The young blonde selûnite follows the others for cover behind the pine trees, calling upon her divine powers to stay warm. "This was...unexpected." She says, peeking over at the large lodge. "I believe we must assume the cult is in control of the building and that it at least serves as another waypoint for the stolen treasures. We should try to take this opportunity to rest though, before investigating the lodge. I suggest we try to find shelter closeby where we can recuperate and prepare to enter the lodge."
(Prestidigitation) (Arcana to determine if the teleportation circle can be disabled somehow: 8 + Guidance: 4 )
The young blonde selûnite follows the others for cover behind the pine trees, calling upon her divine powers to stay warm. "This was...unexpected." She says, peeking over at the large lodge. "I believe we must assume the cult is in control of the building and that it at least serves as another waypoint for the stolen treasures. We should try to take this opportunity to rest though, before investigating the lodge. I suggest we try to find shelter closeby where we can recuperate and prepare to enter the lodge."
Ixsas agrees with a least a brief rest before attempting to approach the buildings. He says, "I'd at least like to find a spot where we I can examine Zeds again and make sure that he's not getting any worse!"
Ixsas also responds to Seraphina, saying "Yes, I am also surprised. I expected that we'd leave the Castle only to go further into the swamp, perhaps to the lair of the black dragons we saw. Now, we have followed the trail of the treasure, but we don't know where we are! Based on the cold, I'd guess that we're close to the frozen north." Again, since he lived near the Calim Desert, Ixsas has never experienced freezing temperatures.
Ixsas continues, "As you say, this building is clearly another waypoint on the journey..." Here, he looks from his left to his right and opens his arms to encompass their surroundings before saying, "...there's not even a village in sight. Nowhere to spend the treasure. Unless they're just gathering a dragon hoard in the Lodge." That was clearly meant as a joke since Ixsas chuckles a little behind his headscarf. He explains his thinking, "There's no road suitable for a wagon here, and we seem to be on a mountain. So, no seaport nearby. If the cult brings a wagon of stolen treasure here, then they must have some way to move it on from here. If not through the sky, then there must be another one of these wizard circles. Who knows where that one will lead! But we must attempt to find out. The only question is how long to rest before we investigate these buildings..."
"We could go back," Zeds suggests. Or perhaps just questions. There was that querying inflection in his voice.
"I mean, does the circle work both ways? If so we could maybe do something like go back and rest in the caves but be ready to jump back through the circle again if they did come for us there. We could jump back here and destroy the circle, hopefully preventing them from following... But if they don't hunt us in the caves it would be a warmer place to rest with far less traveling?" Zeds says, explaining his thought process.
"Besides, they didn't bring wagons full of treasure though the casts and down that cliff to the circle to transport here, I would guess? How would a wagon fit through the castle doors to get down into the caves? Or get down that cliff?"
"Or... do we not care?" He asks a bit rhetorically. "Are we trying to solve the whole puzzle or just trying to get to the end?"
Zeds would do his part to follow through whatever plan is decided. The idea of retreating to the caves and maybe not having to travel miles on horseback just to return to the same spot has some appeal to him but he's not really in the mood to debate or argue so after proposing the idea he leaves the decision to the others...
Both Arcana checks fail to reveal whether you can break or stop the teleportation circle.
To Thrax Dralmorrer says "I suggest you release me as if whoever is here knows I am here they will know something amiss. I will not help you any longer"
The young blonde selûnite follows the others for cover behind the pine trees, calling upon her divine powers to stay warm. "This was...unexpected." She says, peeking over at the large lodge. "I believe we must assume the cult is in control of the building and that it at least serves as another waypoint for the stolen treasures. We should try to take this opportunity to rest though, before investigating the lodge. I suggest we try to find shelter closeby where we can recuperate and prepare to enter the lodge."
(Prestidigitation)
(Arcana to determine if the teleportation circle can be disabled somehow: 8 + Guidance: 4 )
Ixsas agrees with a least a brief rest before attempting to approach the buildings. He says, "I'd at least like to find a spot where we I can examine Zeds again and make sure that he's not getting any worse!"
Ixsas also responds to Seraphina, saying "Yes, I am also surprised. I expected that we'd leave the Castle only to go further into the swamp, perhaps to the lair of the black dragons we saw. Now, we have followed the trail of the treasure, but we don't know where we are! Based on the cold, I'd guess that we're close to the frozen north." Again, since he lived near the Calim Desert, Ixsas has never experienced freezing temperatures.
Ixsas continues, "As you say, this building is clearly another waypoint on the journey..." Here, he looks from his left to his right and opens his arms to encompass their surroundings before saying, "...there's not even a village in sight. Nowhere to spend the treasure. Unless they're just gathering a dragon hoard in the Lodge." That was clearly meant as a joke since Ixsas chuckles a little behind his headscarf. He explains his thinking, "There's no road suitable for a wagon here, and we seem to be on a mountain. So, no seaport nearby. If the cult brings a wagon of stolen treasure here, then they must have some way to move it on from here. If not through the sky, then there must be another one of these wizard circles. Who knows where that one will lead! But we must attempt to find out. The only question is how long to rest before we investigate these buildings..."
"We could go back," Zeds suggests. Or perhaps just questions. There was that querying inflection in his voice.
"I mean, does the circle work both ways? If so we could maybe do something like go back and rest in the caves but be ready to jump back through the circle again if they did come for us there. We could jump back here and destroy the circle, hopefully preventing them from following... But if they don't hunt us in the caves it would be a warmer place to rest with far less traveling?" Zeds says, explaining his thought process.
"Besides, they didn't bring wagons full of treasure though the casts and down that cliff to the circle to transport here, I would guess? How would a wagon fit through the castle doors to get down into the caves? Or get down that cliff?"
"Or... do we not care?" He asks a bit rhetorically. "Are we trying to solve the whole puzzle or just trying to get to the end?"
Zeds would do his part to follow through whatever plan is decided. The idea of retreating to the caves and maybe not having to travel miles on horseback just to return to the same spot has some appeal to him but he's not really in the mood to debate or argue so after proposing the idea he leaves the decision to the others...
Both Arcana checks fail to reveal whether you can break or stop the teleportation circle.
To Thrax Dralmorrer says "I suggest you release me as if whoever is here knows I am here they will know something amiss. I will not help you any longer"
He tries to struggle free
Athletics Disadvantage.
16
Thrax can roll athletics to keep hold of him.