After a brief rest, our heroes resumed their exploration, stumbling upon a room filled with ghouls and a nauseating stench of rotting flesh. The ghouls attacked with both magic and melee, but our heroes triumphed, though Asterion contracted ghoul fever.
Pressing on, they encountered violet fungi, which they quickly incinerated with fire. Exhausted from the battles, they decided to return to Otari. In town, they sought information about the flesh they had seen but learned little, only confirming it was likely worshiped.
That night, they witnessed the mysterious light Wrin had mentioned. The next day, they returned to the Gauntlight Ruin, stopping by Stone Ring Pond, speaking with the druids who confirmed the information they already had about the werewolf. At the lighthouse, they found their covering on the glass center torn. They spent the day building an enclosure around it.
As night fell, Torren, still working below, noticed a light and went to alert his companions. Suddenly, the blood on the ground animated into the form of Belcorra, draining his blood. Torren’s cries brought his allies rushing down. The group fought it and, when victory seemed in their grasp, the being turned into mist and ascended into the cupola.