Rhaym you notice that the window of the north-eastern cell was burst from within. From what you can see you think that it was attacked by a number of insects, they do not appear natural.
As you are all looking around the insects on the floor start to move together, starting to form a larger creature.
Doctor Rhaym frowned as he examined the northern cell.
"It looks like this cell was burst from within... by insects. An un-natural phylum of insects." He commented, before turning and noticing the insects moving.
"Well perhaps it's time to leave." He said hastily.
"OK!" Poshment cheers before happily tottering along to the Southern cell, oblivious to the swarming insects.
The insects come together quickly forming the shape of a man, who looks at you and says "Greetings!"
Doctor Rhaym tipped his hat.
"And greetings to you as well! So sorry we must leave now..." He said, backing up.
"Please stay awhile, I have many questions."
Zimdoz says, quietly, "um... the collection of insects is talking to us..."
He coughs and skitters away quickly, "we don't want any trouble!"
Wencit turns to look.
What are you talking about?
He then notices the large collection of bugs talking to the doc.
"Ask your questions, but come no closer."
"What year is this, where is Farkas?"
"What or who is a Farkas?"
"He was the wizard how built this tower, he imprisoned me here a while ago but I have not seen him for what feels like decades."
Wary and not saying anything, Doctor Rhaym backs out of the room.
You back slowly out of the room and the worm creature does not follow you.
Well I guess onwards and downwards
Zimdoz nods, "down to the basement, and hope that this wizard doesn't stab us in the back, I think."
Heading slightly to the southwest you come to another door. The door opens easily. This cramped room is incredibly hot and choked with hissing pipes and sparking wires. A strange machine of metal, stone and crystal grinds and whirs in a cacophonous din, plumes of smoke and fire churning out of it into dozens of pipes that extend upward through the ceiling. A huge metal door sits in the southern end of the west wall, just to the side of the immense machine. A short message is inscribed above the door. Numerous cables and pipes extend from the door's frame to a nearby panel in the southern wall from which four glass domes the size of human heads protrude.
"Fascinating..." Said Doctor Rhaym at the sights of this room.
He started walking SW towards the large door, intent on reading what was written above it.
Relaxing slightly now that the worms didn't follow us out, Wencit continues to trail along keeping an eye on the back of the party.
The excitement plain on his face, Alldur approaches the machine and attempts to learn it's use and function. 'Agreed!' Alldur responds to the good doctor.
The sign above the southern door reads Lab Zero: Mnemotechnic Recovery.
Alldur it appears that the device in the middle is an amalgamation of magical and technological devices to form a furnace that draws energy from the Plane of Fire to power the whole tower.
Rhayme you can see that the door does not have a normal lock or way of opening the southern door, however this is a small hole, about the size of a pinhead or nanite.
Wencit just looks around in awe at the equipment in the room.
Narek looks at the the machine with distaste.
'Unless we'd like to potentially release everything we've left locked away here, I'd advise against tampering with this machine too much.'
"So destroying it is out of the question then?"
"'Lab Zero: Mnemotechnic Recovery' is what is written over this door that... doesn't seem to have a way of opening." Mused Doctor Rhaym aloud.
Taking a closer look at the pinhole, he backed off a pace and thought for a moment. "I wonder..." He muttered. Then from his bag he took a sheet of parchment and some smoke powder and twisted them together. He lit it and wafted the smoke at the pinhole, trying to see if there was a current of air into or out of the hole.
So does anyone know what that word means ?
Wencit queries from near the back.
It kind of sounds important
Using the paper and smoke, you can see that there is a very small opening in the door, only a diminutive or smaller creature could get through it.
"I could atomize someone, if they wanted to explore.
Umm, atomizing sounds painful. count me out.
"Atomize? Count me in!" Poshment exclaims cheerfully, doing his best to play off the fact that he has no idea what the word even means.
"Very well, do not lose who you are, your will is all that will be holding you together. You will be fine." Narek traces an arcane pattern in the air, glowing blue smoke begins to leak from his finger nails leaving a tracing of the pattern. He reaches out to Poshment and the gnome seems to quake for a moment before his physical form erupts into a gas cloud.
Rhaym straightened up.
"This is odd. This giant armored door has an open pinhole through it. No airflow I can see. But, what could it BE for?" He asked aloud.
A hollow giggling can be heard emanating from the Posh-cloud. "I'm up your nose! Heheee!"
As quickly as it can, the cloud starts to pour into the gap of the door.
Going through the gap you find yourself in a metal-walled laboratory which is sparsely furnished and the air within is stale and musty. A long table against the north wall of this room contains the almost perfectly preserved corpse of a woman with bluish circuitry on her skin. The top portion of her skull has been cut away to reveal a dry, pale brain. On the floor at the foot of the table lies sprawled the withered body of a man, portions of his remains completely missing as if burned away. You can also see a lever next to the door which looks like it might open it fully.
Wencit waits patiently.
Poshment you can't really make out much details on the corpse, it looks like he died of old age. The android corpse is in pieces but seems to be stylistically female, the top of the skull has been removed, revealing the brain. There is a glowing green object next to the skull. As Poshment flies back through the gap in the door the door opens fully.
Doctor Rhaym is impelled into the room by curiosity alone. The corpse would seem to be beyond his help, but the android is fascinating by it's separation into parts.
Is it possible to put her back together? He wondered.
Wencit heads into the room along with the rest.
He then relaxes a bit when nothing jumps at them. he then goes over to look at the bodies, and assist the doc.
Both good, so the doc has a +2 on both of what he is doing.
Taking advantage of his atomized body, Poshment does his best to mildly inconvenience his allies as they work!