Samuel rolls his eyes a bit, thinking that Calain is going to have some competition in the showing off arena, as he moves up to Silena to cast guidance on her. Tainted blood or not, she was still an ally.
Silena flashes her sultry violet eyes over her shoulder at Samuel then back focused on her foe, and nods appreciatively and saying in elvish {actually a Drow dialect}... oddly accented,
Then she shifts her stance slightly spinning her spiked chain to keep drawing the spiders attention, her mauve colored cloak stirring with the light brush of the whirling chain...
"Don't cast any more spells they are not needed. , move around to flank this vermin while its attention is on me and kill it with that 'big sword' of yours!"
It is this close to the Half-Elf woman that Samuel notices... how...young she is! She can't be more than perhaps at best two decades old - practically a woman child!
Amon nocks another arrow and lets it fly striking the spider and removing it from the drows shoulder.
Nethys blesses his own it appears.
RD 2: Jengren's Action
Jengren will heed the dark skinned elf's suggestion and hold off using any more magic, permitting himself to observe the others battle the spiders.
Silena is ready to defend herself against the last spider... when she notices the spider's movement is merely the final throws of a death twitch as it seems to have sprouted a "ninth" leg that is a straight shaft of wood!
She chuckles relaxing her battle stance... slightly and turns to Salute Amon, "...My thanks to your sure eye Amon of the 'All-Seeing Eye'!"
She does a piroette and drapes the spiked chain around her body and over her shoulder for ready use should combat and foes present themselves again.
Silena favors Samuel with a naughty smile as she walks over to left flank of the doorway into the next room beyond the gallery of pillars. Her hips swaying slightly in her steps... though it does not seem intentional {one thinks}... merely the normal movement of the attractive young woman's steps.
Taking up position next to the doorway she waits for Amon to continue his scouting forward ready to support his advance.
When Amon proceeds forward again she lightly strokes his cheek playfully casting upon him to reset her magics...
Sonya steps back in her position in line, standing next to Jengren whispering.
Who is this hermit? I noticed him when I arrived but he seems to be following us now.
Amon nods to Silena. He thanks Zon Kuthon once again for his guidance as he sneaks forward looking for traps.
Calain moves to recover his thrown weapon, then takes up spot on the other side of the portal, opposite the drow.
He merely nods, at her prowess and says nothing, trying to look focused but slightly annoyed his throw missed.
Still, Melee was his world.
He would have to prove otherwise when the next enemy presented itself.
Jengren shrugs, "Don't know much about the hermit, we sort of surprised him when we arrived. He could be hiding something but I think he is a relatively harmless old coot, who prefers his own company." Jengren prepares to follow along in the middle of the pack.
Silena looks over at Calian using the message whisper,
Silena slips away from her position at the doorway and moves quickly about the area searching the corners of the room.. mindful this time to look at the pillar tops and actually ...seeking specifically the lair the spiders once used.
Jengren detects magic and helps with the search. He begins with the pool then moves along the floor area.
Samuel just rolls his eyes at the half elf as he starts to explore this area further. "Nethys does indeed seem to bless his own here, as I am a follower of him myself."
Sonya watches curious what everyone is searching for.
Amon moves into the next room (#3).
Nethys has truly blessed this sacred house, I can feel his joyously power flow through my bones.
Silena looks over at Calian using the message whisper,
Silena slips away from her position at the doorway and moves quickly about the area searching the corners of the room.. mindful this time to look at the pillar tops and actually ...seeking specifically the lair the spiders once used.
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Calain looks at the drow as though she were, well, something less than complimentary. Her flurry with her weapon was competent, but he had killed many competent warriors.
He doesn't bother with the whisper spell.I have been in this since the beginning woman, and already claimed the lions share of kills. I KNOW my role and will kill any who are foolish enough to attack our group. DO NOT presume to give me orders, you have not proven yourself ally or leader, merely not an enemy... for now.
He turns and shows the woman his back, a great insult in the arena.
Silena gets a perplexed amused look on her face at Calian's silly retort and just can't resist needling him whispering across the message spell,
Silena chuckled, men had such fragile egos sometimes... and why did he turn his back to her...? Fool.. that would get him backstabbed in his liver by her siblings... such silliness.
She smirked in mirth at his antics and focused on her search for hostiles or hidden loot of the spider's lair...
Silena stops immediately at the shifting of her foot on a loose flagstone... a myriad of thoughts flash through her mind
She carefully looks down flashing her eyes about - left, right, up and finally down not seeing any incoming mechanism of harm she relaxes slightly and slowly slides her foot back to look at the discovery. With a spike from her spiked gauntlet she pries the flagstone up and draws back quickly in case scorpions or poisonous snakes reside within. But it is just a worn leather sack. Still suspicious she casts and carefully examines the hole before plucking the leather sack free.
Across the whisper of the message spell,
Silena carefully opens the bag with her spiked gauntlet spikes mindful to touch the leather bag sparingly as she opens it to determine its contents.
Silena gets a perplexed amused look on her face at Calian's silly retort and just can't resist needling him whispering across the message spell,
Silena chuckled, men had such fragile egos sometimes... and why did he turn his back to her...? Fool.. that would get him backstabbed in his liver by her siblings... such silliness.
She smirked in mirth at his antics and focused on her search for hostiles or hidden loot of the spider's lair...
Keeping an eye on Amon who was sneaking about, Calain replies, this time using her MESSAGE to reply.
There is no insult in his voice this time.He continues to keep his eye on Amon for now even moving foreward a little to keep his spacing as the Bard moved about.
When the dark elf mentions loot, Amon returns. What have you found? Is it ancient scrolls?
Replying in whisper to Calain,
Silena smiles softly, pleased at the discovery... but surprisingly... she is not greedy and walks over to Amon openly showing what she has discovered.
"Look here Amon, sorry no scrolls of lore... but there are artifacts of Nethys. The scarab is magical."
Silena picks up the scarab carefully in her spiked gauntleted fist and examines it under the power of her detect magic to attempt to discern what it might be.
But her limited training in the Arcane brings her little insight.
She grimaces, "...I can't make heads or tales of the enchantment Amon, Samuel, Jengren... Sonya.. what do you think?"
...Respectfully she does not touch the mask or any other obvious regalia of Nethys.
Hrmph. Trinkets.
Jengren looks at Silena, then extends his hand with his detect magic active to handle the scarab, "What do we have here?"
Taking his time to first examine the magical auras, 18 seconds (3 rds) with detect magic, then another 18 seconds (3 rds) manipulating the item to ascertain it's magical properties. "Interesting little scarab that you've discovered."
Silena smiles and gently corrects Jengren, "... discovered you mean."
Sonya makes her way to Silena and the scarab, hoping to examine it. She quietly backs down as Jengren gets the item first and once he is finished inspecting it takes a look for herself, under the influence of her own detect magic.
Jengren lightly hands the item to Sonya.
Silenna satisfied returns to her position to the left of the doorway into 'room' proceeding room 3# Ready support the continued advance and sweep of the Refuge of Nethys.
Again .. she resets her spell upon her and Amon.
Sonya finishes inspecting the scarab and turns it back over to Jengren.
The aura on it is weakened from what it was. I'd say it has just over a dozen uses left in it but I cannot tell what it does myself.
Amon moves into area 3 quietly while watching out for traps.
Calain looks about at the various reliefs,
Nice to look at. I wonder if others devoted such time to master thier craft so, would we be any better of. The greatest warriors ever are those who train and obsess and fight till they drop from exhaustion, only to rest and go again. Does a master mason or painter do the same? Useless pursuit, just to make a thing for the sake of being pretty, but I can see the effort, no less. I would still piss on it if drunk enough.
Silena enters the chamber and regards the fresco's on the walls and their obvious depiction of NETHYS' might and power.
She makes no comment to Calain's impertinence in the confines of a Consecrated Sanctuary of a Major God... {He'll learn the hard way... gods can hear too...}
Though the scattered stones moving to reform into an archway draws her instant attention! She moves to place herself between the now vulture motiffed archway and any of the party in case it should animate and move to attack! A quick spin & flourish and her spiked-chain is in hand...
She casts and regards the magical effect trying to figure its purpose...
"I think their are still magical defense empowered here... Amon be careful but check the trapdoor... I'll follow and cover you should a foe present itself, but keep your eye keen for traps.. magical and mundane!"
Jengren moves along safely tucked in the middle of the crowd. Listening and looking for anything unusual.
Obviously still contemplating the scarab in his pocket. I wonder why the owner choose to save and shelter that item...nothing special but certainly useful.
Sonya steps into the room, goosebumps rising over her skin as her body lightly trembles at the sense of restrained power in this room.
Could this be what I was sent to find?
She takes a deep breath to calm herself and casts slowly turning to search the room.
Amin speaks in Ancient Osirion:
He is amazed at the architecture. He slowly walks toward the once secret door.
Silena moves around to sweep the room looking for any hostiles... ending her circuit at the trapdoor.
"So what does the scarab do Jengren. Sonya indicated she knew how many uses it has left.. but could not determine its actual powers. An unspoken implication perhaps to you ... do you know what the Scarab does?"
"A fascinating place. A full report of this should be a good start to paying off my debt to the Society." Samuel speaks to himself as much as to anyone else as he looks around this new room.
"Hmphfttt, blasted stone," as Jengren leans over and rubs his toe. After rubbing it a bit he hurries along following the others.
Finally answering the drow's question, "Simple really, it has a bit of magic that help open and close unlocked things. You know like doors, windows, boxes and what not....well, as long as the item doesn't weigh much....say under 30 pounds." He shrugs.
Sonya listens intently to Jengren's explanation.
So it could not be used for something like the slab in the floor then?
Amon checks for traps on the trap door.
Sonya listens intently to Jengren's explanation.
So it could not be used for something like the slab in the floor then?
Silena nods in approval standing near the trap door, "Ah.. good point Sonya! Perhaps the trapdoor is specifically a trap that one can by-pass by using the Scarab? It may even be that only adherants to the Refuge would know of the stash's location and the Scarab 'key' for bypassing the defenses?"
Silena cast's upon Amon roughly stroking a spiked gauntleted hand upon his shoulder as she passes by... smiling naughtily at the fading of her previous guidance being used and she resets it.
Silana shifts position slightly to not get in Amon's way as he examines the trap-door and to interpose between Sonya and any trap that might be sprung from the trap-door.
"Correct, Sonya, both because of the potential weight and corroded device is going to act as resistance like a lock holding it in place. Now there are spells such as Knock which would open that of door but it's a bit more advanced."
Jengren continues, "Now if we were fortunate enough to locate a treasure chest, and if the lock were removed....since most treasure is locked, the scarab would be useful to open the chest from a distance in case there was trap."