Cedrick looks to the group and says "Well, if last shall be first, then as Zailey suggested we should pass through the arch labeled 3... Then 2... Then 1 since the first shall be last."
It works! The tunnel is now long and winding, the walls covered in depictions of the history of every race and species. Soon you all reach a colossal chamber, larger than even the most ancient dragon's lair. In the very center, a pit darker than the midnight sky on a new moon looms. Elroy is certainly no coward, but he is shaking in his jumpsuit.
"This is the place. Who wants to call Nyogtha from the pit?"
The light completely fails to penetrate the darkness of the pit. The shadows in the depths of the pit seem to move and churn like a living thing. A voice emanates from the pit, and, while not particularly loud, it vibrates the entire chamber:
Cedrick holds forth his Holy Symbol and whispers a quick prayer to Helm. Aloud he says in a commanding voice "Nyoghta, we have come to speak with you, in Helm's name I request an audience."
As the group go through the door, they end up in the same room they started in.
Walton Gibson - Human Cleric, Level 1
"Hrmmm, that isnt right. I could swear we were just here, or I am finally going crazy?" Cinder shrugs and look at the others. "What you all think?"
"What I think is that this is some kind of trap or trial. We either have to go through the passages in a certain order or go into a certain passage."
Walton Gibson - Human Cleric, Level 1
Let’s try #2 and see what happens.
DM - New World (LMP), Shield of Bahamut
Darkwing Skyyykiller-Aarakocra Monk- Lost in the Endless Tower
Kabarr Caldera- Fire Genasi- Fighter - Cold Cash
Talley Tafoia-Genasi Cleric-Rising of the Accursed Dragon
Same situation as last: you enter the same room you started in.
Walton Gibson - Human Cleric, Level 1
"There is no sense trying to be silent if we can't even move on to our destination."
Fuzzyfeet tries his luck using the interactive map as and tries to find Nyoghta's cave drawn on it for directions inside it.
One more choice.... let’s try that one before we give up.
DM - New World (LMP), Shield of Bahamut
Darkwing Skyyykiller-Aarakocra Monk- Lost in the Endless Tower
Kabarr Caldera- Fire Genasi- Fighter - Cold Cash
Talley Tafoia-Genasi Cleric-Rising of the Accursed Dragon
The map says:
"The last is first and the first is last."
Walton Gibson - Human Cleric, Level 1
"Can anyone detect magic? Maybe there is something in here messing with us" She says as she starts walking to the last passage.
Sylrea "Joan " Lightbringer - Variant Human - Paladin 2/Bard 1 - An adventure of amazing proportions and mixed madness
Last would be #3
DM - New World (LMP), Shield of Bahamut
Darkwing Skyyykiller-Aarakocra Monk- Lost in the Endless Tower
Kabarr Caldera- Fire Genasi- Fighter - Cold Cash
Talley Tafoia-Genasi Cleric-Rising of the Accursed Dragon
On the right track.
Walton Gibson - Human Cleric, Level 1
Cedrick looks to the group and says "Well, if last shall be first, then as Zailey suggested we should pass through the arch labeled 3... Then 2... Then 1 since the first shall be last."
[ Insert Favorite Saying Here ] ... ;-)
"Seems like a good enough solution."
Walton Gibson - Human Cleric, Level 1
Let’s give it a try... I am out of ideas if this doesn’t work.
DM - New World (LMP), Shield of Bahamut
Darkwing Skyyykiller-Aarakocra Monk- Lost in the Endless Tower
Kabarr Caldera- Fire Genasi- Fighter - Cold Cash
Talley Tafoia-Genasi Cleric-Rising of the Accursed Dragon
It works! The tunnel is now long and winding, the walls covered in depictions of the history of every race and species. Soon you all reach a colossal chamber, larger than even the most ancient dragon's lair. In the very center, a pit darker than the midnight sky on a new moon looms. Elroy is certainly no coward, but he is shaking in his jumpsuit.
"This is the place. Who wants to call Nyogtha from the pit?"
Walton Gibson - Human Cleric, Level 1
Fuzzyfeet returns the map to his backpack, pulls out his hooded lantern and use it to light the deep pit which Nyoghta resides.
The light completely fails to penetrate the darkness of the pit. The shadows in the depths of the pit seem to move and churn like a living thing. A voice emanates from the pit, and, while not particularly loud, it vibrates the entire chamber:
"I̢̨͇͎̺͙̤͖͍̰͕̯͓͉̖ͦ̅͗̍̈̿ͯͨ͌͑̉̽̍͞͞ͅͅ ̸͕̜̖̖̝̬̭̠͇̭̉̎ͧͩ́ͬ́́ͤ̚͟ͅĄ̶͋ͬ̑ͩ͑̒ͯ͋̀͒͂̐̏͘͏͔͎̤̕W̷̍̌̌ͨͯͥ͌ͭ̔͗̓͑ͬ҉̧̟͉͎̤̗͞A̞̹̭͙͚͚̫̭̻̬̰̯͈̯̺̺̹̒ͬ̿͒ͨͩ͊̃̄͐ͯ̚͟K̭̮͉͕̔͊̍͌͒ͭ͑̇͋̾́͞E͆̉ͣ̿̃̐̇̾ͨ͋̾҉̧̠̠̞̠̱͔̬̗̜͙͎̯͙̕͡N̷̹͈̠̥͒ͦ̈́́͛ͨ̆̇̃͐ͮͣ̒͒͐̄̓̆̃͢,̶̢̻͍̜͉̜̭͕̥͓ͧͮ̉́͒͑̄̈́̾̅͌ͯͣ̄͛̚͘͟͞ ̶̡̣̮͉̥̳͎͔̬͈͎͖̖̺͗̉ͦͣ̎̋̔̇ͬ̿ͨ̈́̍͋͒͑ͪ̚̕͟A̢̜̮͓̪̼͍͍̬̯̰͓͚͖̜̝̩ͬͭ͆͐̅̏̈̔̑̅ͦ͜͟Ň̷͉͈͓̺̣̫̯͌ͨ̄̉̓͆͋ͬ͂̚͢D̵̷̯͖̖͉̯͍̖ͫͥ̒̅̾̆ͦ̂ͣ̄̓̑ͦͦ̒̽̍́̕ ̧̡͕͉̰̲͈̫̭̃̅ͥ̑͛̆̏̂̔̇ͯ͛͋ͦͭͯ͆͗̚T̴̘̤͍̃ͩ̅ͮ̎͂̆̍ͧͮ͞ͅH̶̺̥̺̳̤̰̟̩͔͓͇ͮ͊͑̍͘Ḛ̴̵̡̬̘͚͇͍̰̼͓ͦͨ͌ͧ̓ͣͬ͋̒̀ͣ̏͛͊̕ ̵̶̰͇͚̲̫͈͍̣̬͍̠̲̤́ͮ͗̒͛̄͛̀̐̕W͛ͧ̇̎̀ͨ̄ͥͩ̾̾͆ͣ̏̈́͋͆̌͐҉̡̨͎͖͔͍̞͍̫̞͔͇̪̥͉ͅŎ̔͋̊̿ͮ͛̎͆̏̃͒̈͐ͥ̋̚҉̨̙̬̫̼̤̩̭̗͖̺͔̻͔̩̤͈̘̲͍͡͡Ȑ̗̜̫̘ͩ̓ͧͯ͛ͨͦͯ͛ͧ̒͝L̼̤͍̱̺̳͙̦͎ͦ̊̾̓͛̀D̤̗͎̜͎̖͔̭̺͍̜͎̞̣̖̞ͪ͆̋͌ͪ͌̾͂ͪ͊̀ͅ ̢̡̝̯̮͕̫͙̣̣̯͎̾ͣ̔͑Tͧͤͩ̽̍ͫ̈̔ͤ̍̌ͤͮ̑́҉̺̘̠͉̹̺̭̭̻̤͎̦̞͠R̶̞̤̹̪͊̉ͨ͐̒͑ͣ̕͟͞Ȩ̱̤̫̦̺̦͚ͪ̏̑͋̅̌ͤ̿̏ͭ̈́̈́̆̌̓ͤ̚͢͞M̡̥̘̗̼̤̱ͤͬ͂́̆̀́͒ͦͤ͐́́B̾ͪͯ̊̃̒̉̓͏̸̛̝̱̺͎̞̗̝͖̥͔͇͍̭͕̥̺͟L̷̡̺͚̖̜̟̬̪͍͉̦̃ͥͦ́̐̍̎͗ͬ̔̓̌ͯͥͫ̒̈́̚E̵ͭ͌̽ͭ͑͋̊̚҉͉̯̫̳̤̘͔̜͎̺͞Ṣ̗̱͚̓͒͌ͫ̏͆̓̅̀ͭͨ̀͝͝͠ ̸̜̳̟͕̲̩͖̥͊ͧ̌̾̀̂́I̢̲̬̦̹̝̠̯͔͈̘̜͈̗̯͔̤̗ͬ̓̂̿̈̑̉N̒ͣͧͬ́͊͂̊̏͛ͣ͏̲͕̳̹̹͞ ̧͖͚̖̝̮͚͉̠̘͖ͤ̊̄͐ͣ́͟͠F̸̨̙̹͔̙̤̣̙͚̹͐ͥ̀̿̊̋̅̃̄ͮ̔̉ͦͧͣ̏̀̚͢E̷̴̷̷̵̠̦͔͚̦̳̟͇̰̯͎̥͎̪̲̩ͮͬͪ̔̀͋ͦ̌ͅͅA̶̸͕͇̝̟̦̪̪̜͕͋ͥ͛̇̄̕R̶̵̖̝͉̞̹͖̰̲͎̞̺̠̗̙͙̗̤̖̈̈ͣ͂ͤ̓̓̈́ͩ̊̅̐ͪͭ͐̚.̸̴ͬͧ́͐͟͢҉̘̪̗̞͕̻̳"
Walton Gibson - Human Cleric, Level 1
Cedrick holds forth his Holy Symbol and whispers a quick prayer to Helm. Aloud he says in a commanding voice "Nyoghta, we have come to speak with you, in Helm's name I request an audience."
[ Insert Favorite Saying Here ] ... ;-)
The voice blasts out, shaking the chamber and making dust fall from the walls:
"D̝̀͋ͣ̚O̊̃͞ ̦̖̋̅̀N͛̓Oͣͦ̐ͭ̔̀͆́T̢̝̞̬̊̅̎̓ ̞̲̻̬̣ͮ̎̓ͪ̇̑M͉͇̯̤̫̮̭ͮ͠E͖̯ͬ̈ͧͯ͐̆N͓̝̱̣̮ͣ̽̂ͫ͐̄T̼͓̙̹̗̗̬͝Í̮͔̫̦̀ͭ̊̀O̹̖ͩͨ̊̋N͖͎̖͙̫̘ͯ͛ͫ̽ ̱̪͐ͯ́ͤ͛ͩ̑ͅH̟̬͈͎͖͗̑͆͌ͨ̇͐ͅĪ̫̏̒ͦMͫͬ͋͏͕͖̭̹ͅ ͗̓I̲̥̤̼͇͎̒ͦ́N̑̐ ́͑̊ͧ̾M̋̆̚҉̰̥̲͙͍̻̙Y̛̺̯͖͍͗̈́̾̽ ͇͔̯P̉ͩ́̓̏̓̿R̺̳̭̣͓͂ͪͅE̝̭͖͎̥͈̊̇S̪̞͚̖͓͙̦ͫ͂̾̽ͪͭ́E͔̞ͨ͆̍ͧ̎ͥN̶͕̦͒̋ͧ͑C͏̗͚͔̩E̡̜̠͂!̤̼̺̪̳̭͕͊ͣ̔̐̏̓ ̙̺͍̟̙͉̫̀̀ͦ̓͆H͎̯͈̯Ơ̦͍̟̻̺̗̦Ẃ͔͘E̼̒ͮͤ́ͩͯ͂V͓́Ẻ̷̯̪̝̦͒͗ͦͦR̠͕̖̮̜̜̣ͯ̇̓̾͘,̷̣̮̎͛̌͌̍ͣ ͚̱̞̘̼̺͙ͥͩͫ̚Y̖̹̥̬̋ͭŐ̥̙͖̞̃ͪÛ̬̈́͑ͯ̒R̟̪͌̇ͬ̎ͣͯ ̘̝͍̝̠̋ͭ̓ͩ͢B̮̙̼̥̝̲̝ͥ̒̽ͥ̒̃ͨA͕̝̟̐́͟R̦̳͊̍̒G̈̈̈͆̓͏̩͎͖̫̮̤ͅA͉͎̪͑̈́ͨI͉̽ͤͣ̽͋ͧ͗N͕̹̯͉̬̬͌̓ͅ ̼̯͚̜̳̼̤͒̂͂͝F̫͈̱̭͓͓͕ͫ͑͗͛͋̚A͚͕̼̬̤̼̾ͬ̍̿̍̒S̶̙̬͑ͦ́̐͆̈́C̷͖̮̳̖̮̯ͨ̇̋ͯ̽͊ͥI̋͒N̜̗͆̆̇͛A̮͗̚T̘̼͎͌̉̒̈́͆̚͠E̱̦̙̖̱͓̒͛͗S̱̰͔͇͖̜ͤ̔͘ ̴̔̾̓͊̌ͣM̑̈͌E̵̼̹ͥ͋ͥ̚.̶̤͉͖͙̞ͯ̍̍͌̈́ͧ ͇͑̑͋̃͑ͫT̺̜̥̥͍̻̩͌̂͠È̼͚L̳̤̫̱̭̲̺̓̓L͌ͦ̈́̐̎ͯ҉̘̳ ̝̳M̡͙̣̫Ẹ͔̗̟͓̗̪ ̸͕̠́͛M̤̠̘̺̒̐̐͐͘O̲̼̩̜͈̥͇͞R̼̙̣̉̎ͪ̓̋ͅE͖̥̘.͎̰͑͌̀̇̀̄"
Walton Gibson - Human Cleric, Level 1
"We wish to know the whereabouts of Grigor Kulenov."
Nyogtha lets out a reply that makes rocks fall from the ceiling of the cavern:
"I̮ ̠̬̥k͠n̸̪̣̩͔o͔ͅw͏̹̜̘͍͇̭͔ ̶͕̥̝ò̟̟̺̩͕̼̯f̻̩̦̘̭ ͔̟̹͓̮̠ẖ͇̗i̞̮̱̙ş̜ ̞͕͡w̨̳̘͙̰̗h͙̺̗̥e̪̥̝̪̺̮̠r͎̬̹̳e̙̩̮͕͖͙̖a̙̻͉̤̲͞b̴̲͇o̗̫̮̹̞͎u͡ṯ̘͎s͔͙̗͔̫̤̞,͏͎̤̭͕͚̜̺ ͢b̷̬͎u҉̤̳t͇͇̟ͅ ͏̭̰̩̣̘ͅf̻i͖̼͞r̷s͏̹͎͙͖ͅt̲͙̝̭̱͈̺͞ ̭̞͓y̭̟̠o͔͕̥u͏̯̻ ͈̘ḿu̡̙̪st̛͓̜ ̞̝̬̗̜a̼͕͉̯̟̜̗l̢ḽ̤̖̭ ̖͉t̥̱̣͝ͅe̶̻̦̜̺l͓̞̕l̥̖͖͇ ͎̳̰m̥̪̣̖̱̳e̵̥̖͖͖̼̼ ̘̜y͉̲̖̻ͅo̸u̖r҉͖̹̗ ̮̰͖̻͇̘̲m̶̠o̙̰͙̪̟s̠̫͍̙̜͢ț̠̗̠̼ ͇̣̯̳̩̼̳͝d̢a̪̬͚̙̮͔r̯̘̺̤̳k,̡̬̟̳̜̞̱̦ ̳̘ḫ̝̗i̹͍̺̹̗͈̕d͞d̗͙e̻̜͍͕̘̝ń̼̮̳ ̖̩s̷̖͖͚̰e͏̜̣̯̼̣̤c̮͉̮̳̹͔̰r̵̩̰̮͍e͇̙ţ̜̝̩̤̻͖̜s͘.͍͓"
Walton Gibson - Human Cleric, Level 1