Hearing Milo's comment, Petronicus throws his most withering glare at the tiefling. He then walks over to the corridor heading south and waits for the others to join him, incensed that he's had to have things explained to him by a mere halfling.
Mach just grins in response.
Carefully moving forward, the party finds the that corridor to the south continues on for about 15' feet, before a corridor to the right branches off. That corridor soon opens into a larger room of some kind farther to the west, while ahead (to the south) is a room that looks like it once had some utilitarian use.
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Quintus admires the workmanship of the statue for a few moments before getting ready to travel on following along with Um'Bala.
"Sounds like a good approach to me!", Milo responds to the wizard.
The group moves ahead to the south and enters a chamber that opens out in a wide half circle. Giant brick ovens have been built into the curved wall to the left, and fire pits outfitted with multiple spits for roasting are set nearby. The room contains one exit to the west, located on the far side of the room.
At first glance, it appears to be empty except for the general debris found throughout this level.
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"Looks like a kitchen," Um'bala says upon glancing into the room. "You could probably feed a small army with these ovens and spits. I suppose that makes sense, Alaznist was very militant, especially against the Claimer. I don't see anything magical in here, though, so this might just be empty. Still..." He heads over towards the ovens, examining them for anything out of the ordinary.
The ovens and spits look like they were cleaned out a long time ago. All that remains is dust. Nobody has used this kitchen in a very, very long time.
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Milo take the room, which given his own size is even more impressive, "One would think that there would be a pantry or pantries of some sort connected to a kitchen. Maybe over there?", he suggests pointing to where it seems most likely that such things might be and moving in that direction -- though not moving too far beyond where the party is. Let us not be foolhardy!, he thinks to himself.
Milo doesn't see any unusual doors, walls, or pantries. As he walks to the far end of the room, however, he gets a better view of the corridor to the west. It seems to continue for 40 feet and then end in a door. Two other doors branch off along it to the north and south.
Petronicus moves up behind the halfling, holding out his guisarme in a protective fashion.
He nods to the doors down the hallway. "Perhaps those are your pantries down there."
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Quintus walks over and takes a long look at the hallway. "Well, shall we head to the south door first?"
After some brief investigations, both the small chambers to the north and the south along the corridor seem to have once been store rooms of some kind. Anything of value, along with most of the doors that once hung from hinges, rotted away a long time ago.
The doorway heading further west, however, is made of stone, and is quite in tact.
Mach moves to investigate the west door.
The door seems to be made of stone that has not seen much deterioration, like most of the other stonework in this remarkable structure. If the other doors you have opened are any example, this one should be well balanced and swing on hidden internal hinges.
Nothing can be heard coming from the far side of the door.
Milo knows little about mechanical things or stone carving or wood working, so he watches quietly letting those more knowledgeable in figuring out how to make the door work do their thing.
Petronicus grows impatient as the rest of the party dithers around examining what to him is just a normal door.
"Oh for the Horned One's sake," he mutters, striding over to the door and pulling it open with a big heave.
The lights of the group illuminate a dark chamber where ancient shelves hold only the dust of whatever foodstuffs were once stored here. In the alcoves to the south, iron hooks for hanging game and other meats dangle from the ceiling.
Two breastplate-armored skeletons holding heavy metal shields stand at attention in the middle of the room. Seeing Petronicus, they draw their ancient longswords, slamming them against their shields, shaking loose millennia of dust.
"Oh, f*$* ..."
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Quintus hearing Um'Bala call them skeletons pulls out his club and tosses it towards Mach. "Catch Mach that should work on them I think!"
Standing Bear moves into the room, carefully maneuvering around the skeletons until he sees an opportunity to strike.
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The large weapon is a bit clumsy in these close environs, however, and the skeleton blocks the swing with its shield.
The skeleton pivots and maneuvers until it has its back against the wall. It lunges at the Shoanti, but the large man sidesteps the cut.
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The other skeletons moves forward to strike at Mach, giving him a nasty cut to his upper arm.
, hits flat-footed AC.
This is turning into a right clusterf@*$ ...
Seeing that his polearm will not be terribly effective against these creatures, Petronicus moves forward, dropping his guisarme and pulling his silver warhammer from its back sheathe.
, hit!
"Any idea where we should hit them, Um'bala?"
As Petronicus' hammer crunches against the creature's chest, he mutters: "Well, that seems to work, at least."
With Petonicus's move Milo hustles up and then attempts to Tumble by the blue skeleton in an effort to flank the creature.
Quintus heads over next to Mach while pulling out his dagger hoping to distract the skeleton to aid his friend.
Milo attempts to bring down the skeleton, but the creature is too fast for him and counters his attack with a well-placed shield block.
Mach, having just sustained a nasty cut from the skeleton in front of him, is unwilling to draw another, and simply stabs at the undead with his less-than-ideal weapons. He slashes at the skeleton with a mighty blow, breaking numerous bones in its ribcage.
Unwilling to draw the enemy's ire, Um'bala steps back and fires a telekinetic bolt at the nearest skeleton. His missile hits the already weakened skeleton full in the head, knocking its head clean off! The creature loses all integrity and falls apart in a clatter of dry bones and ancient armor. , hit!
Across the room, Standing Bear is happy to have a bit of maneuver room. He leaps to the side, opening up the standing skeleton's flank for his compatriots. Such considerations prove unnecessary, however, as the Shoanti lands a devastating blow on the undead creature, shattering it into countless pieces.
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When the first skeleton falls Milo rushes to help Standing Bear as he charges in aggressively he comes flourishing his staff and yelling, "Hey, bony! Bony! Bony one!!!!"
Petronicus gives Milo a strange look as he rushes over to the destroyed undead.
"Uh, I think he's out of the fight, Bandersnatch. Good effort, though."
He then chuckles to himself and replaces the warhammer to the holster on his back.
As he shouts out his final 'Boney!' Milo realizes that the skeleton he was charging had fallen. Petronicus's mocking comment makes him feel even more foolish, but he takes it with his next breath. If nothing else the Chelaxian is consistent.
He gives Standing Bear an apologetic smile and leaning on his staff takes out a handkerchief to wipe his forehead.
Petronicus takes a look at the weapons and armor, wiping the dust from them.
"There seems to be some interesting design work done here on these breastplates. They might fetch a good price with an antique dealer, but I sure as Hells don't want to cart them around with us. Seems we could just leave them here and pick them up when we are heading back into town. Unless the big Shoanti wants to carry them. Eh, Standing Bear?"
He looks back at Standing Bear. "That was some nice blow you made with your hammer. Those things were tough."
Mach is visibly limping in the aftermath of the battle.
"...ow..."
Seeing Mach's condition, Petronicus walks over to Standing Bear. "Hey, the tiefling and I could use some of the healing magic we gave you. What do you say?"
"...please?"
Petronicus' eyebrows arch ruefully as he turns to Mach. "What do you know? Mach knows the magic word. Perhaps there is some sorcerous power in your after all."
Quintus takes a few moments to catch his breath not used to having to actually help out in a fight without just waving his hands and saying some words.
Standing Bear moves over to Mach and taps him twice with the healing wand after replacing his massive weapon to its back holster. He then walks over to Petronicus and reluctantly taps him as well
Petronicus gives Um'bala a hairy eyeball at his comment.
"We may have, but they took a good bite out of me and the tiefling as well, thank you very much."
Petronicus dusts himself off and picks up his polearm again, walking over to the only entrance to the room.
"I'll just stand over here and keep a look out, make sure we don't get ambushed by Clickylegs, whatever that creature is. You guys can search or whatever."
Mach does so.
Mach finds nothing but empty shelves and meat hooks, indicating that this was once used as a pantry for the nearby kitchen.