we need to go on, note to self, don't irritate Maria "Hope you all are ready to proceed, yeah." Trib precedes to open the next door and take a look around.
The next door is not trapped. You open it and inside there are three beds. As you enter the sheets rise up off of the beds as if animated by something.
"Clear a path for lightning bolts!!"
Maria detects magic trying to see what's up with the sheets.
"If whoever is in here doesn't want to be murdered, trust me, say so now."
Trib steps back out of the doorway no need to tempt fate, that last lighting bolt was a little close for my liking
Maria: You don't seem to notice any particular spell effect. Maybe knowledge arcanna instead.
You think it is probably related to the curse which infuses the location.
"Be careful... might be some kind of haunt, Mr. Adey, do you know something else about that?"
"In the kitchen churches of Thisamet, we don't spend much time on the ghostly or undead."
"Be ready!"
Maria casts Glitterdust over the beds.
The beds are now sparkly. So are the sheets.
"That is unnerving."
She casts Stone Call over the beds and the sheets.
The sheets and beds are now trashed.
María examines the place after the stones disappear.
It is a thoroughly trashed room with nothing in it.
Trib nods to Maria and proceeds to the next room off of the courtyard, checking the door carefully he opens the door and looks inside, using his magic rapier as a flash light.
"Im simply amazed at your use of damaging spell on innocent beds. Im guessing your parents were wealthy.."
"Maybe she really hates beds."
Next room:
There is a large amount of old junk left lying about this room. There are assorted items such as spare rope, sashes, robes, sandals, furniture, bricks, pottery and the like. One of a number of dressers contains a pair of spurs, a bridle and a brush.
trib looks around for a bit and then asks, "Does anyone want ta see if any of this stuff is magical, before we go On?"
Does it look in decent condition? If so, is any of it of use to us (like the rope)?
Maria chuckles lightly at the others jabs.
She detects magic on the items in the next room.
The spurs glow with transmutation magic.
"The spurs are magical, maybe they can be useful for someone after we leave this place."
You open the door into what appears to be a welcome hall. There are several round rugs on the floor along with cots, chairs and a couch for visitors to use. A cheery, magical fire is still blazing in the fireplace. This is a variant continual flame spell that also gives off warmth.
Tribim notes that the rug right in front of the fire is a trap.
entering the next room "At's a pleasant blazing fireplace, but watch out the rug has a trap," so carefully looking at the rug, trib attempts to disable the trap.
Maria looks at Tribim expectantly.
It is a pit trap that you manage to jam closed.
Well done Mr. Tribim.
Maria looks for Magical auras, and if nothing else, ask the group to move to the next room.
Other than the magical fireplace, no auras.
Next room rather looks like a den.
The den is furnished with bookshelves, a desk and a plush chair. The bookshelves were emptied long ago.
A large candelabra holds five candles.
trib takes a detailed look around the room and ask, "Are we ready to move on?"
Maria looks for Magical auras again.
If nothing else, Maria nods to Tribim.
The candles on the candelabra radiate evocation, and can cast deeper darkness.
There are no more doors along the courtyard left. You are once again at the gate going out. There are a couple passageways out of the courtyard one north and one SW.
Left in the courtyard that you didn't examine are the big statue and the garden.
Maria takes the candles.
She takes the others to check on the statue first, trying to find if it is magical.
The statue is certainly magical, and has huge gems for eyes and teeth.
It radiates transmutation magic.
"Probably an animated statue..."
She turns towards the statue.
"Hey you! Can you answer me?"
No response.
"Please keep an eye on the statue..."
Maria sits, and grabbing a fistful of earth starts to summon an Augmented Medium Earth Elemental (casting Summon Monster IV). Will take her a full round to do so.
Statue does not move.
"Ready?"
She points at the statue, making clear to the Elemental she wants it destroyed.
On her side Maria lets a blob of acid against the statue.
The elemental hits the statue, which rouses it (and does some damage).
You also a smidgen of acid damage to it.
Init time.
trib watches the elemental begin to beat up the statue, as the statue comes to life, trib shrugs his shoulders, "Go bloody well figure," preparing for combat.
Order:
Maria
Statue
Rest of my victims
Maria go.