Spiderball #1 gives way under the repeated blows. It falls down motionless.
I might be able to find it, however stopping it is not a skill i possess
Lanliss gets down on his hands and knees and searches the floor for any mechanism that could trigger the trap.
Gwynn decides to not waste yet more lead and run over to tap her good friend Abel on the shoulder.
On the other side of the Portcullis, Lanliss spots a difference in height between two of the floor boards under all of the paper matted into the wood. Probably a pressure plate.
Gwynn gives Abel a confidence boost.
Serephina continued to enchant the weapons, and moved to look. There wasn't much else she could do and maintain the spell.
With the trap still active Abel can only attempt to move the portcullis again
Seraphina and Abel maintain their respective contribution attempts.
As the remaining bot re-enters the room it dropped from with another *Fwip*, the blur of the large axe heads is almost impossible for Azrael to react to. And yet, he emerges unscathed by the two strikes, and the axes retract into the ceiling once more.
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Round 4
Lanliss
Gwynn
Azrael
Abel
Seraphina
Spiderball 2
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Gwynn, having done her part to be supportive, reloads her pistol, squints an eye, and prays this doesn't hit any of her friends.
Lanliss points to the pressure plate.There! He stands up, and aims his rifle towards the spiderbot. A ball of ice shoots from the barrel.
The combined force of Gwynn's lead, Azraels steel and Lanliss'... snow thoroughly destroy the second tiny metal automaton.
However. As Azrael closes in on the target for his swing, he follows it into the room. After the remains of the spiderbot skid along the floor, he is able to see the door in the ceiling from which these two came out.
Gwynn nods, happy to finally contribute, turns to her team.
Alright, folks, what say we delve into Azrael's hole?
"...is it the weekend already?" Serephina asked. Considering, she added, "Oh, you mean the hole in the fence. Yes, we should probably head through."
How shall we proceed? Abel questions, halting his feeble attempt to lift.
"Check the rooms, then come back and try the portcullis? We might find the mechanism if we look." It wasn't likely, but you never knew.
A cursory inspection reveals a lever on the far wall in each room. The lever in one room is unpainted steel, slightly rusted like the portcullis metal itself, and one given a coat of green on the handle.
More inspection shows a smattering of old illegible newspaper in each room, and some furniture. A large dresser sits in the room with the rusted lever, while an intact mirror sits in the room with the green handle.
"Well doesn't this smell like a puzzle of some kind?" Serephina murmured, looking around. She examined the mirror, and if it looked safe, turned it so she could see the handle.
Seraphina sees a handle.
Gwynn looks over Seraphina's shoulder.
She sees the handle as well.
Lanliss opens the dresser drawers.
There are some scattered clothes to be found. Some jewelery of minor worth as well. In addition Lanliss finds a pair of cinderblocks in the bottom drawer, given away by the loud scraping as the drawer comes open. A claw hammer in the top drawer with a faded label.
Doesnt seem like much.
The doors themselves are just about the right size to fit 591-3DR units in and out. Someone here will need to be able to shrink or be otherwise able to avoid getting stuck at least to go into the tube through that trap door.
"I suppose we can try squeezing," Serephina said, looking at the door, "But we should probably try the levers first."
Yeah, we should do that... Lanliss says distractedly. He fidgets with the jewelry. This looks like its worth something... He puts it on the floor and takes the cinderblocks. Why are these here? He looks over them.
The cinder blocks don't seem to be anything unusual, save for the potential "cement shoes" visual pun whomever placed them might have been going for. However, after removing them for inspection a panel pops up from under them, and a secret compartment clicks open in the front of the drawer. There's a letter inside.
As Lanliss does his work, Gwynn quickly picks up the clawed hammer and works her object-reading magic on it.
Please, work. She whispered to herself.
Lanliss gulps, reaches into the secret compartment, and quickly takes the letter.
"Look, I left this letter back here because I knew you'd end up back here at some point. I just hope the old dresser doesn't get smashed to pieces by one of those drunk idiots.
Please, Gabe. I don't know what these people are offering you to go back, but we don't need it. The church is taking care of us. Please come back."
-Lissy
What does it say? Abel inquires regarding the letter.
Gwynn sees a young elven woman absent-mindedly twiddling the hammer in her fingers. She's leaning against the wall, looking out to the street.
The woman herself is hiding her face with a mask, but her green eyes still stand out. the rest of her clothing is non-descript and conservative. An ornate and well-made dark blue dress and a closed parasol are also visible.
Along with a symbol of the Elven house Vilendross.
Lanliss points out the letter to the others. It's a plea to come back, written by Lissy, which I'm assuming is Celiss. Not very useful now,but could help us persuade Gabe if required. Lanliss folds up and pockets the letter.
Something did seem off about her, something seems odd about this entire situation. I have this feeling someone might be lying or holding back information, perhaps it is just simple paranoia.
It doesn't look like there's much left to observe in the immediate area. What does the team do?
Gwynn describes the image of the woman that she saw in the vision, then the symbol.
Sound familiar to y'all? She intoned.
With a small shrug, Serephina pulled one.
This is quite a conundrum, i say we pull the green handle
Yes, let's do that. And hope it doesn't get me killed somehow.... Lanliss walks upto the green handle and pulls it.