"We could sound the gong and see what happens."
"We could... but I would like to see what Ayish is talking about first." Celena looks down the well "Anyone got a rope? she asks
"Nope. Me could try climbing down without one."
Pointing at the door, he says, "Door is very well made an sturdy. Me saw no traps, but no way to open either."
"The Lady gave us a key. Why not try it in the door first. Otherwise, I do have some rope."
"I agree that we should investigate the well, if there's something unusual about it. I don't want to leave any dangers behind us, if possible. If Vrealk is willing to be lowered down there, I have no objection."
"Markhet thinks that some of the magic we're seeing is to keep the demon in here. Otherwise this one thinks that it would have escaped years ago. Markhet could fly down and have a peek but she would be putting herself in a very vulnerable position because this one can't cast spells when she is in the form of a bird. Oh! Also Markhet can turn into a bird (as well as many other non-flying creatures) now. She thought you should know."
From last April:
Sensing something magical in the filth. N'Djamena digs though the filth uncovering a dirty chime of an aura , he also manages to fine a small silver bowl{no aura} and some loose coins[10 gp worth]
Ayish smiles even as she bows her head slightly in humility, glad to have found something possibly useful to/for the party.
Celena gives the chime of opening a shot to see if anything happens.
"Markhet thinks that some of the magic we're seeing is to keep the demon in here. Otherwise this one thinks that it would have escaped years ago. Markhet could fly down and have a peek but she would be putting herself in a very vulnerable position because this one can't cast spells when she is in the form of a bird. Oh! Also Markhet can turn into a bird (as well as many other non-flying creatures) now. She thought you should know."
Vrealk peers down the well. "Me thinks the bottom of the well and the wall do not match up correctly. This makes me think it is really not a well, but a passage down below. Do we try the door with the chime, or head down the well?"
Celena attempts to use the chime on the floor of the well
Celena uses the chime upon the door, well and floor, but nothing seems to happen. If those places are held by magic maybe the magic is just to strong for the chime.
"Wonderfull an opening chime that dosent work." She procedes to throw the thing away
Vrealk peers down the well. "Me thinks the bottom of the well and the wall do not match up correctly. This makes me think it is really not a well, but a passage down below. Do we try the door with the chime, or head down the well?"
"This would make sense," the gnome says, "if there are two ways down both would need to be protected against this demon."
Markhet casts light on a small stone and drops in into the well.
"Let's see what's down," Markhet says, "not all of us can see as well as friend Vrealk"
The stone falls to the wells bottom with ease, and you can easily see all of the well, however you also see a small half inch Gap between the walls and the bottom
"Well, I guess me will climb down and see if me can get the well open."
Vrealk hoists himself over the lip of the well, and begins climbing down. He'll take his time (take 10, for a result of 18).
Vrealk can easily get down the well, the bottom is solid, and the gap seems uniform as if the bottom should move, it moves down he would guess as it is to wide to pull up past the gap.
Vrealk would guess the bottom is at lest a foot thick, maybe more.
Celena wanted to take a look down the hole first.
Markhet decides to go all "T. Rex", getting it on by banging the gong.
"Markhet wonders what this will do?"
"Um...I think, perhaps, you should wait..." Ayish suggests to Markhet.
"Markhet wants to get it on, bang this gong, get it on!" the gnome protests, "although this one was never trained in music she thinks she can play this instrument!"
If Vrealk has nothing more he wants to do down in the well, then N'Djamena will hoist him up and let Markhet smack the gong all she wants.
I say go T. Rex
At Marhket's enthusiasm, Ayish laughs an kneels down to show her plucky little friend how one does, indeed, bang a gong.
Markhet Bangs the gong happy like a mad gnomish bard and at first nothing happen as the song echos around the room. The with a long grating noise the Door starts to pull into the wall and the wells bottom starts to descend deep into the earth.
All this is secondary however as your attention is drawn to the room around you as flames starts to flicker from the stones seams. They lick the stone and trace patterns upon the surfaces like some kind of flame mortar and as you watch they seem to flow together into forms. Shapes of yellow and orange fire Angelic forms with wings, curved swords and eyes of azure flames.
Two fire angels if that is what they are, sweep the room with their fiery graze and move to deal with the interlopers currently standing within the chamber.
Init
Kalden = 28
fire angles = 27
Aysh = 23
Markhet = 21
N'Djamena = 16
Celena = 16
Vrealk = 10
Larrs = 6
Dc 10 religion/Celena
DC 15 Religion
"Don't be fooled by their pleasing shapes -- these creatures of elemental fire are Sarenrae's protectors and will fight to keep us out!"
Knowledge Religion
"If they are Saranaes's then hopefully they will listen to me" Celena responds
Ayish claps along happily with her friends enthusiasm,
"You have the makings of a Bard in you, friend Markhet." She cheerfully encourages her Gnomish companion. As the echoes of Markhet's rambunctious fun fade away and are replaced by the grinding of stone and then the appearance of the beings of flame, Ayish is sobered.
"Oh dear..." She whispers and stands, preparing to again help her companions.
"Wow! Markhet's playing was so good she made the earth move and the angels appear! This one thinks she should try a kettle drum next!"
Vrealk grimaces as he realizes he cannot recognize a weak point to strike on the elemental creatures. He backs away, drawing his bow and nocking an arrow as he moves.
Kelden immediatly assumes a ready stance when the gong is struck and he is not dissappointed. At N'Djamena's words he assumes a defensive posture to see how the elementals respond.
Full Defense.
Celena stands tall (well as tall as a Gnome can be) and addreses the figures "I order you in the name of Saranae to cease and let us pass." She commands them
Kalden drops into a pure defensive stance as the Angels come at you. The first moves toward N'Djamerna, striking at the cleric with a sword of flame, N'Djamerna however gets tempest up in time to block the fiery blow.
The second moves toward Celena but when she speaks it stop, The fiery avatar looks to the Gnome and her shield and backs away to stand guard at the newly opened door.
Seeing the first One back away, Celena turns and proceeds both her challenge and her shield to the first fire angel.It disengages N'Djamerna to stand at the entryway to the room.
Neither makes a move, as long as the shield is up, but as soon as Celena lowers her shield they start to move, only to stop the moment the shield is presented to them once more.
ok here is the map. Although the angels now stand by the doors. One by each.
"Okay I can't stand here all day so which way?" Celena asks whilst keeping the fire angels at bay.
Ayish looks to Celena where she holds the temples guards at bay.
"Um, through the door? I don't think I would be good enough to get down the well..." Ayish blushes in embarrassment.
"We do have that ring of feather fall, so we could each drop down through the well and pass the ring back up to the next person, assuming we could attach it to a rope or something like that."
"Stand ready while I try to go through the doors." Kelden lowers his weapon and cautiously moves to go through the double doors between the two fiery guardians.