(I was about to ask about the summoning cat thing, if it had to be right on top of you. Neat.)

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(Just realized he doesn't need to squeeze through, I can dismiss him and resummon him within 30 feet of me)

Aegean slaps his forehead, "Duh, I'm an idiot.  Sorry, I'm still getting used to having a familiar."  He snaps his fingers and the cat vanishes, then reappears standing by the wall next to the shutoff mechanism.  He sits down momentarily while he takes control of the cat to try to reach the mechanism and shut off the weapon.

 (Just bumping to make sure this didn't slip past notice)

Your cat will have to make a... Sleight of Paw? check to disable the mechanism. :P

Sleight of paw (cat has +2 dex mod): 20

The cat is successful in shutting down the trap, and the chain stops revolving.

Aegean stands and grins at kilroy, motioning with a hand to let the rogue go first.

Holding the rapier at the ready, Killroy slinks into the alcove, eyes keenly absorbing everything beyond the trap.

He spares a glance and a slight nod for the cat.

perception: 16

The alcove turns a sharp right and dead ends.

Aegean searches the alcove for anything of interest.

Investigation: 18

Aegean's search reveals nothing.

(The alcove is right near where we fought right?)

Finding nothing of interest in the alcove, Aegean turns to kilroy again.  "What do you think, drag the other 2 in here then turn the flail back on?  Might give them a bit of extra protection, get them out of sight."  Assuming Kilroy doesn't object, Aegean moves back into the hall and starts dragging Flare into the alcove.  (Figures our healer would be one of the people who goes down so we can't just heal the unconscious people :P)

(Is the part after the sharp right hidden from view of the hall?)

(Yes to both questions.)

(Cool, then I'll go ahead with the plan from my last post to hide the 2 unconscious teammates in there)

Flare is so tired.

(Napping on the job, leaving us to do all the hard work!)

Killroy aids in moving the bodies.

"Where to next?" he asks, pulling them around corner and out of sight.

(Does the hall continue past the alcove and door the other team came out of?)

(No, it dead ends. The only way out is back the way you came.)

“Guess we head back and try a different passage.”

(could we get a refresher on what doors/passages we’ve found but haven’t explored yet?)

After a long, long walk down the corridor back the way you came, through the northern door in the skeleton room, and down the western hallway, it branches off into an area of the dungeon which you have not yet explored.