Healy One-Shots Malakar, Party Keeps the Medallion

“The party descended into Ashwick Keep's tomb on a contract to recover the Medallion of Soul Binding and account for three missing treasure hunters. After navigating a dart trap in the entry corridor and looting a dead explorer's note revealing the medallion's true 500 gp value, the party fought through a chamber of four animated stone guardians and a web-choked spider cave where Ugly absorbed a punishing amount of damage. A clever three-statue puzzle was solved by Craig posing triumphantly over a smushed cocoon corpse, opening the path to Malakar's burial chamber. The ancient undead wizard barely finished his monologue before Healy obliterated him with a nat-20 Level 2 Guiding Bolt for 50 radiant damage. The party looted the tomb — spellbook, +1 dagger, gold, and the medallion — and quietly agreed to keep the artifact rather than destroy it as contracted.”