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Sienna looks up at Rosa. "Well, we're on a bit of a time limit so...we'd probably head down there right away."
"True, better we find if what we're looking for is down there now, and plan how we move forward accordingly." Sadhana adds.
Rosa looks around at the others, "So, since we cleared everything out of there, I could just take them straight to the door where thed guardian thing is and come back. Unless some of you want to go as well?" She asks, not wanting to assume what the others might or might not want to do.
Frostin shakes her head, "I think I've had enough of dirty gross places for one day. Thanks anyways. Right now I'm feeling more like, food, bath, and bed. Most likely in that order. I feel like it's safe enough for you to take them that far." She says while looking over at Dagmarr. Frostine wonders how their cleric would feel about Rosa going down there alone with people they barely knew. She thought that Dagmarr would probably trust Rosa to take care of herself, but she wasn't going to assume to know how Dagmarr felt. She just waits to see what thed others think.
Raising his hand, Roshan finally decides to speak up. "If it's alright, I just have a couple of questions." He says, indicating Arista. He was pretty sure that she was an Aasimar, and a pretty long lived one from what he could gather. Maybe she could answer some of his questions if she had been around long enough. He would go with them to this door to look for what they were trying to find if they wanted him to, but he really needed to know if she knew anything about the Paladins that were here before.
Arista turns her attention to Roshan. "What is it, young man?"
"I know a lot of this happened a really long time ago, so if you weren't here then, or dontg remember it's okay. I was just wondering though....while at the Temple, we found a journal and it tasked about a tunnel that went from under the Temple to safety, as a way to get non combatants to a town called Palmore. My great great grandfather was supposed to be their escort. I was just wondering if you had heard anything about that town or what happened uo thed people there?"
"I do remember hearing about that," Arista says. "The escape plan did not go well, the orcs ambushing the escapees at the tunnel's end. Half of the survivors fled here while the other half presumably made their way to the intended destination. However, any details about that were lost when the cathedral burned down..."
Roshan nods while looking thoughtful, "So, I guess there's no way of knowing what happened to those survivors, or who actually survived huh? I can only assume that my great great grandfather made it out, otherwise there never would have been a me. It's okay really, I don't think I was really expecting to find all my answers in one place."
Sienna stretches. "Well, we better go put this one in the bag and see if we can catch up to Tichran. We only have another day before we're supposed to meet with the others in Lysse."
Rosa stands up, "Well, if you're all ready to go, I can lead you to the door that thed journal was talking about."
"I'll come with you Love, that way you'll have company on the way back up while they handle whatever they need to." Dagmarr says, standing and picking up her shield.
Rosa looks up at Dagmarr and smiles, "Okay."
Sadhana rises from the table. "Yeah, we should definitely head down there and see what we find. Assuming whatever it is isn't instantly fatal, we'll update you on what lies below on the way back;" she says to this other Arista with a wry grin.
Roshan stands as well, "I'll go with you down there as well. I just don't know if I'll be able to enter with you since I haven't run into any Gods. I will do whatever I can to aid you though."
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Once Rhy comes to bed, Tesia puts an arm around her and holds her close as she continues to read. Kissing thed top ofv her head, "Good night sweetheart, I love you. I'll go to sleep just as soon as I'm done with my reading for today."
Tesia continues to hold her beloved close to her, even after Rhy falls asleep. As soon as she finishes her reading, Tesia barely manages to put her book down before falling into a deep and exhausted sleep.
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"As you wish," Arista replies to Sadhana. "I wouldn't want to keep you from anything important."
Sienna gets up and nods at Rosa. "Lead on."
Frostine looks at Rosa as she hands her the key to the crypt, "I know we cleared it out, but be careful anyways."
Holding onto Dagmarr's hand she takes the key from Frostine, "Don't worry, we'll be back as soon as we guide them to the door."
Going over to the others she leads them out of the house and to the crypt. After unlocking it and going inside she hands the key to Sienna, "Just make sure you lock it back up after you're done."
Following the different corridors that they already cleared out, Rosa leads them back to the room with the remains in it and the door. Rosa then hands the journal to Sadhana, "I don't know if there's anything else in there that would be helpful to you guys, but there it is all the same. We wish you the very best and hope to see you soon."
Turning back towards Dagmarr she takes her hand once more as she looks up into her face, "Alright, that's pretty much all we can do down here. We should probably get back to the others, I wouldn't want to make Frostine worry."
"Thank you Rosa." Sādhanā says taking the book."Every person's part in all this, matters in the end."
As the pair head back, the magus studies her surrounding before looking at the book, seeking to determine the best course of action.
As far as Sadhana can tell, the only thing left to do is to try the massive doors in front of the group.
Looking from the doors to Sadhanna he asks, "Would you like me to check it for trapsss before trying to open them?"
Rosa looks up at Dagmarr, "Do you really think it's okay to just leave them down there like that?"
"If the requirements to open it are what it sounds like, a trap probably wasn't necessary, but it can't hurt." Sādhanā replies.
Celia closes her eyes for a moment in supplication to Aroden, an aura of energy spreading from her to encompass her companions.
Nodding, Roshan goes to the door to check it for traps.
Roshan doesn't find any indication of a trap on the door.
Moving away from the door he looks back at the others, "It seemsss alright."
Sienna looks to Sadhana and then Cyna. "Want me to try the doors?"
"Better I do it! If there somehow is some sort of hidden ill effect I'm likely in better condition to survive it." she says stepping forward and trying the door.
Looking a little startled by Sadhana's sudden outburst, Roshan moves out of the way.
Sienna shrugs and stands next to Cyna as Sadhana goes to the doors.
The magus pulls the doors open, revealing a finished stone room beyond. A figure sits upon a stone throne, the only piece of furniture in this room. Torches, long burned out, line the walls. Above the throne, a singular window glows with an eerie purple light. The figure lifts its head, its face pallid and eyes lifeless.
"Hmm, finally someone to kill," the figure remarks. "Though you might be a little strong for my tastes. Still...a job is a job."
It stands and grabs a sword and shield from the side of the throne. "Let's see how this goes."
Initiative:
Round 1: Sienna, Roshan, Cyna, Celia, Figure, Sadhana
Sienna steps next to Sadhana. "Looks a bit dark in there, maybe I should lend you a little light."
She draws on her mythic power and flings a fireball directly at the throne.
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Sienna's flames break through the figure's resistance, but it turns out to be too limber to be caught in the entirety of the blast. The effect of the fireball seems to be diminished as well.
"Nice try," the figure remarks. "What's next?"
Round 1: Sienna, Roshan, Cyna, Celia, Figure, Sadhana
Trying to wrap his head around what he's seeing, Roshan studies the figure before them as he tries to figure out who or what they're dealing with.