05 The Thassilonian Laboratories

Advancing through the Thassilonian Laboratories, a swarm of centipedes rushed over Tsadok, writhing over the half-orc who smashed at the uncountable vermin horde. Dariz dashed to the storeroom, collected a torch and used this to burn the insects whilst Iradil and Shikoba cast orbs of acid in to the swarming mass. The acid and flame slowly destroyed the numbers until, victorious, Hellov healed Tsadok's numerous injuries.

Battling through spiders and returning to King Zuuga, Tsadok sought to trade Clicky's treasures for the diamond that King Zuuga had promised. King Zuuga looked confused, seemingly not recalling their agreement. Tsadok contemptuously responded, "Look, your majesty, you'll look very funny with only half a head. Give us the diamond!" The mite grew hostile, Shikoba shot him dead with one arrow.

Resting after this battle, the party slept with careful watches, being ambushed by spiders on Irdail's watch, the third watch of the night.

After recovering and preparing, questing onward the party found a hideous creature erupt by a red stone statue.

Swift to react, Tsadok smashed it, slaying it in one massive thundering blow. Recovering the magical cold iron ranseur from the statue, Tsadok started to wield this, favouring the thrust of it over his crushing earth breaker.

Rooms contained devils that Shikoba described as devils from another plane, named nupperibo.

 They patrolled, unlike the devils (lemures) incarcerated in rooms through the dungeon.

Iradil saw, through a wall of force, a vessel shipwrecked on the lake's floor, some 60 feet away. Incanting magics, the party advanced upon it, were attacked by two reefclaws, then looted the vessel's sunken treasures.

The party returned from the waters back in to the Thassilonian Laboratories, seeking out the next shard.