Bjorn looks puzzled..
What statue? I know nothing of a statue...
He looks over at Waglinde
Are you well enough to walk? Not the best spot to be in, considering the pit right there....I suggest we move quickly. Where to from here?
Bjorn and Kavakii came from the left side.
The gargoyles is near the altar at the top.
The pit is at the bottom of a long stairway. The pit closed itself again.
Lilly Bjorn and Kavakii are near the top of the stairs were the secret entrance is. Wags, Gloin and Kirana are at the bottom near the pit.
Be warned that going down the stairs may trigger the trap again.
Kirana hears a man's voice and quickly joins in the conversation. "Are you real?! Did you come to safe me?! May I touch your foreheads?!"
I assure you I am real. If you want to check to make sure, go ahead....I am not shy...
The room at the bottom is a crypt of sorts I will explain more when you examine it more fully.
"Do we need to help y'all up? Or do we need to find a way down?"
Can we, Kirana, gloin, and I, hold a rope across the bottom of the stairs, for the others to grab if they slide down, so that they do not fall into the pit, oh and Thanks, Lily, for the Heal, that we will just have to say happens as soon as we are together again, meanwhile, OW, I have only 7 hit points
Gloin, Kirana, you think we can catch Lily with a rope if she slides down the stairs? Shouting up to the top of the stairs, Lily, babe, stop talking out loud to the voices in your head and get down here with the rest of us.
"Eep!" Kirana screams from the bottom of the stairs. "I may touch his forehead!"
I hope he's handsome!
She then hears Kavaki say something about going down.
Down on who?! Lilly?! she's still up there!
"Oh my gosh, Lilly! That's so bold!"
When Wags speaks Kirana quickly focuses on her. "Yes, yes I think we could, miss."
Sure Wagsy he says looking at the new comers And what were you doing down here in the first place, you looking for something?
Okay, so let's be clear, the two newcomers are at the top of the sliding stair with Lily. I'm assuming we don't know they are there,cannot see them, and just because we hear them, given Lily's past, doesn't mean that they are real. So, until these guys, and Lily, risk the trapped stair, I'm not convinced they are real people, and I believe they are voices coming out of lily's mouth.
We had heard that a group went in here and had not been heard from since. And a little adventure doesn't hurt he adds with a smile.
Where exactly are you friends? We should get them out if they are in trouble.
Lilly still looks at Bjorn funny.
"Friends..yes, they find themselves on lower grounds after sliding a breast-crossdresser."
Bjorn looks for something to anchor a rope to.
This might be the best way to proceed...tie yourself to the rope so that if you fall, the rope will catch you. Any idea where the trigger was that caused the pit to open?
"My question still stands, are we planning on bringing her up here, or joining her down there?
"Lilly, join us downstairs!" Kirana shouts up the stairs. "We have cookies!"
Kirana then takes one of the cookies she baked this morning from her backpack and eats it.
I think they want us to join them.
<You might as well, nutty. This guy seems pretty merry to me.>
"Okaaay, be anticipated to catch me."
Lilly carefully tries to hold footing, trying to watch where the dreaded rigged step was and prevent stepping on it. She'll make the other newcomers aware of it, should she succeed.
I would be possible to suspend a rope over the stairs so you can slide down without stepping on the stairs.
You guys go first, I will go after.
O.O'.....
"Wagsy, Kirana, one of the males is a frightened feline."
She looks back at Bjorn, "you are weird," and she heads down first.
I have been called worse. It is not fright, I am just not as nimble as others....and wearing plate mail does not help.
With Gloin on one side of the opening of the stairwell, I suppose, and with Myself and Kirana on the other we'll crouch, and brace ourselves holding a rope low across the opening and try to catch those who slide down before they tumble into the pit.
Here they come, get ready. Smokey Pete! Lily is being chased by a man in full armor!
Kirana gets ready to aid Lilly and the two men in their descend.
Two men?! We leave her alone for a moment, and she finds two?!
Ready when ever you are he says
Bjorn anchors the rope as Kavakii and Lilly head down the rope.
Lilly ends up the arms of her friends.
"Wagsy, you were hurt weren't you?"
*Hug & heal*
Can I roll something that will show that I am trying, nicely, to improve the conditions of Lily's Hug, without making her angry? maybe even try to steel a kiss?
Ok so you all make it downstairs. Dust covers most of this barren room of solid stone. Several broken and rusted weapons lie on the floor along with the butt-ends of several used torches. The room’s sole feature is a large stone sarcophagus, on top of which stand two brass candelabras, each holding a black candle.
An astute character notices that there is an indentation in the ceiling of the room identical in dimension to the stone sarcophagus.
<Say nutty, girl, this place looks too weird.>
It just seems tranquil to me.
<You're ignoring me aren't you? I know that look>
Aside from ignoring her haunter, Lilly takes a careful look at the room.
"....,...oh? Above, there is space. Mayhaps enough to size the deathbox.
Yet, this room is unpleasant."
The old crushing ceiling trap, works like a charm. Watch yourselves.
Understood, so that is it no other corridor or secret door leading out? Shall we open thing thing?
"Is that safe?"
Will we all fit in the sarcophaloga, scrafoloac, scortoflogalogi, ah hell, you know what, there's just been too damn many of these dead guy boxes in my life lately.*
*wow, this takes me back to the very beginning of our little adventure, remember that guys, uh, guys, wait. Wow, I'm the only one left from the original group.
"I don't think 'safe' is a word used much in this place. I'm sorry to hear about your friends most recent demise.
Well just don't stand there eyeing the ladies, help me get up open
You slide open the sarcophagus inside you see a skeleton with bones black as coal. It's eyes shimmer red and begin to glow as the lid slides of and it sits up.
"Intruders! You DARE disturb my rest? You will all perish here fools!"
Steel bars lower into place blocking the stairway and the ceiling begins to lower. It's descending at a slow pace however so you have a few minutes until it crushes you. (2 minutes until it reaches the floor to be precise)
Roll init and if your before the skeleton post your action. The ceiling is 10 feet up and moves down .5 feet per round.
Wags and Gloin are up before the skeleton.
Lily! get in the dead guy holding box, and do your magic from there. You'll be safe there if we don't find a way to stop the trap in time.
I will begin a Bardic Performance now, so everyone gets a +1 to their to hit and damage rolls
The sarcophagus is large enough to fit two medium creature.
The skeleton is inside the box currently in the sitting position.
Round 1
Don't worry Mr Bones in a box you will end up in eternal rest realy soon and no one is going to disturb you ever again