((The chest is under the bridge Melkias went over - the one you are near))

Delg lets Mulligan go up first, and when he's near the top, casts Identify. Delg waits til Mulligan is all the way out before he gives a quick lunge and touches the bottom corner of the chest, but doesn't try to move it.

Delg - you wait until Mulligan is near the top of the crevasse, and then reach out to touch the chest while casting your spell.  The chest itself is not magical, but suddenly in your head, you hear, "More hairy meat? Trade?" and then the disembodied voice dissolves into giggles again. 

Raya comes to her senses and reverts back to herself and casually catches up with the group.

"Sorry about all that, i was itching for combat and thought we were going to fight more. Oh well" She'll head towards Delg and Mulligan.

"You'll have to wait til we get back. But the bodies are there if you can manage. If we return this way, we may kick them closer. And what more do you have to trade?" Delg resumes climbing up the side of the crevice. When he reaches the top he grabs his light hammer and joins the others.

 He looks at Droop. "How far is it?" 

Delg, you hear the voice in your head.  There are more cackles, then it says, "Guess no trade.  Find hairy meat.  Keep treasure."  You can almost feel the voice nodding and a feeling of - smugness? 

At your question, Droop points towards the north room.  "There and then - ," he breaks off frowning, then looks back to the south.  "Or maybe that way?" he says.  "But secret door," he says, whispering.  "Droop can find," he says more confidently. 

Melkias looks slightly irritated with Droop.

"Well, get to finding it. I have other things I need to get to at some point this season. And I can almost smell the money at this point. Go on, I'll make sure you don't get horribly dismembered."

At Melkias' words, Droop becomes very agitated and begins wringing his hands.  He looks back and forth between the north and south parts of the cavern and mutters to himself under his breath.  After a few moments of indecision, he holds out a shaky arm and points to the north.  "Th-th-that way," he says, voice wobbling. 

Delg stares at Droop with a scowl on his face. He switches to his war hammer, then gives the goblin a push forward. "Beginning to think we were better off with you unconscious." He looks over toward Melkias and sighs.

"How sure are you, Droop?" asks Mulligan.

Melkias will move towards the north and begin scouting ahead, staying out of sight as much as possible.

(Stealth: 18, Perception: 3)

Droop stumbles as Delg pushes him forward, and then begins stammering out apologies.  At Melkias' question, Droop's shoulders sag even more.  "N-n-not sure," he stutters, "but there is s-s-secret door.  S-s-slaves beyond secret d-d-door," he says. 

Melkias - as you move forward, it is easy to stay hidden in the shadows.  At the north end of the crevasse, it opens into a small room, filled with barrels stored against the walls, along with a number of empty crates, straw for packing, hammers, pry bars, and nails.  The room has been finished with dressed stone block walls and a flagstone floor. There is a possible hallway in the north end, heading west, but you can't see around the corner. 

Melkias recognizes the room from before. He will continue towards the west hallway.

Mulligan will follow, but a distance behind so that the sounds of his chain mail don't wake anything up.

Delg goes to the entrance of the room on the right side just next to the barrels. He glances toward the other side of the room, then watches Melkias. He moves toward the center of the room, hanging back to help if needed and be out of the way if a quick retreat is called for.

Raya Follows Mulligan and Melkias at a distance (near Mulligan) and reaches into her pocket to draw a few stones from her pocket.

Ajax follows the others, javelin at the ready, still looking sospeciously at their uncertain guide

As the rest of the party moves up to the entrance of the room, Melkias heads towards the northwest hallway.  The hallway dead ends abruptly after 5 feet.  Droop, standing in the middle of the room, points to the dead end and says, "Th-th-there.  S-s-secret door." 

With Droop's direction, Melkias easily locates the secret door. 

"Ah, see!" he says jovially, "That wasn't so bad. Ajax, if you would like to do the honors..."

He point's to the secret (tm) door.

If there was more time he would have said Melkias behavior looks like cowardice... But what is the paladin waiting?! Is he being coward too, maybe a little, he thinks. But he cannot linger.

He takes back his glaive, touches with it the door, listens what's behind 

((please roll perception for me))

If he hears nothing, eventually he opens the door