N'Djamena joins the rest. "I didn't find anything but a pillar with the names of the saints inscribed on it. Let's move on."
The floor of this chamber is covered with centuries of untouched dust. Along the walls, cobwebs cover gruesome fresco work depicting unworthy souls dismembered by demonic sphinxes. In the west wall, a pair of
niches hold painted statues of gynosphinxes, glaring with wooden menace from beneath layers of ancient filth. A third niche stands empty to the south, while a fourth filled with rubble lies to the north.
Whispers seem to linger in the room
Osiriani
Celena has a look around to see if there is a pool of water or something similair.
she sees no water anywhere with-in the room
Celena
Celena begins to head towards the far left wall
As Celena makes her way across the room, you hear a groan of wood as the two faded gynosphinxes raise from their resting place. Both claw at the Gnome, but are unable to penetrate her armor.
Init:
Init
Gynosphines=18[went]
Vrealk=12
Ayishida=10
Larrs=10
Markhet=9
Xerzayas=9
Mamood=8
Celena=7
N'djamena=7
Peering past most of her comrades Ayish frowns.
N'djamena springs forward and swings Tempest at the same statue as Mamood, smiting with Nethys's divine energy.
Vrealk moves to a flanking position next to the sphinx in front of him and attacks with his magical dagger.
attack +2 from flanking, +1 from bardic music
damage sneak attack, if applicable
Celena attempts to smash the sphinx
attack
Damage
Vrealk digs his dagger into one of the sphinxes but it does little more then scat it as, Ayish starts to sing empowering the group. Xerxzayas bolt flies true but seems to do nothing to the Sphinx as Mamood moves forward to join Vrealk in assaulting the nearest sphinx. Celena brings her hammer down upon the one facing her, she seems to have a good hit and splinters of wood fly from her blow. N'djamena's Tempest also makes a crunch as it hammers into his target. Markhet moves Larrs into the room.
The sphinxes mindlessly press the attack Clawing at Celena and mamood with little effect.
New round.
Still inspiring the troops this round. =)
Celena continues to smash
Damage
N'Djamena smites again. "In Nethys's holy name, we are not invaders! We seek to restore this temple to glory," he adds, doubtful that mindless defenders like these will respond.
Larrs will attack:
Damage:
Markhet will recast guidance on Larrs.
Seeing his dagger have little effect, Vrealk takes a small (5') step back and quickly digs through his pack, retrieving his vial of acid.
Vrealk steps back pulling acid from his pack as Ayish keeps singer her voice feeling the others with courage and hope. Larrs moves to attack the Sphinx as Markhet guides him, but he is unable to land a blow.Xerzayas burns one of the sphinxes with acid as Mamood tries and fails to claw the same beast. Again Celena brings her hammer down sending chunks of wood flying.N'Djamena also fails to land a blow but for just a moment they seemed to pause ever so slightly at the mention of Nethy.
But then they claw at Celena and Mamood, inflicting wounds upon them both
New round.
Round: 3
Ayish continues to raise her voice. Doing her best to keep her companions spirits raised and their arms and blows strong.
Celena decides to stick to her strengths and smashing is her strength. (although if possible she will make a 5ft step in order to flank with someone)
Attack (+2 if she manages to flank)
Damage
Vrealk tosses his flask of acid at the statue in front of him, aiming for the side away from his friends and hoping he doesn't splash them. "Move back!" he yells.
touch attack
damage
N'Djamena steps back and sends a wave of Nethys's healing power through his comrades.
Vrealk steps back yells and readies his acid. Ayish keeps the magic of her music flowing into her allies As Larrs tries once more to claw at the Sphinx, sending splinters flying with three good hits . Xerxzayas again burns the 2nd sphinx with acid as Mamood sends parts flying with two solid hits. Celena attacks her foes again braking wood and sending splinters flying. N'Djamena and Mamood step back as Vrealks acid hits the sphinx, It's still up but little more then smashed word, it looks like it's can't take much more. N'Djamena fills the room with the healing might of his god calling upon Nethys to heal.
However as soon as N'Djamena's holy symbol is viable the sphinxes stop. They seem to almost nod toward the priest as they back into the alcoves that held them.
As the constructs back down from combat at the sight of N'Djamenas' church symbol, Ayish also stills her voice, but continues to watch and be wary of things.
Ayish really does not see anything out of the ordinary in the room, a dead end going no where.
Celena stands panting for a moment keeping an eye on the statues.
"Okay next time try that first" she says to N'Djamena
"Yes, it should have been obvious after it worked on the snake. My mistake."
"Markhet thinks the priest should hold out his holy symbol for every room we enter from now on," the gnome says, "Markhet can only assume that the priests who once lived here slept and bathed with their holy symbols out for fear of being killed by their own defenses."
"I suggest we take some time to search this room carefully; it seems unlikely that these things are guarding a dead end."
N'Djamena/Celena
"Dead end? what dead end?" she says pointing towards a wall
"Oh no Larrs," Markhet whispers to her cat, "Celena has gone barking mad."
Larrs regards the other gnome cautiously as if wondering if she might lash out at any moment.
Attempt to disbelieve the illusion?
"You don't see the door on the south wall?"
Markhet
"Oh that door!" the tiny gnome says as she slaps her forehead, "Markhet has no idea how she missed that before!"
Larrs turns to look at Markhet with a suspicious look in his eye.
At her friends comments Ayish also tries to 'see' the door people are talking about,
And seeing through the illusion makes a mental note to try and not take everything in this place for granted.
"Perhaps yet another 'deference' created by the Priests and Monks who once lived here?" She hazards a guess softly.
"What in hells you all talking about? Me only sees a wall."
"Could someone just open the door? I'd do it, but I'm busy holding up my holy symbol at the moment."
N'Djamena checks the door for any traps.
He does not see any traps
"Fine i'll get it." Celena then opens the door.
"Whoa! That's neat! How you all see that? Is me blind?"
"Whoa! That's neat! How you all see that? Is me blind?"
Ayish smiles and says,
"No freind Vrealk, the past clerics of Nethys placed a glamor about the door. Perhaps they made it in such a way that your extra sharp eyes are most affected?" Ayish suggests, trying to reassure her Goblin companion.
Vrealk gives Ayish a big, toothy grin. "Me thanks you for your kind words, friend-Ayish. You very nice. But, now me remembers being controlled by mind-magic before, by one of my owners. As me thinks, me guesses my goblin-brain just probably more easily fooled."
"The gods grant their gifts in mysterious ways," N'Djamena adds airily. "You certainly have other talents that make up for it."