Two Blades presses the dagger to the raven and nothing special happens. The dagger continues to pulse and glow faintly. You notice it is glowing the same color as the first set of runes from the east.
When two blades holds the dagger over the runes, they dim and then stop glowing. The next set of runes glow the same color as the ring with the hound on it.
The ring does the same thing to this set of runes. However the amulet with the goat does not seem to react to the third set of runes.
On the body at the top of the steps you see a gleaming bracelet on his wrist.
No evil is detected by the paladin....
Two blades steps over a set of glowing runes feels something in the back of his mind but fades by the time he reaches the last set of runes that stop glowing once the amulet with the goat crosses it.
The bracelet seems to have a rat stenciled into it. And matches the same runes on the third set.
Once the lat set of runes have been deactivated, the party makes their way into the final chamber.
The air in this chamber is strangely humid, and a thin layer of fog clings all across the floor. A staircase descends from the east and another staircase to the west is fully obstructed by rubble. Several statues with serpent motifs stand in the area. To the north, a large, green stained-glass window looms behind a twisted statue of three serpentine men conjoined at the hip. Vines snake across the floor from a central pool filled with luminescent green liquid. In several places, faintly glowing arcane script inscribed on the floor tiles shines through the mist.
Perception Check
Sab notices the statue eyes glow red as a streak of fire cuts across the room striking the wall above it.
Combat
Bold May Act
Surprise Round
Sab'Sera-single action
Seeing a moving target now, it fires it rays toward the rogue. How ever it has trouble tracking it down.
Combat
Bold May Act
Round 1
Statue
Sab
Thordir
Kord
Two Blades
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Before heading down the stairs past the glowing glyphs, Thordir carefully examines the corpse from which Two Blades had recovered the bracelet.
He is unable to discern what might have killed the person, however, so he moves on along with the others.
Upon arriving in the mist-filled chamber and receiving the welcome of a couple blasts of fiery energy from the statue, Thordir looks at the strange statue with surprise. Realizing that he would need to hit particularly hard if he wanted to break the statue, he allows the deep-seated fury that lies dormant within his blood to rise and flow over, sending him into a maddening rage! His muscles ripple and bulge with improved power as his eyes loose some of their sharp focus and clarity. In his enraged state, he rushes forward and strikes out with his glaive.
knowledge Arcana
Thordir finds out the hard way that this statue has serious reach as one of the stone snakes strikes out from the body and delivers a savage bite.
Thordir still manages to land a solid hit on the statue.
Two blades approachses and delivers a strike of his own gouging it.
The statue then returns the favor and strike once at both the rogue and barbarian. But both seem harder to hit then initially thought.
Combat
Bold May Act
Round
Statue-20 damage
Sab
Thordir-8 damage
Kord
Two Blades
The snakes lashes out at Sab as she gets with in fifteen feet of the statue. But the acrobatic rogue dodges the thing and literally cuts the head off the serpent, which causes the statue to cease.
Thordir then smashes his glaive in the chest of the statue causing it to fall back and break into a million pieces.
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As the statue crumbles beneath his glaive, Thordir regains control of himself and staggers to one knee, breathing heavily. John, Kord, would one of you fine men mind giving me a touch with this?"[/b] From within his cloak, he pulls a wand of bright pine wood inscribed with runes in a silver filigree, offering the wand to the divinely touched members of the party.
Perception:
While looking round the room Sab sees creases in the the wall and pushes on them to find a door.
Following the hallaway back, you find a room hidden.
Eerie green lights burn all along the walls of this laboratory. A staircase ascends to the east, and a collapsed one lies to the west. A stained-glass window looms over an operating slab where the remains of a humanoid creature lie chained to the stone. Several tablets and other strange items lie atop the various tables.
On the table lays a really large bastard sword.
The site being thoroughly investigated, the PCs have enough to head back to Khari, with there heads high. The way back through the desert to Khari is uneventful. With out too much delay, the PCs climb aboard a Chelish frigate to head back to Corentyn.
The PCs spend the night on the frigate and reach Corentyn by evening.
Perception:
When the PCs arrive to meet with Zefiro, the museum appears dark and empty except for several muffled voices audible in the building’s east wing.
Double doors open into a hall filled with bookshelves, display cases, and two large tables piled with manuscripts. Several oil lamps keep the darkness at bay even at night. A rolling ladder stands at the east end of the library. Two staircases near the doors rise to the balconies on both sides of the hall. The railed balconies run across the length of the hall with a third one rising even higher to the east. There, a pair of doors leads into a second-story office.
A woman with dark, flowing hair speaks from the highest balcony. “How nice of you to deliver yourselves to me. I was just about to come find you! I strongly advise that you turn yourself in for questioning—though I must admit that part of me hopes you won’t, since our friends to the east are sure to hammer the truth out of the traitor Zefiro anyway.”
As she speaks you see two figure move on the balcony, bows drawn.
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Thordir approaches the table and examines the remains and the various artifacts spread across the surface. He reaches out to touch the sword, but pulls his hand back at the last moment. "Anyone care to check this for signs of dark magic? I don't think picking up a cursed sword would be a good way to end our investigation here."
He also looks at the tablets and tries to puzzle out what they say, but finds his skills with languages lacking. "I'm afraid I don't know this language. Wait! I think I have something for that. John, could you help me with this?" He pulls a scroll of comprehend languages from his pack and hands it to Two Blades, asking him to cast the spell on him so he can read the tablets.
"Fascinating! The tablets contain information about both infusing constructs with fiendish energy and about the war with Ancient Osirion. One tablet details Jistkan plans to arm constructs with manufactured weapons designed to combat their div enemies. The Jistkans were a fascinating, but vicious people, it would seem."
Having deciphered the tablets, and assuming someone checks the sword and finds it free of curses, Thordir helps collect the artifacts and safely stow it for transport back to Corentyn. He also takes copious notes in his journal about the layout of the ruins, especially how they relate to the various levels of Hell.
"It certainly sounds that way, Kord," Thordir says evenly. He then calls out to the woman loudly, "Here you stand, in a library, a source for untold knowledge and wisdom, and yet you choose to threaten four capable warriors and their friend? Some people never learn."
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When Sab'Sera listens to Thodir about the war with Ancient Osirion, she shows her interest.
In my land, there are legends about that war, and we really consider the Jiskans a vicious people.
Sab was surprised to find the museum so dark. It was not in that way the other times they come here. When she find that woman and sees the reaction of Kord, she tries to calm the mood
Ma'am, Kord does not really means it. You know, that orc blood in his veins are always to easy to excite. Could you pleeeease tell us what are the charges against Zefiro? As you see, we have been out of town for a while and there is no way we can be related with that.
The female looks taken aback for a moment then her face distorts in rage, "ENOUGH GESTURING. SEIZE THEM"
Combat-Round 1
Bold May Act
Sab
Yellow
Two Blades
Kord
Blue
Red
Thordir
Sab just misses the thug.
Yellow double moves
Combat-Round 1
Bold May Act
Sab
Yellow
Two Blades
Kord
Blue
Red
Thordir
Blue obeys the command appraching two blades.
Red drops his bow, draws steel and strikes at sab.
Combat order
Bold May Act
Round 1
Thordir
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Round 2
Sab
Yellow
Two Blades
Kord
Blue
Red
Thordir
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"Well, you seem to have this one well in hand, John," Thordir says as he slips behind the Shoanti and ascends the steps to the south. "I'll be up top helping Sab for a moment, but don't forget to call if you need a hand." Suddenly, Thordir's demeanor changes from the friendly, almost jovial one with which he had addressed Two Blades, to one of pure anger and hatred. The enraged beast that he has become bounds up the stairs, his enormous glaive in hand and ready to strike down Sab's attacker. When he finally reaches the top of the steps, he raises his weapon straight and high overhead, then brings the blade down like an executioner's axe.
The mighty barbarian drops the lone man in one blow...
Sab nimbly moves from bookcase to bookcase, surrounding the woman.
Yellow sneers at Sab,Children should not be sent to fight, How irresponsible of your care takers.
The female moves back and speaks a word, a moment later, a swarm of spiders explodes from her mouth, landing in front of her.
The swarm, with no immediate target goes after the first target.
Combat order
Bold May Act
Round 2
Sab- 2 damage, 2 str damage
Yellow
Two Blades
Kord
Blue
Red
Thordir
Kord manages to catch the person on the way to Two Blades....
However, Two blades is unable to hit the target.
Kord moves closer to the leader.
Blue drops her bow and draws her blade and swings at two blades.
Combat
Round 2
Thordir
Round 3
Sab- 2 damage, 2 str damage
Yellow
Two Blades
Kord
Blue- 6 damage
Red- -5/unconscious
Thordir
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Thordir rushes back down the stairs after his first opponent falls beneath his blade. Thinking only of how to get in the best position to attack the blue guard, he moves recklessly past Two Blades, leaving himself open for an opportune strike from the guard's blade. He is blind to everything but his goal, however, so when he finally reaches his desired position, he thrusts the blade of his glaive toward the guard and strikes with a powerful pull cut.
The thug recoils and tries to strike at the barbarian as he moves past, but misses. Thordir reaches his destination and brings the glaive down once more. Taking the fight out of the guard.
Round 3
Sab- 2 damage, 2 str damage
Yellow
Two Blades
Kord
Thordir
Sab clears the spider swarm and chucks a flask of fire on them, the flask breaks and scorches the swarm, causing them to scatter into the cracks and crevices of the library.
The female start to cast a spell, not opening herself up for attacks. However, she is unable to lay a hand on the Paladin.
Sab manages to fight off the rest of the poison before it saps any more strength from her.
Round 3
Two Blades
Kord
Thordir
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Round 4
Sab- 2 damage, 2 str damage
Yellow
Two Blades
Kord
Thordir
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"Good, Sab! Blast and burn! Destroy them all! Burn it all! Burn it...burn...all?" Thordir shakes his head as his anger subsides as if he were calmed by some external force. He soon realizes, however, that it is his own internal sense of restraint that is checking the destructive urges of his rage. Realizing that he won't be much good in fighting the spell-caster in this condition, he recalls that she had said something about Zefiro being held and tortured in the room beyond on the second floor. To reach their imperiled informant, Thordir moves as quickly as his tired legs allow him up the stairs to the south and toward the eastern end of the library.