Boosey doesn't find anything particularly interesting along his way. The hole disappears into the darkness for a ways, sloping slightly downward. Some fifteen feet or so in, a moving wall can be seen blocking the entire passage. Boosey can't quite make out the specifics with his darkvision, but something strange is in that tunnel.
Boosey looks around in his pack and pulls out a candle. Lighting it he holds it in the entrance to the passage way to try and get a little more light in there. As he squints into the darkness beyond, he makes out that what looked like a wall is in fact some kind of red liquid, though what he cannot tell. Taking out one of his sling bullets, he rolls it down the passage and it disappears with a plop into the liquid. The sound is quickly followed by the smell of wine wafting up the passage.
„So this tomb is connected to the one Moa warned us about. Do we want to see how we summon the grung? Or do we want to continue? There is this bending passage...“
"I think you are right. We can return here if we need to disturb the Grung god. Glimbul and I both have passengers already, and I'm sure I don't want another! I doubt Nenne would want the frog inside her either. You're right we should look at the passage where we found the body. Carefully."
Since it was his idea Allister takes the lead. „We should be extra careful, I don’t want that shadow freak to show up and jump us.“ When they reach the passage Allister ties a rope around his waste and hands Nenne the other end. „As a precaution for the first 50 feet. I’ll come back after that and check the other side.“ Allister then enters the left tunnel.
As Allister traverses the hallway, he walks above the party as the hallway seems to curl up and back around to the other side. The party watches him as he goes around. A little over half way, the rop comes falling down, cleanly severed. The light from Allister's sword winks out and the passage becomes dark above.
After a moment Allister appears, slowly walking backwards to the party.“Did anyone see what happened to the rope?“ This was very strange. I could see you standing down here, but it was like walking on a ceiling.“
“It’s been cut like a hot knife through butter,” says Boosey, picking up one end of the severed rope. “No fraying at all on it.”
”You could see us all the time you were in the passage?” He asks Allister. “Some kind of magical barrier perhaps. Still if you’re unhurt...” and he tails off. “It’s very odd.”
„Something happened halfway up the slope. The moment the rope was severed I couldn’t see you anymore. But I didn’t t feel any difference. No barrier, no heat or force. Is this something like Sthara experienced when she disappeared? This different plane or dimension?“
Nenne takes a minute and casts Mending on the rope. "So long as we stay close to one another, perhaps we shall be fine. Allister and his equipment seem undamaged."
Glimbul a bit hesitant, “What if this is another trap?... Although I guess Allister seems fine, and if we are all together...” he begins to quietly trail off in thought for a few moments before speaking up again. “Alright, it should be interesting to find new things different tomb”
The party sticks close together and traverses the entire length of the circular hallway. Gravity works like it would if they were walking across a flat surface. When the four companions emerge into the hallway where the path goes east and west again, the only change is that the goat man is missing.
„So far so good, nobody got cut in half. If this is really another tomb, where do we wanna start? Papazotlˋs tomb? At least we could see a difference.“
"Shh," Nenne says, holding up a hand. "I hear clicking." She points back to where the flights of stairs are, and where the pit is at the bottom. "Coming from there. I do not believe we are back where we started."
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Boosey doesn't find anything particularly interesting along his way. The hole disappears into the darkness for a ways, sloping slightly downward. Some fifteen feet or so in, a moving wall can be seen blocking the entire passage. Boosey can't quite make out the specifics with his darkvision, but something strange is in that tunnel.
Boosey looks around in his pack and pulls out a candle. Lighting it he holds it in the entrance to the passage way to try and get a little more light in there. As he squints into the darkness beyond, he makes out that what looked like a wall is in fact some kind of red liquid, though what he cannot tell. Taking out one of his sling bullets, he rolls it down the passage and it disappears with a plop into the liquid. The sound is quickly followed by the smell of wine wafting up the passage.
„So this tomb is connected to the one Moa warned us about. Do we want to see how we summon the grung? Or do we want to continue? There is this bending passage...“
"I think you are right. We can return here if we need to disturb the Grung god. Glimbul and I both have passengers already, and I'm sure I don't want another! I doubt Nenne would want the frog inside her either. You're right we should look at the passage where we found the body. Carefully."
Since it was his idea Allister takes the lead. „We should be extra careful, I don’t want that shadow freak to show up and jump us.“ When they reach the passage Allister ties a rope around his waste and hands Nenne the other end. „As a precaution for the first 50 feet. I’ll come back after that and check the other side.“ Allister then enters the left tunnel.
As Allister traverses the hallway, he walks above the party as the hallway seems to curl up and back around to the other side. The party watches him as he goes around. A little over half way, the rop comes falling down, cleanly severed. The light from Allister's sword winks out and the passage becomes dark above.
After a moment Allister appears, slowly walking backwards to the party.“Did anyone see what happened to the rope?“ This was very strange. I could see you standing down here, but it was like walking on a ceiling.“
"No. It simply went slack and we found it severed. You were visible, then you were not - enshrouded in darkness. Even your rapier light went out."
“It’s been cut like a hot knife through butter,” says Boosey, picking up one end of the severed rope. “No fraying at all on it.”
”You could see us all the time you were in the passage?” He asks Allister. “Some kind of magical barrier perhaps. Still if you’re unhurt...” and he tails off. “It’s very odd.”
„Something happened halfway up the slope. The moment the rope was severed I couldn’t see you anymore. But I didn’t t feel any difference. No barrier, no heat or force. Is this something like Sthara experienced when she disappeared? This different plane or dimension?“
Glimbul scratching his chin says with uncertainty, “Could this be the ring the plaque mention leads to another tomb?”
„It is either that or we haven’t found a ring. Does anyone remember if there was a ring on the stone block that hid the passage in Papazotlˋs tomb?“
Glimbul looks up to Allister, “It was a lever hidden under on of the skulls that opened the passage”
„Ok. Walking this ring alone is too dangerous. Either we all find out where this leads or no one. I don’t want to end up in a tomb alone.“
Nenne takes a minute and casts Mending on the rope. "So long as we stay close to one another, perhaps we shall be fine. Allister and his equipment seem undamaged."
Glimbul a bit hesitant, “What if this is another trap?... Although I guess Allister seems fine, and if we are all together...” he begins to quietly trail off in thought for a few moments before speaking up again. “Alright, it should be interesting to find new things different tomb”
“Okay, I’ll take the lead. Follow me, I know the way.“
The party sticks close together and traverses the entire length of the circular hallway. Gravity works like it would if they were walking across a flat surface. When the four companions emerge into the hallway where the path goes east and west again, the only change is that the goat man is missing.
„So far so good, nobody got cut in half. If this is really another tomb, where do we wanna start? Papazotlˋs tomb? At least we could see a difference.“
"Shh," Nenne says, holding up a hand. "I hear clicking." She points back to where the flights of stairs are, and where the pit is at the bottom. "Coming from there. I do not believe we are back where we started."