his small room holds the shattered remains of several stone vessels resembling barrels or huge vases.
"Well Kurag, what do you think about this room?"
Sven didn’t see anything in the room that would give him pause, but finding traps was not his forte. He waited to see what a more skilled companion could discover.
Kurag sees nothing moving immediately and is in no rush to run into another gar. Taking his time he searches for a safe path forward.
Perception
Survival
I don’t see any traps yet or creatures. However the silt here is red which is different from the previous areas that we have seen. What this means though I don’t know. It could be that there were many deaths that happened here and the blood is what turned the silt red.
"Well, let's keep moving then. Indecision will kill us as readily as any traps." Sven said as he walked forward.
As Sven steps into the room, he kicks up some silt which flows around him.
Sven coughed as the dust was kicked up. ”Ach. So there be the trap. Careful as we cross. Don’t disturb the dust, and hold your breath.”
Kiln will be careful and hold his breath as he enters.
Kurag swims up away from the dust to circle around it and end up on the other side. Once clear of the red silt Kurag moves onward keeping an eye out as he goes.
Perception
Rask follows the group, hold his breath as he gently moves thru the room.
This central chamber is the largest room in the temple ruins. The western wall has completely collapsed and now consists of a pile of great stone blocks. Lake fish dart around the rubble and through the fallen stones. In the center of the room to the east, a short flight of stone stairs rises to a small stone dais. An ancient giant skeleton lies atop the dais, still wearing an elaborately wrought golden headband.
The presence of other fish was a positive to Kurag. Hopefully that meant there were no threats or predators around.
Perception
Any bets that the skeleton animated if someone tries to take the headband?
”Wouldn’t bet on it.” Sven said as he looked at the figure and headband closely...
Kiln also isn't taking the bet.
Looking to Sven or Ondek Kurag asks, Can either of you summon a creature near the skeleton to see if it reacts? That way we can see what it does and how to counter it.
”Me prayers be far more protective in nature. Can’t pull that out of me arse. But I say that it’s safest to leave it be until we’re done here. Looting is best done when everyone besides us is safely dead, aye?”
"We move on." Sven announced. "As I said. We loot once this place is properly cleared out. Come!"
Kurag shrugs as he has no better options at the moment and follows Sven into the next area.
Perception
Rask looks at Kiln and shrugs as he watches Sven and Kurag move deeper into the Temple and he follows them.
Kiln follows, and slowly moves more towards the front of the band, so he is between any danger and the squishier members of the clan.
A worn, algae-coated statue of an enormous humanoid figure stands at the back of this chamber. The statue holds a large circular disk and is flanked by a pair of stone menhirs.
Four merrows are searching the room.
Green swims up and attacks Kiln while Blue attacks Rask!
They both miss!
Surprised, Rask misses with both swings of Agrimmosh.
The sight of the aquatic merrows confuses Rask and Agrimmosh harmlessly moves in the water.
Yellow throws a javelin at Kiln!
He misses!
Sven raised his hammer and shouted ” Gromthi! Akrak-an!” As he did so a rune flashed in the air, filling his allies with strength and sapping that of their foes.
Around the corner from the creature Kurag doesn’t have a good angle of attack but he does his best to help with the dagger in his hand.
Underwater dagger attack favored enemy prayer for
Iterative for
Sven cast prayer while Kurag just misses with dagger.
Red throws a javelin at Rask!
Kiln will swing away at the most damaged one he can reach.
19-20/x3, S
19-20/x3, S
Kiln strikes down green.
Blue will attack Rask.
He misses!
"They go down easy, if you can just connect with them," Kiln brags.
"You are so right!" Rask replies to Kiln, and swings Agrimmosh at the merrow in front of him (blue), connecting twice and putting in down.
Rask does indeed bring down Blue!
Yellow will take a step up and take on Kiln.
He misses!
Sven raised his hammer once more, shouted out a prayer in Khazlid, and a runic form appeared over the enemy in the back, filling it's head with rememberances of every wrong done to it by its own kind.
Sven casts murderous command on Red.
He gives Yellow an odd look.
Kurag waves his dagger through the water as he tries to stab the creature in front of him.
Dagger favored enemy piercing underwater attack for
Iterative for
Kurag swims in and stabs Yellow. Red claws Yellow!
Rask swings at the merrow and finishes it off. He then steps closer to the remaining merrow.
Ondek casts extended mage armor from his rod, and seeing that Rask and Kiln have things handled starts to detect magic in preparation for identifying any items the merrows may have.
Rask finishes off Red, while Kurag detects magic. He doesn't detect any.
Proving that he was able to do more than just ask for divine assistance, Sven stepped forward and slammed his weapon into the last merrow.
Sven hits Red and hurts the aquatic ogre!
Red will try for Sven!
Kiln will swing away at yellow...
19-20/x3, S
12 damage?
19-20/x3, S
13 damage?
Kiln finishes off the last merrow.
Kurag searches the bodies for any loot and then leads the others onward into the complex.
Perception +1fid traps moving forward