While Fraadok tries to stay engaged with the conversation about some column of coins, you can easily sense that is attention is more on the stone doors with the carved skeletons on them.
"Hmmm, tiny slots you say... ", peeks back the stone doors.
"...So how many slots? ", looks again at the stone doors, trying to figure out what type of creature they are representing or the type of skull they are holding.
"... stacks of gold coins... hmmm", takes a step or two back into the center of the 'L-shape'. "I think I can better defend back here."
"Maybe you have to add to the gold coin stacks... Did anyone else find these doors interesting?", pointing at the stone doors.
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There appear to be three coin sized slots underneath the skull. The skeletons are obviously human, as well as the skull they hold.
You also quickly realize that these doors do not necessarily represent any religion, but rather a dedication to the emotion of greed.
You are unsure about any sort of planer knowledge.
Idril examines the door.
The stone doors to the south with the skeleton carvings appear stuck, but not locked.
Idril feels a damp wind blow up from the gap in the bottom.
Do we need to pull them open or break 'em down?
ok Kjell lets put our backs into it
Aye, let's do this!
Working in perfect unison, Kjell and Arthur each ram the door in strangely equal force, causing the door to swing open with ease and symmetry.
The room beyond is long and fairly dark. A few torches flicker on the wall, but some sort of draft appears to be blowing the flames about, causing the room to blink in and out of darkness. Four pillars support the domed ceiling of this room. Several dark alcoves containing standing sarcophagi grace the walls, and a statue of a stern man wielding a glaive and holding a book stands in the southern part of the chamber.
Hey Thalkirk didn't you talk to us about this man ? he points to it You called it one of the Runelord, can't remember the name tough Arthur will move in the room
Grimacing, Idril entered after Arthur.
"Coffins," She muttered, quietly moving up next to one. "Why did they have to be coffins..."
These statues do appear to look a lot like those statues Thalrik proposed were of Karzoug, one of the Runelords.
The flickering of the torches seems to get wilder, as the shadows dance more frantically.
"Be on your guard, there is definetly something going on here." Thalrik said, before conjuring up a Light on his staff and holding it high to better see.
Thalrik, you are used to shadows disappearing when there is light, but seeing the shadows run away is a slightly different experience. Especially when they make a disturbing hissing sound and then leap off the walls and attack.
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Round 1
Shadows - Three shadow figures rush forward, enraged by the sudden light. One rushes at Arthur, one at Kjell, and one at Thalrik. .
The creature rushing at Kjell rears up but then hisses and cringes as the light shines into his face area, causing him to miss.
Arthur and Thalrik, however, get struck by the creatures. As their icy shadow hands pass through them, they are overcome by an immense chill!
Gasping as the weight of his gear suddenly seemed to multiply several times over, Thalrik took a step back, realizing what the creatures were. Shadows! Their touch saps our strength. Armor is useless!"
He then conjured up a suit of transparent armor, confident he stood a better chance of evading its next attack.
Kjell swings mightily at the shadow as it moves by him to attack Thalrik.
Kjell now attacks the shadow directly before him in H-20.
Round 1
Thalrik - gasping for breathe as his pack suddenly starts to bear down its weight on him, Thalrik steps back and places a magical armor about himself while studying his enemy.
Kjell - in a flurry of blades, Kjell sends his Great Axe ripping through not one, not two, but three shadows! *Ker-swish!*. Although his axe sails through the shadows' bodies, it is obvious the magical blade still hurt the creatures severely.
Yeah, I totally remembered to do that.
hit
close enough, hit
miss
One of the Shadows sort of winks, if you could imagine such a thing, as if to say "was totally kidding about the being hurt thing".
Round 1
Seeing the effects of Kjell weapon on these creatures and knowing that they are an affront to his Goddess, Fraadok springs into action as only a devoted of Pharasma can. He reaches out and touches Idril's blade scarf.
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round 1
Arthur will attack the shadow right in front of him
Round 1_____
Idril nods at Fraadok, feeling the strange energies running through her bladed scarf now. Dancing forward to the nearest target, she spins to attack.
for a possible slashing, magic and Touch of the Spirit World damage.
Round 1
Shadows - Three shadow figures rush forward, enraged by the sudden light. One rushes at Arthur, one at Kjell, and one at Thalrik.
The creature rushing at Kjell rears up but then hisses and cringes as the light shines into his face area, causing him to miss.
Arthur and Thalrik, however, get struck by the creatures. As their icy shadow hands pass through them, they are overcome by an immense chill! (Arthur takes 1 STR damage, Thalrik takes 5 STR damage.)
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Thalrik - gasping for breathe as his pack suddenly starts to bear down its weight on him, Thalrik steps back and places a magical armor about himself while studying his enemy.
Kjell - in a flurry of blades, Kjell sends his Great Axe ripping through not one, not two, but three shadows! *Ker-swish!*. Although his axe sails through the shadows' bodies, it is obvious the magical blade still hurt the creatures severely.
Fraadok - bows his head in prayer to the Lady of Graves, and then lays his blessing upon Idril's bladed scarf. He then steps aside and prepares to send these abominations towards a more permanent death. (touch of the spirit world ability)
Arthur - swings with his club, but it simply passes through the creature!
Idril - dances forward, her blessed scarves lashing out at the nearest creature. The creature hisses and dodges to the side and barely evades her attack.
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Round 2
Shadows - the creatures surge forth at the party, attempting to drag them into a shadowy undeath to keep them company for eternity!
Two of the creatures rush Kjell, sending chills through his body and causing 3 STR damage.
Idril gets caught off guard and an icy hand reaches deep into her being, causing 6 STR damage!
Round 2_____
Feeling the strength drain from her arms, Idril picks up the pace. Invoking her Battle Dance, she spins forward to slash out at the shadow wither bladed scarf.
for a possible slashing, magic and Touch of the Spirit World damage.
Round 2
Casting
and touching the shadow with it
round 2
Fraadok reaches around and touches Kjell's weapon with the Touch of the Spirit world.
Kjell swings mightily at the shadow in G20.
If he hits, Kjell now Cleaves the shadow directly before him in H20.
If successful, he will again Cleave the one in I19.
Round 2
Shadows - the creatures surge forth at the party, attempting to drag them into a shadowy undeath to keep them company for eternity!
Two of the creatures rush Kjell, sending chills through his body and causing 3 STR damage.
Idril gets caught off guard and an icy hand reaches deep into her being, causing 6 STR damage!
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Idril - feeling the divine power running through her scarf, she whips it out at the nearest shadow, sending the blade whizzing through the creature, causing it noticeable pain and dealing 3 damage!
Arthur - invokes the healing energies of the green and reaches forth, brilliant green light shining from his hand! The shadow screeches terribly before dissipating into nothingness as it travels towards its eternal rest.
Fraadok - places his hand upon Kjell's mighty axe and asks the Lady of Graves to invoke it with her will so as to send these abominations back to the afterlife.
Kjell - swings mightily once more, but the shadow's prove to be nimble when they are truly in fear of destruction, and the axe sails wide and misses.
Thalrik -
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Continuing to move back out of harms way, Thalrik looking at his staff a moment, sighed and tapped its end on the floor. Once more, glowing beams of force flew from its tip, striking one of the shadow creatures cleanly.
I am dropping out. Thanks all!
One last bump, just in case...