Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
Frozen Sick
D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Basic Rules (2014)
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Herman, before making any light, waits for the others, he feels goosebumps...
Garet scratching his head indeed realising that he had a little grasp on Geology was indeed musing the problem of the entrance when the Barbarian went passed him and into the crawlhole like a rodent up a drainpipe.
He certainly is a bold one he thought to himself, not having the darksight Garet was reluctant to put himself 1st in the hole.
He could leave his comrade in the hole though in the dark, and getting to the edge of the entrance, he said into the hole. "Herman is everything OK in there?"
Zeltheris stands a little ways back and watches to see what people decide.
Brocc sighs and nods to where one of the group has crawled inside. "Best see what is in there." He says, moving to follow after, his spider-mount with him.
Zeltheris will wait until the others have entered and follow at the rear of the group.
A light appears behind Hermans crouched form both illuminating and throwing up strange shadows on the earthern walls as his companions questions echo through the tunnel...
In the dim light he makes out a bed of animal bones, most of which bear deep scrape marks on them, there is a musty odour and large wads of black-brown fur.....the tunnel seems to continue on after dropping down into a shallow crevasse.
Now that there is enough light, Herman looks at the marks on the bones and the type of fur, to see if he can tell which animal dwells here
Whispering "could be a bear?"
Nature 10
It could well be a bear though not a large one....if it is its apparently not currently at home.....or has ventured down into the crevasse.
............
Hermans whispers cannot be heard by the majority outside, but Brocc does catch it. .
Broccs spider follows him within, scraping the walls as it does so, Banzo determines he is going to have an equally fun time squeezing through.
"Likely not here." Brocc says as he steps up next to Herman. "Or else very very small." He nods to the crevace. "Could have gone in there I guess, shall we wait for the others?"
Well in for a copper, Garet thinks as he squeezes himself into the gap and makes his way towards the others.
Joined by the others Herman dropped down into the crevasse and followed it in, Banzos light allowed the others to see as the ducked along the gap, at one point they looked up to see the ceiling above them was smooth metal...the doors...
After another 30m or so they broke through a soft loam wall and were suddenly in a cavernous open area...an audience chamber of sorts. Banzos light illuminated the chamber with dim light.
Two entrances lay left and right and ahead was a throne inset into the wall on a low dais. A spear was propped against the right wall and a battered and blunted sword lay on the floor.
"One moment all." Brocc says, holding up a hand as he climbs atop his spider mount once more. The spider's metal legs click on the ground as he then rides forward a few steps. He then starts to cast detect magic as a ritual.
Zeltheris tries to remember the history of the area and what kingdoms might have lived here.
History: 22
Brocc detects very faint magic from the 'throne' and stronger magic from the spear. The seat seems to have faint traces of evocation, the spear transmutation.
Banzo is not from the area and has a hard time making much out, he assumes it is probably dwarven....
Zeltheris is drawing a blank, this is definetely dwarven architecture but he doesn't know which clan.
............
As the ritual is conducted there is a sudden echoing sound of falling stone from somewhere much deeper inside the complex.....then things returned to silence.
"The spear and throne are magical." Brocc informs the others. He glances towards the sound of falling rocks, but moves to the spear. He casts identify as a ritual on the spear. If nothing happens before he finishes that, he will next do the same on the throne.
Garet takes in his surroundings as he does so a low voice enters his mind emanating from his rapier. "You need no other weapon boy" Garet was used now to the insistence of Baron Valentis, and left the weapons alone.
The sound of falling stone did little to improve Garets mood and he resolved to check the room for traps and obscure entrances whilst Brocc worked his magic on the throne.
Investigation 8
Perception 10
Zeltheris hesitates, "Investigating is a good idea, but I'd rather know what these do first. They could be related."
"I can change and cast my spell quicker." Brocc informs the others. "I would then just check the throne for now and take the spear with us to check later." With this in mind he instead uses a spell slot to cast Identify on the throne and he puts the spear into his pack.
Herman remains silent but he stays on the lookout while the others search around
, just mumbling "mhhh"
Broccs spell takes effect and he knows that the throne has a minor healing effect that smooths over blemishes and makes one look their best while seated upon it.