Naivara is standing a bit between Vrak and Jolly, a bit off to the side however watching everything go on around them, occasionally she glances at Zubeki and then at everyone else. She keeps wary, as in the jungle many dangers could come up as it had that morning. She folds her arms over her chest and tilts her head. "Are we going to go through this maze then? Does it even exist? Anyways, I believe we should get moving. Don't you agree?" She raises a brow, before looking towards the guides. 

Slem says "Do you think lots of people died in this maze!? I bet lots if people died, my God this maze is AMAZEING!!!" Slem then has a creepy grin on his face mostly a pun face but also excited at the probable amount of death that might have happened because of the maze. "I would love to go inside the death maze!"

Vrak gives Slem a sidelong glance as he starts talking excitedly about people dying.  This one concerns me, and not even a thanks for saving him a moment ago.  Have we brought evil with us with this one?  

While the others look at the maze on the statue Vrak occassionaly looks over their shoulders, interested in what they are doing, but also trying to keep watch on the jungle around them.  He steps a bit closer.  He remembers something he read earlier, in the one inn where they hired Zee.

Stepping closer and leaning past those gathered around the statue Vrak attempts to trace out a path through the maze with his finger.  He looks to see if there is an obvious start or ending based on the markings and if not he will start at the bottom and work his way up, or left to right depending on where the entrance/exits are.

As Vrak studies the maze carved into the statues stomach he thinks he notices a start at the top of it and places his finger on it.

Once his  finger touches the statue everyone can hear a faint humming coming from inside the statue as it begins to glow a soft white color. 

Musharib backs away from the statue as Zee looks on in wonder and steps closer.

Ooc: you need to make an Intelligence check to see if you can trace your finger through the maze properly. 

"Wait Vrak, let's see if we can solve it on my copy of the maze first... Jolly, some chalk please." Zubeki switches from ink to chalk as his traces through the maze, wiping away mistakes and making steady progress. (Investigation to solve the copy of the maze: 13)

As Zubeki tries to solve the maze on his copy he thinks he figures it out.

Jolly nodded in agreement with Naivara, and yet could not pull his gaze from the statue maze. It took hearing of death to remotely startle him out of introspection. "Are you still feeling ill?" He makes his way over to the Tabaxi, and short of at sword point, will thoughtless try physically examine him. Nothing 'too' invasive. Just the standard back of the hand against forehead, holding eyelids apart to better see the eye, and etc.

"You... do know that a 'Death' Maze implies all that enters die, right?" Jolly asks, giving Slem his own worried glance. While awaiting an answer the chalk gets passed off without even a second thought. Either after being given an answer (or plenty reason to at least put off further examination), he'll offer a short pre-emptive prayer of fortune and guidance to Vrak... after looking to Zee for approval. As both a cleric and a lesser diplomat back in the feywild, he knew well how finicky greater powers and the like could be about boundaries.  

As the others stand by the statue trying to figure out some sort of maze, Morfinnion sits on a log sharpening one of his scimitars, his eyes distant from the near death experience he faced and from the memory of the lost members of his original party. The experience still clearly rattling him. He stood suddenly, and sheathed the scimitar and walked towards the others, a hand going through his hair to keep it out of his eyes. "We figure out where we're going to go, then?"

Slem replies to Jolly "Why would you ask if I'm feeling ill, I feel fine! I would to enter that maze, a very JOLLY maze if you ask me!" he says with a smirk on his face

Then I will make sure no one gets in the way of it and cast thunderclap on the statue, if it can it has to make a DC 13 Con save and on a failed save ti takes 4 damage

As Vrak traces what he thinks is the path through the maze the group hears a loud explosion as they are all blinded by a bright white flash. Once Vrak gets knocked back and his finger comes off the statue the humming stops and the light fades.

As the ringing in your ears stop and the momentary blindness disappears Jolly, Zubeki, Farin, and Slem lay unconscious scattered around the statue. 

Musharib shakes his head and looks out into the jungle gripping his bone Maul as Zee says a quick word in Druidic and points at Jolly. Jolly's eyes flutter open (healed 9) as the healing warmth spread through his body.

Slem opens his eyes and is stabilized. 

Ooc: everyone can make one post, consider yourselves in combat because death saves are happening.

Vrak's ears ring from the thunderous clap of noise.   Certain that his touching the statue was the cause he looked around uncertainly at the others.   He saw half the group lying on the ground unconscious . 

He feared they were dying.   

Zubeki and Jolly were closest to him.  He was about to reach for Jolly when he sees him awaken.   Good, he thought to himself, his healing will be needed.   

Vrak then reaches down and touches Zubeki.  Laying hands on him he stabilizes him and heals him 1 hp.  He then looks around to see who else is close and moves to be next to Farin.

OOC: I can move up to 30 feet to get to Farin I'm pretty certain she is closer than that. 

Am I dead? No... it’s too muggy to be the after life. Undead? No... my heart is pounding too hard against chest. Am I alive?

Zubeki sits up, pain surging through his body. His eyes and ears still attempting to take in information from the explosion. He see a draconic face above him, and he sputters. “Good morning to you too.”

As he was approaching the others in the statue, a sudden flash caught his attention. Some sort of primal instinct that made him stop in his tracks, the sort of intuition a deer gets when being hunted. Then, before he could even realize what was happening, a wave of sorcery erupted from the statue, slamming into those closest to it and without a second thought he jumped towards the ground. While mid-air, only inches from the forest floor, he felt the wave slam into him with the force of a ram and the world turned into a confusing mess as his body was flung spinning haphazardly before he hit the ground, bounced -- and felt something within him snap -- then slid some feet before coming to a stop.

He lay there for a moment, motionless, his mind reeling from the sudden impact. Then he let out a soft groan as pain wracked through him. Nine hells, at least I'm still alive, he thought to himself as he sat up, his ears ringing, and a hand pressed to his side. Looking around, he saw others were getting up, some healing others and bodies splayed around, and others getting up. Cursing he tried getting his feet underneath his body and after a few moments managed to stand, taking a second to steady himself. "Might I advise we never try something like that again," he said looking at Vrak.

When Vrak reaches Farin he reaches down and lays hands on her also (1hp) to stabilize her.   He looks around to find Slem to see that he's up also.   All still alive,  good. 

"I am sorry.   I should not have done that,  I should not have tried the maze until I was sure I could I finish it, or perhaps not at all.  I heard that The great god Ubtao loved mazes. If you happen upon a maze of any kind, trace a path through it. You will earn Ubtao’s favor by doing so.  I tried to trace it with my finger but I must have made a mistake.  I am truly sorry. "

Vrak starts watching the jungle.   

"We need to heal and rest but I doubt it is safe here anymore.   That noise will draw attention."

Vrak pulls put a water skin and takes a drink and then prepares to move on.

"OH BOY" Slem yells as he jumps to his feet "You guys were like doin the maze and I was gonna clap and then BLAMO the thingy was like BSCHEW and we were all like Bleh and then I was like OH BOY and you were like Bleh bleh bleh and then the guy was like, healthy and stuff!" Slem seems like he took this more like a joke than an explosion, and he is laughing his ass off right now know the fact that anyone near statue almost died

Zee shakes her head and smiles as she makes a small hand gesture and kisses her fingers to the sky. "It seems Ubtao was not pleased with your offering Vrak. Maybe next time concentrate a little harder while doing his maze." She smiles at Vrak and winks.

"That was intense. Is everyone okay?" Musharib asks as he makes his way towards the group. "Even though it is mid-afternoon, I suggest we take a breather at least for an hour so you guys can regroup but not here. We should get moving."

Vrak looks at Zee thankful that she made no recriminations against him.   "Or perhaps Bahamut was upset I tried to get the favor of another god. I don't know."

Vrak then looks at the group.   "Musharib is right,  we need to get moving.  Get a drink while on the move but we are leaving this place."

You gather your stuff and head out down the path trying to get away from the blast zone. As you get a good distance away you hear a mighty roar coming from the direction of the statue. The newer people know it is the sounds of a T-rex. 

"Good thing we left, That was the real King of the jungle not one of those small little lions. We need to rest soon.  It will be night in a few hours so we should look for a spot to camp." Zee says as she begins looking around for a good spot to camp.

It takes an hour but Zee finds a suitable spot to camp for the night as Musharib begins collecting firewood for a fire. 

"We will Sleep here. I will take first watch. East some rations and get to bed."  Zee says as she sips some water.