"Let keep moving."
Wide windows provide a panoramic view over the grounds of the estate. A grand desk of finely carved hickory sits before these windows, along with a large chair of rotted leather.
Tess moves forward and rifles through the desk.
Perception
Looking for any useful information about artifacts or the folks in black. He will also look for traps and secret compartments. It is all the same number.
Eleric you do not find anything about artifacts or people in black and you do not find any traps or secret compartments. However, as you and Tessara start opening the drawers a cloud of yellow spores come flying up into the air.
Fort
Ugh...Of course. As rotted as the chair is, mold took hold in the desk. Get back! Don't breathe it in.
"Anyone else feeling very tired."
A large four posted bed sits next to a wide fireplace. The bed has been stripped of covers, but its rotten feather mattress still remains and bears a large, dark stain in the centre. The wooden headboard once depicted a scene of ships battling upon the waves, but is now cracked with age and the elements, and large gashes further mar its surface. A wheeled chair with a mouldy seat and warped wheels stands at the foot of the bed. A stairway winds up to the east into the dome above the manor house.
”Up the stairway, then?”
"I see few other options."
A railed widow's walk stands atop the manor's dome, looking out over the surrounding marsh. The bricks lining the floor of this cupola are sunken as if from a great impact. In the centre of this shallow crater lies a mangled and gore-spattered corpse int he shredded remains of red and green finery. A trapdoor provide's access to the house below.
Perception
Creeden you can see a series of strange mystical symbols inscribed on the bricks in charcoal.
You also see a dark shadow passing overhead that momentarily blocks out the light of the stairs and the moon.
Detect magic.
"Hmmm. Let me take a look."
Eleric, you recognise the symbols of summoning runes, directed towards the Dark Tapestry.
Deep in contemplation,Ortensia observed the emerging clues within their surroundings. She took out her journal and scribbled out several pages of her neat,skinny script and sketches.
"That is a whole extradimensional space and I don't know what would be on the other side."
Does it look active?
Eleric looks around for information on what part of the Dark Tapestry it would go to or how to activate it.
There seems to be no obvious way to activate it, it looks as if the runes have been cast but are now used up. As you are looking around you notice a dark shape moving towards the dome.
"Shall we hide? Do you think it has seen us?"
Stealth
With a horrifying shriek a huge creature descends from the sky. Larger than an elephant, this scaly, bird-like creature has a vaguely horse-like head and vast, slime-encrusted wings
You recognise the creature as a shantak. They are immune to cold and disease. They have a reach of 15 foot. It has the grab ability and its scales exude an oil granting it bonuses to avoid being grappled.
The shantak flies down and attacks Eleric
Tess casts Prayer on the group.
Eleric will full withdraw.
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Creeden manages to strike the creature once and it howls in pain.
Ortensia attacks the beast with her mace.
Unfortunately both of her attacks miss.
The shantak will try to attack Creeden.
Only one of the shantak's attacks hits.
Eleric casts Myradic Spontaneity on the Shantak. DC 22 Will
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Undaunted by the bite, Creeden continues to attack
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Tess summons her bow and casts Divine Power.
@Creeden - yeah you can have an attack of opportunity
Creeden manages to hit the creature twice.