Session 26 - Against a Shadowed Ziggurat

The party wisely chose to retire for a long rest before exploring the castle further, despite the possibility of marshaled fortification. They re-entered Serastis and managed to defeat an ambush laid for them before slipping into the secret tunnels they'd found. Ascending up into the reaches, they emerged on a balcony over a sinister ziggurat from which protruded a black monolith of strange origin.

Investigating further they found some magical gates, and Vodja noticed some magic items placed in front of the monolith that seemed decidedly lootable. Unfortunately the shadows swirling the ziggurat finally coalesced into a hideous snake-clustered giant and attacked him, and the party was forced to take on what seemed like a deadly challenge, made worse by Wanda being polymorphed into a mouse.

Though things seemed somewhat touch and go, Wanda's spell was broken and she finished the monstrosity off, winning the day.