Dungeon23: Greystone - Day 11

His Excellency, the Bishop of Greystone.

Room 1-11 is the Sacristia, which is a kind of preparation and storage area for the church clergy. There are two very valuable items here. First, is a set of holy vestments. These are some fancy robes which may have some monetary value. But the real value is for a cleric.  These clothes are a magic item. When worn by a cleric, they grant the ability to cast Cure Light Wounds once per day as if it was memorized.

The other bit of treasure here is the Holy Book. This is a perfectly preserved canon of the faith. It is inlaid with gold and gems. It's very valuable.

This treasure is not unguarded, however! His Excellency the Bishop of Greystone is here, along with several of his acolytes. They're undead now, but still keen to guard their treasures. Undead can't enter the sanctuary, which is probably a source of frustration to these still-devout priests. Perhaps they don't know that they're undead or corrupted.

I'm actually still not sure why there are even undead in this dungeon. Well, I know the real reason. It's because I love undead as monsters in D&D.  But as to the in-universe reason, that's yet to be figured out.

I can't believe I'm already halfway through week 2!  Tomorrow, another room used by the clergy and possibly as secret passage.  Then on Friday and Saturday, I think we'll find out what's down the stairs leading from the sanctuary.

See you then!



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