"That door hasnt been opened in years...no way Longtail went this way."
Agromite cannot seem to stop turning head head back and forth, trying to watch the room and the door at the same time.
"Well lets looks around to see if there's another way"
When you explore the rest of the room, your sunrod lights up the walls, revealing a second door, just like the one at the north end of the room. The room appears to be empty and featureless. The only markings on the walls are the grooves left from chisels and hammers when the place was built.
"Agro, you wanna check this door out?"
Rubbing his palms together, the gnome moves over to the door. "Will do. Anyone see any signs of Longtail coming through here? Maybe the rocks can tell us?" Ditch the sarcasm, wisea$$, youve seen enough to know anything's possible.
Ingred examines the floor for tracks leading too the door.. "Hmm.. Let me see.."
Aurora keeps her bow trained on the gaping blackness.
Nimh will attempt to determine if the source of magic is a thing, particular area or just an enchantment on the walls/floor/door itself.
As needed Know-Arcane
"Sorry, Shortstack, the rocks keep their own counsel on a lot of things. We're on our own for now." She checks around the room, trying to find evidence of whatever path Wormtail may have taken.
Longtail's tracks are easy to follow from the cave, and lead you to the eastern door.
"So its the eastern door then, i say we close the one to the abyss and go through this other door" Ingred awaits for Agro to open it..
Sefra looks at the dark door, "One day you may be the next journey!"
" So, down the path, eh?"
Nimh moves to enter the chamber beyond the door...
After a brief inspection, Agromite steps away from the door. "Looks like this door was trapped, but one of Longtail's crew was nice enough to set it off for us. Hope he liked the spear. Let's get that other door closed and keep moving."
Ingred will walk back over to the door of blackness and lift the handle, closing the door.. "Ok thats done now lets get on with finding Longtail.."
Agromite - That would be a correct assumption.
Finding the lever to close the northern door was a bit tricky, almost hidden within the doorframe. But when you open the eastern most door, you find the exact same magic enveloping the entrance. It appears a leap of faith may be required.
Ingred peers into the darkness.. "I guess we're just gonna have take a leap.. I'll go first.. Taking a deep breath, Ingred ready's her sword and steps into the darkness.. "See yall on the other side.."
Gorum give me strength..
Sefra shrugs and follows.
Amaronna raises an eyebrow as two of their number immediately plunge themselves beyond the black curtain, but the half-drow is a bit more cautious. She sticks the butt end of her spear through, and withdraws it, just to make certain there's no weird surprises on the other end.
Coming out of the blackness Ingred see's?
Your sunrod gleams feebly in this complete gloom, lighting up a small region of what appears to be a large room. Two iron doors, one straight ahead of you and the other to its side, are the only things that break up the unending mass of worked stone. The chill and damp air clings to your body, and you are not the only ones feeling it judging by the cough coming from the shadows to your left.
- sticking your spear through the darkness, you find you are unable to pull it back through. The barrier only allows things in, but now out.
Ingred looks around for the source of the cough.. "Friend or Foe, identify yourself now!" She appears to be ready for anything..
And people say I'M impulsive
As two of his companions walk through the doorwat and a third wrestles with the darkness over her spear, Agromite cups his hands to his mouth and shouts into the doorway.
"Ingred? Sefra?? Are you dead?"
Sefra holds up her staff with the glowing globe and looks around for the cougher.
"Looks like this mystic darkness blocks sound too. if we're going to do this we may as well go through, they could be fighting Wormtail's whole little army right now for all we know."
OoC: Nimh already entered..
IC: Peering about in the darkness, Nimh keeps his blade ready, anticipating danger.
Perception
Hearing no response to his cry, Agromite glances around at their quickly depleting numbers. "Three already through, the archer's right we're committed......"
With a deep breath and sword in hand, the gnome crosses the threshold through the darkness.
As Agromite plunges into the darkness Aurora looks over her shoulder at the dusky elven woman.
"Count to three then follow right behind me,"she says before moving into the inky blackness, taking a few steps to her left the moment she is through the curtain of shadows.
"You're all right," Amaronna conceded. "Besides, there's no way out behind us. It's forward or nothing." She closes her eyes, takes a deep breath and steps through the curtain of blackness.
Once through, she opens her eyes, suppressing a sigh of relief when she sees everyone else. "I have a sneaking suspicion..." she begins, and tests the curtain behind her with the butt of her spear again, curious to see if it's even possible to push through.
"So, two doors, and the only way out is through. Your quarry had to come through this way, so let's see if we can find some traces of his passing. If we find him, maybe we can ask him how he got out of here in the first place." She glances around, checking to see if there's any traces of anyone moving through here recently.
Erikan sighs deeply as the rest of the party moves through the curtain of solid darkness. "Asmodeus burn me," he mutters under his breath, before plunging forward, braced for whatever comes after.
As he crosses the threshold ahead of the rest of the crew, Agromite quickly looks from side to side to see what he just walked into.
Nimh tries to stay as quiet and unseen as possible ...
Stealth
, + 1 in rocky terrain.
"Ingred looks around for all her companions before moving forward.. Again i ask, friend or foe?" she grips he greatsword tightly waiting..
Aurora swings her bow to target the direction Ingred indicates.
Amaronna wheels as well to face the unknown threat.
Erikan peers into the darkness, his hands raised, ready to unleash his magic at the first sign of danger.