth. A door in this chamber lead to another spiral staircase with hints of what lies below from the cool damp air that rushes into the room as the door is opened. We are preparing to descend the second staircase just now, so, I must go. May the Gods be with us.