Crimson Sands of Time

Trisk bows in farewell to the man seated on the throne as he backs out of the room, as far as he knew many new Kings and Queens obtained their kingdoms through similar bloody succession.

Nodding to Uriel as he asks Drain to explore further, "We should stick together. Would you mind joining Tesservett and myself in helping track down my good friend Piccolo? She was here just a moment ago and must of taken a left when I went right. She's very curious and I'd hate to have her stumble upon the dragon alone."

Uriel:

”Of course, please lead on,” responds Uriel.

Passing the hag and the frozen midair knight, you return to the spiral stairs and pass through to the guest wing with the many mo chromatic rooms, where you bump into Picollo holding a shiny new rapier.

There's three more monochrome rooms and a door at tbe end of the hallway opening to another hallway with three ceiwn-locked doors and ine open door at tbe end.

So, color rooms or end of hall door?

Piccolo plays her instrument, and you swear you hear  “hello” in the music. 
(ooc piccolo will study the rapier when time allows.)

"It's good to see you're alright Piccolo. We just met with the current ruler of the keep and he has given us leave to explore further. Since there is a dragon that we may end up encountering I suggest we all stick together in case we end up face to face with it."

Trisk will inform the newer additions to their party, "Tesservett and myself are wizards, Piccolo is quite capable... perhaps you could share a little of your own prowess so that we can all have a better idea of what we're all capable of going forward, for example I myself am quite proficient with illusion magic."

(OOC: Piccolo is a Bard/ Rogue, if the dragon awakes, she could communicate with it if it doesn't eat her, she might be able to charm it as well, charm monster)

The tiny 3 and a half foot tall tiny Piccolo smiles and plays a happy tune. The still wears a dirty beige torn dress, has grass stains on her hoofs and knees, dirt on her face and nose and has long disheveled hair. she shoes Trisk a glass rapier she somehow acquired, and swings it around, pretending to stab him playfully.

(Telepathy: Image of her standing next to a dragon (from the doom vault) and communicating with it through music). She shrugs.

"Yes, it might be nice to know it's side of the story. Is it trapped here? Or willingly serving some evil master? We were told it was put here to act as a guard of some sort. I wonder what it's guarding."

Trisk looks curiously at the glass rapier, "A weapon crafted of glass. It's quite possible that it could be enchanted."

"Anyway, as we explore and if we're lucky, maybe we can avoid the dragon altogether. But it never hurts to have options."

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Piccolo plays her instrument, and you swear you hear  “hello” in the music. 
(ooc piccolo will study the rapier when time allows.)

 Just double checked new dmg, rukes look the same to me. Short rest or the spell, or try it and see. 

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"Yes, it might be nice to know it's side of the story. Is it trapped here? Or willingly serving some evil master? We were told it was put here to act as a guard of some sort. I wonder what it's guarding."

Trisk looks curiously at the glass rapier, "A weapon crafted of glass. It's quite possible that it could be enchanted."

"Anyway, as we explore and if we're lucky, maybe we can avoid the dragon altogether. But it never hurts to have options."

 You saw it fly in and enter through a hole in the wall. It is definitively not trapped. Kelek, on the throne, referred to it as tbe previous owner's pet and called the cauldron it's food dish. Succesful insight would suggest he was being truthful.

So, where to?

Piccolo finds some fruit or other soft thing in the area and expertly uses the glass rapier, seeing if it is sharp and useful.

Ok, so if we're finished (at least for now) investigating the rainbow rooms, the door past all the locked ones leads to... Zybilna’s Bedroom.

This spacious bedchamber is lightly furnished. An oval mirror in a black wood frame is mounted on the east wall, and a chess set with jet and bloodstone playing pieces rests atop an octagonal table in the southwest corner, flanked by two comfortable, high-backed chairs. A four-poster bed with black silk sheets and drapes stands in the middle of this room. Lounging on the bed are two creatures, each with the lower body of a lion. One has the head and upper torso of a woman, the other the head and upper torso of a man. The feminine one fixes you with a steely gaze and asks, “Are you important?” 

<anyone knowledgeable in such matters would know, or at least suspect, that these are demons.>

Drain:

Drain bows to the wizards.  "I am called Drain.  I am a...warrior.  Trained in the way of stealth and blade, along with some magics but perhaps not to your level of expertise.  In fact we met Piccolo earlier.  She had opened a door to a rather suspicious beast downstairs that threatened to eat us."

Uriel:

“I am a sailor in the Gwynneth navy, or I was until a few months ago,” says Uriel.  He is a sylvan elf who stands relaxed but alert, holding what looks to be a magnificent elven spear.  Other than that, he wears sturdy but high quality clothing and no armor.

”I do have some fighting skill, especially when it comes to shipboard combat, but thanks to my spear I can hold my own in most scuffles,” he adds.

Cool, so the lamias...

Uriel:

As they enter the room, Uriel starts when he sees the demons.  “It seems the new management here was not lying about demons in the area.”

”I am only important to a few select and precious ones,” says  Uriel.  “But she is undoubtedly the most interesting person in the room,” he adds while pointing at Piccolo.

The tiny girl hides behind Trisk, peaking out occasionally. Then she hides again, looking ready to disappear in an instant.

(perception on the demons:12)  looking also for a place to hide.

Yup, they're demons, alright.

"You, then." says rhe lamia,  "What is your relationship with Zybilna?"

"How long have you known her?" Adds rhe maculine lamia.

Drain:

Drain will stay back and let others do the talking, however he will utter a word of power and cast Detect Magic and look around the room.

(history or arcana check on the name Zybilna?: 12, who is the Iamia speaking to?)