Jayla loads another bullet and slings at the most damaged skeleton.
The remaining two skeletons go down and the one on the hill with the glowing green eyes turns and walks away.
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"Fortunate, the skirmish is won.
Yet we'll very likely see that last one in the future."
Looking at the last skeleton walking away, then at the group, "Seems we taking plenty injuries, and running low on healing. I think we need to camp somewhere to rest."
Raskir starts to pursue, but regains control. He checks on everyone's wounds.
Healing
HP now 13/17.
"Now that that is over, we still need to figure out where we are. Xaikon, how high can you fly?" Raskir looks back at the door, trying to feel if there is a wall next to it.
"Thank you Raskir. I have one more healing I can do for the day."
Xaikon flies up to see how high the ceiling is and to see if she can see the whole area.
Plus, it works like the witch's hex, as a CLW, 1d8+CL.
Thanks for the correction, I was going to look it up and forgot.
HP 17/17 now.
Xaikon flies up and can see that the valleys is about 300 feet across and that there are multiple caves on the other side of the valley. The skeleton that left the battle earlier is heading that way.
There is also a window overlooking the valley from a cliff wall about 60 feet off the ground.
She decides to fly over to the window, and hover by it to see what she can see in the room. Once done, she return to the group to report on her findings, including dimensions of the area.
Looking into the windows even up close Xaikon can only see her reflection.
"Xaikon, that is good to know. Clearly, there is some strange spell-craft at work here....We should see where that thing goes." Raskir jogs to follow the skeleton.
She flies above Raskir, looking out for the strange skeleton.
The rest of the large valleys is clear if any remain they must be in the caves
"Raskir, can i hold on to the sling and bullets for now?
With the certainty of encountering that skeleton again, it would be most useful."
"A little fire is also effective against them."
"Shall we head out then."
You go into the caves?
A crisp glow of light shines from the ceiling of this cavern, although no obvious source of the light is apparent. You press on and reach a large chamber.
Several strange shell fragments and bits of bone lie scattered across
the floor of this large chamber. Ancient cave paintings of fourarmed
humanoids and strange animals decorate the walls—but to the south, a particularly unusual depiction that looks like an oblong shape burning in the sky above several kneeling four-armed figures dominates the prehistoric decor.
There is a tunnel leading south next to a white, coral-like rock formation and another going north with strange machines on each side of it.
Jayla takes in her surroundings carefully before proceeding.
Upon the depiction, she's puzzled.
"A picture of reverence? An overlord perhaps..?"
Jayla examines the mural and gets the impression that this was likely the scene of a ship decending from the stars from the point of view of primitives.
She also finds a piece of parchment on the ground
Xaikon lands beside the group before they move into the tunnel. When they come across the cavern paintings she studies them, matching the skeletons outside to the figures depicted, "So this is what the skeletons look like with flesh on."
Once picks up the parchment, an expression of total bafflement can be seen as she looks at the drawing. She also looks about for any sign of the strange skeleton.
"What about this one with the falling star.."
"Falling star?
What would a celestial body have to do with worship?"
"This may be a story instead of worship."
OK I am back online. It is late at night currently so I wont be making a new post just a heads up that my internet is back up so I will be returning full time starting tomorrow.
I'd like it if everyone could make any post just so I see your all still around.
Anyone still around?
You proceed deeper into the caverns.
A crisp glow of light shines from the northern wall of this cavern,
although no obvious source of the light is apparent. You approach and find a metal door. It is damaged and not closed all the way.
Beyond you can see a curving tunnel but there are arcs of electricity that cross the hallway at regular intervals.
As Jayla walks along the tunnel, she observes everything.
The sight of electricity however, sets her on alert, for some subconscious reason.
"An electrical hazard, is someone less susceptible to it than the average person?"
"What is an electrical hazard?"
"It can be compared to lightning magics, but not controlled by mages.
Think of two spheres, both enchanted by mages to shoot lightning between them and us having to get past them. A situation of lightning risk in an environment."
Jayla explained it easily, to her reasoning, but she couldn't put her finger on the why.
Xaikon lands and walks besides Riskir, as they make their way deeper into the cavern. Seeing the electrical arcs, {b]"I guess this is the same as what happened at the strange metal structure that exploded in the mine."[/b]
"I get the definition of it now."
The source of the electricity is actually a malfunctioning piece of machinery. It emits the bolts of lightning every 20 to 60 seconds. If someone could run over to the machine right after it discharges and disable before it discharges again that could resolve the issue. One could also try simply running past it.
The discharge filled the entire hallway anyone in the hall when it discharges will get hit (unless they have evasion and make the save :p).
"I prefer not to go in first, while the electricity is rampant.
The experience i've had with it has not been beneficial."
"I not good at fiddling with devices. So would mean making a dash through the area after a discharge takes place."
Watching the discharges, "Think there is enough time to make it between discharges. They seem to be enough far apart."
Jayla makes a quick decision.
She runs for the panel when the discharge is gone.
Jayla runs up and manages to find a way to cut the power to the device before it discharges again.
Electricity would have been most inconvenient.
"It seems to be safe to pass, shall we head on?"
Having said that, Jayla takes a quick look at the immediate surroundings.
You press on and climb some stairs to reach a room with a window overlooking the valley. The air in this room seems to buzz and hum with energy. Strips of glowing rectangles light the room from above, while several smaller flickering windows line the walls. A large glasstopped circular table sits in the middle of the room. To the north sits a large metal desk covered with blinking lights, while a humming pillar of purple-and-black metal stands nearby, its sides flashing with tendrils of violet energy. A single golden panel flashes with a soft but incessant light on the side of this pillar. A thick layer of dust coats everything, diffusing the lights shining from the various surfaces, and many of the machines seem to be damaged, cracked, or otherwise ruined.
There is a door leading to another room beyond.
"Wow this place has seen better days, and has not been entered for quite a long time."
Seeing Jayla succeeding to shutdown the machine, "Well done Jayla, definitely better than dodging lightning.", ending with a smile.
She keeps her sword out as they make their way into the next room. Once inside, she makes her way to the large windows to see where they are in relation to the valley, considering she did have a height advantage in the valley earlier.
"Not been entered in a long time. Perhaps we could set up camp here. To recharge our spells and the like."
Looking at the strange lit room and the odd looking purple pillar, "Perhaps once we figure what is here and safe to remain here."
A large metal table is surrounded by odd-looking chairs in this room. To the west, what appears to be a transparent wall looks out over a strange desert valley. Four pillars support the fifteen foot-high ceiling, while dozens of crude images of a pickaxe made of a skull and bones have been painted onto the walls with some sort of ivory pigment along with several phrases in an unrecognisable language.
An alien sits in a chair facing the window. He is covered in dust like the rest of the room but seems still alive somehow. The chair turns to face you when the door opens and the alien speaks a few rods in a language you don't recognise. (kasathian language)
Jaya's metallic eyes take in the weird looking alien.
This is unexpected, i had not anticipated this as a potential hostile chamber.
But as ever, she sticks to her natural calm.
"Do speak in common tongue, if you choose to converse, it is more convenient for both parties."
The alien seems confused and speaks again in Androffan this time.
"Do you speak the language of the masters?"
Jayla easily switches to Androffan, her vocals adjusting slightly.
"That i do.
With what name do i address you, and are you a resident of this complex?"
Xaikon stands with her sword lowered as she sees the strange creature to the turn speaking in a yet even stranger languages. She simply just watches the conversation that she can't understand taking place, watching very careful for any signs of threats.