"Well, we have the poem. We've traveled north and eassssst, and found the iron medusa, though I'm not sure about the 'embrace' part. Next we are to find a sssstar behind a wall... I would asssssume it's that wall." She points to the wall around the complex.
The baton slides smoothly into the hole and then something clicks. The eyes of the medusa pop open revealing white marble eyes with painted black pupils.
As Chu'ko fiddles with the rod, the eyes rotate in their sockets. He fiddles and twists some more until the eyes go crossed. Suddenly, a blue light leaps from the the medusa's mouth and sweeps the area. It focuses on each of you for a moment, blinding you with its intensity.
Salrann casts a simple light spell on her armor. Can she see anything with her low-light vision now?
After determining that there seems to be no easy way out of the box, Salrann pulls out a scroll of earth glide and casts it on herself. She then (presumably) melds through the stone box and out the other side. What does she see now with her light source?
You slide through the side of the box and into an octagonal chamber that is made of fine, polished white marble. The domed ceiling peaks twenty five feet overhead, decorated with frescoes of people in billowing robes, hands joined, looking down with pity on those below. Braziers along the base of the dome filled with flickering flames faintly illuminate the chamber. Twelve carved stone sarcophagi lie beneath the dome, surrounding a large carving on the floor of a leering medusa’s face.
You can hear trapped peers through the thick stone of the other sarcophagi, and the lid of each occupied sarcophagus (including yours) is carved with the enclosed person’s name, year of birth, and the current year (as in the year of “death”). At the foot of each occupied sarcophagus is a 9-inch-long funerary baton, similar to that provided by Hanoris, but made of polished brown stone. The recessed floor in the center of the mausoleum is an earth-tone mosaic of complex geometric designs reminiscent of Qadiran artwork, with a scowling medusa’s head in relief at the hub, 15 feet wide and made of iron, a larger version of the vertical head at the entry wall.
For Salrann and anyone else who gets out.
You come into an octagonal chamber that is made of fine, polished white marble. The domed ceiling peaks twenty five feet overhead, decorated with frescoes of people in billowing robes, hands joined, looking down with pity on those below. Braziers along the base of the dome filled with flickering flames faintly illuminate the chamber. Twelve carved stone sarcophagi lie beneath the dome, surrounding a large carving on the floor of a leering medusa’s face.
You can hear trapped peers through the thick stone of the other sarcophagi, and the lid of each occupied sarcophagus (including yours) is carved with the enclosed person’s name, year of birth, and the current year (as in the year of “death”). At the foot of each occupied sarcophagus is a 9-inch-long funerary baton, similar to that provided by Hanoris, but made of polished brown stone. The recessed floor in the center of the mausoleum is an earth-tone mosaic of complex geometric designs reminiscent of Qadiran artwork, with a scowling medusa’s head in relief at the hub, 15 feet wide and made of iron, a larger version of the vertical head at the entry wall.
Chu'ko's lid finally slides off with a heavy thud.
Salrann dismisses her spell and moves to each of the other sarcophagi, aiding her ally inside with their Strength checks to push open the lid. As she is about to try to help one of her allies, Chu'ko pops the lid off all on his own.
Alathos - you see nothing but gravity holding the lid on.
"Yessss, I can hear you, Alathos. Push up on the lid, and I'll aid you in getting the box open."
"...Oh, butter biscuits," Eden mumbles as she realizes her predicament.
Eden snaps her fingers, causing a Light spell to activate on her finger times.
Just after Chu'ko makes a fool of himself, Eden's lid slides to the side and falls. Thankfully, she chooses the side Chu'Ko isn't laying on and the bird man avoids a couple hundred pounds of rock to the face.
Eden flies out of her enclosure and hovers next to Chu'ko. She looks at the where the stone lid fell and then to Tengu Bard. The transmuter can't help but wince. Even when she first escaped, Eden seemed a bit surprised by how easily she got out.
"Many apologies, Mr. Buzenbo. Truth be told, with my lack of muscle mass, I would not have expected to escape on the first push. Thank you for any assistance you did give me."
If he allows her, Eden helps the Tengu to his feet.
Current Wizard Spells Prepared (CL 14th; Concentration +23/+28 Defensive Casting)
Lvl 7: (DC 26) (3+1) —Persistent Baleful Polymorph, Prismatic Spray, Mage's Magnificent Mansion, Prismatic Spray
Lvl 6: (DC 25) (4+1) —Disintegrate, Disintegrate (D), Greater Dispel Magic, Disintegrate, Undeath Ward
Lvl 5: (DC 24) (5+1) —Communal Stoneskin, Baleful Polymorph, Life Bubble, Overland Flight (D), Icy Prison, Teleport
Lvl 4: (DC 23) (6+1) —Boneshatter, Dimension Door, Dimension Door, Obsidian Flow, Greater False Life, Greater Invisibility, Obsidian Flow (D)
Lvl 3: (DC 22) (6+1) —Communal Resist Energy, Dispel Magic, Slow, Heroism, Heroism, Slow, Slow (D)
Lvl 2: (DC 21) (6+1) —False Life, Knock (D), Mirror Image, Mirror Image, Mirror Image, See Invisibility, See Invisibility
Lvl 1: (DC 20) (7+1) —Ear Piercing Scream, Grease, Grease, Liberating Command (D), Mage Armor, Protection from Evil, Protection from Evil
Lvl 0: (DC 19) (4) —Detect Magic, Detect Poison, Light, Prestidigitation
Should Eden ever been rendered helpless against her will or utter the phrase "Safe relocation," she is immediately Teleported to the nearest temple of Sheyln.
You come into an octagonal chamber that is made of fine, polished white marble. The domed ceiling peaks twenty five feet overhead, decorated with frescoes of people in billowing robes, hands joined, looking down with pity on those below. Braziers along the base of the dome filled with flickering flames faintly illuminate the chamber. Twelve carved stone sarcophagi lie beneath the dome, surrounding a large carving on the floor of a leering medusa’s face.
You can hear trapped peers through the thick stone of the other sarcophagi, and the lid of each occupied sarcophagus (including yours) is carved with the enclosed person’s name, year of birth, and the current year (as in the year of “death”). At the foot of each occupied sarcophagus is a 9-inch-long funerary baton, similar to that provided by Hanoris, but made of polished brown stone. The recessed floor in the center of the mausoleum is an earth-tone mosaic of complex geometric designs reminiscent of Qadiran artwork, with a scowling medusa’s head in relief at the hub, 15 feet wide and made of iron, a larger version of the vertical head at the entry wall.
There is a stone slab to the north that looks like it might be a door, but there is no visible means of opening it. A medusa head is carved into it's surface.
Do we still hear any other people scrabbling in the other 8 sarcophagi, now that the four of us got out? Salrann will move around the room checking the inscriptions on the other ones for any names she might recognize.
No, you hear no other people.
Though you notice no other names, you do notice that there are four holes in the iron medusa head that seem to match the brown funerary batons that you found at the base of your sarcophagi.
"My friends, it looks as if we will have to use these batons to enter the next room. Let us prepare for battle before we do so."
Salrann will cast several buffs on herself after changing to naga form.
-aspect of the falcon: +3 competence bonus to Perception checks, +1 to ranged attacks, lasts 12 minutes
-stoneskin: DR 10/adamantine, ends after it absorbs 120 points, lasts 120 minutes
-mass owl's wisdom: +4 Enhancement bonus to Wisdom scores of all allies, lasts 12 minutes
This increases's Salrann's Wisdom score by 2, since she currently only has a +2 headband. Current stats will be updated in her profile under "naga form".
"It may not be the answer to everything, but it has served me well for many years."
Alathos's blade cuts through the stone like butter. He sees light in no time and is free shortly thereafter.
Thee are no openings or handles of any kind on the door. There are, however, holes that look like they might accept the rods in the large iron medusa on the floor at each of the cardinal points.
No, and no.