Dillan will look back at the others, nod, then skillfully open the door with a practiced hand waiting for some undetectable trap to be sprung...
Sorin stands by silently, seeking to see or hear anything through the door.
"Come, let us start, no need to wait." says Tre, rather impatiently, "It's just as hazardous standing here, as it is going forward, maybe more so with the loose masonry around." He taps his foot pointedly, expecting Dillan or one of the others to open the door and move forward.
Reflex
"Sun and stars, what are those!" Sorin searches his mind for what the apparitions could be and what if anything should be done about them.
Tre shocked by the sudden appearance of the apparitions, watches closely their movements, trying to identify the threat they present. "What the.. what's happening here? .. "
Dillan, frozen in place his hands sucked into his chest, turns slowly to the others after the door closes. His face paler than normally and almost frozen...slowly his arms extend to their normal length, "We're gonna need a priest."
Merian stiffens at the sight of the undead figures, but she does not cry out. At Dillan's words, she murmurs a brief prayer under her breath, a plea for the souls of the fallen that they might rest easily, then speaks up. "My specialty is demons, not the restless dead, but we need to find some way to bring these souls peace. Something's still here - something we need to make right. For the sake of the dead and the living, I think."
Dillan looks over at Merian, oddly enough smiles, "So we are covered for Demons. Check." Then looks to the others, "And yet with the restless dead we are at a loss?"
"Interesting!" says the elven mage, pondering the ghostly forms of the prisoners' restless souls. Rubbing his chin he smiles at the scene in front of him, "Yes, Frabault's Arcadia of the Undeath, what was it he said, hhmmmmmm, yes. But to see a manifestation in real life, a truly wondrous sight." Tre, seems to relax as he watches the doors slam, not threatened at all by the spirits that rush by. "Shall we proceed? Nothing to threaten us here."
Sorin listens to the mage's thoughts, "Interesting, I have heard of haunts, but never encountered them. My talents will heal the living and detect or harm the living dead, but I do not know if they will have the same effect on these haunts."
"Wondrous is not the word I would use. I cannot fight spirits with my bare hands, so I am at a loss." Barret admits hesitantly while looking down at his meaty fists.
Dillan looks at Tre' then at the door that he had just opened; then back to Tre' again, "You want to go through this door?"
Sorin considers the doors for a moment. He then draws a small amount of earth from the pouch at his waist, places it in the palm of one hand and then rubs his hands together. Then spreading his arms wide, he begins chanting softly in Hallit, "Духи, приходят теперь и раскрыть себя для меня."
"Spirits, come now and reveal yourselves to me.
Sorin lowers his hands with a rueful laugh, "Hmm, definitely haunts. So, if detecting them works the same as other living dead, it stands to reason that channeling positive energy will do the same, right? Dillan, you ready to try that door again. Stuck or not I'll see what effect this has. Get ready, I have no idea what this is going to do." Sorin braces himself for a possible attack by the haunts and raises his hands again.
Tre watches the fading and wavering of the spirits, as Dillan struggles to open a door, he smiles quietly to himself, repeating Interesting. He moves over to the door, feeling it and the surrounding walls, attempting to feel the restlessness of those trapped here. His hand rubs his cheek as his eyes almost glaze over in thought. "You know, we should study this some more later. These spirits cannot harm us, unless a door slams into your face, no this is so unusual. I'm sure when I read about it, that my tomes spoke of only one such spirit, but here, there seem to be many. Interesting!" Again he seems lost in his thoughts, "But no, we shall wait, for if I am not mistaken, such power wains and the doors may be opened again soon. Though perhaps we should stay and see how long it should take for the spirits to regain their strength?" He paces around the room, letting hhis hand slide down the many doors and walls. "When we return to Kendra's, I'm sure the professor will have something in his library that will help us all understand this some more." Tre relaxes as he awaits the return of the spirits.
Dillan will attempt the door again...mindfull of his limbs...
Dillan bursts through the initial three feet of the door, to ensure he is beyond its reach, then slowly begins moving forward alert for signs of traps...
Percpetion +4= 24 vs hearing conversations, finding traps, concealed or secret objects
Warned earlier of being too loud, Sorin waits and eyes Dillan as he moves forward looking for a signal to move forward.
Tre watches once more fascinated, "Well, just look at that again, we'll go through and join our friend, once these spirits have had their fun" Tre smiles at his friends, hoping they overcome their reservations. It certainly is much more fun than I thought, but time to press on I suppose. He waits until the doors are free of the forces locking them and starts after Dillan, encouraging the others to do the same.
Shaking his fear Dillan draws his blade, "If its death i'm to meet i'll stand thank you." He slowly, cautiously, backs himself against a wall not wanting to allow anything behind him. Of course this plan is failed if they can reach through walls. The rogue visible shrugs and watches the doors close, "Well come on then?" And he stands ready waiting for an attack from the spectre's.
"Enough of these games!" Arturin grabs the handle of the door and pulls. If nothing happens then he takes a step back and prepares to take the door down by force.
"Sorin? Can you do something?" Merian asks, with some urgency in her tone. It is clear she isn't happy about being Dillan being separated from the party.
"I can try," says Sorin dryly. He lifts his arms and then folds them forward toward the doors calling, "Băuturi spirtoase plecaţi! Să trecem!"
Barret shakes his head as the rogue dives head first into unknown peril. He readies himself and will attempt to break down the door if Arturin fails to open it.
Tre watches on as the big strong members of the party hurl themselves at the door, hoping to break through. Shrugging his shoulders he sighs at the impatience of the short lived races.
As the door bursts open revealing Dillans' new comrades, "If this is going to keep happening I may be in need of a drink."
As the door bursts open revealing Dillans' new comrades, "If this is going to keep happening I may be in need of a drink."
Merian chuckles, though she maintains her focus on watching behid the rest of the group. "Don't worry, my friend," she says, glancing at him over her shoulder, "I'm sure it's going to get much worse from here."
Dillan sheaths his blade, "Much worse? I'm not sure I want to see much worse."
"Worse? What exactly are we expecting here? At least it looks like channeling the energy of life does have an effect on them. Either that or they got bored again." Sorin steps through to join Dillan on the other side and looks around.
"Whoa, must still be feeling the aftereffects of that energy. Think I'm a little dizzy."
"Don't worry, I am sure you would have been just fine even if it got worse. And if it does, I'll buy you a drink, little man."
Dillan looks back at the burly man, "As long as the drink is consumable." With his companions all within, his confidence re-established, "Now," he rubs his hands together, "Lets have a look see."
With the the rogue begins a methodical search of the rooms, beginning with the closet room (as they entered) and moving down...
Room 1 Perception +4= 26 vs hearing conversations, finding traps, concealed or secret objects
Room 2 Perception +4= 30 vs hearing conversations, finding traps, concealed or secret objects
Room 3 Perception +4= 32 vs hearing conversations, finding traps, concealed or secret objects
Room 4 Perception +4= 32 vs hearing conversations, finding traps, concealed or secret objects
With the rooms searched he moves to the doors starting with the southern one...
Southern Door Perception +4= 21 vs hearing conversations, finding traps, concealed or secret objects
Northern Door Perception +4= 18 vs hearing conversations, finding traps, concealed or secret objects
Tre goes through the door after the others, "I'm sure we'll be able to understand how we might tame those spirits, it'll just take a little research, you know." Tre gathers up some of the papers in the offices, as starts to read them. "Hmmm, interesting, see these, as I said a little study can prepare us for the trials ahead." He starts to collect them so he can study them.
"What have you all learned about this prison so far? I don't imagine there is anything in those notes about the problems here?"
"Well all this gives us a good picture of the prison and it's prisoners. In fact given a little time, we might know the hardened criminals and vicious killers who were prisoners here when the fire destroyed the prison. These records could be exceedingly useful for that..... Why look, here details of prisoners, their crimes and punishment, that were here that night." Tre tidies the papers up and puts them filed away for safe keeping for when he has more time to go through them.
"Surely the Warden's office will provide further insights. Dillan if you are sure it's clear we can see what's been left after these years of disrepair."
Dillan pulls some oddly small shaped metallic pins, one straight, two others with slight bends in various locations, getting closer to the locking mechanism the rogue goes to work...
Disable Device
Merian watches Dillan work with pursed lips, but all she says is, "Why is it that that door is still sturdy enough to stay locked when the half of the building is about to fall down on our heads?"