Scanning the area just reveals the same information provided before, four doors, and after the small hallway the chapel.
Every door is unlocked - Starting with the first door on your left:
This dirty, lightless room contains a wooden bed with a straw-filled mattress. Mounted above the bed’s headboard is a wooden holy symbol.
Just observing the room reveals that it hasn’t been used in more than a year and contains nothing of value.
Next door on the same side:
This dirty room contains a wooden bed with a straw-filled mattress, next to which rests a small table with an oil lamp burning brightly on it. Mounted above the bed’s headboard is a wooden sun-shaped holy symbol.
An investigation check DC 10 would reveal the following :
This is the priest's room and contains nothing of value
The first door on your right:
Time and neglect have punched holes in the ceiling of this moldy room, which contains a few broken roof shingles amid puddles of water. In one corner, set into the floor, is a heavy wooden trapdoor held shut with a chain and a padlock. A young man’s screams of anguish can be heard through the door.
Next door before the chapel:
An old desk and chair stand against the south wall, a wooden holy symbol mounted above them — a sunburst. A ten-foot-long iron rod attached to the north wall stands bare, suggesting a tapestry once hung there. Against the far wall stands a wooden cabinet with four tall doors.
Nothing in this room is locked so if curious about anything just read the spoiler:
An empty wooden poor box rests on the seat of the chair. The desk drawers contain a few sheets of blank parchment, along with a couple of quill pens and dried-up jars of ink.
For its size, the wooden cabinet contains very little. Inside are a tinderbox, a few wooden boxes full of candles, and two well-used books: Hymns to the Dawn, a volume of chants to the Morninglord, and The Blade of Truth: The Uses of Logic in the War Against Diabolist Heresies, as Fought by the Ulmist Inquisition, a strange book that mixes logic exercises with lurid descriptions of fiend-worshiping cults.
If you continue to the chapel -
The chapel is a shambles, with overturned and broken pews littering the dusty floor. Dozens of candles mounted in candlesticks and candelabras light every dusty corner in a fervent attempt to rid the chapel of shadows. At the far end of the church sits a claw-scarred altar, behind which kneels a priest in soiled vestments. Next to him hangs a long, thick rope that stretches up into the bell tower.
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Eloris follows quietly. Upon seeing the damages of the door, she casts a spell of protection on herself.She proceeds, her focus is on nothing escaping her gaze...
Morgan will open the door on the left and glance inside. Seeing nothing of interest he will do the same to the door on the right.
"Ok, we have a trapdoor in here..." He calls back to the others. "The sounds are coming from the other side of it it seems... Do we go down or check out the rest of this level first?" He is a bit put off by the sounds coming through the door, but his tactical side does not like to leave potential enemies at his back. He will go which ever direction the others wish, since it is a fifty-fifty thing for him.
"We can investigate down there, later. We should remain cautious, and take this one floor at a time." Wilhelm suggested, responding to Morgan, as he passed him by. Going into the room next to the one Morgan went into, nearer the chapel, Wilhelm observes the Holy Symbol. "What have we got here?"
"Seems a good idea to me." Morgan agrees. Going to the second door on the left and glancing inside. Seeing another empty room he shrugs and moves to the chapel. "We have a live one..." He calls back to the group, finding the priest kneeling.
"Are you the priest of this place?" Morgan asks, moving over to the kneeling man.
(OOC: Morgan did not investigate the second room on the left, just glanced inside...)
Wilhelm's attention is drawn away from the holy symbol on the wall as he hears Morgan's call. Drawing his sword, unsure of what kind of 'live one' Morgan was referring to, Wilhelm makes haste to him. Upon seeing the priest, Wilhelm lowers his sword, though does not yet sheath it once more. He watches cautiously, letting Morgan speak to the man.
The prayer continues for a bit before the man stands up and slowly turns to Morgan, a man with his eyes wide open stare at his "Good morning son, I'm sorry that you have to see the house of the morninglord in this condition, I'm afraid I'll need to ask you to leave, right now I'm in no shape to help you" - as he sounds hoarse and weak.
From beneath the chapel floor, you hear a young man’s voice cry out, “Father! I’m starving!”
The priest reacts immediately goes back to his knees and chants a soft and never ending prayer - lord give me the knowledge to save him... .
"It seems you may need our help..." Morgan says as he glances down at the floor meaningfully. "Let us help you, and, in exchange, you can give us some help after we have done so."
Mado has his ear pressed to the floor where he heard the screaming. After a while of listening, he begins to claw at the floor. "What is that? What Mado hear?!"
Elorisis paces gently nearby (after her brief look found nothing worth mentioning), listening in to the questions being posed onto the priest; the odd nod of agreement to the saying. Her eyes scanning the debris; half in disbelief, half to appear aloof.
She finds herself near Mado and waves to get its attention. She gestures pushing her lips together in a calm manner in hopes it echoes her attitude, if only for a moment...
The screaming from beneath the chapel unnerves Wilhelm a little, as he gets down on one knee, leaning on his sword, as he gets close to eye level with the priest. "What has transpired here, Father?" He asks, in a tone that is as respectful as it is urgent. He stops for a moment, thinking over his next question, not wanting to thread on ground that would hurt the priest further. But, given the urgency of the situation..."Who is it that we hear in the room under us, Father?"
The priest continues with the same chanting, over and over - Willhelm, Arrila, Morgan and Vladimir may roll persuasion if you'd like to try the priest again.
Mado may roll for perception with help from Eloris to try to see from the cracks of the floor to whatever is down.
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"Father, please." Wilhelm pleads with the priest, attempting to persuade him. "We need to know how we can help. What harm is there in sharing your suffering with us?" He leans in, a little closer. "Put your trust in us, Father."
Scanning the area just reveals the same information provided before, four doors, and after the small hallway the chapel.
Every door is unlocked - Starting with the first door on your left:
Just observing the room reveals that it hasn’t been used in more than a year and contains nothing of value.
Next door on the same side:
An investigation check DC 10 would reveal the following :
This is the priest's room and contains nothing of value
The first door on your right:
Next door before the chapel:
Nothing in this room is locked so if curious about anything just read the spoiler:
An empty wooden poor box rests on the seat of the chair. The desk drawers contain a few sheets of blank parchment, along with a couple of quill pens and dried-up jars of ink.
For its size, the wooden cabinet contains very little. Inside are a tinderbox, a few wooden boxes full of candles, and two well-used books: Hymns to the Dawn, a volume of chants to the Morninglord, and The Blade of Truth: The Uses of Logic in the War Against Diabolist Heresies, as Fought by the Ulmist Inquisition, a strange book that mixes logic exercises with lurid descriptions of fiend-worshiping cults.
If you continue to the chapel -
The chapel is a shambles, with overturned and broken pews littering the dusty floor. Dozens of candles mounted in candlesticks and candelabras light every dusty corner in a fervent attempt to rid the chapel of shadows. At the far end of the church sits a claw-scarred altar, behind which kneels a priest in soiled vestments. Next to him hangs a long, thick rope that stretches up into the bell tower.
Here's the map of the whole place -
Eloris follows quietly. Upon seeing the damages of the door, she casts a spell of protection on herself.She proceeds, her focus is on nothing escaping her gaze...
Investigation: 11
what is Eloris looking for?
Morgan will open the door on the left and glance inside. Seeing nothing of interest he will do the same to the door on the right.
"Ok, we have a trapdoor in here..." He calls back to the others. "The sounds are coming from the other side of it it seems... Do we go down or check out the rest of this level first?" He is a bit put off by the sounds coming through the door, but his tactical side does not like to leave potential enemies at his back. He will go which ever direction the others wish, since it is a fifty-fifty thing for him.
"We can investigate down there, later. We should remain cautious, and take this one floor at a time." Wilhelm suggested, responding to Morgan, as he passed him by. Going into the room next to the one Morgan went into, nearer the chapel, Wilhelm observes the Holy Symbol. "What have we got here?"
"Seems a good idea to me." Morgan agrees. Going to the second door on the left and glancing inside. Seeing another empty room he shrugs and moves to the chapel. "We have a live one..." He calls back to the group, finding the priest kneeling.
"Are you the priest of this place?" Morgan asks, moving over to the kneeling man.
(OOC: Morgan did not investigate the second room on the left, just glanced inside...)
Black Philip checks the rooms to the left, emerging with a lamp from the second room before following Morgan.
Paladin - warforged - orange
Vladimir draws his two shortswords and follows Morgan, his expression grim.
(OOC: What deity is the church dedicated to?)
Wilhelm's attention is drawn away from the holy symbol on the wall as he hears Morgan's call. Drawing his sword, unsure of what kind of 'live one' Morgan was referring to, Wilhelm makes haste to him. Upon seeing the priest, Wilhelm lowers his sword, though does not yet sheath it once more. He watches cautiously, letting Morgan speak to the man.
The prayer continues for a bit before the man stands up and slowly turns to Morgan, a man with his eyes wide open stare at his "Good morning son, I'm sorry that you have to see the house of the morninglord in this condition, I'm afraid I'll need to ask you to leave, right now I'm in no shape to help you" - as he sounds hoarse and weak.
The priest reacts immediately goes back to his knees and chants a soft and never ending prayer - lord give me the knowledge to save him... .
“A broken Holy house indeed. But then, as they say, many hands make short work. Tell us what troubles you, priest.”
Paladin - warforged - orange
"It seems you may need our help..." Morgan says as he glances down at the floor meaningfully. "Let us help you, and, in exchange, you can give us some help after we have done so."
Vladimir lowers his eyes and begins to mutter a prayer of his own.
“This is a grim business.” He growls. “The church of Morninglord should be a place of safety, not fear.”
Mado has his ear pressed to the floor where he heard the screaming. After a while of listening, he begins to claw at the floor. "What is that? What Mado hear?!"
Eloris is paces gently nearby (after her brief look found nothing worth mentioning), listening in to the questions being posed onto the priest; the odd nod of agreement to the saying. Her eyes scanning the debris; half in disbelief, half to appear aloof.
She finds herself near Mado and waves to get its attention. She gestures pushing her lips together in a calm manner in hopes it echoes her attitude, if only for a moment...
Arrila looks concerned by the priests words.
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The screaming from beneath the chapel unnerves Wilhelm a little, as he gets down on one knee, leaning on his sword, as he gets close to eye level with the priest. "What has transpired here, Father?" He asks, in a tone that is as respectful as it is urgent. He stops for a moment, thinking over his next question, not wanting to thread on ground that would hurt the priest further. But, given the urgency of the situation..."Who is it that we hear in the room under us, Father?"
The priest continues with the same chanting, over and over - Willhelm, Arrila, Morgan and Vladimir may roll persuasion if you'd like to try the priest again.
Mado may roll for perception with help from Eloris to try to see from the cracks of the floor to whatever is down.
"Father, please." Wilhelm pleads with the priest, attempting to persuade him. "We need to know how we can help. What harm is there in sharing your suffering with us?" He leans in, a little closer. "Put your trust in us, Father."
Persuasion: 11