"We could try and just jump over that one too, but I'm a fan of disabling the traps for our return."
"Maybe everyone backs out of the hallway. And one person tries to jump over it. That way if something goes wrong, we don't all get whalloped."
Selene backs up to allow room for a jump attempt, but not so far as to not still discuss the best course of action. "Be careful, there may be more triggers beyond that one."
Mayla would happily walk back to the entrance to watch and listen in. Even padded she really didn't want to get hit by something.
"Yes be careful."
"I can give it a try."
Essa jumps easily over the pressure plate.
Her feet touch the ground...
And nothing happens.
Enev backs up and tries to jump the plate following Essa, he puts a lot of strenght in his legs to lift his armor protecting his body.
Of course they go with jumping...
"Perhaps we can find a way to disable it from the other side, or at least I hope."
"I don't think there is anymore room. So, Do you guys wanna open the door so the rest of us can jump over?" She would step in the hallway a little bit so she could have a good running start.
Essa will approach the door. She will examine it closely and then look at it to see how it is opened.
"Roguk stay back there. Make sure he doesn't walk on the plate."
As Essa tries the door, she realises it isn't even locked. A simple push and it will open.
Roguk paces into the corridor, letting a plaintive oooook? out, as Essa goes farther from him
"Hey everyone, this door is not locked."
Essa throws the door open.
One half of this lofty chamber has a lowered floor, with stairs on either side to reach the bottom.
Standing opposite the door is a tall wooden statue of Kassen grasping a gigantic wooden shield in each hand. One of the shields is inscribed with the word “home,” while the other reads “family.”
"Hey guys, there is a big statue of Kassen in here. He has two shields."
Takeshi looks to Tane
Well, we should go too, Tane. Do you need help, Malya?
Selene enters the room marveling at the size of the statue. "How'd you suppose they got that in here? She brushes a stray lock from her brow as she looks around the room before moving to investigate the door on the far end.
Essa will return to grab Roguk and help him over the plate, making sure he doesn't step on it.
"Right, let's do it."
Tane moves down to the pressure plate and asks, "Where do I need to jump?"
Confused, he takes a step on to the pressure plate and attempts to jump too late.
"Tane-!" Enev tries to warn Tane just as he steps on the plate,
You are supposed make more impulse running He thinks as he facepalms.
As soon as Tane steps on the plate, the two statues on his flanks lower their long swords brutally
Fortunatly, only one of them hit the warrior, and it's a minor wound.
Neither Malya or Takeshi were dumb enough to stay near the wrapped blades in the first part of the corridor, so they are unscathed.
Essa was pushing her animal companion towards the statue room, when Tane makes his mistake. Unfortunatly, she was the one near the statue...
Both swords cut the druidess flesh, one leaving a big gash on her ribs
The sword remains lowered, and if you only risk to bump yourself into the wrapped blades in the first part of the corridor, the last four blades are sharp, and covered with your friends blood.
Tane curses when he sets the events into action. He grinds his teeth and grunts as he is injured and says, "I, uh, think I missed the plate. Everyone ok?"
He then is just barely able to make it through without cutting himself once again. He exhales loudly, "WHEW! That was, uh, unfortunate."
A quick glance at Essa's injuries and Tane sucks in his breath, "Essa! Are you alright? That looks terrible! Oh man, I'm sorry!"
Tane smacks his forehead with his palm. He turns to Selene, "Selene! Can you fix her?"
Essa grimaces in pain and gives Tane a bit of a scowl wishing he paid more attention to things. This sort of thing has caused problems before. She thinks, but doesn't say anything.
"Don't waste your spells on me, I will be fine."
She limps into the room ahead and makes sure Roguk is ok.
Enev runs towards Essa and checks his wounds,
"Oh my! Please Erastil give me your power so I can heal her wounds..." Enev begins a pray and focus his energy on his hands above the wound.
"Thanks Enev. Give my best to Old One Eye."
Mayla cursed. Now it made it even harder. Looking at the blades she looked to see if she could crawl under them but seeing a pattern she figured she could make her way through.
Weaving through the blades she would make it into the room with a sigh. "Hmm, we need to figure out how to disable such things." Maybe she should talk to someone in town to teach one of them. Looking around the room she spotted the shields.
"Didn't Roldore talk about needing the shields..." Thinking back on the other room she grinned. "OH! We could use them for that big trap on the other room. Well I think its a trap with all the arrows. We could use the shields to protect us."
Takeshi follows Malya, who seems to know where to walk... he whispers playfully to the blonde mage
Men never want to ask for direction or where they should tread, dontchathink, Malya...
Mayla giggles at that. "Indeed, but it doesn't mean they don't have fun while lost."
Tane looks to Enev and regards, "Thanks for fixing her up. Right. Good point Malya. I'll go grab one."
Tane walks to the top of the eastern stops and stops, looking back at the group for approval. "That is, if everyone is ok that. I don't want to trip on another plate or something on the steps and get anyone else hurt."
"Home and family huh. I think this is saying they are to be protected. Though, that can be tough sometimes."
She would stay where she was for now looking around the room and casts detect magic sweeping the room.
Still soured by Tane's previous clumsiness, Essa fully expects the place to come down around their ears at Tane's next attempt.
Tane begins to descend the stairs, while everyone waits with bated breath
"Tane there is a strong magical aura on the statue. Be very careful or give me a few moments to try to dicipher it."
Mayla stepped forward concentrating on the aura.
"Here, let me assist you Malya.." Takeshi says helpful, trying to keep away the unwanted stimuli that magic could bring and distract her.
"Strong transmutation magic. Far more powerful than I can conjure. I would say two of you get prepared to grab the shields. I....I can't put my finger on it. Let me study a little longer."
Tane freezes when Malya says there is magic involved.
"Strong transmutation magic."
The fighter nods twice with a total look of confusion while trying to seem confident. "Right. Tranzmagication magic. That's what I was thinking too. Ok, so. Wait. Two of us? Who else is getting the other shield?"
"I can try..." Enev steps closer and tries to get the other shield
As soon as Enev and Tane are in the lower part of the room, the wood statue moves, leaving its pedestal.
A small "click" is heard, and the stairs they just used turns into slides.
The statue rises its massive shields, ready to bash the warrior duo into oblivion
Takeshi steps forward and aims his bow, shooting an arrow, while starting to whistle a song that will inspire bravery and heroism in his companions.
Mayla sees it come to life and drops her detect magic. It was made of wood so she wondered if it could burn and called upon her fire magics. Stepping to the ledge she would judge the distance to see if her 15 cone could hit it.
She aimed the cone to strike the top of the wooden creature while going over the heads of her friends and leave them unscathed.
The big creature's head is wrapped in flames from Malya's hands. Small residual flames surround its "skull", for a few seconds it seems as if the wood statue as hair made of fire.
Takeshi's arrow hits the target, but seems to have little or no effect.
"It has a small hole in his back, we have any spare keys?" Enev shouts to his companions thinking maybe that way they can deactivate the golem, meanwhile he will hit it with his sword,
Enev small sword cuts a few splinters of wood
"We have the keys from the pool and such!"
Selene thinks twice before jumping down the slide and decides to throw a javelin at the tall statue instead.