Beyond the scaffolding, a slender rope bridge swings out toward a two-story building with a tower across the gorge.
Looking at the bridge with perceptive and knowledgeable eyes, Tolvan quickly realizes it will be a most treacherous crossing . Also he wizard detected a magic aura in the middle of this new bridge.
Anna detects no traps in her surveillance of the bridge.
Well, this ought to be fun to cross. I don't see anything rigging it to fall, although I doubt anyone who lives here would. It'd be a pain to build a new one each time he had guests.
Anna starts to cross.
Would this be as good time to mention I'm out of arrows?
Anna turns around, bouncing easily on the swaying bridge. You're out of arrows? Seriously?
She pauses while on the bridge and leans over the edge, looking straight down into the gorge. Well, I hope nothing swoops up to attack us while we're dangling on this thing.
Anna gets an excellent view of the bridge and the immense river rushing by far away below.
Hold for a moment Anna. While secure the bridge is treacherous. And there is some magic aura out towards the middle. Give me a moment.
How can you be out of arrows Andjela. Are you not an archer? Here take this quiver of mine. With that mild rebuke Tolvan takes a full quiver of 20 arrows from his haversack and passes them to the paladin.
Anna starts to search for signs of the magic on the bridge.
Given Tolvans direction based on his magical insights, Anna is just able to see the edge of a magical trap in the middle of the bridge, set off by proximity.
Tolvan is able to concentrate and realizes it's a conjuration spell of moderate strength.
Danica smirks at the thought of the paladin out of arrows.
"I have 17 arrows left in my only quiver. Lately I have no desire in using my bow and arrows. I'm only carrying them for an occasion were we all need to attack from afar. You are most welcome to have them. Master Tolvan, I hope that you have more in arrows for yourself."
Danica also uses Detect Magic in helping descern the magical trap.
You seeing this, Slipknot? Swaying rope bridge, huge chasm, rushing river below. Am I crazy? Anna mutters to herself while pulling out the magic rope and tying one end around her waist. Then she commands the other end to affix itself to the bridge.
She inches forward, hoping to bypass the proximity magics so she can unravel the trap.
With near perfect execution and poise, and an understanding of these traps bordering on the magical, Anna disables the mundane portion of the magic trap with ease.
Well done Anna. that trap would have summoned some powerful creature while some of us were trying to cross. That could have been bad for us.
Danica I have over 60 arrows remaining to me. 20 are blunt and 20 are cold iron. 12 are silver and a small number are enchanted.
Anna beams at the compliment and makes a slight waving gesture towards the sky. Then she continues across the bridge.
She still stops every ten feet or so and checks for more traps, paying close attention to the end of the bridge. She also makes sure the door to the next building is safe.
Kimberly watches everything with half excitement and half fear.
I'm not as nimble as Anna is. do you guys think I can make it across? she asks innocently
I might have a trick up my sleeve if I have to use it but I never tried that type of magic before so i don't know if it can help.
Making her careful way across, still with the rope attached to her, Anna comes to a this end of the demolished bridge -clinging to the cliff beneath a large building. A statue of a beautiful nymph stands next to a pair of double doors. Above the doors is a stained glass window depicting a unicorn.
The rest of the party still stands at the far side, amidst the burned ruins of the lab.
Anna, I am not sure the rest of us can make it. I can fly over carrying Kimberly. But I am not sure I can carry Andjela.
You're kidding, right? Anna calls across the gap. She hops up and down a couple times. Strong bridge! See?
Then she commands the far end of the rope to go toward the others at the far end. Hold on to this!
Then she turns and studies the statue, looking for signs it might have a secret latch or trigger, thinking of the hidden catch that Tolvan found at the front door.
The shouted words to each other can scarcely be heard across the distance with the rushing river below and the roaring falls not all that far away. The use of the magic rope, interwoven into the existing rope bridge, does make the traversal a bit easier.
Anna detecting nothing interesting about the statue or the area around this new door, only getting a better look at the interesting bit of architecture.
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Anna moves back across the swaying bridge casually, ignoring the magic rope. Come on, I'll help, she holds out her hand to whoever is starting to cross.
Using the rope and letting Anna help Tolvan crosses with no issue. Once across he stands ready to use his Feather Fall spell in case someone does fall.
Danica lowers herself down in order for Kimberly to climb on her back. The inquistor monk rises and ties her rope around herself and Kimberly."Hold on kid and don't look down."
She starts to slowly make her way across. Her muscles straining from the added weight and the shifting of her center of gravity. She takes advantage to the magical rope sent my Anna. Without it, both Danica and Kimberly would be falling to the rapids below.
You're next Andjela.
Andjela gratefully accepts the quiver and arrows... I can shoot twice as many now, with your haste magic, three times. Not used to stocking them anymore. Been using a crossbow.
Nodding, she takes her time crossing. Not dallying, but being cautious.
Without much ado, you all make it neatly across the rope bridge and stand on the next landing -considering the door before you.
Anna reclaims the rope and stows it.
Danica, same as the other room. Hopefully your disguise will throw off the guardians if they're constructs like that thing under the stairs.
Danica unties Kimberly from her back. She performs a couple of basic stretches to loosen up her body.
"Anna, did you check for traps?"
Danica begins to cast Detect Magic in the direction of the door.
Uhh, yeah. Sure. 'Course I did.
Of course, if you don't trust me, we can just smash out that stained glass unicorn up there and you can boost me up.
That would be such a waste. Let us remember we are guests here.
So, the uniform should open the door?
"No bashing is needed."
Danica approaches the door, opens it and gives it a push to open.
She still stops every ten feet or so and checks for more traps, paying close attention to the end of the bridge. She also makes sure the door to the next building is safe.
You step into a type of lobby. This room is crammed with cabinets full of weird, alchemically preserved creatures, including a pair of ice mephit wings, several large spiders, parts of a dissected giant slug, and the digestive tracts and proboscises of three stirges.
Some type of archive or museum.Tolvan says. Fascinating.
Huh. The elvish word for "Collecting dead things and preserved organs is gross and disturbing" sounds exactly like the word "fascinating."
Anna looks serious for a moment, then smiles at Tolvan brightly.
Tolvan tries to look serious back but cracks a smile and puts an arm around Anna. It is exactly like that Anna. I dod not know you spoke elvish.
Anna leans in to him and grins. Only on special occasions.
After separating herself something catches her eye under the cabinet. {b]What's this?[/b] She pulls out three vials marked "violet venom."
Suddenly, we're back at the chymic works. It doesn't seem as vile, but it would seem men of "science" is it... gray the boundaries of ethics.
She looks around to see if she spots anything to change her mind, as well as ways out.
Andjela notes three exists aside from the double doors just entered. North, West and South.
Left is right, and right is wrong, spring a trap, strike the gong, Anna sings softly under her breath while looking at the ways from this room and checking for traps.