A wave of cold washes over the party, leaving a taste of sadness, with just a tinge of pride. It leaves just one word in the minds of all those it affected, before quickly dissipating...
"Excelsior"
(OoC: just wanted to add a little something for such a great man.)
(OOC: Nice touch. Waiting until tonight for Adric to try the portcullis, then I'll move us along unless someone else wants to try a different approach first)
Adric grabs hold of the rusted portcullis and heaves upward, sliding the grating metal in its groove up into the ceiling. With a heavy click, it locks in place, revealing a dark room beyond, filled with voices that continue to chant louder.
The chanting stops as you take in this forty-foot-square room, Creak. The smooth masonry walls provide excellent acoustics. Featureless stone pillars support the ceiling, and a breach in the west wall leads to a dark cave heaped with refuse. Murky water covers most of the floor. Stairs lead up to dry stone ledges that hug the walls. In the middle of the room, more stairs rise to form an octagonal dais that also rises above the water. Rusty chains with shackles dangle from the ceiling directly above a stone altar mounted on the dais. The altar is carved with hideous depictions of grasping ghouls and is stained with dry blood.
"He's not the only one spooked. We better check the altar. Creak? Maybe check for traps? Everyone else... well stand ready? I know I'm not letting down my guard," Rynna cautioned.
Balmaris heads forth in to the chamber to see what spooked Creak, sees the altar and doesn't seem to think given the rest of house that this is out of place.
"So... ah, do we have any plans when we find whatever's making the noise?" Rynna asks to distract herself from her rising nerves.
"I'd plan for a battle. This house doesn't seem to be a place where good or friendly people dwell."
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"Wouldn't call this a house, more like a tomb." Gralwynn uttered with a mumble.
Moving up to Adric, she taps him on the shoulder, invoking Guidance. "Wouldn't be ideal if our big knight cramps up, or this might be our tomb too..."
Creak tilts head, “Death- house?” He nods, seemingly content with the name.
DM - Elustran Days ~ Fate/False Revelation
Rex'aliha - Hoard of the Dragon Queen ~ Mozu of Worms - The Stormpoint Mountains ~ Muireach Maon - Shepherd’s Crossing ~ Crownsguard - Storm King’s Thunder ~ Gunnar Wayland - Boats, Rocks, and Ruffians ~ POUF! - Ex-Ravens ~ Pascal LaRoux - Long Road Dragon Heist
"We continue forward, to find our way out of this.....death house and back to where we belong..."
Skameros - Bugbear Barbarian - Out of the Abyss - By Kerrec
Follow your Arrow where it Points - Tabaxi Monk - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy)
Citron Pumpkinfoam - Fairy Monk - Project Point: Team Longsword
A wave of cold washes over the party, leaving a taste of sadness, with just a tinge of pride. It leaves just one word in the minds of all those it affected, before quickly dissipating...
"Excelsior"
(OoC: just wanted to add a little something for such a great man.)
Balmaris looks around and says 'nuff said...." and shrugs
Skameros - Bugbear Barbarian - Out of the Abyss - By Kerrec
Follow your Arrow where it Points - Tabaxi Monk - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy)
Citron Pumpkinfoam - Fairy Monk - Project Point: Team Longsword
(OOC: Nice touch. Waiting until tonight for Adric to try the portcullis, then I'll move us along unless someone else wants to try a different approach first)
Strength check to bust open this portcullis.
21
Plus Guidance. 1
That should get it done.
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Adric grabs hold of the rusted portcullis and heaves upward, sliding the grating metal in its groove up into the ceiling. With a heavy click, it locks in place, revealing a dark room beyond, filled with voices that continue to chant louder.
With that, Creak will stealth forward to scope out the area: 10
DM - Elustran Days ~ Fate/False Revelation
Rex'aliha - Hoard of the Dragon Queen ~ Mozu of Worms - The Stormpoint Mountains ~ Muireach Maon - Shepherd’s Crossing ~ Crownsguard - Storm King’s Thunder ~ Gunnar Wayland - Boats, Rocks, and Ruffians ~ POUF! - Ex-Ravens ~ Pascal LaRoux - Long Road Dragon Heist
Grasping her arcane focus with determination, Rynna follows the others.
The chanting stops as you take in this forty-foot-square room, Creak. The smooth masonry walls provide excellent acoustics. Featureless stone pillars support the ceiling, and a breach in the west wall leads to a dark cave heaped with refuse. Murky water covers most of the floor. Stairs lead up to dry stone ledges that hug the walls. In the middle of the room, more stairs rise to form an octagonal dais that also rises above the water. Rusty chains with shackles dangle from the ceiling directly above a stone altar mounted on the dais. The altar is carved with hideous depictions of grasping ghouls and is stained with dry blood.
... aaaaand Creak is gonna head back. “Creepy- Creepy- Nah.”
DM - Elustran Days ~ Fate/False Revelation
Rex'aliha - Hoard of the Dragon Queen ~ Mozu of Worms - The Stormpoint Mountains ~ Muireach Maon - Shepherd’s Crossing ~ Crownsguard - Storm King’s Thunder ~ Gunnar Wayland - Boats, Rocks, and Ruffians ~ POUF! - Ex-Ravens ~ Pascal LaRoux - Long Road Dragon Heist
"Something has the birdman spooked...."
Skameros - Bugbear Barbarian - Out of the Abyss - By Kerrec
Follow your Arrow where it Points - Tabaxi Monk - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy)
Citron Pumpkinfoam - Fairy Monk - Project Point: Team Longsword
Creak will start pushing Balmaris toward the room, “Look- Creepy- Bad touch!”
DM - Elustran Days ~ Fate/False Revelation
Rex'aliha - Hoard of the Dragon Queen ~ Mozu of Worms - The Stormpoint Mountains ~ Muireach Maon - Shepherd’s Crossing ~ Crownsguard - Storm King’s Thunder ~ Gunnar Wayland - Boats, Rocks, and Ruffians ~ POUF! - Ex-Ravens ~ Pascal LaRoux - Long Road Dragon Heist
Adric hears the word touch and remembers the previous day. "Don't touch anything!"
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"He's not the only one spooked. We better check the altar. Creak? Maybe check for traps? Everyone else... well stand ready? I know I'm not letting down my guard," Rynna cautioned.
Rynna then casts a fire bolt and holds it ready.
Gralwynn stands ready at just outside the room, crouched and ready to pounce.
Balmaris heads forth in to the chamber to see what spooked Creak, sees the altar and doesn't seem to think given the rest of house that this is out of place.
Skameros - Bugbear Barbarian - Out of the Abyss - By Kerrec
Follow your Arrow where it Points - Tabaxi Monk - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy)
Citron Pumpkinfoam - Fairy Monk - Project Point: Team Longsword