On the 11th Day of the 1st Month after the Autumn Equinox

On the 11th day of the 1st month after the autumn equinox (continued):
After recovering from the kobold ambush, the adventurers continued on their way to the northern ramparts. They found the partially rebuilt wall flanked by two towers, one of which had a double-door. Approaching cautiously, Zibreski used his mage hand to open the door, which caused a loud ruckus, alerting whomever was inside.

As their eyes adjusted to the light, they saw a room beyond the door with a burly halfling seated at a table. The halfling acted friendly, but Beorn easily saw through the ruse. As the adventurers moved further into the room, the halfling suddenly transformed into a giant rat and attacked! As he attacked, he called for reinforcements from the basement below. Beorn quickly blocked the top of the stairs, preventing wererats from flooding the room. The original wererat, identified as Malcolm Darano, quickly fell to the mighty blows of the party - especially from Arymere, who landed some devastating blows. The other wererats took a bit longer to dispatch, but fared no better in the end. However, the wererats took their toll, as all but the mage contracted a disease from their infectious bites.

Descending to the basement, the adventurers discovered a chest with some gold and a crudely-etched ivory scrimshaw depicting Lady Saharel. After a short rest, the adventurers ascended the steps to the 2nd level of the tower, where they were attacked by a group of fire beetles and another wererat, identified as Franco Darano. After an extended battle, the party persevered and dispatched the foes. Gathering their strength with a short rest, the adventurers decided to push forward into the nest of the wererats.

Rewards: 350 xp each, 3 gp each, ivory scrimshaw of Lady Saharel (worth 25gp)

Also, we have had 3 encounters since our last extended rest, so we each get 1 additional action point (correct me if I am wrong on that, James).

-Shannon