Case Reports

Official Harmonium Investigation Report

Security: Standard
Submitted: Ransom Jones, Measure One
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CASE REPORT: RJ-1014
Perpetrator: undead
Faction Allegiance: unknown
Priority: Red Three (high)
Warrants: none

INCIDENT REPORT: (Nihilum, 4th Week, 3rd Day, 2 AP)
Investigation of abandoned hotel.

Incident: Patrol entered hotel grounds and building. Appearance by a ghost caused two members of patrol to flee in magical fear. Rest of patrol followed them. Patrol regrouped, re-entered building. Discovered room with pile of skeletons wearing remains of Harmonium armor. Skeletons animated (about thirty of them) and attacked. Bordemus and Rithok turned some of them; we destroyed them all. Some abandoned property recovered, including functional Harmonium armor, and removed to station.
Notes: During skeleton battle, I noted possible sighting of ghost or other undead across the room [later determined to be a banshee, see Follow-Up Report 1]. Singing was also heard shortly before skeletons animated. Mage Jethro reported on history of hotel. Theory is that Blood War spilled into hotel, and none of occupants escaped. Two Harmonium patrrols had been sent to investigate hotel bulding, but never emerged. Sometimes a female voice can be heard screaming from building at antipeak. Hotel grounds overgrown with razorvine. Vargoyles are nesting in hotel tower.

FOLLOW-UP REPORT 1: (Nihilum, 4th Week, 6th Day, 3 BP)

Incident: Upon entry into room where previous skeleton battle had been fought, skeletons reanimated and attacked again. Banshee appeared and wailed, knocking three of the patrol out momentarily. Weapons and magic missles slew the banshee, whereupon the skeletons collapsed.

Incident: The ghost reappeared, pointed at me and laid a curse that I would be haunted every night until we "discharged his guests" so he can rest.

Note: My theory is the ghost is the former owner or manager of the hotel. He possibly wants us to eliminate all of the undead from the structure. I have not since noticed any nocturnal effects, leading me to surmise this was merely a threat by the ghost.
Addendum: Hotel ponds displays portal glow.

FOLLOW-UP REPORT 2: (Mortis, 1st Week, 2nd Day, 9 AP)

Incident: Noted that water runs under toilet system. Underground stream probable, running through as-yet-unexplored basement. Master key to hotel located. Group was attacked by a wraith, and I was struck and drained of life energy. Notary Rithok destroyed the creature.
Addendum: A scroll with Restoration was discovered. High Priest Orlando of the order of St. Cuthbert performed the ritual and restored my stolen life force.

FOLLOW-UP REPORT 3: (Mortis, 1st Week, 5th Day, 9 BP)

Incident: On the third floor we found small rooms packed with at least twenty sleeping vargoyles. Some of the patrol prepared with the speed powder and we attacked the rooms, killing all that we saw.
Addendum: Upper floors very unstable. On the third floor the walls and floor were shaking, so we dare not yet attempt the upper floor. But the basement awaits.
Addendum: Some of the patrol were savagely bitten by the vargoyles, but Father Orlando was able to cure them.

FOLLOW-UP REPORT 4: (Mortis, 1st Week, 7th Day, 4 AP)

Incident: We returned to the hotel accompanied by Griffon's two Aoskean hounds, plus Bedlam and Gilcrest (see Deputies/Section Patrol ). In the basement we encountered three wights, and discover that Bedlam is unaffected by undead life-draining. No other undead were found.
Note: Barring any inhabitants of the unstable upper floor, I believe that the hotel has been cleared of undead, at least for the moment.

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