After learning of the queen of Gulg’s drastic power gain and takeover of Tyr, the party agreed to go and get the portal within the Golden Tower operational again. As they moved through Kurn, they ran into a group of templars from Gulg, quite a ways from home for them. They continued to Tyr, only to find templars of Gulg protecting the area, saying that it was now sunwarped.
The party found a way into Under Tyr and found themselves at the base of the Golden Tower in a life (Utax’s) and death struggle with a blood ooze. After resting, they found a patrol of zombie warforged like creatures and fell into their trap, having been tempted with magic items. The trap backfired, but not before a few of the creatures got away with the items. Following them, they saw a large force of Gulg templars, and eventually, the hive of the creatures them selves. Slaying them and taking the items that they had earned.
After resting, they found the caverns devoid of any creatures. They followed the footprints of the templars to find a market where a giant door with a stone cutout missing blocked their progress. The party fought long and hard to rebuild the key, and Utax fell to a templar. The key, once completed, opened the door, but only for a few seconds. The party escaped with Utax’s unconscious form. Then they set about trying to find a cure for Utax as he had obtained a high fever and still hadn’t awoken. The party ran into a family of confused ghosts who traded the herbs required to heal Utax for a lovely hat.
Upon investigating the roof, Skulltaker found the city to be mostly ruined and under a harsh sunlight unlike normal locations. Templars spotted him quickly and fired upon him. The party took cover within the building and waited for the templars to investigate.