"Can't we just walk through without a light?" Kallant passes the trapped room without a light using his darkvision.
Morvan rests a hand on the back of Kallant's armor, and says, "You'll have to guide me - I cannot see."
"Pech, if we got you close enough, could you disable the fire beams?" Morvan quietly asked the halfling.
"About an 88% probability of success," she decides after a moment of musing.
"How you going to get me up there?"
Kallant can boost Pech up if he’ll reach.
Balancing atop Kallants broad shoulders, Peck carefully disables the first trap, but the second trap proves more difficult, and something goes wrong. A beam of light fires from it, but unlike previously, this is constant, firing against the far wall and gradually causing it to glow with heat.
"Oh shit. Ummm... we should probably move out of here..." Peck says quickly and nervously.
"Well, at least we can see a bit, now. Let's try to sneak past these undead and go through the doors in front of us."
Kizziar telepathically acknowledges Morvan's instruction, then floats invisibly into the chamber ahead and prepares to begin screaming if the humanoids are noticed and a distraction becomes necessary.
Urashu hesitates by the trap. "One good shock should take care of this.." He reaches toward it and then stops, remembering the robots; this was not a time to be wasting spells.
He follows the others deliberately, though he has trouble in the dark and stumbles into some loose furniture.
Thankful for the invisibility, Morvan is stealthier than he is used to.
As you carefully make your way across the room, Urashu stumbles over some debris and shifts an overturned chair slightly. The nearest zombie cocks its head and wanders over to where the sound came from, but by the time it gets there you have moved on. Peck easily opens the door, and you all quietly shuffle through it.
We're in a hallway with one door immediately to our right and another up ahead at the end, Kizziar reports to his comrades. I'm for checking the closer room before continuing onwards.
Kallant closes the door behind them and whispers, "Alright, do you want to try a light in here?"
Urashu whispers back, “Is there another one of those traps?”
Morvan looks at Pech, and asks, "If we boost you up, could you check the ceiling for another of those traps?"
"Of course!" the halfling replies, clambering up Kallants back and peering closely at the ceiling, particularly the corners.
"Looks clear," she replies after examination.
"Let's try this again."
Morvan casts light on his mace.
Light floods into the room, and everyone can see clearly, though it takes a moment for your eyes to adjust. Nothing untoward happens. The room appears just as Kizziar described.
Kallant set Peck done. "Right. Check the doors for locks and traps?"
His spins his greatsword along its long axis as a comfortable habit.
"Both doors are locked, but otherwise nothing of note," Peck informs you confidently.
"Right. Let's unlock the South door first. I'll extinguish my light, then Peck can open the door, and we'll see what's inside. Kizziar, be ready."
Morvan will end his light spell.
Peck opens the door, examines the area (alongside Kizziar) and signals the all clear.
Urashu follows the others, carefully scanning the new area.
"Okay, now, Peck, let's look for any of those light-seeking traps."
Morvan again casts his light spell, seeking to illuminate the room they were in.
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Kizziar silently ponders the tragic inferiority of mortal senses as he waits for his companions to observe the hallway.
The room is a short, slightly curved hallway, nearly identical to the one you were just in.
Menrozzar extinguishes his light spell, then says, "Let's go straight. Pech, Kizziar, lead the way."
"Disgusting. Their interrogation room is filthy. What a horrible way to work. No pride." Kallant shakes his head looking around the room.
Morvan thinks to Kizziar, "Is there a monster or denizen of some kind in this room?"
Kizziar sighs internally and replies, Yes, there is in fact a substantial cloud of darkness pocked with shrieking, spectral faces located directly before us. And Kallant, maybe don't compromise our invisibility by speaking aloud before we're sure what's in the room?
::Probably best to tackle that roiling cloud of darkness with magic. What's the plan?:: asks Kallant through Kizziar's telepathy.
Is Vespartius in here? If not, perhaps we would be better served backing out of this room and checking out the other room. Avoid a fight we don't need.
My link with Vespartius doesn't give me any information about his location, I'm afraid. It's purely empathic. I can't see any indication that he's in this room, but he could be behind one of the many doors here.
Morvan frowned and attempted to figure out what the roiling cloud of darkness with shrieking spectral faces in it was.
"Can anyone create sunlight, or light bright enough to be similar to the sun? The creature is an incorporeal undead known as a Caller in Darkness. They are spiritual devourers, a cloud of psychic anguish that seeks to devour the minds of sentient creatures. Sunlight wards them away."
Urashu shakes his head, then realizes he needs to speak up, “[b]No sir, nothing that bright. [.b]”