Crimson Sands of Time

(Finish exploring upstairs?)

You've only seen thr top of one spiral staircase and the outside of the main tower. 'Finish' confuses me a bit. But okay.

Without crossing the court of storms, you csn access the hallway with doors to the left and right.

Piccolo creeps to the left door, opening it carefully after looking for traps. (Perception 24)

4 (there are four doors) 

This wing of the palace is reserved for Zybilna’s guests, including envoys from other archfey and petitioners from the Material Plane.

Each room holds a four-poster bed, a wardrobe containing outfits that magically tailor themselves to their wearers, and a dressing table. A bell pull mounted on the wall by the door enables guests to summon servants from their quarters

White Room. A handsome young male human in a white nightshirt sleeps in the bed.

Trisk will travel up to and enter the opening in the tower. (ooc: there is now only one hag remaining as two have left, correct?)

"What is your grievance with the knight who now appears frozen in time?"

Yup, just the tall one with the puppet theater in her dress and the veil, who claims to see the future.

"He is a minion of the dark queen of demons, who has twisted thus land with illusions a d lies. For years beyond your Ken have my sisters and I resided here and this usurper has been recruiting lackeys like this to oppose any who would challenge her unjust rule." She replies.

Trisk find within the tower, a study. The hole in the north wall appears on the landing between two staircases, one leading up and the other leading down.

<there's really nothing else to do except go up or down or interaction s with Endelyn.>

Uriel:

Now that the knight is securely tied off to a permanent structure, Uriel goes the rest of the way up and joins Trisk in the study with the hag.  He watches and listens, uncertain of how to handle this situation and worried that his allies are spread too thin throughout the castle to mount an effective counterattack should someone they encounter prove hostile.

"If you can foresee the future or all that is to come as you have said then does the dark queen eventually get overthrown?"

Trisk will move into the study and take a look around to see what it contains.

Perception: 20 (15 rolled on sheet + 5 = 20)

Well, there's stairs that go up and stairs that go down. It's a continuous spiral around the inside of the tower wall. A hag and an exploded section of wall at the landing.

Do you want to go up or down and apply that perception to whatever is there?

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"If you can foresee the future or all that is to come as you have said then does the dark queen eventually get overthrown?"

"It has already come to pass, child" comes the matter-of-fact response. With this, she gestures at the time frozen knight, suspended over the court of storms. 

(ooc: I was unsure of which direction the study was... or thought it might be near the opening... I guess Trisk would first explore upward once entering the tower.)

The door at the top of the stairs is sealed with a crown lock bearing a lion silhouette.

<sorry to waste yiur time, there was like a 40% chance it would be open, bjt alas, it is not. Im just going to swnd you down, instead. If it worked out, it would have been pretty neat.>

Descending the spiral.staors, Trisk finds the castles throne room.

A ring of marble pillars sculpted with images of fairies and demons supports the arched ceiling of this circular chamber. Seven archways spaced evenly around the room’s perimeter lead to empty turrets with tall, stained-glass windows set in their walls. Each window bears the image of a knight in armor.

Near the middle of the room, a short, gray-bearded man in black robes reclines on a gilded wooden throne with clawed feet. The man grips the leashes of three small, scaly, birdlike creatures. A muscular, armored man stands next to the throne. He wears a helm that conceals his face except for his red, glowing eyes; the sword he holds is wreathed in flames.

A statue of an unarmored elf stands in front of the throne. The statue is posed as if ready for battle, with a shortsword gripped tightly in each of its hands.

(a good perception check earlier, applied here, reveals rhe presence of someone crouched behind the throne, as well) 

<This could be a good time to figure out exactly who, among the PCs, is here. Looks like Trisk and Uriel, for certain. Picollo, i think is over in the white room (no black curtains). Not 100% sure kf anyone else, except Sam.>

(If there is a door bearing the image of a crown, Uriel will try and open it, even if it initially seems locked.  He is hoping this crown he got will be good for something).

It's an extremely useful crown. Kinda curious what the guy on the throne makes of it. But nothing happens to the door <it's not a direct interaction>. 

the tiny girl takes one of the custom tailored outfits and places it in her bag. She removes a gold piece and puts it in the room in trade. The tiny girl quickly moves to the next available door, listens and looks for traps, and then carefully opens the door. (perception: 19) She seems both curious, and as if she is looking for something.

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In this red-bedecked room, Picollo finds a high elf noble with long hair standing in the middle of the room. The elf is holding a crystal goblet of water. Tied to his belt is a glass-handled rapier. A goblin stands next to him, holding a tray with a decanter of water on it.

Can items such as the rapier be taken, as long as the rules of trade apply, and is the elf and goblin frozen?