Raskal finds a chamber...
Square, 20 × 20 ft.
stairs in West wall leading up.
Door on East wall, closed and made of iron.
Coridor on North wall.


This chamber has a 3-foot-tall column in the center, with a treasure chest atop it. There is a circular area of worked stone, designed, around the column, ten feet out from the column in all directions.

Kyrian growls "My item is on the move. I really hope it is one of the dragonlords and not something else I have to kill"

"I believe all of us know that there is no point in taking the others' items, as that only hinders our own individual growth, as well as our ability to learn why we've come here." Leto says, adding, "There is one known unknown in this dungeon with us though..."

Main Group

You all come out into the room with the lava pool. You find Latrius's dragon here, with the two constructs they brought with. A wall of invisible force seems to be keeping a host of salamanders and fire snakes at bay, for now. There is an open treasure chest to the West and a closed Portcullis to the East. Only path forward is to the East.

What are you doing?

"We'll want to keep going. If Mr. Raskal is just a treasure hunter, hopefully we can catch up, clear up any misunderstandings, and get our gear back without too much hassle, since they don't sense the pulls toward them. I hope it's that, at least, and not anything nefarious."

Kierro and Chysen make their way across the room to the portcullis, looking around in case there happens to be a lever or device in the room capable of raising the portcullis. The two exchange glances and a nod, with the cleric casting guidance on his dragon ally.

"If any of you could help, it would be appreciated." Chysen says, before attempting to hoist the portcullis. If it's stuck or locked, he'll cast knock.

Athletics, + Guidance and Advantage from Help: 20

Nadarie studies the wall of force if the creatures behind it are any cause of concern, before moving forward to the portcullis and helps with Ive and try to lift it.

The portcullis lifted.

The axial dragon nods in approval. "Shall we go?" he asks, looking to where Latrius stands quietly along one wall. (Ignore if Latrius is magically hidden, or has some ability to hide when there is nothing to hide behind, otherwise he is visible to all right now...)

"I'd like to be gone before that wall comes down." Higgul says, lookign to Honor. "Doesn't seem we have a reason to fight a battle here, if we can get moving before those things are free." He starts towards the open portcullis.

"Looks like coins." Morgan says as he looks down into the open treasure chest. he shrugs and scoops the content into a bag at his waist, then nods to Leto. "No reason to leave that here after all, is there..." He moves towards the East.

"Oh, come on, they are so cute..." Fraty says, pressing a hand up against the wall of force. "We could just drop the wall, then play a bit..."

Latrius does have mask of the wild if applicable, and is invisible in darkness.

Even if he isn’t visible, he’ll step forward now.

"The treasure hunter went through the portcullis—I have no doubt he’s more than he seems to be.  He took whatever was in that chest."

Latrius
You are lightly obscured, as you are in darkness, and anything in darkness, unless someone has the skulker feat, is lightly obscured. You are also in darkness, so, if you are invisible in darkness, then you are invisible as well. Thanks for updating me.

"Do you wish us to catch this other?" Axial asks Latrius, nodding to the two constructs. "We can move quickly if need be..."

Assuming you all move on from this chamber, with the portcullis raised...

You head down the Eastern passage, following it as it curves South, then back East. Moving a bit along you then come to a place where a side passage runs to the South, and the main passage continues to the East.

only ten feet down the Southern passage you see it opens into a chamber. Down the Eastern passage you see that, after about 20 feet, it also opens up into a chamber.

Which way do you go?

Kyrian's item is South and East still, on this level.
Kierro's item is North and West, on this same level.
Honor's item is almost due East from here, but lower down.
Nadariel's is North and West of your current position, but down lower.
Latrius's item is more East, and a little South, lower down still.
Naivara's item is still quite a ways south and east, and lower down.
Leto's item is likewise, much further south and east, and lower down.

 Nodding with a smile as Morgan takes the coins, Leto says to the group, "It's interesting that the 'treasure hunter' left so much treasure. Kyrian, is your item still on the move?"

Kyrian nods "As far as I can tell. It is a little south, and east of here."

Latrius will continue East, whether the others follow or not.

"Mine's North and West." Kierro says. "On this floor. I say we go after Kyrian's first."

Leto simply gestures in the eastern direction in an ‘after you’ fashion, never wanting to be the first into danger. He then follows with his entourage.

You come to another chamber...

Square, 20 × 20 ft.
stairs in West wall (wall you came in through.)
Door on East wall
Coridor on North wall.


The passage you used to get here opens up in the Southwest corner of this chamber. A set of stairs goes up, just to the North of your passage, on the same wall.

Another passage heads North, in the center of the Northern wall.

Another exit is in the very Southeast corner of the room, on the East wall. It is an open iron door.

Of more interest though is the column in the center of the chamber. It is only 3 feet high, and has a closed chest atop it. It is in the very center of a circle of worked stone, the worked stone expanding out in a 5 foot radius around the column itself.

(Any pulls toward it?)

Towards the chest? No, none of your items were that close, as indicated earlier.

Naivara looks at Kierro, "That chest screams trapped to me."

"No doubt." Leto says, adding, "Shall I attempt to dispel any malignant effects waiting for us? Can anyone open it from a distance?"

Kierro nods in return. "That'd be a safe bet. This room doesn't have anything trying to actively kill us, we can always come back and attempt to loot it later. For now, we should keep going. I'm being pulled toward the northwest on this floor. Kyrian's item is moving, but if it's to the southeast then it's through that door. We'll always know where it is and this Raskal fellow won't be able to draw on its power...

...it may be in our interest to find our stuff before Raskal makes off with more of it, but tracking him down will be important, too. Any preferences one way or the other? Splitting up feels dangerous in a place like this, but if you all feel that you'd be able to manage like that then we'd be able to gather everything faster."