Brayden tried to open the lock on the steel chest, but despot his masterful efforts does not manage. Slera, with her keen senses, searches the room for hidden switches. He gets a hunch something in the chests might activate something outside, but other than that, she finds no hard evidence.
With great fervour, Zahur fire shot after shot of acid splashes at the door. After what seems like an eternity of conjuring and spouting acid, he stops, looking contently at the molten bits of metal that used to be the lock. The smell of charred wood fills the air, and the door is free to be opened.
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So I see they locked us in until we find the map's location. Who's up for giving a taste of their own medicine in after we get the map? Dominique raises his hand then looks at the others questioningly .
So... let's get back to the matter of hand. Thank you Brayden for volunteering to play with the chest's traps. My guess is that the smooth copper chest is not exactly what it seams to be. It's reeking with illusion magic. It might just open in some other manner than what we expect it to. As for the basket...
Dominique moves his hand over the basket then takes a few steps back aims at the basket and releases two shots, the comments on his accuracy. Please don't mind me, just checking if there is no invisible creatures trapped here with us. Oh and just to let you know, I don't think it is a good idea to put your hand in basket.
I hate being confined in this place. Just wait till I get out of here... That alchemist looks shady and there's also something fishy with the half elf.
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"I don't know who made that lock, but it was quite impressive." Will remarks as he approaches the door.
If a lock was that well made, someone really doesn't want us in. That may not be the only thing preventing us from getting in.
"Does anyone see signs of any traps if we open this door? If not perhaps I should go first, just to be safe." Will says as he checks around the door for anything that looks out of place.
The door creaks as it opens.
Darkness fills the warehouse, the ambient light from outside blocked by a filthy, oily film on the structure’s few windows. Darting illumination comes from light reflecting off the water through a splintered hole in the floor. Throughout the warehouse, crates, boxes, and barrels lean against each other in vaguely sorted stacks. A lingering smell indicates some of the contents are certainly spoiled.
Slera examines the wicker basket. The two holes that Dominiques arrow made allow a bit of a peek inside, and there seems to be something ornate, metallic just under the lid of the basket. Slera also hears the Sssss. sounds
Will moves around the warehouse, stealthily, then shouts OKAY, NOW WHERE ARE THESE BOOKS!. Three annoyed rats emerge to look at what caused this disturbance.
Slera carefully opens the Wicker basket. A blue stone key lies atop a pile of crumpled linens.
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Taking in Dominique's words and getting frustrated with the steel chest, Brayden turns towards the copper banded, smooth wooden chest, seemingly intrigued. "Illusion you say? I wonder what this illusion masks." Gingerly, he physically and visually examines the enchanted chest, seeking the truth hidden by the magic.
Brayden concentrates, and sees the copper-banded chest for what it is - an illusion.
Wills swing goes wide, just as, from the corner of his eye, an arrow takes out one of the rats. The rats, in their annoyance, start gnawing away at Will
The rat manages to find a particularly exposed piece of heel on Will, and gnaws straight at it.
Zahur's acid ball goes wide.
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Smiling up at the others, Brayden scratches his head. "Hmm, well that is one chest down... Dom, your eye for magic is indeed correct - but this is not a chest clocked in illusion, this chest is purely a figment. And stay away from the liquid in that vessel, its not water, but rather a caustic alchemical substance. You two daring to look in that basket?"
Returning to the steel chest, he attempts again to unlock the chest.
Vengeance is sweet as Will mashes the rat to a pulp, leaving only a single remaining plague-carrier.
Slera is pretty certain picking up the key will trigger a trap. It looks mechanical, and connected to the snake-sound she's hearing. Will she still pick up the key?
Braydens attempts at picking the lock remain fruitless. He gets the impression the lock is partially magic-based, and cannot be completely picked by mechanical means.
Zarunkumar's arrow flies wide, as the rat moves up to Will to deliver another bite
Through his supreme knowledge of magic, Brayden notices that the chest locking mechanism has been warded, so that only the proper key opens the chest.
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So what you're saying is that the liquid in the container could is not good for my skin. Well I guess I have to believe you on that but how will it fare against the metal chest's skin?
Dominique then turns his attention to the basket and after seeing that there's nothing moving inside it, he shrugs lowers his bow then gets closer. Might have been just my imagination. My aim is getting bad, now I'm starting to hear noises. This locked space is getting to me. He gets closer to Slera noticing her hesitation. Look, if you think there's something between the wraps and don't want to just grab the basket and throw it on the other side of the room.
That last wound looks bad, and the rat is particularly smelly. Will's intuition tells him something is wrong, even though he does not feel the effects yet.
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Brayden smirks at Dom's goading, chuckling. "Don't like to depend on other people's skills, do you? I am sorry that it takes more than your fast-flying arrows to solve the problems proposed here. You may want to back away, in case things go awry."
Stepping over to the basket, Brayden gingerly examines the basket, the key, and the crumpled linen below. From there, he takes what he perceives as being the best course of action.
Brayden examines the wicker basket, but suspects a creature more than a mechanical trap. He decided to quickly nab the key before the creature can strike.
HISSSSSSS!
A snake-form spring forth and manages to scratch the surface of Brayden's hand. It doesn't hurt at first, but a burning sensation follows the initial strike: poison!
On the upside, Brayden now holds a key: a blue stone key, carved with strange runes. Brayden has seen them before... on the red lacquered chest.
Will strikes at the rate (sic), hacking it to pieces.
As the three heroes look through the warehouse, they notice a chest perched in the middle of a hole, stamped with three crows, arranged in a triangle. This must be the chest they've been sent to look for. Planks have been removed here - it would almost seem like thieves have been trying to break in from the underside.
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Dominique's face showed signs of contempt fallowing Braden's remark however he had not denied the statement. You are quite right. Arrows are not an universal solution. They are just means, like many others. However, they do have their uses. With that said he shot two arrows
towards the creature that bit Brayden.
The snake that jumped out of the wicker basket remains motionless, like a jack-out-of-the-box, and no longer poses a threat.
As Zarunkumar walks toward the edge of the hole, a piece of plank breaks off. She loses her balance and falls over, but luckily not in the hole. Would she be able to swim, this tiefling?
The warehouse itself contains a crane that runs on a rail along the entire length of the warehouse, and which can extend past the loading doors. Although it contain no rope or hook, it is otherwise fully functional.