The whip somehow puts the living flame off balance, and it drops onto the ground.
Joseph
Brallenera
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As the first flame guy dissipates ting shouts out, ”I’s glad I’s used tha big sword, tha fire guy mighta ruin’t me ‘coldiron’ blade, wroight.” seeing Joseph trip up the next fire guy with his fancy whip work ting calls out ” ‘At’s what I’s yappin’ ‘bout, gov’n’r! Now somebodies whack ‘at bloody burner while’s it’s busted on it’s backside, wroight.”
<poke>
Joseph's rapier jabs into the fire.
Brallenera
Being aflame is proving a nuisance for Brallenera, as the flames caused her to narrow her eyes against the heat, and her axe lands in the sand.
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Ting Tang
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Green (-9)
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Joseph & Las Lajas
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Brallenera
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ting quickly studying the new fire-man and then stepping forward swinging the bastard sword in an upwards motion hoping he can hit a vital organ of the fire-creatures. cackling in his crow-like voice "Ain't no shames Missy, we's all shanked one's every now's an 'en's, occupationally hazard, wroight."
With a swift attack, Ting Tang defeats the second elemental, which dissipates in a bright FWOOSH.
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With now a proper pause to look at the arch at the east end of the canyon, you notice it has a multitude of faint runes carved on its front.
Several of these glyphs were carved recently.
Most are prayers to Moloch, begging for the grace of immolation.
A few of the more ancient glyphs are written in Kelish and have been partially rubbed out recently.
Several sand scorched remains of crusaders lay upon the grounds, their ancient bones a testament to a mission that never bore fruit.
Beyond the arch, the red stone hoodoos open up to a massive citadel. The stronghold appears to have two parts: the nearest is a squat, square fortress covered in decaying plaster and topped by an enormous minaret from which a thin plume of smoke escapes.
The plaster walls are richly decorated with intricate geometric carvings of dancing flames, and smaller minarets rise from the corners. At the east end of that building, the valley floor drops suddenly and a windowless second structure perches on a plateau beyond, rising gracefully from the void in a tangle of minarets and spires.
Even though centuries of sand have scoured away most of the gold leaf
that once decorated the structure, the sunlight reflecting off the deep red stone of the citadel makes the entire structure glow like a massive bonfire.
A delicate, red, enclosed bridge links the first fortress with the second one beyond. A pair of massive brass doors covered in a flowing decorative script blocks access to the near fortress.
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The brass doors are propped against the entryway and must be moved manually
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Ting watches the fire-man dissipate with a FWOOSH shaking his head, ”You’s don’t see’s ‘at every day’s wroight.” turning to Brallenera, noticing the fire damage, he asks ”Is you’s OK? Er is ya gonna need’s some fixen up?” He then looks to Joseph and Las hopefully.
Ting then inspects the ground and the doors, nodding his head as Las shares what he knows, then touching the door he adds, as if to himself, ”Shame about ‘at ‘air shiny gold leaf, wroight.”
Eventually ting puts his shoulder to the door and tries to push it open.
<Sound of heavy doors giving in>
The doors swing inwards, as possible, against the walls inside.
<BAM>
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The entry hall is clearly meant to impress visitors.
Many rows of stout pillars, carved to resemble writhing flames, surround the center of the room where a spiral staircase, devoid of rails or walls, leads up to the minaret above.
A large bonfire burns in the middle of the staircase, casting normal illumination throughout the room.
The walls are covered with written prayers carved in gold filigree.
The writings preach surrender to the purifying flame.
A carving of an efreeti face hangs above on the other side of the room.
There are quickened footsteps coming from up the stairs, as you enter.
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as the doors swing open, ting, sword drawn, steps into the large hall, quickly looking and listening around.
Momentarily distracted by the gold filigree, ting then nods to the staircase and asks "Does you's blokes want's ta foller tha footy-steps up tha stairs er does you's want's ta eyeballs down 'ear foist?"
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Ting nods his head at Las and Brallenera, heading toward the stairs, "You's blokes can keeps readin' if'n you's want's too, I's'l poke me beak upstairs an see wats wat, wroight"
So Ting, bastard sword in claw, proceeds up the stairs carefully, keeping a keen eye out, to take a peak at what is on the second floor.
With Ting Tang being busy to cautiously explore the stairs and the second floor, the other three see something else.
Did the tapestry over at the wall move just now?
This place is either still occupied....or haunted? :/
A set of graceful spiral stairs, constructed of black marble veined with scarlet, wind upward.
The bonfire in the entry hall sends waves of intense heat flowing upwards, along with thick black smoke. Directly above the flame, at the level of the chamber’s ceiling, is a wide capstone concealing the interior of the hall’s large minaret.
The stairs wrap around the capstone and end in a small landing adjacent to an egg-shaped enclosure suspended inside the minaret.
The chamber’s exterior walls are wreathed in smoke flowing in wide ribbons toward the minaret’s peak. A squat stone door leads inside.
You don't know what exactly, but something looks slightly off about the door, as you stand within proper sight to see it.
Las Lajas doesn't get the impression the tapestry is a creature, though animated chairs, tables or mimics pass through his mind.
A little stone rolls across the floor behind Las Lajas and Brallenera, as they are near the tapestry.
It was a stone laying in the room, i forgot to add that.
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Everything remains silent.....
Ting Tang doesn't see any tapestries moving as he comes down.
Another little stone from a damaged wall, comes bouncing towards Las Lajas' feet from another direction.
Nothing catches your eyes, or ears.
And Brallenera also spots nothing...
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Ting shrugs his shoulders and approach's Las. Facing away from Las, making sure his tail feathers don't brush up against anyone, leaving plenty of room for Brallenera and Joseph, he stands sword in talon looking around carefully. "Well's 'is'l keeps us from gettin' bush-whacked all wroight, but how's do we's go about findin' any sparly's 'is a way's?"
Haunts are (usually) invisible restless spirits, tied to a location or object for some reason or another. Some could even be bound to a creature or person, to protect or torment in some cases.
Some linger from great injustice, others could manifest from lingering desires. Strong emotions or curses are the most common element among haunts.
The haunts' capabilities are different on a case by case basis.
This can vary from telekinesis to swings in temperature, or even affecting the minds of those daring enough to enter the haunt's domain.
The walls show only the slightest signs of wear, but not too much an one would have expected.
No spells Las Lajas knows of, would do this to the walls, at least not without more considerable damage.
...it's a small rock.
[Pick up]
[Leave it]
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ting adjusts his goggles and shakes his head; pointing toward the stairs and then the two doorways. "Oh, I's been lookin' abouts 'is room fer a whiles now, an all I's seen is 'at 'air bloody rock, an it ain't shiney, wroight. So's does you's blokes want's ta go upstairs er through one of 'em 'air doors?"