Neculai will search as well, although he can get no higher than the people already taking 20s.
Xeros lowers his bow but still looks around him waiting for more trouble to come out. "Another key how nice, what do you think is doing this to our fellow townsfolk?"
He looks to ground to see if he can see any other tracks,
"I bet that is the key needed for the door in the pool room."
"And a really useful weapon too, though it's a little on the small side for my use. Who might use it to good effect?" asks Tarvinda as she slowly recovers herself.
Still looking around Xeros replies, "Would our Pia like it? Since she wasn't given a gift from the chest, if you wish to take it my dear you have my okay."
That's fine with me too, I suppose. I have no need for it.
"I would be a good back up, if my Wakizashi gets damaged."
Despite the mural of her hero being so prominent n the room, Tarvinda is still quite alert, her shield and weapon ready. With all he dust, she wonders how long ago anyone or anything might have entered here.
Still holding out his bow Xeros looks onto the mural with cautious eyes, ready for another undead to show themselves.
"Do you sense any evil in the room Tarvinda?" The tiefling quietly asks the palladin. "By the drunkards hidden card, I'll bet if there's a spirit in this room it will be a nasty one."
"No I haven't specifically looked, with Kassen's victory mural, it can't be that evil lurks in the room. Though she rather dallies over using the ability, for she thinks surely an evil presence would have given itself up by now, she does as Xeros wishes.
Tarvinda points out to Xeros and the the rest of her friends something interesting in the picture.
That is interesting, Tarvinda.
I haven't the foggiest idea of what either of those are.
Xeros moves closer to the mural checking the sides of it to see how it's put on the wall and if its trapped at all. "Thank you for checking for me Tarvinda, but these undead minions got me more paranoid then usual." He finishes with a grin and continues to check the mural.
"Well if we're done here, lets carry on down the corridor." says Tarvinda in a confident voice.
"Agreed my dear paladin, let us take our leave of this room then." Xeros goes first with his bow drawn but the arrow not as tight on the string.
seeing the arrows fly in
"Duck"
after it settles down
"Ouch, that hurts."
Holy.....Ouch. That's really, really, painful.
Tarvinda falls slumped on the floor unconscious, as the arrows hit.
"Here goes nothing!" Neculai, before the mechanism starts up again, runs over to the pillar, trying to get in range before it starts again, and releases a full-on assault with Chord of Shards, trying to get his hand as close to the pillar as possible.
Seeing the Drunkard's luck has failed him here, Xeros falls into the darkness of unconsciousness.
"zzzzzzzz"
It is some time later that Tarvinda stirs, her body aching and bruised all over, yet surprisingly no blood. She stays very still, as her eyes blink open, remembering the last thing that happened. The volley of arrows, the blackness and pain that followed. With her eyes open, she scans what she can see without moving, a body lies across the way, the slow rising and falling of her chest shows Pia is alive, Tarvinda whispers at Pia, "Pia...Pia can you hear me?" Nothing stirs, no answer returns, At least she is still alive thinks Tarvinda as her mind wonders about her other charges, Xeros and Neculai. Slowly she lifts her head and turns it, to see the rest of the chamber, two bodies lying slumped and lying in pools of drying brown blood. "I've failed" says a crestfallen Tarvinda to herself, "but no maybe they're alive." Tarvinda crawls slowly, imperceptibly slowly, inch by inch, centimeter by centimeter towards Xeros.
Reaching the limp and bloodied form of Xeros, he hand lays on his chest as she silently calls for Iomedae's blessing on her friend to restore his life. She waits a moment, then whispers in his ear, "Xeros, stay still don't move, just tell me are you alive?"