The Courtyard of Horrors

The party resumed the search of the tunnels under the inter connecting graveyards, and learned that each of the three crypts belonged to three of the five great houses that once resided in the city. Another search of the tunnels revealed a third passage interconnecting the crypts together. However the the large wooden boxes remained empty within.

As the party continued their investigation. A large explosion occurs in the center of the city. The party arrives to find a red glow receding from what use to be the town square. In it's place, a large, fifteen foot tall abomination stands in its place. Two glowing hands extend on impossibly large arms, as a fire ball launches from the creature, and the battle is joined. With the help of some guards, the party manages to route the undead, saving the city, and solving the question of what kind of creature could have resided in the massive wooden boxes in the crypts.