Seeing Ruby react so suddenly, Rai quickly steps away and gives her space. He comes to what is probably a ridiculously obvious realization, so obvious he has to stop himself from smacking his face. Whatever's in that chest is behind those terrifying hallucinations. It's behind the damned fog. It made me leave my workshop in the first place. Based on how Ruby's looking right now, I wouldn't want to see what it's got in store for me. He shakes his head briefly, turning his complete attention back to his distressed companion.
"What villagers? Ruby, it's just us in here, you're safe. It's just the fog."
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Jack, a Changeling Artificer/Bard/Cleric/Fighter/Rogue---RynnElocin'sFrom Dusk to Dawn Amon, a Fairy Arcane Trickster---ShieldHero_'s Fractum
Seeing Ruby's reaction to looking inside the chest, Ferro will attempt to set the gemstones into their spots on the chest without looking into the chest. It is against his every instinct to look inside an open chest though! He will leave the ornate dagger alone for the time being, not sure how it fits into this equation.
When the chest closes, the mist swirls almost violently around the room as the things in the room begin to dissipate into fog, coalescing into a misty portal where the door you came through once stood. It only takes a moment to realize that the room is slowly disappearing, leaving the misty portal the only way out.
Everyone: When you step through the portal:
As you step through this doorway, you find yourselves within a sprawling hedge maze. The dense fog that obscured much of your vision when you were outside the manor house still lingers but begins to form into wisp visions of the hopes and dreams, as well as histories, of the Skhalhammer family's staff. With each step forward, you see a new vision, a different history, and even depictions of your own pasts. Beyond these visions, as if projecting them, a glowing light flashes brilliantly in the center of this maze as maniacal laughter peels out over the 15 ft hedge walls, and into the night sky.
Ferro will grab the ornate dagger if possible before tumbling through this portal.
He wracks his brains on what he remembers of dreamkin lore that Belko had shared out of that book.
"Do you suppose this is the Plane of Dreams? What did you say was the name of that dreamkin guardian chap? I wonder if we can just apologize to him and promise to take the chest back to wherever it belongs?"
Ferro will grab the ornate dagger if possible before tumbling through this portal.
He wracks his brains on what he remembers of dreamkin lore that Belko had shared out of that book.
"Do you suppose this is the Plane of Dreams? What did you say was the name of that dreamkin guardian chap? I wonder if we can just apologize to him and promise to take the chest back to wherever it belongs?"
" Oh...uh, Ephialtes. Thats the chap."
" I've had quite a bit of fun in hedge mazes in the past.....but I doubt this one contains any such pursuits."
"This is weird..." Rai throws this over his shoulder, not really caring for any response as he steps forward and towards the light to see if anything happens. He will also look at it closely to see if there's any kind of indication of what it is.
Ferro, you take a look at the rows around you and get a hunch to turn right. As you begin through the maze, you all see various images appear in the mist as it swirls around you, visions of the Skhalhammer family and servants, though none notice you. After several turns and long rows, you see a stone pedestal with a sword laying on it.
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Ruby lashes feeling arms enclose behind her reacts! She spins fangs fully out eyes a faint shimmer of red!
She blinks seeing her companions tears in her eyes.
”The villagers they were going to kill me. I was trying to get away not to hurt them!”
Seeing Ruby react so suddenly, Rai quickly steps away and gives her space. He comes to what is probably a ridiculously obvious realization, so obvious he has to stop himself from smacking his face. Whatever's in that chest is behind those terrifying hallucinations. It's behind the damned fog. It made me leave my workshop in the first place. Based on how Ruby's looking right now, I wouldn't want to see what it's got in store for me. He shakes his head briefly, turning his complete attention back to his distressed companion.
"What villagers? Ruby, it's just us in here, you're safe. It's just the fog."
Jack, a Changeling Artificer/Bard/Cleric/Fighter/Rogue---RynnElocin's From Dusk to Dawn
Amon, a Fairy Arcane Trickster---ShieldHero_'s Fractum
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PFP credit goes to Mo Willems
Ruby now fully aware that is was a vision not real tries to shake off the feeling of dread and terror. Her eyes returning to their normal amber huge.
”It was a vision, so real. Indistinguishable from reality.”
She fully composes herself
”My apology friends. I will try not to lose myself to it again. Thank for having my back and helping me break free from it.”
Seeing Ruby's reaction to looking inside the chest, Ferro will attempt to set the gemstones into their spots on the chest without looking into the chest. It is against his every instinct to look inside an open chest though! He will leave the ornate dagger alone for the time being, not sure how it fits into this equation.
The gems latch into place without much issue, but the fog continues to spill out.
Ferro will... close the chest!
When the chest closes, the mist swirls almost violently around the room as the things in the room begin to dissipate into fog, coalescing into a misty portal where the door you came through once stood. It only takes a moment to realize that the room is slowly disappearing, leaving the misty portal the only way out.
Everyone: When you step through the portal:
As you step through this doorway, you find yourselves within a sprawling hedge maze. The dense fog that obscured much of your vision when you were outside the manor house still lingers but begins to form into wisp visions of the hopes and dreams, as well as histories, of the Skhalhammer family's staff. With each step forward, you see a new vision, a different history, and even depictions of your own pasts. Beyond these visions, as if projecting them, a glowing light flashes brilliantly in the center of this maze as maniacal laughter peels out over the 15 ft hedge walls, and into the night sky.
Ferro will grab the ornate dagger if possible before tumbling through this portal.
He wracks his brains on what he remembers of dreamkin lore that Belko had shared out of that book.
"Do you suppose this is the Plane of Dreams? What did you say was the name of that dreamkin guardian chap? I wonder if we can just apologize to him and promise to take the chest back to wherever it belongs?"
" Oh...uh, Ephialtes. Thats the chap."
" I've had quite a bit of fun in hedge mazes in the past.....but I doubt this one contains any such pursuits."
"This is weird..." Rai throws this over his shoulder, not really caring for any response as he steps forward and towards the light to see if anything happens. He will also look at it closely to see if there's any kind of indication of what it is.
Perception: 17
Jack, a Changeling Artificer/Bard/Cleric/Fighter/Rogue---RynnElocin's From Dusk to Dawn
Amon, a Fairy Arcane Trickster---ShieldHero_'s Fractum
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PFP credit goes to Mo Willems
(Who are you looking at?)
Ferro laughs nervously as he looks around.
“I don’t see anyone… this place is playing tricks on us all, no doubt.”
(Whoops, my bad, thought it was a guy. Got confused with something else! I meant the light. I look at the light.)
Jack, a Changeling Artificer/Bard/Cleric/Fighter/Rogue---RynnElocin's From Dusk to Dawn
Amon, a Fairy Arcane Trickster---ShieldHero_'s Fractum
I'M BACK
PFP credit goes to Mo Willems
(Haha no worries! It's just like a flood light shining out into the area from something in the center of the maze)
Ferro will attempt to move closer to the center of the maze.
(Make a survival check)
Rai will follow Ferro, helping navigate when he can.
(Can I offer a Help action here? So Ferro can roll that with advantage)
Jack, a Changeling Artificer/Bard/Cleric/Fighter/Rogue---RynnElocin's From Dusk to Dawn
Amon, a Fairy Arcane Trickster---ShieldHero_'s Fractum
I'M BACK
PFP credit goes to Mo Willems
Survival 17
Belko watched Ferro walk into the maze, " Well....I'll never live it down if rumours spread that I was afraid of a light...."
Ferro, you take a look at the rows around you and get a hunch to turn right. As you begin through the maze, you all see various images appear in the mist as it swirls around you, visions of the Skhalhammer family and servants, though none notice you. After several turns and long rows, you see a stone pedestal with a sword laying on it.