OOC: Sorry for the delay, thanks for staying patient.

Uragum crosses the threshold of the room, feeling a tingling of static across his body. He approaches the altar unharmed, seeing a blue piece of metal identical in size to the other three. Electricity continues to arc between the copper studs on the wall and the piece of metal.

Hex lets out an impressed whistle as Uragum manages to get through the room without being electrocuted. "Nice job, big guy."

Uragum looks back and forth at the arcing electricity, then has an idea.  He takes his quarterstaff, which is not metal, and moves around to the side.  He places one end by the metal piece they need.  He then pulls back the staff and takes a swing at the piece to send it flying off the pedestal towards the door.

Uragum DEX Save: 3

The piece of metal comes careening off of the altar. The moment it is no longer held in place, the lightning that had been arcing toward it redirects toward the floor. Electricity twists and crackles across the entirety of the room, jolting into Uragum and dealing 9 lightning damage in the process.

The room quickly settles. Electricity no longer persists in the area, and the piece of metal now lays quietly on the floor near the entrance.

"Oww... "Uragum says as the jolt hits him.  His muscles clench a moment from the shock but then all settles.  He rolls his shoulders stretching our some muscles and then moves towards the entrance to pick up the metal and join back with the others.

"There, that should be all of them.  Now we fit them together and prepare for the largest challenge I bet."

"Or not - there is still a piece missing, the jewel. Unless the gem you found before is the one." Ola curiously watched Uragum placing the last piece on the door.

(I couldn't find anything about a missing gemstone for the door? I think the missing section of the amulet is just the four metal pieces. If I've just missed that bit though, Hex will hand the gemstone over to Uragum.) 

(OOC: Oh, you might be right, I somehow read it twice as there are two gaps. No comments about the jewel then)

With all four pieces in hand, they do appear to match the size of the missing central piece on the far doorway. Each of the pieces are engraved with simple indications of how the keys could fit together.

OOC: Ready to advance once the next action is taken.

If Uragums did not want to do it himself, Ola would take the last pieceof metal from his hand and place it with others into the central piece of the door.

Sylyra stops Ola as she is approaching the door. When she turns toward him, he scowls. "Are we sure we want to do this?" He looks at the others. "This place has been nothing but trouble. Who knows what will happen if we open this door. Isn't that what they wanted?" He pauses. "What if there's a dragon behind that door and not just a gift?"

Uragum would allow the piece to be taken by Ola.  He would pipe up at Sylyra though.  "Reason stands to say that we have done our job, we should take our leave and collect our pay.  But... This is a temple to Chromatic dragons.  If they locked up a dragon, it would likely be a metalic one and metalic ones are the good ones so it would probably thank us."

"Look, we're here now. Whatever is behind that door, it's better that we take care of it before some other dragon cult does. And I highly doubt it's a dragon, metallic or chromatic. Surely the Cult did it's research on this place. They wouldn't send a petty thief and a couple of kobolds here if there was a dragon."

OOC: Since there's been some discussion on whether or not to insert the pieces, I will wait for Ola to confirm that she is doing so before I advance.

"Better if we open it than any unprepared soul that stumbles in here by accident. I do not think it's a metal dragon - clearly, the kobolds were willing to sacrifice their lives to get those pieces of the key. Why would they do so for something good? But unless we have the means to seal that tumb forever, we need to clean it up properly."

If there are no further objections Ola does put the key in its place.

Having said his peace, Sylyra allows Ola to advance, but he takes a couple of steps backward so if something comes out of the door, he'll hopefully be out of the line of fire.

The key clicks into place and the grating roar of mechanical action fills the air, raining dust and other light debris down into the chamber. The door slowly slides down into the floor below, revealing the room beyond.

The brilliant red and orange tiles covering the walls of this room gleam with reflected torchlight and the faint red glow that emanates from something that floats lazily in the air above a red, stone altar in the middle of the room.

The object is quite large--the size of a large shield--and looks to be made of polished red metal and inscribed with runes. Before you can get any closer to inspect it, however, a cold, distant voice interrupts you, "Turn from your path, mortals; lest you forfeit your lives."

The speaker reveals himself from the shadows of the altar: An armed and armored humanoid corpse, along with two more zombified corpses behind him. The altar and the object atop it glow with a soft orange light, bathing the room in dim light.

"Not a dragon, then." "Just" undead. "Good thing we opened it." The words of Bless summoned the light enveloping her, Uragum and Sylyra (she hoped the door frame block by living shield  - herself and someone else willing to meet zombies face to face - will be enough to allow Hex to stay safely behind). Ola was ready to fight.

"Auril's Kiss," Sylyra curses at the sight and sound of the undead. Feeling bolstered by the presence of his comrades, however, the elf does not shrink away or think of running.

Is the creature actually wearing metal armor as its picture indicates?