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"Don't blame me. I don't do itchy noses."

"That might be the sparkling golddust I summoned to blind our enemies.... Sorry."

"Well I wasn't going to invite them home for sweet cakes and tea."

"You gonna kill those guys?"

"Thomi?"

Bijannar smiles at his party and says, "Well, at least Thomi is going to look fabulous as he murders these fools."

Bijannar mutters to himself.... "Well hell.... didn't expect the rogue to rush right in...."

1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20 Perception check.

FYI, Bijannar starts to hum this suggestive tune as he finishes his glitterdust spell.

Bijannar, who had a spell readied (and isn't surprised) steps into the doorway and targets all three men with his spell. (Assuming they're grouped together - as per the map - he'll target all three. Otherwise, he targets the two on the left.).

1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20 for Bijannar's initiative roll!!

And it looks like I'll get my spell off before they go!

Bijannar continues to watch the back of the corridor, moving up and slightly closer to his companions as he does. Then, still with his spell on his lip, he glances inside, identifying potential targets in case combat is joined.

Bijannar sighs, rests his hand on his weapon, and slowly starts up the stairs. He follows his companions up and around the corner, taking care not to push past any of them or to crowd those hanging back. He keeps an eye on their rear, a

"Pssst... Varan. Looks like this guy was a follower of the Saklas, the Chaos Serpent. You know much about their ilk? Are they known for jaunts into the subterranean realms? Can you tell me anything about them?"

"A tattoo of a multi-headed serpent.... Hmmmmm"

Knowledge (religion) skill check: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (11) + 9 = 20

Nice, a 20. A symbol of Ialdabaōth, I presume?

Bijannar pulls a candle from his pack, lights it, and uses the wax to seal the stopper in place, adding some cloth to reinforce the seal. He then pads the whole vial with some cloth, securing it inside his satchel (on the inside flap) with a bit of leather. When he's done, he puts the candle out and places it back in his pack, thinking to himself.

When Toranindracar speaks, he responds, somewhat dreamily, "Ahhh... yes. Let's press on and see where this adventure takes us."

Bijannar quickly stops the vial and looks at Aegwyn, responding, "You detect life in this liquid? Did you also sense the presence of magic about it? I had not yet focused my arcane forces..."

He let's his voice trail off at the implication, studying the glass vial closely, bringing it almost to eye level, to see if whatever dwells inside responds to his aura, his nearness.

Bijannar quickly grabs a glass vial and collects the liquid, careful not to touch it or otherwise disturb the body. Then, he says, "Two men continued up those stairs bearing a lot of weight."

Bijannar looks around as Aegwyn searches the body, seeing if he notices anything others may have missed. He makes a point not to touch anything.

Bijannar passes through, following closely behind Varan.

Bijannar stops for a moment and concentrates his focus, then casts a spell.

Bijannar follows the group further, keeping his eyes on the possible dangers ahead. He pays particular attention to the floor.

Follows the group, his eyes darting to and fro in the soft, yellow torch light.

Bijannar, looking somewhat bored, follows.

Bijannar looks at Varan and smiles. He replies, "I'm certainly not in charge of this excursion, so it's far from my call. I was suggesting we send word, not retreat."

Bijannar muses, "Would it not be wiser to inform the Order that we've discovered this new piece of the puzzle? While I'm all for adventure, I think our extended departure without word might only bring more concerns."

Look! Some foul magic turned Thomi into a will-o-wisp!

Aegwyn knows nothing of the history behind this place, but shakes out her wet clothing and updates her map.

Am I right in thinking the bars go across the cavern? And did the stream carry on ahead like I've shown it?

Just call me Elmers....

"The script is too old for me to safely decipher. I sense either a warning or a ward."

Once it's safe, Bijannar walks up to Thomi and looks at the ancient writing.

Is this ancient Sylvænar or fairly standard? Ie, has the language evolved over the centuries? If so, what would the DC be for a Linguistics skill check? I'm tempted to assume it's a 30, which puts it out of my range, even if I do take a 20 to decipher it (best I can do is a 25).

Bijannar leans over and whispers to Thomi, "So, I guess we missed that bard's performance last night, eh?"

Has it been five minutes already? If not, Toranindracar could lower me in with his levitate spell.

To those watching the dangling Bijannar. He does not look nearly as amused with the Tegan's shenanigans as the Tegan is, especially in this dark, damp, dangerous cave.

Bijannar looks right at Toranindracar as he turns away. Sense motive 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16.

"Hey, don't ignore me...."

Bijannar pulls himself along the tunnel ceiling as best he's able, hanging upside down above the lip of the tunnel and looking down. He whispers to the group, "Pssst.... Hey Toranindracar. When you guys get down, would you slowly lower me down?"

Bijannar grabs the rocky surface of the ceiling, pulling himself along as he does. "Thanks"

Bijnnar, hanging out just in front of Brogdar when he slips, attempts to dash out of the way.

Reflex save 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

...and falls flat on his back. He begins to follow Brogdar down the stream, struggling to keep his head above the water as he does. Swim check 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 1 = 10 (masterwork studded leather = no AC penalty).

He barely keeps his head above water.

Well, this ought to be interesting.... :)

Bijannar asks, "Well, do any of you have a torch?"

Bijannar looks casually walks over to the statue, careful not to disturb the sacred pool, and studies it.

Bijannar adjusts his armor and follows the group, thinking.

Bijannar shifts, adjusting his armor.

I"m pretty sure we all converted to Makish while he was away. That was the consensus, right guys? ;)

Bijannar, suddenly fatigued, yawns.

Bijannar steps back and replies to Tibati, "Wait? What? Me? A key? I've not even selected an order yet..."

Bijannar smiles at Toranindracar. Then he says, "Well, you did promise adventure."

Knowledge (religion)

Bijannar lets out a little sigh and says, "The Khthonoi...."

Knowledge (geography)

Knowledge (history)

Knowledge (local)

Toranindracar Well, that's sort of what I do. ;) I don't like to design outside the mechanics because it doesn't give GMs room to make those changes and, in essence, forces them to adhere to an individual's 'house rules' (or loose interpretation of said mechanics). It's perfectly fine for something like this, however. I just like to assume the default is based on the mechanics as written. I spoke with Chris today, however, and he informed me he didn't intend, at least for this PbP, to hold on too tightly to the mechanics. So, in that light....