"It seems pretty obvious to me. We should look around outside first so we can make sure there aren't any more dangers out here. Don't want to go inside and then get surrounded."
"Perhaps we should walk around for a bit stay'in clear of windows that is, don't want a guard peeking out of em windows and see'in us"
Kyras only nods, wanting to be moving more than following any specific plan. He will drink and infusion of Barkskin before continuing.
"I understand, but the more we look around, the more chances we have of being seen and reported to all"
True. Let's take a quick look inside, see if there's anything of interest, then keep moving.
"Alrighty want me to look through the door?"
"We didn't see anything from the windows, so don't waste it. Maybe we should check for traps"
Maffei doesn't find any traps on the door nor in front of it. You did notice that there is a double door on the other side of the room.
Kyzen put his hand on Hernvet's shoulder... "Before we go in, I would require a bit of healing if possible?"
Looking at the group... "There's not traps, do we go in?
Yes.
Hoga walks in cautiously.
Kyras looks to Hernvet for party healing before he moves first through the window.
With a decisive step, Hoga walks into the large room. The sound of his boots hitting the stone floor echoes throughout the room. After walking all the way to the first column, no traps get triggered nor any creatures spring out of hiding place for an ambush. It would seem that this room was and still is completely empty.
Let's go somewhere else. We can search this space later. We have more urgent business, right now.
"OKay!!! Do we go through the double doors at the end of the room, or another door from outside?"
"Sure thing, yall just gather round and ill heal yall right up"
"Thanks! Much appreciated."
Thanks, Hernvet. Yeah, let's just go try the doors.
You open the next doors and find a temple. A blue mosaic dominates the floor of this chamber. The ceiling rises to several domes twenty-five feet above. A large marble statue of a robed man with hair braided in a loop and worn like a necklace looks down on the chamber serenely from the east.
This is a temple to Irori. The mosaic on the floor is one of Irori’s symbols known as the Master’s Rebus.
There seem to be something under the rug in the center alcove. Might be a trap door.
Kyzen looks around the room...
"There seem to be something under the rug in the center alcove!"
Kyzen then goes to lift the rug, when...
Maffei will start to look around the statue...Hearing Kyzen, she stops and... "Stop, let me check for traps first!"
Yes, Maffei. Wow, this is a fancy place. Now we know why monks always look so broke. They put all their money into their temples!
Kyras strikes a pose of reverence and states This is a holy place dedicated to the Master of Masters, Irori. The mosaic on the floor is one of Irori’s symbols known as the Master’s Rebus.
Kakrish gazes around at the fanciness of the temple. "Well, Kyras, I'd say that your god knows how to treat his disciples well. This all looks pretty good." He points at the center rug. "You checking that Maffei?"
That's some beautiful work. We'll try to not damage it.
Maffei gently moves the rug aside and reveals a trapdoor. Kneeling next to it, she starts inspecting it for traps. after a few minutes of careful inspection, she is sure that there is no danger for anyone to open the trapdoor. Opening it reveals a shaft going down about fifteen feet before turning into a tunnel that heads east. On the western wall of the shaft there is an old but still sturdy ladder.
Excellent work, Maffei. Do you want to go down first, or should I?
"You're at point Hoga"
Hoga goes down first.
Hoga climbs down first into the shaft. Once at the bottom, he notices that the corridor is only about ten to fifteen feet long. At the other end, there is another shaft heading up with a ladder on the opposite wall.
Ah, the "other door." There's another trapdoor going up into the room. Hernvet! Come take a peek!
"Let me check for a trap first! We wouldn't want it to blow in Hernvet's face."
Maffei doesn't find any traps
Hey, I am the traps guy, remember? Kyras will climb down and assess the new trap door, though he is not much more effective than Maffei. Good for both of us to check I think. he adds.
Can't hurt to make sure. Take a peek, Hornvet.
Kakrish remains up above, keeping guard. "Hoga?" he shouts down. "There's another door? Well don't worry, I've got this area up here under guard. Nothing's getting by me."
Hoga moves back to the entrance. Good, Kakrish. Now send Hornvet down to check out this door before we go into this next room.
Hernvet slowly moves down into the shaft. "Alrighty let me take a look, This'll take a minute if ya'll don't mind watch'in ma back" Hernvet lays his hands on the door and beings using door sight.
Hernvet uses his ability to look into the room beyond the trapdoor. This dusty chamber’s walls are painted with fading frescoes of monks engaged in acts of acrobatic prowess. At the room’s eastern corner is a high-backed stone chair. On it sits a mummified figure clad in white robes, with a braid of black hair circling its neck like an adornment.
Kakrish keeps a careful watch on the room above while everyone else is below. "Hey, are you guys done down there yet?" He hollers down the hole in the floor. "I mean, not that I'm worried about myself or anything. But you guys might need my help if you get into trouble. Right?"
Hernvet takes his hands off the door and tells them all what he saw. "Maybe we should clear out all of up stairs unless yall think we could handle whatever is in here"
Kyras, what do you make of this? Was this once a monk of Irori?
Kakrish looks around the room. No one seems to be there. He double checks the hole below to see that no one is coming up.
It was certainly a temple of the Master of Masters. I have already voted to delve deep and not waste our resources on the lesser challenges.
OK. Doesn't look like there's anything pressing going on in there. Where to, then?
Suddenly it occurs to Kakrish that he might need a different perspective in order to unravel the apparent mystery of this place. His comrades seem to be taking their time down below. He lays on his back and stares up at the ceiling. After a few minutes he thrashes his arms and legs from side to side to spin his body all the way around so he head is where his feet were. He continue to stare at the ceiling.
"Hmm. I just don't quite understand yet."
Seems a shame to not use the secret one, since Maffei found it. The dead guy might be a zombie or something, triggered to attack whoever comes in the main door. Or, maybe the trap door. Or both... Meh, no point in overthinking it. I'll take the secret door, since it's been safe so far.
Hoga climbs up and tries to open the floor door and look around.