After healing up and resting, the group continued to explore the tower. Sandru and Danicia moved up towards the hole where the spiders had exited to the next level. As they moved closer, Sandru reported that he could hear some movement in the area above. It was difficult to see due to all of the webs covering the area.
The rest of the group moved closer to prepare to move up the level. Seoni threw a fireball through the hole and burned away part of the webs. Sandru moved in and reported there were spiders moving around. Danicia, Cendrine and Sheliak moved in first, followed by Darsus and Seoni. They found several spiders at different levels in the webs of the chamber. The group moved to surround them and after a few rounds, they were able to kill most of them. However, as they were finishing up the spiders, drums sounded throughout the chamber. At the sound of the drums, the group started to panic but they were able to fight off the feeling. Two of their enemies from the above floor were frightened and ran down to the lower levels.
As they assessed the threat, a group of four spider women and moving shadows suddenly appeared around members of the group. Using their abilities, the group moved further up the building and discovered more of the threat. Seoni used another fireball to clear out more of the webs. Sandru, Sheliak and Cendrine also moved up to attack the spider women. Danicia stayed with Darsus at the lower level, and eventually both also moved up. There were also more of the magic casting spiders like the ones they had fought on a lower level.
A large, male human flew around the upper level, casting chain lightning to damage more of the group. The spider women and their shadows moved to stay between the Storm Peace Keepers and the caster flying around. The shadows drained strength when they were able to hit and they were difficult to hit.
The battle continued, with everyone moving up to the lower level, where most of their foes were located. The group was damaged by the strength drains, the lightning and the physical attacks from the spider women. In one case, Danicia was almost turned into a rat by the caster. As the change started to take effect, she was able to find reserves and fight off the change so she could keep her form.
In spite of the large number of enemies and damage, they eventually won the fight. After healing and restoring strength, Sandru and Danicia searched the chambers. The tower continued up for another two stories but they had vanquished all of the enemies. They found a great deal of treasurer hidden among the webs and gathered it together. After a short discussion, they decided to leave the tower for the night so they could rest and prepare for exploration of the lower levels. After their rest, they all had gained skills, feats and/or spells due to their experience in traveling and defeating the evil in the tower.
The next day they returned and Darsus removed the stone he had shaped over the opening in the floor. On careful exploration, they found steps/handholds carved into the sides of the hole that led into darkness. With great care they descended into the darkness of the rough hewn tunnel that led down. After traveling downwards for almost 100 feet, they saw a large opening into an area that looked finished and also broken. They chose to stop and prepare before they entered into this new area. The session ended here.