Sex Worker Llama leaves the group to go distract Saeth, so Hino quickly exits the main building and heads to the shrine.

"Don't not worry, my sweet delicious sex toy." Ilmar declared to Isa, pulling her in. "I shall be here distracting Saede when you return. Grab your things and go. I will lead him away."

He goes to Saede and begins talking to him, leading him to the treatment rooms. Ilmar turns to you all and winks.

Now's your chance.

Hino heads to the shrine, acting like she belongs there. (If she acts like she’s slinking around, that’ll look doubly suspicious, so instead she acts normal). 

Isa smiles warmly at Llmar and gives him a wink as he leads Seath/Saede (whatever his name is...) away to the treatment rooms.  "Now's our chance guys, c'mon, let's go!" she declares quietly to the group as she turns and follows Hino to the shrine and tower area behind the Restful Lily.

Mav looks slightly confused, but shrugs his shoulders and fades from view (invisibility) and quietly follows Hino and Isa.

T11 - THE SHRINE

The door is sealed firmly, as are the shrine’s four windows, and all are coated by an unnaturally resilient resin. You can open a door or window as an action, but only by forcing it with a successful DC 20 Strength (Athletics) check.

Barbär follows in close behind,

Blast it. All the entrances seem well covered and reinforced. He ponders a moment, and remembers Hinos strength, cocks his sideways and regrets what hes about to do.

Hino! Dear, break it down. and claps her bum as he casts Guidance

Having been a while since she’s been able to flex, Hino grins while approaching the doorway. Trying to be quiet about it, as to not raise any alarm, she quietly pries the door open:

Athletics: 10

Again!  he says as he assists her in prying, wedging his shield into the doorframe gap. ( guidance is up for a minute as well)

Hino actually tries this time: 27

The door pries open, the resin cracking like glass. 

This crumbling stone building must once have been a beautiful shrine. Engraved images of Sune are still visible on the moss-covered stones, her face gazing down on the path by which the faithful would have approached. Stone doors at the front of the shrine appear to be sealed shut by some sort of thick, clear resin. A faint inscription is still visible above them:

“Welcome, dearest ones. Come find the beauty within you.”

The interior of the shrine has the appearance of having been abandoned after some sort of terrible confrontation years ago. Broken benches with shredded cushions are overgrown by thick fungi, and four large mirrors hanging on the walls have been shattered, leaving the stone floor covered in shards of broken glass.

A grime-encrusted statue of Sune stands against the far wall. The statue’s expression might once have suggested smiling laughter, but streaks of dirt now make it appear as though she is weeping. Behind the statue, a staircase descends into darkness.

There is a stairway that leads down further below.

Hino enters the shrine, spins slowly around to get a good view of the room, before making her way down the stairs. 

Orvok looks around the room sadly, and then empties some water onto a rag to clean the statue of Sune. ‘She may be a flighty one, but she doesn’t deserve this…’ he grumbles

Isa follows in behind Hino and Orvok "I wonder what happened here..." she mutters as she looks around at the broken mirrors and torn cushions.  As Orvok stops to wash the statue off a bit, she continues with Hino down the stairs.

T12 - THE SACRED POOL

The stairs in the shrine lead down to a dimly lit chamber. A soft white glow rises from a square pool set into the floor of this chamber. It is otherwise very dark in here. Torn cushions, rugs, tapestries, and clothing have been piled in one corner as a makeshift bed, while twigs and scraps of deadfall form a simple campfire nearby. It smells very bad in here, like rotten.

You can hear soft weeping in the darkness.

Isa proceeds down the steps with caution... it smells like...like the meanlock layer... almost, but different.... YUCK!  She casts her Light cantrip so that they can see better.  Hearing the soft weeping she gently calls out "Hello?  Falthrax?  Sylvarie?  Are you down here?"

Something shifts in the darkness.

"I was once known as Sylvarie. A name I have not heard in years." The woman's voice is sad, as if something long ago had been lost. "You are here to torment me. First the Coven does this to me, now they send you here to add insult to injury? I shall not stand for such behavior. I shall end you!"

A figure moves, closer.

As he passes the statue, Barbär kneels to it, offering a silent prayer to reclaim her temple. 

As they continue, hearing the weeping, Isa, do not be fooled. Approach with caution where ever you go... And casts detect magic, 30ft range

You are detecting magic in the pool, Barbell. A woman emerges from the darkness, hissing, but she's not hissing, the snakes on her head are. Everyone needs to make a DC14 CON save to avoid getting petrified/restrained.

"I was once known as Sylvarie. A name I have not heard in years." The woman's voice is sad, as if something long ago had been lost. "You are here to torment me. First the Coven does this to me, now they send you here to add insult to injury? I shall not stand for such behavior. I shall end you!"

"Sylvarie?  I would never do that, I'm here because of your old friend Llmar or you might know him as Dusk.  He asked me to help find you.... I'm here to help."  

OH Shit Isa thinks to herself and the woman emerges with snakes on her head - she tries to quickly turn her head to avoid the gaze of this Sylvarie turned into a Medusa (I think).

Isasave: 25 

"Please Sylvarie, hear me out... we don't want to hurt you, we just want to help you to be restored to your former self." Isa pleads while avoiding looking at her.