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Dario pauses in his attempt as Dolres and the others position themselves and he can get the number sequence from the dwarf. A thought does occur to him.
"Meleren, we know you were studying at the Clockwork Cathedral for a time. I too was expelled from my University for thing they did not agree with. But do you know anything about these devices and what they may do?"
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Meleren notes "They are all some type of technology - probably control systems."
Once you are in and press the button,
With a lurch, this circular chamber begins to rise, but it jolts
to a halt after a dozen seconds or so. A flashing red light
appears next to the door-opening panel, accompanied by a
faint buzzing sound.
A voiced speaks, first in goblin (if you understand goblin) and then in common.
“Negligible atmosphere detected. Do you wish to proceed? Push
open button twice for yes.”
"That means we may not be able to breathe" says Meleren.
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I'm thinking we will probably need to go up there and either figure out how to fix it so we can breathe, or find the thing that realigns the door. Either way we will probably have to continue up. I am willing to go but, I think there should be at least two in case something goes wrong. We could also bring the skeleton hand in case we need it to operate the elevator or open another cabinet.
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"Without access to whatever controls the weather, I doubt that's a wise idea." Dario returns to the table. He looks for anything round on the controls which can move or anywhere which might fit one of the devices he's seen.
"It said a 'Carousel' must be realigned. That's usually something round. Look around. Or for something to engage these items." He holds up the devices Saphera found.
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Saphera examines the round object in the image. I’m pretty sure this has something to do with the door closing. We still need the object that will activate this device. The voice in the lift is stating the atmosphere above us is nonexistent. If we get up there and cannot get out, entering that room could prove to be a fatal mistake. Assuming the lift is fully operational, we should be able to exit the area if we need to. So I’m thinking a couple of us could go up and investigate the area, while holding our breath, to see if we can find the object we need. If that doesn’t pan out, then maybe we can find some way to fix the atmosphere. I agree, splitting the group up is a bad idea, but all of us going up there could be equally risky. On the other hand, there could be combatants up there. Creatures, like the ones we just fought, could possibly exist in an environment without air. Fighting while holding our breath sounds a little scary to me, but I don’t think we have much choice here. I'm willing to go and inspect what’s up there. By the sound of it, so is-- Saphera pauses a moment to consider what she is about to say. --Kenji.
Is anyone else willing to go?
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Dario tries to interact with the ring of rooms both with his hands, the glove, and the devices. "Meleren, do you have any idea how this might work?"
The half-elf shake his head. "I don't know. Sounds very risky to me to go up there. I don't know if I should go with you or not. I might be the best chance at breaking the controls to get you back down."
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Meleren shakes his head. "It would be interesting to see.. once you can breathe. "
Both he and Shechera look surprised at the willingness of the volunteers to brave the room without air.
"You'd do that to help us get out?"
Shechera doesn't actually say thanks, but you can see she is pretty impressed.
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Saphera pokes her head out the door and checks with the professor one last time. Are you sure you want to stay down here Professor? With the exception of our two new friends, you will be the only one in the group staying back.
Saphera holds the door open, giving the Professor an opertunity to come along if he changes his mind.
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Saphera waits just long enough for the two new arrivals to decide if they wish to stay or go. Once they make their decision, Saphera pushes the button to proceed up. If the lift flashes the warning again, Saphera will press the button twice, hoping the lift will continue. Once reaching the desired location, Saphera takes a deep breath just before the door opens.
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A series of glassy panels form a semicircular array along
the southern walls of this circular room. Some of the panels
are lit but blank, while others flicker with a jarring, blackand-
white dotted pattern. Many are cracked or simply dark.
A throne-like chair sits before a mechanical table in the
center of the room. A skeleton slumps in the chair, one
bony hand grasping a large lever. Its other hand, wearing a
strange, silvery glove, rests upon a glowing plate.
The air rushes out of the "pillar" room with a pop, quickly decompressing and sending all sorts of small objects flying.
EVeryone takes damage.
There is no air to breathe.
Rounds without air: 1
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Dario struggles to hold his breath in the room and he rushes over to where the skeleton is sitting. He looks at the lever and then the gloved hand. He pressed the glove back onto the plate and waits a split second. If there's no further response, he pulls the lever while maintaining his hand on the glove.