Everything in this tower appears to be frozen in place. A five-foot-wide ledge at floor level circles the room, and a row of five iron levers protrudes from the wall above the ledge on the far side of the room. Five feet below the ledge is the surface of a pool of reeking sludge. Five slender, gilded cages dangle from chains that hang down from holes in the sixty-foot-high ceiling. Three of the cages are occupied. Suspended in midair outside each cage is a pixie holding a tiny, gilded wand.
Each cage can hold one Medium or smaller creature. The cages have no doors or locks;
The cage suspended 10 feet above the sludge contains a manes.
The cage suspended 20 feet above the sludge contains a male high elf.
The cage suspended 40 feet above the sludge holds a nameless, unshaven man with a crescent-shaped scar under his right eye.
Standing motionless next to the levers is a man garbed in black whose face is half-hidden by a hood. A bat-shaped amulet hangs around his neck, and he tightly grips a quarterstaff.
<Hmm. I don't knoww if it's an official symbol of it, but that guy is a priest of Orcus. You might not know that specifically, but you'd guess it's something along those lines. Hes an overtly evil looking gent, in your professional opinion>
Piccolo goes and examines the levers. Satisfied that she understands how they work, she will lower the cage with the high elf inside. Then, examine how to open the cage.
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You perceive no way to open the cages. You do recall that thus domain was made by a powerful mage, though, and such things as mundane loxks may never even cross her mind.
The levers move, but nothing happens when you move them.
As youre right beside him, you notice that the man with the bat medallion is nkt frozen in time, but subtly moving, breathing, less than should be possible for a living humanoid, but living and not frozen. If you don't wish for him to know that you realize this, make a deception check contested by his insight: 18.
(ooc: Are any of the 3 prisoners in each of the 3 cages frozen in time?)
"Perhaps we free one of the prisoners and try to figure out just what is going on here."
Trisk will gesture towards the least threatening of the 3 caged prisoners.
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"A rightful place awaits you in the Realms Above, in the Land of the Great Light. Come in peace, and live beneath the sun again, where trees and flowers grow."
— The message of Eilistraee to all decent drow.
"Run thy sword across my chains, Silver Lady, that I may join your dance.”
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Trisk's Deception: 15
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"A rightful place awaits you in the Realms Above, in the Land of the Great Light. Come in peace, and live beneath the sun again, where trees and flowers grow."
— The message of Eilistraee to all decent drow.
"Run thy sword across my chains, Silver Lady, that I may join your dance.”
I meant from picollo, who rolled the high perception. Until resolved, everyone else atill thinks the stranger is also frozen, or at least hadn't seen any reason not to. The ball is in picollo's court.
"Or just focus on freeing the elf and maybe the human too?"
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"A rightful place awaits you in the Realms Above, in the Land of the Great Light. Come in peace, and live beneath the sun again, where trees and flowers grow."
— The message of Eilistraee to all decent drow.
"Run thy sword across my chains, Silver Lady, that I may join your dance.”
Piccolo follows, her movement and mannerisms, inhumanly fast as she moves. If the door is locked, she will unlock it with her tools.
Everything in this tower appears to be frozen in place. A five-foot-wide ledge at floor level circles the room, and a row of five iron levers protrudes from the wall above the ledge on the far side of the room. Five feet below the ledge is the surface of a pool of reeking sludge. Five slender, gilded cages dangle from chains that hang down from holes in the sixty-foot-high ceiling. Three of the cages are occupied. Suspended in midair outside each cage is a pixie holding a tiny, gilded wand.
Each cage can hold one Medium or smaller creature. The cages have no doors or locks;
The cage suspended 10 feet above the sludge contains a manes.
The cage suspended 20 feet above the sludge contains a male high elf.
The cage suspended 40 feet above the sludge holds a nameless, unshaven man with a crescent-shaped scar under his right eye.
Standing motionless next to the levers is a man garbed in black whose face is half-hidden by a hood. A bat-shaped amulet hangs around his neck, and he tightly grips a quarterstaff.
Does piccolo recognize any of the folks in the room or know their names?
I think not. I don't think Picollo was in the throne room, but I might ne mistaken.
For anyone who was:
You've seen that guy in black standing motionless by the lever. He was hiding begind the throne, but not very well.
Sam moves over
history and religion check on the bat amulet
history 19
religion 16
<Hmm. I don't knoww if it's an official symbol of it, but that guy is a priest of Orcus. You might not know that specifically, but you'd guess it's something along those lines. Hes an overtly evil looking gent, in your professional opinion>
Sooo.. anyone doing anything?
Piccolo goes and examines the levers. Satisfied that she understands how they work, she will lower the cage with the high elf inside. Then, examine how to open the cage.
(Perception: 28)
You perceive no way to open the cages. You do recall that thus domain was made by a powerful mage, though, and such things as mundane loxks may never even cross her mind.
The levers move, but nothing happens when you move them.
As youre right beside him, you notice that the man with the bat medallion is nkt frozen in time, but subtly moving, breathing, less than should be possible for a living humanoid, but living and not frozen. If you don't wish for him to know that you realize this, make a deception check contested by his insight: 18.
“That cloaked figure isn’t good at all” he breaths in the air “smells like death”
(ooc: Are any of the 3 prisoners in each of the 3 cages frozen in time?)
"Perhaps we free one of the prisoners and try to figure out just what is going on here."
Trisk will gesture towards the least threatening of the 3 caged prisoners.
<Yes, all of them. sorry that didn't come through in the description. The guy by the levers is trying to blend in with the other frozen creatures.>
<Least threatening, so not the demon manes. Between the elf and the scruffy scar man, I'd say that's the elf.>
Still waiting on that deception check, or skip it and let him know you know he's not frozen.
Trisk's Deception: 15
I meant from picollo, who rolled the high perception. Until resolved, everyone else atill thinks the stranger is also frozen, or at least hadn't seen any reason not to. The ball is in picollo's court.
Piccolo plays a tune of greeting to the guy with the levers and smiles and waves at him. (Making it quite clear she sees he is not frozen.
Sam gives a bit of a smile knowing this
"Boo" he says as he dissipates I to a gaseous form, wafting upward through the tower.
What do you do?
"Should we give chase?"
Trisk considers the fight they just avoided.
"Or just focus on freeing the elf and maybe the human too?"
Piccolo goes to the levers and lowers the one with the elf.