Wilthorn's eyes narrow at the site of the monstrosity, his face in a grimace from the creature and the room. "Yeah, I'd reckon that's the golem what's-his-name was trying to build. Looks like we got here before he could finish it, though. I hope, anyway."
Roran steps between Callie and the golem, drawing his great sword. "Should we cut its head off to make sure?"
The good news is that none of the young man's body parts appear to have been used for this creation.
And logic suggests Roran's idea is sound.
"Sure, carve it up before it can move and it won't move." Eltanin stays out of Roran's way, looking around the room with some professional interest, checking for notebooks or other items of interest, or signs of recent habitation.
Gwernach nods at Roran's suggestion to decapitate the inanimate golem and follows Eltanin's lead by looking over the room. Majenko, do ya think ya can scout down tha corridor for us? The dwarf points ahead to the northern corridor leading out of the room
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Unless somebody else objects, Roran takes a heavy couple of swings to the monstrosities neck until it's decaptitated, then stomps on the head when it hits the ground. He appears to feel a little better after.
As Roran throws some of his frustrations on the inanimate golem, Gwernach scratches his head, Err, El, can ya ask Majenko there ta scout ahead? He don't seem ta list'n ta me.
"That should do it," murmurs Eltanin while giving Majenko the nod. "Stay safe, friend."
Majenko responds instantly to Eltanin's request. Rushing ahead, once he's ahead you all hear in your head, 'It appears to be a bedroom. A big bed, a desk and a mirror. Nobody here and nothing of interest.'
"Let's keep moving, then." Valeria nods to the scouts.
Callie's thief instincts kick in. "I'll check it out, there might be something useful in the desk. You guys can keep moving and I'll catch up."
She goes into the room, looks under the bed and pillows/matress, then searches the desk, looking for any trapped drawers first. She casts detect magic as well since she would not notice magical traps doing a mundane search for mechanical ones.
"I'll stay with you to make sure you're not ambushed by yourself." Roran says, brandishing his sword protectively.
Thas a good idea Roran, I donna like tha idea of us splitt'n up. Gwernach stands near the tunnel leading to the bedroom and looks on as Callie and the fighter leave to investigate the bedroom. With the pair out of sight, the dwarf's eyes turn to consider the room, There'sa door lead'n south ann'a bedroom... the dwarf points his thumb over his shoulder in the direction Callie just left. No sign o'Rolth or tha boy's body neither. Gwernach shakes his head, We've miss'd someth'n Wilthorn. Let's finish up 'ere an than double back. There may'o been a room we skipp'd.
Just as the pseudodragon suggested, there is quite literally nothing of note in here.
"It's just a desk, Roran, I'm sure I can defend myself against it." She shrugs at the results at her search and rejoins the group. "Odd, nothing, not even a few quills or ink... a bedroom usually has some personal items around... maybe it's not even used."
"I'm with Master Gwernach," Ellie shrugs her 'pseudodragon dock' back into shape. "Or maybe we missed something topside?"
Right, as soon as tha other's return, then. 'Course thar's a door 'ere tha needs check'n as well. The dwarf nods the ranger's way and points his thumb at the doorway on the south wall of the chamber. Per'aps ya can look at it Mast'r Wilthorn.
Callie is back with the group, as it did not take long to search the oddly empty bedroom. She waits for Wilthorn to check the door to d13.
Wilthorn nods, before checking the door to the next room.
Assuming there are no traps, he walks into D8.
With the group reunited, their hopes of finding Gaekhen's missing body now lay south, through the unexplored doorway. All eyes watch as Wilthorn skillfully checks that the passage is safe for them to proceed...