As everything felt in this place, the door handles felt like ice, the very touch of death, the absence of anything warm or kind. Katznii pulled them open, and they slid easily with little effort, revealing another hallway the opened into a somewhat bell shaped room. The magnificence of onyx columns and white marble floors was nothing compared to the intricately made mosaics continuing to illustrate the horrific wars many of the party only knew of by ancient tomes and lectures from tutoring. From seven columns in the shape of skeletal soldiers against the walls, a vaulted ceiling stretched upward in a mesmerizing way, as if to make each feel insignificantly small compared to He world the temple displayed.
However, to take in any more detail, Kathleen, Trinity and Ria would have to look a way from the three bodies in the room. One was right beside the door, clearly stabbed in the chest, a broken leg obvious. The other two spread about the room lying still in pools of blood that stained the marble floor.
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Active Games:
Shadows Over Nuulund:Limus the Marked - Lv 9 Faunling Paladin
The Occult Collective: Erroski Bane - Lv 5 Changling Bard
Seeing Katz checking the closest body, Kath runs to the closer of the other two bodies. She gently puts a hand on the neck of the body to see if the person is alive and breathing or cold and dead. She also tries to see if she can discern any clues as to the identity of the person from the attire. (By identity I don't mean his name or anything, I mean is the body likely to be one of the guys we're after or not)
OOC: Because of a non-stop streak of bad rolls, I want to ask if I can just take a 10 on medicine and Perception rolls to do the stuff stated above. If so, Medicine is 12 and Perception is 14.
If I can't take a 10, here are my rolls: Medicine: 8 Perception: 5 (If investigation is required instead of perception, I would not take 10 because I have a -1. Investigation roll if necessary: 14)
Katznii’s hands trace the woman’s neck, but he can’t find a pulse, only the body being cold gives him an answer he didn’t want.
Kathleen finds the same problem with a half elf man and a human, both seeming to have been cut down by...claws? Or jagged blades? They clearly look like they were part of Fang’s troop, Ria confirms this if she wants after watching Kathleen confused by the scene. As far as Kathleen can tell, they hadn’t taken a breath for some time.
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Shadows Over Nuulund:Limus the Marked - Lv 9 Faunling Paladin
The Occult Collective: Erroski Bane - Lv 5 Changling Bard
Taken by surprise by the bodies, Ria gasps, then quickly catches herself, digging her nails into her hand as she endeavors to calm her breathing, which is hitching again. She grits her teeth and forces herself to look away from the bodies, focusing on the rest of the room, anything to keep her mind distracted. "They were part of Toothy's group," she says in a toneless voice.
Besides the general scene, Ria finds herself not being able to avoid the smear of blood as if bodies were tossed off their feet. She sees the glint of a bloody handprint on an onyx column and is now unable to track the blood trail, as plants are wounded now. The skirmish seems to have ended and the...survivors, walked to the back of the room at the apex of the bell shape. There she notices a circular ruling of stone with loose cracks. She gets the idea they move, but not sure how.
Then her eyes are drawn up to the mural, where familiar symbols were displayed, the kind Katznii had been reading aloud to them in the past several rooms.
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Shadows Over Nuulund:Limus the Marked - Lv 9 Faunling Paladin
The Occult Collective: Erroski Bane - Lv 5 Changling Bard
"I think there's more Celestial on the ceiling," Ria says, picking her way around the bodies, looking at them as little as possible. She makes her way to the cracked stone and starts running her fingers over it carefully, trying to figure out how it works.
"Well that doesn't look good....." Katznii mutters. "...It wants us to prove ourselves before we can move on....and I really hope we can come up with a way to do that in a way that is....less self-destructive than our quarry." He motions to the dead bodies on the ground.
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"The mongoose blew out its candle and was asleep in bed before the room went dark." —Llanowar fable
Ria wanders closer to the unusual tiles, looking for a trap, anything that would explain the bodies. Instead, she realized the shape they form, reminded of the old small towers in churches at home.
It was a staircase, or rather, could become a staircase. It wasn’t a danger to her or the group, possibly where the rest of Fang‘s men left to. Where Wendigo might be.
As she stands back up from her crouch she notices something else, just as Katznii informs the party of what it says. The seven skeletal columns didn’t look right. It dawned on her they were not made of marble or obsidian like the rest of the chamber. . . In fact, she knew exactly what they were really made of.
They were never carved.
”. . . Prove ourselves. . .”
At the sound of the words being read allowed, the crack and clatter of skeletons ripping themselves out of the columns, their empty eye sockets filling with radiant light.
[Roll Initiative]
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Shadows Over Nuulund:Limus the Marked - Lv 9 Faunling Paladin
The Occult Collective: Erroski Bane - Lv 5 Changling Bard
Jason initially was at a loss for the sheer beauty of the ruins they were traversing, being a craftsman himself, he admired the work around him. Though the dead trio were enemies, he still couldn't help but feel sorry for them. However, before he could make any move to do anything, the skeletons began their attack, "Bloody!....Why is magic so weird!?"
(Doing a little retro RP since it looks like at least a little time between Kath checking the bodies and Initiative)
Kathleen had this serious look on her face as she stood up. "What do you suppose happened to these guys and where are the others?" Then, as if to answer her question Katznii says, "... Prove yourself..." and the skeletal statues come to life. Kathleen mutters, "Of course..." As she gets ready for the battle.
Initiative: 13
OOC: This roll is slightly better than the previous ones. Let's see if I can break my "Miss Streak"
(Nope)
"Ignorance is bliss, and you look absolutely miserable."
"Be careful, Katznii. An ominous door like this isnt something I find trustworthy- Although that's never stopped me."
As everything felt in this place, the door handles felt like ice, the very touch of death, the absence of anything warm or kind. Katznii pulled them open, and they slid easily with little effort, revealing another hallway the opened into a somewhat bell shaped room. The magnificence of onyx columns and white marble floors was nothing compared to the intricately made mosaics continuing to illustrate the horrific wars many of the party only knew of by ancient tomes and lectures from tutoring. From seven columns in the shape of skeletal soldiers against the walls, a vaulted ceiling stretched upward in a mesmerizing way, as if to make each feel insignificantly small compared to He world the temple displayed.
However, to take in any more detail, Kathleen, Trinity and Ria would have to look a way from the three bodies in the room. One was right beside the door, clearly stabbed in the chest, a broken leg obvious. The other two spread about the room lying still in pools of blood that stained the marble floor.
Active Games:
Shadows Over Nuulund: Limus the Marked - Lv 9 Faunling Paladin
The Occult Collective: Erroski Bane - Lv 5 Changling Bard
Maalim, the Land Awakened: DM
Out of reflex, Katznii immediately kneels down beside the body near the door, checking for an trace signs of life.
Medicine: 7
Seeing Katz checking the closest body, Kath runs to the closer of the other two bodies. She gently puts a hand on the neck of the body to see if the person is alive and breathing or cold and dead. She also tries to see if she can discern any clues as to the identity of the person from the attire. (By identity I don't mean his name or anything, I mean is the body likely to be one of the guys we're after or not)
OOC: Because of a non-stop streak of bad rolls, I want to ask if I can just take a 10 on medicine and Perception rolls to do the stuff stated above. If so, Medicine is 12 and Perception is 14.
If I can't take a 10, here are my rolls:
Medicine: 8 Perception: 5 (If investigation is required instead of perception, I would not take 10 because I have a -1. Investigation roll if necessary: 14)
Katznii’s hands trace the woman’s neck, but he can’t find a pulse, only the body being cold gives him an answer he didn’t want.
Kathleen finds the same problem with a half elf man and a human, both seeming to have been cut down by...claws? Or jagged blades? They clearly look like they were part of Fang’s troop, Ria confirms this if she wants after watching Kathleen confused by the scene. As far as Kathleen can tell, they hadn’t taken a breath for some time.
Active Games:
Shadows Over Nuulund: Limus the Marked - Lv 9 Faunling Paladin
The Occult Collective: Erroski Bane - Lv 5 Changling Bard
Maalim, the Land Awakened: DM
Taken by surprise by the bodies, Ria gasps, then quickly catches herself, digging her nails into her hand as she endeavors to calm her breathing, which is hitching again. She grits her teeth and forces herself to look away from the bodies, focusing on the rest of the room, anything to keep her mind distracted. "They were part of Toothy's group," she says in a toneless voice.
Perception: 21
Stella Diamant, Human Rogue 17 (Swashbuckler), The Exploits of Misfit Company
Kat, Medtech, Cyberpunk: Red
Shi, Changeling Bard 4 (College of Spirits), Tyrant's Grasp
Dani, Human Artificer 9 (Armorer), Skulls and Starships
DM, Project Point (Teams Scimitar and Longsword)
Everything Else!
(Are there any more bloodstains besides the ones around the bodies in the room?)
Besides the general scene, Ria finds herself not being able to avoid the smear of blood as if bodies were tossed off their feet. She sees the glint of a bloody handprint on an onyx column and is now unable to track the blood trail, as plants are wounded now. The skirmish seems to have ended and the...survivors, walked to the back of the room at the apex of the bell shape. There she notices a circular ruling of stone with loose cracks. She gets the idea they move, but not sure how.
Then her eyes are drawn up to the mural, where familiar symbols were displayed, the kind Katznii had been reading aloud to them in the past several rooms.
Active Games:
Shadows Over Nuulund: Limus the Marked - Lv 9 Faunling Paladin
The Occult Collective: Erroski Bane - Lv 5 Changling Bard
Maalim, the Land Awakened: DM
"I think there's more Celestial on the ceiling," Ria says, picking her way around the bodies, looking at them as little as possible. She makes her way to the cracked stone and starts running her fingers over it carefully, trying to figure out how it works.
Investigation: 14
Stella Diamant, Human Rogue 17 (Swashbuckler), The Exploits of Misfit Company
Kat, Medtech, Cyberpunk: Red
Shi, Changeling Bard 4 (College of Spirits), Tyrant's Grasp
Dani, Human Artificer 9 (Armorer), Skulls and Starships
DM, Project Point (Teams Scimitar and Longsword)
Everything Else!
Katznii looks from his spot near the ground up to where Ria mentions.
In Celestial it reads:
The Hall of Fallen will not be desecrated. Prove your worth or join them.
Active Games:
Shadows Over Nuulund: Limus the Marked - Lv 9 Faunling Paladin
The Occult Collective: Erroski Bane - Lv 5 Changling Bard
Maalim, the Land Awakened: DM
(Assuming Katznii tells everyone what it says)
"Well, how are we supposed to prove our worth?"
"Ignorance is bliss, and you look absolutely miserable."
"Well that doesn't look good....." Katznii mutters. "...It wants us to prove ourselves before we can move on....and I really hope we can come up with a way to do that in a way that is....less self-destructive than our quarry." He motions to the dead bodies on the ground.
Ria makes a noise of acknowledgment from where she's looking over the stone.
OOC: Did my Investigation get me anything?
Stella Diamant, Human Rogue 17 (Swashbuckler), The Exploits of Misfit Company
Kat, Medtech, Cyberpunk: Red
Shi, Changeling Bard 4 (College of Spirits), Tyrant's Grasp
Dani, Human Artificer 9 (Armorer), Skulls and Starships
DM, Project Point (Teams Scimitar and Longsword)
Everything Else!
Ria wanders closer to the unusual tiles, looking for a trap, anything that would explain the bodies. Instead, she realized the shape they form, reminded of the old small towers in churches at home.
It was a staircase, or rather, could become a staircase. It wasn’t a danger to her or the group, possibly where the rest of Fang‘s men left to. Where Wendigo might be.
As she stands back up from her crouch she notices something else, just as Katznii informs the party of what it says. The seven skeletal columns didn’t look right. It dawned on her they were not made of marble or obsidian like the rest of the chamber. . . In fact, she knew exactly what they were really made of.
They were never carved.
”. . . Prove ourselves. . .”
At the sound of the words being read allowed, the crack and clatter of skeletons ripping themselves out of the columns, their empty eye sockets filling with radiant light.
[Roll Initiative]
Active Games:
Shadows Over Nuulund: Limus the Marked - Lv 9 Faunling Paladin
The Occult Collective: Erroski Bane - Lv 5 Changling Bard
Maalim, the Land Awakened: DM
8
"Ignorance is bliss, and you look absolutely miserable."
Jason initially was at a loss for the sheer beauty of the ruins they were traversing, being a craftsman himself, he admired the work around him. Though the dead trio were enemies, he still couldn't help but feel sorry for them. However, before he could make any move to do anything, the skeletons began their attack, "Bloody!....Why is magic so weird!?"
Jason's Initiative: 21
(Doing a little retro RP since it looks like at least a little time between Kath checking the bodies and Initiative)
Kathleen had this serious look on her face as she stood up. "What do you suppose happened to these guys and where are the others?" Then, as if to answer her question Katznii says, "... Prove yourself..." and the skeletal statues come to life. Kathleen mutters, "Of course..." As she gets ready for the battle.
Initiative: 13
OOC: This roll is slightly better than the previous ones. Let's see if I can break my "Miss Streak"
"Because magic," Ria grumbles in response to Jason, spinning around as she comes to her realization.
Initiative: 17
Stella Diamant, Human Rogue 17 (Swashbuckler), The Exploits of Misfit Company
Kat, Medtech, Cyberpunk: Red
Shi, Changeling Bard 4 (College of Spirits), Tyrant's Grasp
Dani, Human Artificer 9 (Armorer), Skulls and Starships
DM, Project Point (Teams Scimitar and Longsword)
Everything Else!