Thistletop again

Sheilalu appears and announces that there are hoardes of goblins forming in the world and heading this way. We are here to look for Nulia, and Sheilalu offers to head back out to hold off the goblins, leaving behind a wand of cure light wounds.

We head downstairs . At the door we hear paper shuffling and then a door closing. We enter what appears to be the main war room. To the East is a doorway leading to a hallway. The the West is a small room with barrels, tools, weapons and a buxom babe. She attacks Bartland and bolts. Bartland follows and shoots and misses. The party follows. When we catch up and pounce her into submission; she says her name is Lyrie Akenja. She says she's been researching this old temple, using the goblins' help to accomplish her goals. She admits to working with Tsutso. Sayal mouths off and Lyrie casts some spell. Benin gets her in a grapple, Sayal hits her with her battle axe. Lyrie cannot complete the spell, but continues to fight. Skrimshaw, standing on top of Lyrie, readies her bow and threatens to kill her. 

Lyrie explains that this is an ancient Thasselonin ruin. Hired by Nulia for her knowledge of arcana. She was a pathfinder but Nulia gave her a job studying the Thasselonians. Nulia is here, on the observation deck. She's angry that Tsutso has been jailed. She offers to help us get to Nulia safely if we let her go.

Room D15, she has a potion of cure light wounds, 5 scrolls, a wand, a dagger, a cloak, a silver comb, small artifacts (hair, fingernail clippings, etc), and a spell book. We take it all. Try to detect the scrolls, one scroll of see invisibility, scroll of sleep, scroll of whispering wind. The wand is of magic missiles.

Agree to let her go if we get safely to Nulia. She points out a trap that would have killed us. We disable it and send her first across. She points out a door behind which is Nulia. She says inside is the observation desk.

Observation deck - 4 burning scrolls, there are bones, taxidermist animals and limbs, a fountain of bubbling blue liquid, marble countertops, and other creepy items. Nulia stands mid room. Big dog afire nearby. 

Bartland storms in and shoots at Nulia, hitting her right away. Benin hits her with his hammer. Arandor shoots the Hound with a magic missile from Lyrie's wand. Sayal and Behnin both wounded, but still standing, feeling angry. Arandor's missiles finally take down the Hound. Behnin passes out in pain. Nulia turns on Skrimshaw. Eventually, we overtake Nulia and she collapses. 

Two Hounds are bounding down the hall, Sayal and Bartland slam the door shut, but not before their howling scares the beejeezus out of Skrimshaw and Arandor. In their panic they are useless. Sayal drinks two potions (one medium and one light) and Behnin heals her back to some health. The dogs continue to batter the door. Sayal, feeling better, cleaves Nulia in half.