"Ka'kara!" shouts Sandros as she disappears around the far corner. "Fool woman going to get herself killed," he mutters, climbing into the hole after her. He seems completely unaware of the hypocrisy.
"That's a great plan, Ka'Kara, but I think that we should... Ka'Kara...she's not coming back is she?" Hella's voice trails off. "Well, I had better follow. They may need a hand dealing with any traps that they don't actually set off first."
Roylenna grins at Sandros' distress and falls into step behind the others. "It looks like we are moving forward, Proteus!"
She comes to a sudden stop, "Wait, I've got an idea! Can one of you lift one of the other mirrors and put it over tunnel from inside the tunnel?"
Following Ka'kara's lead you all but clear the hallway of mirrors. There are three more holes in the ceiling but then the passage ends abruptly, apparently caved in. There is a certain amount of awkwardness as you all try to back out the same way while keeping the mirrors blocking the holes.
On the bright side of it, you discover two more secret passages behind other mirrors, one on the left hand of the corridor and one on the right.
She looks at the other secret passages and with a big grin, "So which one next?"
Yes, which one next? Or will you ignore them and try the double doors?
Yes, which one next? Or will you ignore them and try the double doors?
Assuming that the righthand tunnel will be similar to the previous one, Roylenna is moving toward the lefthand tunnel to look in. Not stray in, just looking.
There is a distance of about 40 feet between the two tunnels on the right, so they aren't really that close.
The left-hand tunnel looks pretty much the same, but you can't see any holes in the ceiling and it turns to the left (that is east) instead of to the right (well, also east).
"We're best to see what else is here before we move on," Sandros says warily, looking down the tunnel.
In a calm voice Hella answers Sandros, "Then I shall investigate," before moving into the new tunnel.
In a calm voice Hella answers Sandros, "Then I shall investigate," before moving into the new tunnel.
I take it that you mean the left-hand tunnel, and that Roylenna sends her lights to light your way. The narrow tunnel goes for about 20 feet, then turns to the left and goes another 30 feet. Then it opens up into a small (20 feet square) low-ceilinged (3 feet high) chamber. Hunching a little, Hella is able to stand up.
In the middle of the floor there is some sort of thick glass pane. Under it Hella can make out a man in purple robes holding a bejeweled longsword across his chest.
It doesn't take much imagination to predict the hasty reaction some of her new friends might have to this discovery. Hella decides to search this glass pane in detail before returning with a report of it.
Perception: 20+4=24
It doesn't take much imagination to predict the hasty reaction some of her new friends might have to this discovery.
After Hella has been out of sight for several moments, Sandros calls down to her, "Hella? Everything all right?" He's not comfortable with her being beyond eyeshot and alone, though he's willing to wait - for now.
Ka'kara peers into the passage held back from entering only because Sandros is currently in the way, "You sure she is alright? Been quiet for too long."
In a calm voice Hella answers Sandros, "Then I shall investigate," before moving into the new tunnel.I take it that you mean the left-hand tunnel, and that Roylenna sends her lights to light your way. The narrow tunnel goes for about 20 feet, then turns to the left and goes another 30 feet. Then it opens up into a small (20 feet square) low-ceilinged (3 feet high) chamber. Hunching a little, Hella is able to stand up.
In the middle of the floor there is some sort of thick glass pane. Under it Hella can make out a man in purple robes holding a bejeweled longsword across his chest.
I believe in order to do this, Roylenna will have to have line of sight to where the Dancing Lights are, so she will follow. After Hella indicates she can proceed, she will move up to the next corner. In other words, at this point, she should be peeking around the corner at the searching halfling.
She will make a "calm down" motion with her hand behind her if she hears the tall people getting antsy. Totally disregarding whether they can see her or not.
If her search reveals nothing dangerous, Hella will motion to Roylenna that it is all clear and that the others can move in if they wish.
If her search reveals nothing dangerous, Hella will motion to Roylenna that it is all clear and that the others can move in if they wish.
On Hella's signal, Roylenna will wave the others forward. If they can't see her, she will use Message to whisper, "Hella says it is safe. Come on in, but watch your head. The ceiling is low here, too."
If her search reveals nothing dangerous, Hella will motion to Roylenna that it is all clear and that the others can move in if they wish.
Hella notices a fine mist swirling around the body, but nothing that seems to pose any immediate danger.
Sandros crawls into the hole and thence to the small chamber. On his hands and knees in the tiny room, he looks down at the figure beneath the glass. "This is not our place," he says, looking up at Hella and Royl. "Unless this man is not dead, as he appears, there is nothing here for us but to disturb his peaceful rest. We should go."
"Agreed. We should not disturb him. Although, notice the swirl of mist. That could be the sign of a trap or it could be some sort of unnatural effect on him." she explains to Sandros as he looks over the glass covering.
Roylenna fails to register any magic on or around the resting warrior, so you leave him alone.
I guess that you'll want to explore the third passage, which ends in a similar room, but with the crucial difference that it seems to have been plundered. The glass is shattered and the sarcophagus is empty.
Roylenna will use Detect Magic in the other tunnels, burial room, and in the hallway on the mirrors once the idea is presented to her.
Ka'kara gives Sandros a serious look and gives a slight nod of her head, "I agree with you. The dead should not be disturbed once put to rest. In my tribe the spirit talker speaks with the offended spirit and pronounces judgement upon any graverobbers caught. It is usually a very bad way to die."
...... Ka'kara approaches within 10' of the double doors, "Would you like me to open them? I tire of all this skulking around but this seems to be a crypt and they are often trapped in the stories I have been told."
"Have just a little more patience. This shouldn't take too much longer." Hella offers as she start to inspect the large doors.
Perception: 20+4=24
The doors seem to be clear of traps, but Roylenna detects a magic aura in one end of the plundered sarcophagus. It looks like some kind of magic rune.
Upon Hella's signal that the doors are safe Ka'kara pushes them open.
The doors seem to be clear of traps, but Roylenna detects a magic aura in one end of the plundered sarcophagus. It looks like some kind of magic rune.
Roylenna will concentrate to determine anything she can about the aura (type and strength, given three rounds of study, right?). She will try to determine if this is something that can be transported for later study and maybe ask Hella to investigate it, as well.
In the end, she will copy the rune onto a scrap of our map paper for future inquiry and follow the others to the double doors.
"Is it protecting something? Maybe a secret panel or something?" said with a hopeful tone.
Roylenna fails to determine the aura, but the shape and placement tells her that it is some kind of protective rune.
Roylenna fails to determine the aura, but the shape and placement tells her that it is some kind of protective rune.
"Hella, I do not think you want to touch it, but can you see if this protects some sort of hidden panel, as Ka'kara suggested? The magic appears to be the sort that would be used to protect something, but I do not see anything to protect. Right now, I do not believe I could disable it, but I might return at a later date, after I've learned more."
After much searching, Hella indeed discerns a secret panel in the sarcophagus, but you decide to leave it for now.
The double doors swing open, revealing a large room (60 times 50 feet), dominated by four large stone heads, each easily over six feet tall and four feet broad. They are human and probably male, but they are carved in an archaic (Viridian) style that makes it hard to be sure. They form a square in the center of the room, and between them there is a large diamond painted in the floor in a familiar red hue.
Visible exits are a door across the room (to the west) and a 10 feet wide corridor leading north (to the right). There are no foes visible.
Hella will move quietly towards the center of the room, searching for traps and alarms as she approaches the heads.
Stealth: 1d20+12=20
Perception: 1d20+4=24
The double doors swing open, revealing a large room (60 times 50 feet), dominated by four large stone heads, each easily over six feet tall and four feet broad. They are human and probably male, but they are carved in an archaic (Viridian) style that makes it hard to be sure. They form a square in the center of the room, and between them there is a large diamond painted in the floor in a familiar red hue.
The heads are all turned towards you. Hella detects no traps, but it seems as if the heads can be turned on their bases. They are much too heavy for Hella, though.
Once Hella gives the all clear, Proteus will move forward to examine one of the heads to see if he can possibly determine if they are of anyone in particular .
"They turn?" Ka'kara walks over to one, "Which way would you like me to turn it?"
"They turn?" Ka'kara walks over to one, "Which way would you like me to turn it?"
"It would seem to me that we should turn them toward the diamond in the center. Of course, you won't mind if I stand in the hallway while you try to turn them? I rather enjoyed my most recent meal."
The statues are too abstract to be identified, but Proteus is able to tell that they are several centuries old and of Viridian make. Possibly the orcish magic above wasn't really orcish.
Anyway it takes a DC 25 Strength check to turn the statues. Ka'kara will need some help or a lot of patience.
Ka'kara attempts to turn the head her muscles bulging and straining with the effort. After it moves only slightly does she back away from it. She turns and looks over the others one at a time finally settling on Sandros, "Can you help me turn this thing? It's too big to do alone."
With Sandros's help Ka'kara is able (after much grunting and sweating) to turn all the statues so that they face inwards. As the last head grinds into place the diamond starts to glow red.
I think Proteus has indicated that he's keeping well away, but what do the rest of you do?
Seeing the wide eyed look on Royl's face, from the hallway Proteus speaks, "Go ahead, Royl, we all know you want to..."
With Sandros's help Ka'kara is able (after much grunting and sweating) to turn all the statues so that they face inwards. As the last head grinds into place the diamond starts to glow red.
While Ka'kara and Sandros labor to align the heads, Hella will keep watch on the other entries to the room.
Upon seeing the center of the room start to glow, Hella starts to step back towards the way she entered. She stops halfway there and says, "That does not look natural or safe. Perhaps we should retreat to the hallway."
While Ka'kara and Sandros labor to align the heads, Hella will keep watch on the other entries to the room.
Upon seeing the center of the room start to glow, Hella starts to step back towards the way she entered. She stops halfway there and says, "That does not look natural or safe. Perhaps we should retreat to the hallway."
Proteus laughs. "It is probably not natural or safe, which is precisely why Royl will not be able to walk away," he says with a smile.
Proteus laughs. "It is probably not natural or safe, which is precisely why Royl will not be able to walk away," he says with a smile.While Ka'kara and Sandros labor to align the heads, Hella will keep watch on the other entries to the room.
Upon seeing the center of the room start to glow, Hella starts to step back towards the way she entered. She stops halfway there and says, "That does not look natural or safe. Perhaps we should retreat to the hallway."
As predicted, Roylenna is drawn into the room like a moth to a flame. She will circle the glow, moving outside the circle of heads, looking for any clues as to its purpose.
Ka'kara looks on with great curiousity, "Well Lenna, you have any idea what it does?"
Roylenna can't figure out what it does. Do you still want to try it?
Sandros is still game.
Ka'kara will toss an unlit torch into the middle.