Crypt of Shadows

24, Last Seed 90AN

Using the key retrieved from the corpse of Balgron  the fat, the adventurers unlock the final locked door and find a series of rooms and hallways infested with zombies and arcane traps. After dispatching a group of undead, the group came across a large run inscribed on the floor of the dungeon. Though it was apparent to Viserys and Eben that these runes harnessed some type of arcane energy, they could not discern what their purpose. With that, Quinn bravely (or foolishly) decided to test the effects of the arcane trap and triggered it. As a bloodcurdling scream filled the winding passages, nearly all of the party were driven mad with terror and were compelled to flee deeper into the complex, and incidentally into a throng more undead. Beset by ravenous zombies, Vythica nearly fell but was healed by Quinn.

The party then discovered a hidden armory and were met with a magically sealed weapon stand that required them to successfully answer a riddle:

A wondrous treasure,

Valued by all, sought by many.

Found in both victory and defeat,

Yet never at the bottom of a treasure chest.

It marches before you like a herald,

And lives long after you are gone.

Of what do I speak?

Lucan quickly figured out that the answer was "Reputation" and was rewarded with a magical bow. Faced with taking a winding flight of stairs deeper into the dungeon or further exploring this level, the party decided that they should focus on clearing out this level before delving deeper into the catacombs beneath the ruined keep.