[Semi-Open] Into the Cathedral Catacombs

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Who: Anthonies Janvier and Sparado, Hajime Aikawa, Shou Chinen, possibly Richard Stroud, Xander Jarle, Nick Burkhardt, Soren Castor, Davin Carter, John Smith, Toushirou Hitsugaya, and anyone else who might've expressed interest in an expedition delving after dark into the mummy-infested catacombs beneath a local church.
Where: Below the altered St. John's Episcopal Church.
When: Evening of Saturday, September 6th.
What: Investigation and hopeful threat elimination.
Warnings: Violence and encouragement of good old "Lovecraft insanity".

[This log is going to be broken down for free-for-alling section-by-section:
- Area 1 - The Entrance
- Area 2 - The First Hall
- Areas 3 and 4 - The First Room and Stairwell
- Areas 5 and 6 - The Fountain Room
- Areas 7 and 8 - The Arcane Study
- Area 9 - The Shrine
- "Boss Fight"
- Return to the Church

To toss in another character or brush up on what to expect in the catacombs, including areas and monsters, please refer to this post - and, of course, toss in any questions if you've got them!]

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The Second Room and Hall - Areas 5 and 6

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[Like the room above it, this room is square, and not terribly cramped. You'll be opening it in all likelihood to the sounds of popping torches, running water, and chirping. That last would not be Vermedi - they'd be little plunger-footed dog-scorpion things. Step too close to one and it's chirping might get flustered - it might even take a sting at you! If it does so, however, its stinger will bounce straight off you and it'll wander squishily elsewhere.

The water-sound comes from a fountain and basin in one corner, the fountain situated at the bottom of a stone slab in the wall carved like a gargoyle. The "water", meanwhile, smells terribly polluted - and if you get any on your hands, it'll feel greasy, sticky.

There's another door in this room behind a heavy and simple decorative tapestry, which will take you to another hall occupied by shamblers ending in another door.]