Dartalis bows his head in respect. "Forgive us our disturbance of your rest, Ancient One. I thought perhaps you held some secret that would help us rid this place of evil."
Dartalis bows his head in respect. "Forgive us our disturbance of your rest, Ancient One. I thought perhaps you held some secret that would help us rid this place of evil."
Marcus begins to move around the room, searching for any concealed doors or any other way out of the tomb.
Marcus
"Pardon me, old friend," Marcus says as he reaches into the coffin and pulls the body out, laying it gently on the floor. "What do we have here?" Marcus shines his sunrod into the coffin.
Marcus
"I love history," Marcus says, a smile forming. Grabbing the brass handles, he pulls the bottom of the coffin out and stands it against the wall.
Marcus
arcane spells: mage armor, enervation and levitate.
"Found something." Marcus steps back for the others to see.
"It is obvious that the blade is well made. May it serve you well."
Dartalis nods to Marcus, his eyes reflecting a measure of respect. "Good catch, Mouse. I certainly would have missed that."
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"This doesn't make any sense," muses Joneth. "The hideous smell must be coming from someplace. This tunnel must lead to somewhere the enemy seeks to protect."
Joneth bows apologetically to the disinterred corpse. He then tries to push the coffin aside, hoping to find a trapdoor or portal underneath.
"I don't think there's any shortage of sources for the stink in this place."
No objections here.
You all make your way cautiously back to the point in the tunnel where it branched. As the left hand fork took you to what amounted to a dead end, you decide that the right hand passage may offer better means of progress.
You carefully follow the passage for about 20' until it opens into a rectangular room, around 30' long by 20' wide. The room is strewn with bits of bones and loose dirt. A cool breeze blows by, and whispering can be heard off in the darkness. This room has several small piles of
bones that appear to have originated from the graveyard above. The air is drafty and rather fresh.You can make out a closed wooden door on the far side of the chamber.
Num-Rah sniffs the air, trying to sense any scent on the breeze.
You all make your way cautiously back to the point in the tunnel where it branched. As the left hand fork took you to what amounted to a dead end, you decide that the right hand passage may offer better means of progress.
You carefully follow the passage for about 20' until it opens into a rectangular room, around 30' long by 20' wide. The room is strewn with bits of bones and loose dirt. A cool breeze blows by, and whispering can be heard off in the darkness. This room has several small piles of
bones that appear to have originated from the graveyard above. The air is drafty and rather fresh.You can make out a closed wooden door on the far side of the chamber.
"I suggest we spread out. Watch your step." Marcus says as he makes his way towards the door, as usual, he looks before he leaps.
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You all make your way cautiously back to the point in the tunnel where it branched. As the left hand fork took you to what amounted to a dead end, you decide that the right hand passage may offer better means of progress.
You carefully follow the passage for about 20' until it opens into a rectangular room, around 30' long by 20' wide. The room is strewn with bits of bones and loose dirt. A cool breeze blows by, and whispering can be heard off in the darkness. This room has several small piles of
bones that appear to have originated from the graveyard above. The air is drafty and rather fresh.You can make out a closed wooden door on the far side of the chamber.
"Be careful, it would seem the ceiling is falling apart. Let us be through this room quickly."
Moving cautiously across the room, Koryn heads for the closed door.
"Aye, this place is not made to be friendly to visitors, is it?" Ulven rumbles, deep in his chest.
Beyond the door is another chamber. Broken furniture is everywhere in this 30' by 30' room, and a skeleton sits in a large chair facing you. Red, poisonous-looking ants crawl all over the skeleton and chair. On the table with the skeleton is a deck of cards. A tapping sound emanates
from a hallway visible through an arched doorway on the far side of the room.
"By the Feathered Serpent, I hate bugs. They are to small to hit properly!"
"We encountered an undead skeleton in the mausoleum. I'll take no chances with this one."
Joneth brings his gleaming sword down on the skeleton's skull.
"So much for respecting the dead."
"Those cards... it seems strange that someone should die playing them. Perhaps they are poisonous or cursed? Have you received answer to your prayer, priest?"
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"Those cards... it seems strange that someone should die playing them. Perhaps they are poisonous or cursed? Have you received answer to your prayer, priest?"
"I'll worry about the cards after I am sure there are no magical threats here. I do not wish to be attacked by an unseen minion of Orcus."
"Perhaps they are merely divination tools."
"He drew a bad hand then!" Ulven steps on some of those poisonous ants, making a squelching noise.
"We encountered an undead skeleton in the mausoleum. I'll take no chances with this one."
Joneth brings his gleaming sword down on the skeleton's skull.
Joneth shatters the skeletons skull into pieces and due to the force of the blow, the skeletal remains topple out of the chair into a heap on the floor.
"What a great time to not be a druid..."
Holding his holy symbol, Koryn mutters a small spell that allows him to see the presence of magical auras...
Koryn
Joneth shatters the skeletons skull into pieces and due to the force of the blow, the skeletal remains topple out of the chair into a heap on the floor."We encountered an undead skeleton in the mausoleum. I'll take no chances with this one."
Joneth brings his gleaming sword down on the skeleton's skull.
"Now that Joneth has slayed the foul undead, shall we move on?" Marcus makes his way to the door, checking it before, attempting to open it.
"Now that Joneth has slayed the foul undead, shall we move on?" Marcus makes his way to the door, checking it before, attempting to open it.Joneth shatters the skeletons skull into pieces and due to the force of the blow, the skeletal remains topple out of the chair into a heap on the floor."We encountered an undead skeleton in the mausoleum. I'll take no chances with this one."
Joneth brings his gleaming sword down on the skeleton's skull.
Beyond the archway you see a passage of rough stone that stretches away to the left and right in a straight line. To the right, the passage travels on into darkness but to the left, it runs for about 30' before opening up into another chamber.
"Strange, there is no magic in this room. Perhaps the man was poisoned and left here?"
Koryn walks over to the table and picks up the deck of cards.
Koryn. The top card is the Ace of Spades
Beyond the archway you see a passage of rough stone that stretches away to the left and right in a straight line. To the right, the passage travels on into darkness but to the left, it runs for about 30' before opening up into another chamber.
Marcus continues to the left. He pauses after a few steps, waiting for the others to catch up.
Beyond the archway you see a passage of rough stone that stretches away to the left and right in a straight line. To the right, the passage travels on into darkness but to the left, it runs for about 30' before opening up into another chamber.Marcus continues to the left. He pauses after a few steps, waiting for the others to catch up.
Three broken arrows stick out of the wall in the arched entryway and a smashed wooden door lies broken on the floor. Two human-sized skeletons are here also, lying just inside the room in a heap.
Three broken arrows stick out of the wall in the arched entryway and a smashed wooden door lies broken on the floor. Two human-sized skeletons are here also, lying just inside the room in a heap.Beyond the archway you see a passage of rough stone that stretches away to the left and right in a straight line. To the right, the passage travels on into darkness but to the left, it runs for about 30' before opening up into another chamber.Marcus continues to the left. He pauses after a few steps, waiting for the others to catch up.
Marcus searches the arch and surrounding area.
Num-Rah tries to follow Marcus closely, in case there's trouble.
Marcus searches the arch and surrounding area.Three broken arrows stick out of the wall in the arched entryway and a smashed wooden door lies broken on the floor. Two human-sized skeletons are here also, lying just inside the room in a heap.Beyond the archway you see a passage of rough stone that stretches away to the left and right in a straight line. To the right, the passage travels on into darkness but to the left, it runs for about 30' before opening up into another chamber.Marcus continues to the left. He pauses after a few steps, waiting for the others to catch up.
One of the skeletons is headless and both show signs of extreme corrosion, as if by acid. Everything in the room is smashed and corroded except for a small desk in the north east corner. The room itself has walls of rough stone.
Their appears to be a very badly concealed secret door on the north wall that is very easy to spot because it is open a crack. A
horrible smell issues from beyond this door; the same smell that has been afronting your senses for a while now.
One of the skeletons is headless and both show signs of extreme corrosion, as if by acid. Everything in the room is smashed and corroded except for a small desk in the north east corner. The room itself has walls of rough stone.
Their appears to be a very badly concealed secret door on the north wall that is very easy to spot because it is open a crack. A
horrible smell issues from beyond this door; the same smell that has been afronting your senses for a while now.
"I suggest we wait for the others." Marcus says, adjusting his grip on his sword.