The feeling of safety returns with the name of Bahamut and the party moves along the path. Despite the muddy ground, the group makes recorded time. Before long the large building the owls spotted appears as the forest thins out. A large clearing greets the company, along with a cliff. The owls spot no danger, other than the signs of recent camping by a large party. (Arcana check to determine if _____ knows who built this building.)

The entrance to the building stands in what was once a large paved plaza. The remains of a fountain are now little more than a stone circle set around a crumbling hole in the ground leading to a well deep below. Two stone statues stand in the courtyard, rising twenty feet high. Behind them, a forty-foot high edifice is carved into the cliffside, dominated by relief columns carved with strange otherworldly scenes.

Leshanna arcana:  13

Raishan Arcana: 12

Leshanna remembers (If you don't mind me adding this.) from childhood, studying architecture, based on this, she knows something of this building's constructer.  This building looks like the work of a great wizard, and the carvings are wonderfully designed, and at some point, probably a school of some sort. Although, despite the beauty, the building appears to have been abandoned long ago. 

Leshanna looks over the building for a bit then seems to nod to herself.  "This reminds me of a wizard's school or university." Seh says to the others.  "Been empty for some time though from the looks of it." She dismounts and leads her horse towards the statues.

As you approach the statues, you hear the sudden sound of grinding stone. The colossal figures turn their massive heads, their shattered features staring down at you. Two voices issue forth in unison, booming out as though erupting from the deep earth.

"Halt. You come before Diderius, (A History check this time.) ether walker and conduit of clairvoyance. Behold ye now his wondrous triumphs. Diderius extends wisdom, and Diderius offers knowledge. Which do you seek?"

History: 19

"I guess I seek knowledge."  Leshanna speaks up to the statues with a frown.

Diderius was once a famed wizard, renowned for his magical ability to see the future. He created a magical well, that is said to tell the user whatever they want to know, even to show the future and hidden objects.

"Diderius shall grant you what you seek, but only if you heed him and continue to show proper respect!" The statues return to their original positions.

"Good to know..."  leshanna says with a shake of her head, glancing to the others.  "Shall we continue?"

Raishan answers Leshanna, "After you."

"Allow me." Free leads the way.

Before heading off with the group, Horark stops and looks at the statues.  “Wisdom.”  Waiting for a second to rejoin the group if nothing happens.  

Aeson remains with Horark waiting to see if there is an answer.

Leshanna moves on past the statues.

The statues remain still when answered by Horak.

Leading up to the entrance is a twenty-foot high staircase, the only problem this poses is the fact that that the door itself is another ten feet higher. Someone else already took care of this though. A ladder, recently placed by the looks of it, helps with the extra hight.

Horark scrambles up the ladder and begins looking for traps/locks.

Stealth: 28

Investigation: 15

If Horark finds that it is trapped or locked he will use his arcane hand from a distance to pick the lock.

Lock pick/disarm: 24

"Seems like we are on the right path."  Leshanna says as she takes note of the ladder.  She sends Hoot on through the door to scout and make sure nothing is waiting for them at the top of the ladder.  Once sure of this she starts to climb up herself.

Nobody spots any traps. Hoot gives the all-clear.

This chamber looks freshly cleaned, gilded carvings cover the walls, several funeral niches line the walls. Across the room is a large stone door, slightly ajar. A metal wedge lays nearby.

Whistling for Surnia to land, Raishan will then feed her a scrap and then send her flying once more with the directions to keep an eye on the land surrounding this temple, to make sure nothing attempts to sneak up on us and also to look for a possible trail leading away from here. If she see something I ask her to make a short screech and then a long screech then another short screech, our usual code.

Perception: 12

And then Raishan will follow the others in.