As you enter the water, you see that it is only, at most, 2ft deep. As your feet hit the water, you realize that the water itself is rather cold with random pieces of debris and some algae floating across the water. As you make your way across, to the right, you are able to notice a large pile of debris, algae and refuse. Besides that, the water doesn't seem to have any ill effects on you.
You all watch Ignatia wade through the water toward the dais and altar, her legs pushing aside any floating debris she runs into. As she begins to make her way up the dais the chanting begins to rise once again. As the chanting starts, the ghost inside Ignatia starts to repeat over and over. 'Oh no, Oh no, Oh no' and soon thirteen dark apparitions appear on the ledges overlooking the room. Each one resembles a black-robed figure holding a torch, but the torch’s fire is black and seems to draw light into it. Where you’d expect to see faces are voids. They same chant can be heard over and over."One must die! One must die!"
To anyone still on the ledges of the room, the apparitions don't seem to pay you any mind, but if anyone attempts to walk through them, or waves anything through them, they instead turn toward you while chanting their phrase.
" Um.....right........uh....so...we're all friends right? I mean....just because I'm a squishy non-com whose been...possibly...a little snarkier than truly needed doesn't...necessarily mean that I'm it. Right? Fellas? Gal Pal?"
"I'm a little concerned about the whole 'one must die' thing," Janek says. He tries to turn the wheel that appears to open the barred gate. For the moment he tries to ignore the shadow figures, for the most part.
(Sorry, I had thought I had already posted doing that - but I clearly didn't!)
Janek begins to spin the wheel to the main entrance to the room, however, as he does so, the chanting stops and all the specters turn their heads toward Janek, and all together, in various different voices and tones, say. "Ritual incomplete!" Their heads whip around to the mound of refuse and the chanting changes. "Lorghoth the Decayer, we awaken thee!" As they repeat this, the mound begins to shift and move in place.
Janek draws his longswords, anticipating that this mound might soon be "the Decayer". He doesn't think it will be very friendly. "That door still open? In case we need a retreat."
Durant would draw his warhammer and shield, "Something is coming! are we fighting or running?" He would then cast light in the room so we can clearly see all around us, he tries to block out the sound of the chanting, though it is very disturbing to him.
The mound begins to get large and begins to start to slowly make it's way to the center of the room, moving 10ft from where it was. The apparitions around the room continue their chant of "Lorghoth the Decayer, we awaken thee!".
Seeing Ignatia turn and bolt, Durant shouts out to all, "Don't split up, you'll catch your death! Everybody move, maybe we can get away or find a defensible position." after which he would turn and follow as best he can. If the rest stay behind, he'll stop short and run back to help the fighting.
"Let's backup to the cells! It will be easier to defeat this thing from the outside... I doubt it can fit in the door frame...!", Elysisshouts as she backs off from where she was, toward the cell door.
Ignatia;
As you enter the water, you see that it is only, at most, 2ft deep. As your feet hit the water, you realize that the water itself is rather cold with random pieces of debris and some algae floating across the water. As you make your way across, to the right, you are able to notice a large pile of debris, algae and refuse. Besides that, the water doesn't seem to have any ill effects on you.
I don't have a signature.
Ignatia heads towards the dais and altar with trepidation.
Everyone;
You all watch Ignatia wade through the water toward the dais and altar, her legs pushing aside any floating debris she runs into. As she begins to make her way up the dais the chanting begins to rise once again. As the chanting starts, the ghost inside Ignatia starts to repeat over and over. 'Oh no, Oh no, Oh no' and soon thirteen dark apparitions appear on the ledges overlooking the room. Each one resembles a black-robed figure holding a torch, but the torch’s fire is black and seems to draw light into it. Where you’d expect to see faces are voids. They same chant can be heard over and over. "One must die! One must die!"
To anyone still on the ledges of the room, the apparitions don't seem to pay you any mind, but if anyone attempts to walk through them, or waves anything through them, they instead turn toward you while chanting their phrase.
I don't have a signature.
" Oh, crap."
" Um.....right........uh....so...we're all friends right? I mean....just because I'm a squishy non-com whose been...possibly...a little snarkier than truly needed doesn't...necessarily mean that I'm it. Right? Fellas? Gal Pal?"
" Right?"
"Who are those people... One must die... Maybe we should investigate the altar...?", Elysis shouts.
Everyone;
The chanting gets louder and more quick paced. "One must die! One must die! One must die! One must die!"
I don't have a signature.
" Probably the dead cultists....or echoes of them...."
" They seem very insistent."
" If you lot do decide to kill me can you at least get the kids out of here, its not a conducive environment for young minds...even dead ones."
"I'm a little concerned about the whole 'one must die' thing," Janek says. He tries to turn the wheel that appears to open the barred gate. For the moment he tries to ignore the shadow figures, for the most part.
(Sorry, I had thought I had already posted doing that - but I clearly didn't!)
Rabbit Sebrica, Sorcerer || Skarai, Monk || Lokilia Vaelphin, Druid || Liivi Orav, Barbarian || Vanizi, Warlock || Britari / Halila Talgeta / Jesa Gumovi || Neital Rhessil, Wizard
Iromae Quinaea, Cleric || Roxana Raincrest, Rogue || Meira Dheran, Rogue || Qirynna Thadri, Wizard || Crisaryn Melkial, Sorcerer
Everyone;
Janek begins to spin the wheel to the main entrance to the room, however, as he does so, the chanting stops and all the specters turn their heads toward Janek, and all together, in various different voices and tones, say. "Ritual incomplete!" Their heads whip around to the mound of refuse and the chanting changes. "Lorghoth the Decayer, we awaken thee!" As they repeat this, the mound begins to shift and move in place.
I don't have a signature.
"Prepare yourselves... This thing is animating...!", Elysis shouts to the others.
Janek draws his longswords, anticipating that this mound might soon be "the Decayer". He doesn't think it will be very friendly. "That door still open? In case we need a retreat."
Rabbit Sebrica, Sorcerer || Skarai, Monk || Lokilia Vaelphin, Druid || Liivi Orav, Barbarian || Vanizi, Warlock || Britari / Halila Talgeta / Jesa Gumovi || Neital Rhessil, Wizard
Iromae Quinaea, Cleric || Roxana Raincrest, Rogue || Meira Dheran, Rogue || Qirynna Thadri, Wizard || Crisaryn Melkial, Sorcerer
" Well.....now we all die I guess..."
" Theres nothing I have that will hurt that thing!"
" Wait....the house wouldn't let us out before......lets hope this thing is too big to climb stairs!"
Ignatia began withdrawing at speed back the way they came.
OOC: DASH!
Durant would draw his warhammer and shield, "Something is coming! are we fighting or running?" He would then cast light in the room so we can clearly see all around us, he tries to block out the sound of the chanting, though it is very disturbing to him.
Everyone;
The mound begins to get large and begins to start to slowly make it's way to the center of the room, moving 10ft from where it was. The apparitions around the room continue their chant of "Lorghoth the Decayer, we awaken thee!".
I don't have a signature.
Ignatia is out of the room and Dashing every round to get the hell out of the cellar.
(Are we taking the door that was opened, or the secret door into the cells? This question is for anyone running.)
I don't have a signature.
( Cell Door).
Seeing Ignatia turn and bolt, Durant shouts out to all, "Don't split up, you'll catch your death! Everybody move, maybe we can get away or find a defensible position." after which he would turn and follow as best he can. If the rest stay behind, he'll stop short and run back to help the fighting.
"Let's backup to the cells! It will be easier to defeat this thing from the outside... I doubt it can fit in the door frame...!", Elysis shouts as she backs off from where she was, toward the cell door.
Seeing the others move, Janek will fall back to the cells through the secret door as well, splashing through the water if necessary.
Rabbit Sebrica, Sorcerer || Skarai, Monk || Lokilia Vaelphin, Druid || Liivi Orav, Barbarian || Vanizi, Warlock || Britari / Halila Talgeta / Jesa Gumovi || Neital Rhessil, Wizard
Iromae Quinaea, Cleric || Roxana Raincrest, Rogue || Meira Dheran, Rogue || Qirynna Thadri, Wizard || Crisaryn Melkial, Sorcerer