Tamora studies the room carefully, then, she examines the corpse. She finds nothing more the debris and dust. As for the two kobolds, they were killed by severe multisystem trauma. As she is doing that, Kyzen open the trapdoor and peak at the room below.
The walls of this chamber have buckled precariously in several places, and masonry and dirt are scattered across the floor, the collapse above plainly caused this structural damage. The dry-rotted frames of five simple beds lie against the north and south walls. To the southwest, the room broadens into a larger chamber. A rusted, grinning iron statue stands in an alcove in the north wall between the two wings of the room itself, and in the wall to the south is an old iron door.
After assessing the room below Kyras notes that We should have a light between us I think. Since I fight with a pole arm which requires two hands. I cannot carry a lantern or torch. Tamara, can you conjure a light?
Hoga can see fine. He'll go on in.
"Kyras, hold up your pole arm."
When he does so, she taps it and makes it glows like a torch. Before the iron doors are opened, she arms herself with her longspear in one hand and a crossbow in the other.
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Once Kyras opens the iron trap door Kakrish peers inside. "I'm going down. Us dwarves, we've got the ability to see in the dark so I don't need a light."
The walls of this chamber have buckled precariously in several places, and masonry and dirt are scattered across the floor, the collapse above plainly caused this structural damage. The dry-rotted frames of five simple beds lie against the north and south walls. To the southwest, the room broadens into a larger chamber. A rusted, grinning iron statue stands in an alcove in the north wall between the two wings of the room itself, and in the wall to the south is an old iron door.
Kyras takes a moment to knot a rope and secure it in the room above the trapdoor. Plenty of things to tie to in this mess. he notes. He is then happy to let Jpga and Kakrish descend first.
Kyzen is also going down and takes a closer look around the chamber searching for anymore traces of Kobolds passage...
Taking 10 to descend down the knotted rope Kyras begins to look around, focusing first on the grinning iron stature.
Kyzen moves around the room, looking for signs of kobolds. As he is doing that, Kyras climb down. He then moves toward the iron statue. Once in front of it, he notices hinges on the sides and a long crack splitting the statue vertically in two. He is pretty sure that this is no statue, but an iron maiden. Out of the corner of their eyes, they both spot movements coming from some of the beds. Within seconds, giant centipedes crawl out from under the beds. With their maxillipeds twitching and dripping of some sort of liquid, they move to the two that are downstair.
Kyrass studies the statue.
When his keen senses note the the threat Kyras moves to support and defend Kyzen. Once in position he readies to attack with his 10' reach.
Hearing the commotion, Hoga takes 10 and leaps down into the space, axe at the ready.
Tamora manifests her celestial badger in front of the nearest centipede and it attacks the many legged creature with a frenzy of claws and teeth (free action rage & full attack) that glows with a sheen (swift action smite evil). She drops her crossbow in favor of her spear (free action) and positions herself behind the dwarf (5 ft step).
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Kyras moves next to Kyzen, getting into a fighting stance. Tamora call forth a celestial badger. The creature appear next to one of the centipede and attacks. The claws and bite tear the vermin appart, leaving a mess on the floor. The rest of the giant insects move foward. Two moves toward the badger, attacking it. While one fails to connect, the other sink its bite deep in the flesh of the clestial animal
One of the centipede heads toward Kyras. The Half-Elf swing his weapon at the creatures. The readied blow misses the target, but then the vermin moves closer and open itself to another attack. This time it's a hit, slicing the centipede in two. It twists and trashes on the ground for a second then stop moving.
As Kyzen starts moving his hands, the energy forms earth shape shards and send them flying at the closest centipede
"Die you fitly disgusting insect..."
Critical confirmation Kinetic Blast x2
Kyras advances and swings his pole arm but fails to connect.
Hoga runs up and takes a swing. Die!
Hoga mighty axe swing slices the head of the last centipede. The battle is now over. Now that the distraction is taken care of, Tamora can go back to scanning the room with her detect magic spell. As for Kyras, he is pretty sure he saw how to open the iron maiden before he got pulled away by the vermins.
kyras will check the iron statue for traps before trying to open it.
With the remaining time on her badger ticking away before it returns to the fields of Elysian unharmed and whole, Tamora sends her badger to scout what is behind the door the moment the half-elf opens it, giving the next room a quick glance from where she is standing with detect magic and her senses as she picks up her crossbow.
If she hears anything, sense anything or her badger makes a sound, she will move towards it.
Kyzen seeing the badger moving toward the door follows it but doesn't pass the door. He stands ready for any action...
Kyras inspect the iron maiden for traps. After a good inspection, he is sure that there isn't any. Tamora, the badger and Kyzen wait across the room in front of the door. Tamora listens at the door and also use her detect magic spell, but all of her investigation finds nothing.
Tamora sends in her badger, telling it to make a sound if there is danger.
"Well, you didn't leave anything for me, I see." Kakrish says with a mock frown when Hoga finishes off the last of the centipedes. "But I'm going to keep this out in case there are other surprises."
Kakrish moves to stand next to the door along with Tamora and Kyzen.
Lots to search through in this room. Kyras states flatly as he pops open the iron maiden, unsure why people are already leaving. Please check out the dry-rotted frames of those beds against the north and south walls.
After searching inside the iron maiden he will search the alcove it was in and then the remains of the beds.
Kyras opens the iron maiden. As he does, the remains of its last occupant fall out. Kyras easily steps aside as the bones fall to the ground. At the bottom of the iron maiden, he finds an old rusty metal key. At the same time, Tamora opens the door and send her badger in the corridor. It goes in, first turning left, then after a few seconds it comes back, passes the door and continue down the other way. It takes a bit longer, but soon it is back next to Tamora, awaiting more instructions.
Kyras, after inspecting the iron maiden and the alcove that it was in, moves to the beds. Most of what is left there is too rotten to be of use. As he moves one of the bed, he finds the next of the giant centipede in a hollow in the floor. Looking carefully, he only finds remains of dead rats.
"Lets take a closer look then..."
Kyzen pass beside Tamora and the Badger and head to the west side
Hoga goes along with the hobgoblin.
Kyras crosses the room and start going through the rubbles. He is about to move on when something shiny catches his eyes. Bury in the rubble he finds a pair of mithral daggers with a strange series of notches carved into the flat of each blade. The blades are still in good condition, but the handles have suffered the ravage of time. Some small repairs would be required there to make them functional again.
Both Hoga and Kyzen are looking down the corridor and see numerous jail cells line these long-abandoned corridors. Each of their solid iron doors hangs ajar, and includes both a peephole at eye level, covered with a piece of sliding metal, and a smaller slot for food and water at floor level.
Kyzen moves to the east side just to take a closer look...
Behold! Kyras exclaims as he lifts the daggers, one in each hand. Real treasure. These blades are masterwork quality and constructed of rare mitral. As good as silver against creatures against which that metal is bane and worth considerably more. The handles need some work but perhaps I can wedge them into place as a quick repair for now. My mother's people have been making and repairing weapons for generations you know.
"Aha! Good find!" Kakrish slaps Kyras on the back with a hearty slap. "I think we're going to have to hurry to catch up with our comrades. They seem to be in a hurry."
"No need. The rooms that my badger went to are danger free. But I'll check on them if you need any reassurance of them not rushing ahead to their doom."
Tamora moves to where Hoga and Kyzen are and urges her badger to scout the room beyond the cells until it disappears, making a sound if there is danger while she remain with the two warriors to study the room.
Nothing much here, the half orc observes.
As soon as Kyzen is able to see and talk to Kyras
He takes a moment to congratulate him...
"Nice job Kyras... I knew I could count on you to find what needs to be found... We were just making sure while you were searching that we didn't attrack anymore suprises with all the noises we made a moment ago...
Looking at Hoga...
"Nothing particular on either side... So Hoga, my side or your side?"
Your side. Hoga goes over to the other side.