"Oh dear." Elero puts a hand on Mark's shoulder. "Can you tell us what you do feel like now?"

Elero Investigation check: 10

Elero sees suspended from the ceiling at the center of the room is a human skull with what looks like a lump of amber in its jaws. Other than that he's unable to find much of interest in Sarkt's bedchamber. Old books and trinkets and scrolls, but none of them seem especially useful to him.

(Feel free to keep this roleplay going. I just thought I'd tell you what Elero found int he room.)

"I am fine friend. Why do you ask friend?" Still, you hear this in your mind. Mark's eyes are now turquas. 

"Well, it's just..." He looks at Mark. "Are you aware that you're not speaking out loud now, like with your mouth?  You're sending messages directly into my head."

He'll slowly move a couple fingers of his other hand under Mark's chin, gently holding Mark's mouth shut.

Can we get at that skull and gem?  Does it look odder than it normally would, like glowing or something?

"Well that answers part of what you can do now which you couldn't before" Erix says "Glad you are feeling fine now, let us head forwards than."

Mark looks puzzled, "That can't be..." He realizes that Elero's hand is on his chin, but he just said those things with no issue. "Oh well, this will come in handy, I will have to learn how to turn it off and on." Mark turns and looks around. "Where should we go from here?" Mark will investigate the room, slowly becoming himself again. 

Investigation: 22

Mark re-investigates Sarkt's bedroom. He sees that the lump of amber is in fact a lump of uncut topaz, likely worth about 600gp or so. Additionally, some of the scrolls are in fact spell scrolls. He finds 7 scrolls featuring the spells: Arcane Eye Charm Person Major Image Nondetection Enlarge/Reduce Conjure Animals and Transmute Rock . Other than that the room is as it appears, the living space of a Mind Flayer.

Erix looks at what Mark finds in admiration.

"Nice finds"

"What would you do without me?" Mark says from his mouth this time with a smile. He will store all the loot in his bag. 

Are you going down the stairs opened by Sarkt?

Mark has lead the way into danger so he will follow the others.

Erix will head down the stairs now the investigations are complete. Animals following close behind. 

Matk will find himself in the middle of the group.

So are we trying to be sneaky or are you just cautiously advancing?

Stealth, or at least the attempt of it, seems wise.  Elero and his dragon will bring up the rear.

Yes as stealthy as we can, you want rolls from the animals aswell? 

I think you'll all just roll stealth checks and i'll take the average: 9

You all make your way down the stairs, but are unable to conceal the sound of your footsteps reverberating down the carved out tunnel heading below. You get to the bottom of the stairs and find yourselves in a chamber lined with shelves and tables. All are loaded with books, papers, beakers, skulls, and countless containers of unidentifiable exotica, including herbs, animal parts, stones of odd shapes and colours, broken glass, powders, ointments, and foul-smelling liquids. 

"Thankfully, nobody was in here to hear us." Elero looks around the room, searching for anything that appears magical, or that would make good components of future constructions.  Are there any ways out of this room, besides the stairs we descended?

Elero Investigation check: 21