The Ancient Library, Part 3 (Thursday, Abadius (I) 16th, 4708 AR)

The heroes continued their exploration of the Jorgenfist library.

The Headless Lord's Gallery. The chill in this room wasn't quite enough to frost the floors and walls, but it was certainly enough to frost the breath. The room itself contained several large suits of armor mounted on what appeared to be frozen or preserved ogres, trolls, and hill giants, all staged as if rallying for war.


Five of the suits of armor in the room were in fact worn by undead guardians. The leader of these undead was a headless zombie created from the body of an ogre. This figure was nearly 11 feet tall, dressed in full-plate armor and wielding a wicked-looking hatchet in each gauntleted hand. The figure's most horrifying feature, though, was the fact that it had no head - only a raw, ragged stump of a neck. The four figures around the Headless Lord were hill giant zombies.

The Headless Lord stood guard over the western entrance to the room. When the heroes approached, it waited patiently for them to make the first move.

The Headless Lord and the four hill giant zombies attacked as soon as the heroes outside used ranged attacks. The Headless Lord caused Bruthien and Shalelu to panic. It summoned nine zombies to help flank the heroes. The Headless Lord and its zombies fought until destroyed.

The seven suits of armor on display were all Large. Four were masterwork half-plate, while the remaining three were masterwork full plate.

The forgefiend attacked the heroes again after their encounter with the zombies.

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