The brown-haired woman detects magic on the pouch and analyzes it, but it seems she has never seen anything like that.
"This thing is magical, but I would not open it before knowing what it is, and I'm not pretty sure about that. Anyone?" She handles the pouch to whoever wants to take a look.
"Here let me have a look at it.."
"I agree on resting here for the night, its easily defensible and will allow us to regroup before continuing.. Lets have a look around and see if maybe we can find out some information on this place.. And lets get that dam undead bastard outa here.."
"Whoa, rest here for the night? Are you really considering that?" Halara looks offended, and her tone is a bit higher then before. "The city was under attack! We are lucky to be alive! We should try to get up there to help, not to hide here! We have many hours before we are unable to walk anymore, and we're not getting close to the exit right now."
"We should keep moving if people aren't tired." Thorst agrees with Halara.
"You may be a great warrior with inexhaustible potency, but I am not. I have used all of the with which gifts that Irori has blessed me. We need to return to the surface, but we will help know one if we rush and meet something that we cannot overcome in our weakened state. We have all experienced a great shock. I need time to process this and prepare for what comes. I also wish to give thanks to the gods for our survival. Eight hours of rest will not kill you, but their lack might kill us."
Nau's voice does not change as he calmly re-explains his position, but he doesn't sound like he is budging either.
After the undead dwarf's body is burned, Nau will begin to clean the temple and attempt to re-consecrate it as an act of thanksgiving for his survival. He does not ask for aid, but he will include all those who wish to join.
Halara takes on the argument, and now she's definitely decided to make the party move forward:
"Of course they will not kill... ! But there are people who need our help! Who might be fighting for their lives, while we're hiding like cowards down here! The group is still in a good shape. We have most of our defensive and offensive power still available, but you have depleted your gifts, and so you want the whole group to stop? How selfish! As much as we know the exit could be just around the corner!"
She looks around, checking who is hurt, but finds no one aside from Alexis, whose leg could not be healed by simple magic. She spots Horgus and restarts the argument, provoking the follower of Irori. "Next time try not to waste all your positive energy just because someone screams he's important and will offer you gold." She draws her spear and moves out of the temple and a few steps back on the track, maybe to take on guard duty, or just to be alone for a moment, who knows?
Nau doesn't engage with her unbalanced tirade. She has clearly been effected the most by these traumatic events. Perhaps enforced rest will bring her calm.
You realize that the pouch itself isn't magical but it contains two potions of Cure Light Wounds inside.
There isn't much else to notice about this temple besides that it is [pretty run down.
Avarshanel shakes his head.
"I don't worry about starting fires, so I have nothing prepared that would assist with that."
Avarshenal allows himself to be taken to a seat in the temple.
Anevia seems very quiet in the temple, and doesn't say anything about staying or leaving she seems to have her mind on something else.
She is a little afraid of how far this temple has fallen.
Horgus looks at the temple, and at everybody else gathered there.
"While it goes against my honor to say the least. I must agree with Halara. We should keep moving, but maybe we can leave a few of us here as it is much safer than out there. Those of us who are faster can get out of here, and go get help for the others after we deal with the demons topside."
"We are not leaving Anevia or Avashnial, master Gwerm."
Using a flint and a tinderbox, Nau lights the remains on fire.
"I don't know about you, but I don't recall another way out at the time being good Halara." He pondered for a second. "I would imagine it depends on the severity of the injuries that the dear Anevia has encountered."
Looking back at the rest of the group. "If we were to keep our heading true, where would you suggest we set our heading to?"
"Well, there is another path heading somewhere else. We passed through it a few minutes ago. I guess there was not enough light for you to see it. I'll be ready to move on when you are, but I'll not wait more than half an hour. I'm not a mighty hero nor anything powerful, but I'll try to get back to the surface, sooner rather than later. I'll certainly not sleep on a temple where a dwarf turned into an undead."
This woman is manipulative and unpleasant. Screams, insults, and now threats -- will she cease at nothing to have her way? Complying with this madwoman, will only damage her spirit more.
"It was not this place that turned him into an undead. It was his blasphemy and his betrayal of his faith. And of your plan to heedlessly rush back to the surface, you do not know how far the way is, or if there is another place so easily defended to rest. Who would you help if you made it back to the surface weakened and exhausted only to be slain by the demons who, if you were better prepared, you could have defeated?"
Turning to the rest of the group Nau continues, "We have all suffered a great shock today. For the sake of our own well-being, and for those whose our continued well-being could aid, I entreat you to rest. Calm your minds. See to the needs of your bodies. Return to balance. And, if you desire, help me to clean this temple in thanksgiving to the gods for our continued survival."
Calm down, he's just a coward. He is scared and in shock. No shortcuts, you're not their leader. Look for allies!
Halara seems angry with the man, but she keep her feelings away from her voice when she talk to the others. "I cannot prepare myself better being in this place, nor will I get exhausted for walking a couple of miles, but I guess we all have our reasons, so" - she raises a hand - "I vote we move forward." The woman looks at the half-orc next, knowing he has manifested his desire to move forward.
Stupid humans... sometimes I am glad for the half that isn't...
Thorst steps forward this time. "We have a few scratches from the dwarf and have travelled for little more than an hour at most, though without the sun to be a guide I can't be exact. We should keep moving, get back on the right track and head toward the surface."
He goes back inside to check on Anevia. "I think we will be leaving soon, I hope a short rest did you good. My armour isn't the most comfortable thing to be pushed against..." He looked around at the room, he always seemed to ramble too much around pretty women, orcs or humans. "Are you ok?"
"I think it would be wise to rest a bit, but if you guys are determined to push on so be it.."
"It's nothing just my leg acting up again. You don't need to worry about."
Anevia gives Thorst a reassuring smile.
"I'm fine with staying, or going whichever way the group decides."
"I do agree with going if we have a place to go though. Should tidy up the place a bit though. No sense in leaving a once holy temple in a lesser state then what we found it. We should prioritize getting out of the tunnels though Nau, you never know how sturdy the walls are."
After giving his opinion on the matter, he continues to clear any debris that may be apparent by the altar. Making it somewhat presentable if another group happens upon the building.
"The dwarven god may not be mine personally, but gods in themselves still deserve respect, whether not they observe it is up to them."
Finishing up at the altar, he looks into his bag and takes a quick sip of the wine that he had procured at the market. He hands the bottle towards Thorst, may be a bit more expensive than what you are accustomed.
"Rushing off without resting is foolish. Halara may speak the loudest, but that does not mean hers is the voice to follow."
Halara approaches Nau, trying to make amends, already knowing the end of the story. "Nau, I'm not sure how much you know about religion, but this temple is abandoned. We've showed the Torag enough respect already, getting this place rid of that undead creature, and cleaned up a little bit, but this is not my faith, not even yours. We've done the best we could in this short time, but we don't need to rest now and certainly don't have the resources to reconsecrate the place, as it would require a months of praying, and some holy materials as holy water."
"Me, Golradir and the guard have voted to push forward. The noble also wants to push forward, although he is not the best kind of person. You want to rest for a long time and Valkyrie wants to rest for a short time. Alexis and Aravashnial will go with whichever we choose. I think that's 4 against 1, or 2 at max. We will leave the place in half an hour."
And now she definitely moves outside the building and a few steps back the way the party came.
"The gods are watching. This place glows with their regard. We may not be in control of circumstance, but we can control how we react to them. The gods will know that I give thanks for our salvation. You may wish to rush in to danger underprepared. That is your choice. No matter how the wind blows the mountain does not bow."
All right recap. You have fallen into a pit with others and have currently started traveling with them. You fought some maggots, and went around the cockroaches avoiding that campsite. You found a bag with supplies inside (cam't remember what exactly, but it did have a potion of CLW, and lesser restoration). Then you continued onward, and got to an intersection. Traveling along a path you found a temple, and discovered a dwarf inside. You slew the dwarf after finding out he was an undead, and then you began to argue about whether to leave, or stay. You discovered 2 potions of CLW on the dwarfs, and a warhammer, and a ring. You do also know that if you used the right resources that you could have Anevia get walking on her own.
Halara will focus on healing Anevia since they stopped anyway. She will use her magic or her knowledge to put the bones back into place and fix them.
Halara steps back, analyzing her work. "Well, it does look good. Wanna give it a try Anevia?"
Anevia stands a little uncertain, but as she puts more weight on it you can see her smile.
"Now I can move on my own. This will make me less of a burden. Thank-you."
With Anevia back on her own two feet again Thorst is glad. He wonders why he didn't think to do what Halara had done.
You're a soldier not a medic, that's why.
"Nice work Halara."
Halara smiles to the guard, glad that now they have one more pair of hands available to protect the group.
"Thanks. Let's go back to that trail, then."
After everyone has rested for a few more minutes, we go back to the intersection and take the other path.
As you travel along the path...
You encounter nothing as the path begins to gradually rise. It takes you about 40 minutes before you reach a cavern with statues in it. You can see stone figures are carved into the walls of this cavern. Each depicts a different crusader clad in armor and wielding weapons, but their carved stone features contain expressions of sadness.
Halara tries to identify the statues and also feels the magic around the place.
"Where are we? Is this a tomb?"
Thorst looks around at the crusaders. "They never won their wars. Even now it seems the forces of evil are again winning. What this place is meant to be I am not sure." Thorst walks up to each one and takes a closer look.
Entering the room after the rest Val takes a look around..
Looking about the statues she tries to remember anything about them..
Golradir scans the room and walks up to one of the statues, inspecting it thoroughly. Trying to glean any information out of it that he can.
These statues depict some of the very first crusaders who fought the demon menace.
These statues appear to have been carved a long time ago, but they still stand in the caves seemingly untouched by the years.
There are two creatures currently hiding among the statues seemingly waiting for something.
These are Darkmantles. They can create magical darkness, and are great at grabbing enemies. They don't seem to have any other abilities that you can remember, but they do breed quickly.
Val whispers.. "Dont look now but there are a pair of Darkmantles hiding among the statues.. Probably waiting to ambush us.. They can create magical darkness.."
Thorst tenses and moves to the centre of the area and waits, ready for any attack but trying to act as if nothing is wrong.
Halara is scared, once again. She tightens her grab on her weird spear, waiting to see if the creatures will come at them. Once they do not, she moves behind Throst. "Are they mean? Do you think we can just pass and let them be?" She touches Throst in the shoulder. "I'm here, in case this place get dark, please don't move much and try not to stab me."
"They are beasts and as such are prone to seeking food.. We might appear as such so just be on your guard.." Val moves up with Thorst.. "We shoudl try to move on"