Roylenna's fire flashes from her hands and strikes true. Something flares up and shudders in the mist.
The creature blends back into the mist and disappears.
You're all up.
init Chris (and robin) 1d20+2=16.
Perception (1d20+5=7)
The stream continues ahead, passing through a large cave, where there is ample space to clamber up onto dry land on both sides. The door is on the left side. The entire cave is filled with mist.
You sighted the monster when it was about 20 feet ahead of Ka'kara (and Roylenna, who was being carried by Ka'kara).
"Do you want to go in? I think I scared it for the time being..."
"Do you want to go in? I think I scared it for the time being..."
"Good, it better stay scared. Let's see what behind the door." Ka'kara moves toward the door as far as she can go.
The large oak door stands ajar, and there is something written in Viridian around the frame.
Mahaffy has got water in his eyes
He move towards the door " Cover me . I'll inspect this door"
Mahaffy has got water in his eyes
He move towards the door " Cover me . I'll inspect this door"
About to step through the door, Ka'kara instead pulls up short at Mahaffy's words, puts Roylenna down carefully with the words "Take care little sister", and draws her greatsword.
The door does not appear to be trapped. Beyond it a narrow (10 feet) flight of stairs descend into darkness.
Once she's on the ground again, the wee spellcaster conjures up another set of Dancing Lights. The new set hovers at the just-opened door while the original set is illuminating the area where the 'demon' disappeared.
"Mahaffy, you have eyes like my friend, don't you? Do you need the lights to see? 'cause I can send them down, but he always wanted me to hold them back until he'd scouted first. What do you think?"
Mahaffy will check the stairs
"What is it , miss ? Oh , no need . I assume you want to keep me in sight . Any light would be visible whether it's with me or you "
The stairs do not seem to be trapped. Beyond them a corridor continues straight ahead for about 40 feet before turning to the right.
Roylenna will keep her lights back waiting for an all-clear from the dwarf. Once the rest of the party proceeds, she will take a position near the middle. Her lights will be pushed forward to the dwarf's position if anyone requests - most especially Mahaffy.
Ka'kara watches the mist warily, ready to spring at a moments notice.
Sandros falls toward the rear, letting his sharper eyes drink in the light of Roylenna's magic as they proceed. He too watches over his shoulder for the return of the "mist demon."
Chris and Robin do as Sandros and falls toward the rear.
Mahaffy will continue to progress down the corridor checking for traps
You hear a hissing somewhere inside the mist, and catch a glimpse of what might be a claw, but other than that the mist demon stays hidden.
Proceeding down the corridor, it turns and ends abruptly. A quick search by Mahaffy reveals a secret door. Passing through it (after listening and searching for traps) you emerge in a familiar room.
Now what?
Seeing that the mist demon is not interested in attacking them any longer and that Sandros, Chris, and Robin are watching for it also, Ka'kara quickly follows Mahaffy. She looks a little disappointed at the revelation that the stairs just lead back to the goblin area but quickly shrugs it off, "Well, there are some passages down here we haven't been too yet. Let's go."
Seeing that the mist demon is not interested in attacking them any longer and that Sandros, Chris, and Robin are watching for it also, Ka'kara quickly follows Mahaffy. She looks a little disappointed at the revelation that the stairs just lead back to the goblin area but quickly shrugs it off, "Well, there are some passages down here we haven't been too yet. Let's go."
"Sure! Let's go!"
You return to the room with the strange statues and after due searching for traps, open the secret door.
Behind it there is a small corridor that turns to the right before ending in another door. Listening at it and searching it for traps yields nothing, so you proceed into a small room (20 times 30 feet). There are small, four-foot daises in either end with something written in Viridian above each.
There are six headless skeletal bodies splayed about the floor, and the walls and ceilings are smeared with (ancient) dried blood.
There are six headless skeletal bodies splayed about the floor, and the walls and ceilings are smeared with (ancient) dried blood.
Sandros looks warily around the room, readying his recently-bought quarterstaff at the sight of the skeletons. He squints up at the writing. "Anyone got a clue what that says?" he asks.
Surveying the ancient carnage, "No, but my guess is Stay out or we'll cut off your head. Looks a lot like a trap to me."
Roylenna stares at the script for a moment, but bores quickly and moves to the next script, never staying long enough to actual read them. "I don't think they're very important," she says.
Roylenna stares at the script for a moment, but bores quickly and moves to the next script, never staying long enough to actual read them. "I don't think they're very important," she says.
Seeming satisfied with Roylenna's explanation and growing bored with all this searching and deciphering, "We'll let's see what happens then." She jumps to the first dais, crouching when she lands to say avoid anything at head height.
Do anyone of you think I should look for footprints
Nothing comes of Ka'karas acrobatic antics. The dust on the floor looks like it has been undisturbed for a long time. Mahaffy finds no traps, but there is a crack in the opposite wall that looks promising, and with some help from Sandros, he manages to find a secret door. As far as he can tell, it's not trapped.
" Ok, what was the name of the finder you had before ! Seems he was slacking a bit! I am going to have to recheck every place you have been . It will take days but when you have to do a job , it's best to do it well !'
" Ok, what was the name of the finder you had before ! Seems he was slacking a bit! I am going to have to recheck every place you have been . It will take days but when you have to do a job , it's best to do it well !'
After taking a moment to determine that nothing untoward is going to happen she stands up straight and looks pleased with herself, "Did you see..." As she looks back and sees Mahaffy making a slow methodical search of the floor she rolls her eyes and the words die on her lips. Using her greatsword as a crutch by putting her greatsword point down and leaning on it she stands, waits, and examines her fingernails.
At Mahaffy's words Ka'kara looks mystified and then a look of realization suddenly appears, "Well, there was Grond.......and then Hella......they never seem to last long though." Mahaffy's frown making her realize what she has said, "No, no! I don't mean that! They just seem to have better things to go off and do...and so....well....leave." She shrugs. Then as the rest of Mahaffy's words sink in, "Days! How about we go looking in the places that we do know exist. There are after all plenty of them. No need to waste......uhhh, spend time looking at every crack in the wall until we do." Obviously feeling a little uncomfortable with Mahaffy's steady frown, "So....where does the concealed door go?" She makes a move to open it.
Using her greatsword as a crutch by putting her greatsword point down and leaning on it she stands, waits, and examines her fingernails.
So nice fingernails are important if you are a hero?
I got problems with my fingernails. They are fragil and they look ordinary...or worse. Any advice?
I got problems with my fingernails. They are fragil and they look ordinary...or worse. Any advice?
To barbarians strong fingernails are very important. Of course so is a strong everything else too. Go here: Mayoclinic
Using her greatsword as a crutch by putting her greatsword point down and leaning on it she stands, waits, and examines her fingernails.So nice fingernails are important if you are a hero?
I got problems with my fingernails. They are fragil and they look ordinary...or worse. Any advice?
The door opens to reveal a small chamber, which is empty but for the finely crafted ancient battleaxe that hangs on the opposite wall.
The door opens to reveal a small chamber, which is empty but for the finely crafted ancient battleaxe that hangs on the opposite wall.
"No, that doesn't look suspicious at all," murmurs Sandros dryly.
The door opens to reveal a small chamber, which is empty but for the finely crafted ancient battleaxe that hangs on the opposite wall.
Roylenna looks at the beautifully crafted axe, even to her eyes, then to the remains spread around the floor. "Do you think that did this? By itself?" With that, she begins to concentrate on a Detect Magic to see if she can see a dweomer on the ancient weapon.
Roylenna looks at the beautifully crafted axe, even to her eyes, then to the remains spread around the floor. "Do you think that did this? By itself?" With that, she begins to concentrate on a Detect Magic to see if she can see a dweomer on the ancient weapon.
The weapon radiates moderate transmutation magic.
I got problems with my fingernails. They are fragil and they look ordinary...or worse. Any advice?To barbarians strong fingernails are very important. Of course so is a strong everything else too. Go here: Mayoclinic
"The weapon is definitely enchanted. I'm not sure what it's enchanted to do, of course, but considering these," she gestures at the bodies, "I'm thinking we need to tread carefully."
"Proteus, can you tell what those scripts mean?"