We enter the tunnel. It seems to head back towards the house. We find lots of lichens and mushrooms; it is dark and dank. As we get further in, excavated dirt turns to rock. We see symbols scrawled on the walls similar to the strange markings in Sebastian’s journal.

Ahead we see light, possibly from a fire. There are two side caverns. We hear a sound as if someone is gagged down one of them. We rush forward and free him, it is Professor Wilfred Birch, an acquaintance of Everett’s.

Birch was part of an advance group and was also checking out the property. He does not remember how he got in the tunnel, but thanks us for saving him. He joins us. We find a bunk room and a room with three beds and gory decorations. We find a book called “The Book of Fear” and some other books. Birch and Everett put on robes that we find so they may blend in with any cultists we come across.

We come to another room where there is a strange ceremony going on. Someone is about to be sacrificed by three cultists. There are 15 or so other cultists here as well, all chanting. We break in and attack them to stop the ceremony. We notice there are cups filled with blood lining the walls. Remembering the chant we heard from vision of the men who murdered the two boys, we knock them over. Suddenly ghosts appear from the spilled blood and attack the cultists. One of them seems to be casting a spell on Bruno but it does not work. After incapacitating the cultists we rescue the girl. Father Thomas heals Lester’s wounds incurred from the battle.

After looking at the symbols on the walls a bit more closely, we think they are for summoning. This cave may have been used for sacrificing people many years ago. A woman, persecuted for being a witch was stoned. She put a curse on this place and ever since then bad things have happened.

The altar has a crack in it; inside it is hollow. Inside there is a crudely made sword and a rock. We recall that some meteor metals have powers over the undead.

Finally the ghosts dissipate and we all feel less dread.

We find books, a silver dagger, a piece of chalk, a plate and some candles.  The dagger can harm the undead. The candles are “soul candles” which require you to drip your blood on them to gain magical protection. The chalk is “warding chalk” which helps to create a protective circle when summoning. The platter is used to catch sacrificial blood and summons elder beings. The stone, a “Summoning Stone” warps reality and summons elder beings.

Everett takes the first book, The Arcane. From it you can learn to cast spells. The second book is the Fear Book which teaches fear spells. The Dysan Book is taken by Klemm, this gives bonuses to occult knowledge and the arcane. The Book of the River Valley deals with summonings and increases occult knowledge.

We find the murderers; they are old and zombified. The third one is Sebastian. We quickly smash the altar and set the place on fire. After escaping, Father Thomas blesses the place.