Yasmin follows along.
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With a rehearsed opening of the door whilst everyone stands ready to attack what lies beyond, the door is pushed open...revealing an uninhabited room...
The walls of this room have been crudely painted with various monsters...and huge goblins riding mammoth sized goblin dogs...A plush, human-sized bed stands in this chamber, along with a table holding a bone scroll tube and jars filled with eyeballs, claws, and teeth. Various automaton parts lie scattered around...mostly dented, scratched or scorched...
Yasmin checks out the room for magical auras. [ooc]Detect magic.[/ooc[
There are no distinct magical auras within this room...all of the items see quite mundane and, if the automata ever held an aura, it has long since faded from the pieces of junk scattered around the room.
Ea studies the old paintings on the walls, for their historical than for their artistic value
Ea - some of the paint is relatively fresh whilst some, flaking from the walls, is possibly hundreds of years old. It doesn't appear to depict any particular event...more just a crudely stylised representation of goblins being militarily superior to other creatures. Also, there is absolutely no artistic value to any of the paintings...
Rallos checks the room for anything valuable/important.
Unless you are interested in pickled animal viscera, the eyes, teeth and claws stored in jars across various benches, there is little of interest in this room... There is however the curved scroll tube made out of bone...it is currently sealed shut.
"Well, this scroll tube looks interesting" says Yasmin as Rallos identifies it. She seems very quick to take the tube and open it up herself.
would you like me to check it for traps? If it is valuable there might be a boobytrap.
Turning the scroll tube over in his hands, Rallos gently probes and measures, trying to determine whether the tube itself is trapped….satisfied that that the scroll tube is safe, he hands it back to Yasmin who removes the lid and withdraws a Scroll of Parchment with a Single Rune painted on it .
There is nothing else of interest or value in this room.
Grayface looks over Yasmin's shoulder at the parchment. "Is that magic of some kind? Can you read it?"
"Strange, I'm not sure I recognize anything like this. Maybe it's tied to the magic of this place." Yasmin had not paid as much attention as she ought to in her training as a youth, but she studies the parchment closely, trying to understand.
Yasmin - the parchment itself has no magical aura (as you confirmed earlier) as to whether the rune has some arcane significance or not, you really don't know...
"Maybe this'll make more sense if we find more of these parchments. Shall we try this last door across the hall?"
Aye...let's see what other mysteries this place holds....
Rallos heads off towards the last door.....still wary of possible dangers.....
Opening the double doors, you find yourself on the opposite side of the green spire that you previously discovered heading down into the ground. Here, a spiral set of stairs lead upwards around the green stone…from outside the ruins, it seemed that the central tower was two storeys tall – it is these stairs that presumably lead to the areas upstairs.
It seems we have explored that portion of the Spire totally, or almost.I'm surprised we didn't meet a goblin tribe leader so far. So keep our eyes open.
"So, are we headed up the stairs? Why don't we send the gentlemen up first. We'll be right behind you."
I agree....Gray, lead the way. I will be right behind you. Go slow...haste might make us miss things. Let's go.
Grayface looks to his companions to ensure they appear ready to proceed, then begins to climb the emerald tower.
As you climb the stairs, you pass a storey filled with rubble, the walls caved in and the snow blowing into the building...moving last the wreckage, you approach the top of the stairs where, the steps end at sturdy door.
Unnoticed by you, an arrow slit in the door is quietly opened and, before he can get to the door, Grayface finds himself being used for target practice...asan arrow thumps into Grayface's shoulder, someone / something roars from behind the door, "I told you to stay away...this is my place!!!" Whoever is behind the door does not sound shrill like a goblin...this is something else....
"Hmmmpprrrph" Grayface takes the blow and hides his pain. He shoves his shield up against the arrow slit to prevent further sneak attacks. "You're gonna die boy. I am gonna rip your head off and toss it from the tower walls, this I swear."
"That arrow hit me deep. I could use a heal before we open the door," Gray snarls with clenched teeth.
Gray, shove your shield right against the arrow slit....he can't shoot out of it if the shield is in the way.
With that, Rallos goes forward to try and support Gray.
Emarald, use the wand on Grayface's wound, you're closer than me.
Even if the words are kind and caring, there is no human warmth behind them. Ea is just stating a fact.
Rallos – through the door, which is quite solid, it is impossible to tell who or what fired upon Grayface.
Grayface’s shield fully covers the arrow slit within the door, ”Damn You…”, there is a click as the arrow slit is slid closed…followed by the noise of the something / someone moving away from the door…
Emerald will use one of her own cures on Grey, reserving the wand for more emergency-situations.
"You coward!" cries Yasmin in frustration. She moves up the stairs and tries the door.
Yasmin is not surprised to find the door is firmly locked.
Rallos breaks out his tools...ready to open the lock.
I have a plan....it might seem weird...but hear me out anyways. Gray and Ea, make a lot of noise...I don't want him hearing anything.
Rallos then details his plan to everyone...whispering it to each person so it cannot be overheard.
Thank you Em." The warrior looks from Emerald to his wound, satisfied that it had gone from open and bloody to closed and pink.
In response to Rallos' request, Grayface slams his shield repeatedly against the sturdy door, trying to make as much racket as possible.
While Gray is beating on the door, Rallos checks for a trap on the door, then diligently works the lock mechanism....trying to be as quiet as he can. But
There are no obvious traps on the door or the lock, beneath the clamour of the noise Rallos works the keyhole...nudging, stroking and tickling the inner workings of the lock until, with an almost imperceptible click, the door is unlocked.
As Rallos tucks away his thieves tools, Yasmin readies her magics to daze the enemy, should he be in range.
"--Sounds like----a good----plan----Rallos.--"
Gray flashes a rare smile as he bashes the door, making enough noise to wake the dead...which in this tower isn't that far-fetched.
Rallos readies his rapier, and holds up his hand.
is everyone ready? This might get hairy. Not as hairy as Gray....but hairy nonetheless.... Rallos says with a chuckle.
On 3....1....2......3!
Rallos flings open the door for Gray and follows him in...
As the door swings open, you see standing behind it a large goblinoid creature…towering above the height of any normal goblin, it’s blackened skin is covered by short coarse fur…it’s bow raised and arrow nocked, it’s mouth turns upwards in a cruel sneer.
Yasmin indeed tries to daze the baddie.
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Yasmin incants something strange and wondrous, instantly captivating the creature behind the door...it's arrow remains nocked on the bow string...oblivious to the charging human racing through the opened door.
Deciding that staying away from creatures is a better strategy than ending up unconscious again, she'll cast Magic Stone before the door opens (if possible) and then uses her sling to launch one.
Rallos moves by Gray and positions himself for a flanking attack, attempting to eviscerate the goblinoid.
Ea place herself wisely while the big goblinoid is still dizzy, and strikes at the first opportnutity.
Once again, she words her gloomy motto
Let Fate be.
Grayface doesn't hesitate after Yasmin releases her spell.
"AAAAARRRHGH!"
I don't know if Yasmin is supposed to get another action or not, but she's sitting pretty anyway.
The volley of attacks against the dazed goblinoid meet mixed success...Emerald's stone, despite her best efforts, misses...Ea swings wild...and, Grayface, over enthusiastically following Rallos' plan somehow conspires to trip over his own feet. Rallos however, slides quietly behind the large monster and slides a knife between its ribs...
The searing pain brings the goblinoid to it's senses...and, drawing it's Morning Star, it swings at the Tiefling who had stabbed him.
Die, mongrel!!
Rallos attempts skewers the gobbo with his rapier.
"I look forward to watching your head tumble in the snowy grass, after I toss it out the tower."
Ea steps backs and utters a grim prayer to Pharasma. Her fingers entwine the gray threads of Fate, constricting the creature's arms, hindering its moves, slowing its reflexes
Unperturbed (Ranged combat was never her forte anyway) Emerald slips another glowing green stone into her sling.