Braugher's bite and first swing miss the target completely, perhaps setting hit up for such a powerful strike as his other claw comes around. The final attack is nothing less than amazing as Braugher's claw takes the skeletons head clean off and the body explodes as before. IT is almost refreshing to the two tieflings the way the fire and electricity bath them.
|
Duly impressed at Tetchy's flashy swordsmanship, as well as his ability to ignore the damages dealt to him, Kynn decides to mix it up a little.
A green globule flies through the air this time, opposed to the bright flash from last time.
Unfortunately, he seems to be paying more attention to the flashy swordsmanship than his aim.
Kalista's bolt of force is enough to cause the last skeleton to explode! Once more the wave of energy is felt by the tieflings, but no cause for alarm.
Tetchy's wounds begin to bruise and clot as the party notes that immediate danger has passed.
"What in the nine hells was he doing? You can't just go around opening strange doors in a strange place! Give us a warning eh?" Says Shechera as her breathing returns to a more controlled pace.
"Yes. If we will be working together, we must ensure everyone is aware of the next move." Adds Meleren in a clam but unsettling monotone.
Once more you find time to look at the room beyond the doorway.
It is unnecessary for Braugher to move Tetchy as Kynn is standing right next to the two tieflings. Additionally, Meleren and Shechera continue to hold their ground in the back of the barracks room, completely out of the way of anything the party is attempting to accomplish.
As Kalista examines the room she notes that the gauntlets the four skeletons were wearing are remained after the skeletons exploded. Four metal gloves lay motionless on the floor just inside the door of the room.
Most of the group moves in to explore the room and notes that none of the panels or controls on the side walls are working. The table in the center of the room appears to be a truncated cone, four feet high, topped with a flat dark glass plate. It includes a wide, brass panel set with dozens of small wheels with letters upon their rims - these letters do not seem to spell anything at the moment, gibberish perhaps. Next to this panel is a lever and a glowing crystal, the crystal blinks with an amber light.
Meleren turns to Shechera, "How quickly they are distracted. Hard to believe they were able to defeat that monstrosity up stairs."
Shechera shrugs in response, "If they don't mind us at their backs then we might as well let them lead us out. At least we'll have a heads up if anything bad happens."
|
As the two strangers talk, Kalista holds back. "Are you not curious about what this place is or what's down here? We Pathfinders all have a knack for studying new things. It's one of our guidelines! Explore! Then report and cooperate, but those aren't usually any fun." She laughs as if she just made a funny joke.
"Besides, the further in we go, the further we get from those collapsed mechanized things in that oval room."
-Posted with Wayfinder
Replying to Tetchy, Meleren says; "Harlo found his own fate when he fled from the machine man. You ask me he should have followed us. We had no idea of his fate until you told us."
Kalista continues to explore the newest area, unaware that the bandits did not hear her comments.
As the group moves around checking things out there comes a growing noise; much like metal grinding on metal. The noise becomes quite loud and then suddenly stops.
Looking around, Kynn who has yet to enter the new chamber notes that where a door previously joined the stairs and the strange oval room full of dilapidated machine men there is now only a blank metal wall.
"What the *&^% was that!" Screams Shechera; "What are you messing with in there?"
Tetchy opens the doors by pressing his hand to the panel, as before they swoosh open and a moment of loud and noticeably violent wind tries to drag him into the room.
Everyone feels the sudden air flow though for most it is only a bit more than a breeze.
As Tetchy looks into the room, the crystals in the ceiling blink on and he notices Rows of metal shelving filling the room. The shelves bear the look of long disuse but are surprisingly dust-free, considering the age of this place. Most of the shelves hold assorted pieces of machinery: wires, gears, and cases of bolts and screws, though nothing seems organized in any logical fashion.
As Emmett searches through the shelves of stuff he finds mostly junk, but he is certain there may be something of worth just past the next item...
Braugher begins an extensive search of the shelves found in the storage room. Again much of the stuff is useless junk.
Outside the control room, Shechera speaks with Kynn; "What on Golarion is going on? Someone mentioned something about a quest. Did you not come here to reclaim the treasure the other group left?"
|
|
Is not everything in life a quest Miss? What quest is it that takes you here? It seems a quest for treasure. I myself live to explore, see that is out there beyond the small hamlet I was raised in. Others, they quest for ancient knowledge and yet others for material wealth. Who can say? Many people may travel together, yet quest for different reasons. Kynn says somewhat loftily as he follows the others into the room.
No way but forward my good folks, the way back has been blocked
"So it would seem." Shechera says flatly before giving a look to Meleren.
The two follow Kynn into the control room, but stay near the door.
|
Yeah, it's getting' awfully crowded. tetchy will move aside and give Kalista and Emmett room to search. He is quite big, after all.
You guys ain't too quick on the uptake, uh? Tetchy says, not looking who is talking, We got here, sent by the boss, to do some trial run. Training. Keeping us strong. The treasure, I think you already found it. This part - it ain't part of the course, and it ain't the part where the treasure is hidden.
Normally it's a bit more interesting, though. Last time, boss sent me to some opera. Pretty boring, until some wacko started scaring the bejeezus out of the nobles that were there. Had some good fun whacking 'im over the head with the leg of a table, and left his roof a bit damaged, if you know what I mean. Pay was good too.
Kynn is pretty certain that most of the control room is dead and not going to be operational any time the future. The only exception is the central table, the blinking amber light and the lever near the rows of lettered brass wheels that currently appear as gibberish are especially interesting.
Emmett finds only junk with his search, but Kalista lucks into a pile of goodies. Her first find is a box containing numbered buttons identical to those on the darkened control panels in the main room. Under the lid is a sequence of numbers (9, 2, 7, 4, 6) and a message in goblin that reads: "The commander will kill the next guard he catches using a note to remember the lift code. Just use this when needed."
Next to the box are a couple of cylindrical picks marked with a brown band. The use of bizarre device is beyond her current understanding.
After a most thorough search, Braugher turns up one more interesting item. A small hand-held disk with indentations that hum softly when pressed.
"Yes, the treasure in the big locked box up there was this simple tin badge. Pretty worthless trinket to send you in for." Says Meleren showing the badge around his neck.
"So any idea how to get us out here?"
Tetchy finds that the gauntlet would certainly be useful. It is not uncomfortable to wear and certainly offers protection from blows to adversaries. There seems to be a series of small lines and bits on the inside out of the way of the wearer's hand. The gauntlet is sized for a medium creature and will easily function as a standard gauntlet.
Meleren shows Emmett the trinket, but keeps it about his neck. "Sure."
Emmett notes that the trinket is a non-descript amulet of tin.