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After Gunther makes it back to the group and his blindfold is off, Darius claps the warrior on the shoulder.
"Thanks. I've heard what basilisks can do. You really bailed us out."
He enters the next area with the others and has a look around. He covers his face with his hand, but doesn't seem quite as bothered by the odor as Lynn.
He is not sure that he remembers anything very useful...
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After Gunther makes it back to the group and his blindfold is off, Darius claps the warrior on the shoulder.
"Thanks. I've heard what basilisks can do. You really bailed us out."
"You are welcome, my friend. This is what it means to be a team, and it had to be done. But, . . . what exactly can a basilisks do?"
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"If my studies and legends are true, they can petrify one with their gaze alone. It is said that they eat their victims only once they are turned to stone. They are also the only cure for the ailment beyond powerful magic i believe If one is coated in the blood of a freshly killed beast then they may be returned to life."
The woman looked at the petrified victim down the hall and frowned.
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"I'd say a random human's life has priority over a random basilisk's, but shall we move on if no one wants to harm the basilisk?"
Lilia moves past the petrified woman and stops next to the first door she comes across. "Let's see what's beyond?"
If the others agree to the latter, Lilia will open the door.
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"I would like to search for options beyond killing a creature that has done nothing outside of it's nature if we can." Lynn placed a gentle hand on the statue feeling a bit mournful. "We might even be able to find someone that can provide fresh blood or maybe cure it with magic?" Lynn removed her hand and looked around the corner alongside Lilia.
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Darius moves to stay near the party.
"You're right Lynn. I'd rather not have to slay the creature if another way can be found to save these people. But if we can't perhaps... well, let's keep our options open for now."
He speaks to Lilia and Sharimus:
"What do you make of that? Three beds, recently used. Could there be a connection to our missing allies?"
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Lynn looks at the sword that Sharimus holds aloft for a bit, "Sharimus.. one moment." She holds her hands aloft for a moment whispering a short incantation to see if the weapon is magical. She waves her hands over the blade for a moment slowly back and forth. "Best to see if there is anything that can help us before we proceed."
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"Maybe, it's magic i just.. it's not an enchantment i'm familiar with." she rubbed the back of her head feeling silly about the situation and cursing herself for not brushing up on her copy of 'Whimsical Weapons'.
"We should move further into the ruins though afterwards if this is indeed sir Sharrowsmith's blade then I fear for his safety."
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Unless anyone's going to use the longsword, Lilia takes it and puts it in her handy haversack. She takes her own swords out of her haversack again and attaches them to her belt.
"Alrighty then!" Lilia moves up to another closed door down the hallway, waits for the others to join her, and opens the door.
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At the center of a large fountain, a white marble statue of a dwarf in scholarly robes faces east in a defiant posture. In one hand, the dwarf holds a staff, and in the other an open book. While most of the statue’s elaborate details are still intact, its face has crumbled away, and water pours down from two holes where the statue’s eyes had once been.
As you enter the room to the west, The smell of incense is almost overpowering in this house, where shelves full of jars and vases of different sizes line the walls. Three kobolds lie motionless in stone beds.
To the southwest, the corridor has caved in, completely blocking the passage.
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"Home is far behind, our kin scattered to the four winds, but we endure."
Lilia shrugs. "This place was probably once owned by dwarven, but obviously not anymore. I don't think it's really relevant."
"The room held dead kobolds and a funny smell. No idea why, but I agree we should check the other rooms here out."
Lilia moves over to the next unopened door, where she waits for everyone to join her before she opens it.
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Lynn moves in to start examining the stone pillar and the surrounding area to see if it holds any importance in the structure of the ruins. Taking a few delicate touches at the engraved runes, she and the others would have to rely on Lilia's cyphering skills for these. "Wonder if these have anything to do with the guardian."
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Lynn realises that this room was once an infirmary, while Lilia takes a look at the pillar and deduces that the names and numbers written there must be dates in a calendar different from the Absalom Reckoning. Halfway through the list, the dates become shorter and shorter; the column lists the dates of death.
Maanyatha sees nothing of interest here.