The slot in the ceiling is definitely a trap, deactivated temporarily by pressing the button.
"hit it sig!"
Lucius makes ready to run through the portal when told the trap is off. When he gets the signal, he moves as fast as possible given his clunkyness.
As soon as Sig presses the button, Silas follows Lucius through the portal.
As declared, Sigfried would press the button and watch his comrades cross. He'd wait until after its reset before calling out to his friends. "Query: Should I remain with the button or join you?" he'd ask, only now realizing their may not be a button on the other side for them to get out later.
Sig reaches his hand toward the brazier, but after feeling the heat decides instead to poke it with the end of his falcata. The others pass through the archway.
The passage continues a short distance before descending a flight of stairs. Sindri leading, at the bottom of the stairs the walls on either side of the passage are replaced by iron bars set at close intervals - a long row of cells.
More than 100' feet distance a light moves about, two humanoids on foot, one holding the light, and a third humanoid riding atop some kind of insect like creature. Their garb is similar to that of the men you have encountered previously.
One of the humanoids look back down the passage, then instantly the light vanishes.
The insect mount is a giant scorpion.
"Guess we found them, better get moving. " and he hurries up to try and catch them.
clanky run towards the formerly lighted location.
"Technically I believe that's an arachnid...." Silas drawls as he follows Lucius.
"How long do these ruins go on for? My little legs."
Sindri groans from the front.
Sindri will just get a glipse of the men thanks to his powerful eyes.
"Everyone, they're drawing weapons."
"Wait, hold on ...... somebody gave that scorpion weapons?" Silas asks Sindri with a look of concern on his face.
Sindri will look at Silas with a stern face."It has axes for claws."
However Sindri couldn't finish the sentence without laughing.
"The guards have weapons, but watchout for the pincers and stinger."
As the arrow comes flying off of Lucius' shoulder, Sindri quickly snatches two arrows out of his quiver and fires them at the rider and the man beside him.
"I will cover you, go go go!"
Lucius double moves towards the targets, 40'.
"I'm going, I'm going!" clank, clank, clank
Silas uses a mythic point to cast shield and advances 30'.
Siegfried would head into the darkness, his vision only revealing sixty feet of it. At this point, he had no other choice, trying to close the gap and find his targets as he moved forward forty feet. Once he could see them, he'd be at a much better place to join the fray.
Both of Sindri's arrows find their mark, inflicting minor wounds.
The second guard casts a spell, and each of his companions are briefly surrounded by a magical aura.
Bless
The mount and rider continue to wait, while the archer takes another shot.
Lucius will continue his moderately rapid clanking advance, moving 40'.
"Just you wait!"
"A minor blessing ... nothing more."
Silas advances 30'
Current AC:23
Sindri continues to press fire on the foes, firing his first arrow at the spellcaster and carefully aiming his second at the archer.
Moving forward another twenty feet would finally reveal his target, the construct choosing this time to empower himself for the coming battle. Calling out to his goddess, he would feel the effects of Ironskin changing his body, giving his wooden body the same hardness of iron.
Sindri scores two more hits while the others continue moving forward.
As they get closer the rider and mount charge forward, a battleaxe swinging for Sig's head.
The man then reverses the swing in an unexpected back hand.
The mount in turns stabs at Lucius with its tail.
The archer continues firing at Lucius, inflicting another minor wound.
The caster points his finger at Silas, and intones the words of another spell.
Doom
Lucius will attack the mount.
but misses, badly
"I'll get to you next bowman!"
HP 28/33
Sindri fires a volley of arrows at the enemy spellcaster.
Silas uses one arcane pool to boost the power of his katana.
Then he casts shocking grasp and steps in close to deliver it via spellstrike against the scorpion.
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His enemy was now in sight, and clearly looking for a battle as the two swings came at him hard. The construct was more than ready though, charging at his foe despite his terrifying mount. The construct knew no fear, only the foe that he needed to bring down.
Both of Sindri's arrows find their mark.
Lucius and Silas are not so fortunate though, striking at their foes, but unable to get past the defenses.
Sig rushes reckless at the mounted man, his weapon leaving a serious wound in his side.
The caster again enchants a spell, healing some of his own wounds.
While the archer and scorpion assault Lucius.
Sig steps in to block the stinger.
The rider takes two swipes at Sig with his battleaxe, chipping at the wyrwoods body.
Try to sting me will you ya damned bug!"
and he will chop at it.
power attack
with just as much ineptitude as last try.
Firing his arrows at the caster.
'these damned little legs'
"Do you guys want me to advanced, or just keep pressing fire?!
Yells Sindri.
"Keep Shooting! Someone must have armored up this scorpion cause I can't hit it!"
The scorpion lets out a scree of pain as lighting courses over its body.
Silas throws a burning hands at the scorpion and rider.
It does to each (DC17 Reflex for half - Mythic Spell Focus: Save twice and take lower roll)
Sigfried would react to the cut across his body, but hardly from pain and more of recoiling from the impact. He was quick though to counter strike, first swinging an attack at the scorpion and after another swing at its rider.
The caster drops into unconscious from Sindri's continued volleys of arrows.
Sig counter attacks the scorpion, chipping away several scales from its hide.
Both rider and scorpion are unable to evade the mythically enhanced flames of Silas spell.
The scorpion continues attacking Lucius, pincers and stinger trying to find an opening.
The rider points one hand at Silas, "Your dead." then launches into an attack against him, delivering a brutal strike.
The archer also continues to try and bring Lucius down.
"Not dead yet!" Silas quips back
Silas steps 5' back from the scorpion rider and casts Grease on his weapon! (DC15 Reflex save or lose his weapon)
With his own wounds not worth healing just yet, Sigfried would continue trying to strike down the rider first.
Out of the darkest two arrows fly and strike at the rider.
Lucius continues to try and dispatch the bug with his cutlass.
power attack
"Damn bug must be adamantine!"
As Silas casts his spell, the scorpion tries to stab him.
The axe slips out of the riders grasp as he gives a curse.
Sindri continues to be the only one able to otherwise land a hit, striking the rider with both attacks.
With a command from the rider the scorpion focuses on Silas.
The scorpion gets Silas in a tight pinch with its claw but fails to stab him.
The rider grabs a dagger from his belt, then stabs at Silas, who has been pulled in close by the scorpion.
Silas falls unconscious.
The archer continues to prove to be useless in contributing to the battle.
Sindri witnesses his compatriot in the claws of the beast. Using the rest of his mythic power, he unleashes a hellish assault upon the rider.
Lucius will use a mythic point to remove power attack penalty for 1 minute.
On the scorpion once more
power attack