Aimon sighs at the thought of touching the sarcophagus but Oak still looks tired from the fight with the spectres and could probably use the help.
“Ready when you are, big man.” He says to Oak.
He gestures to the others that they might want to step back just in case there’s more to this than meets the eye. Then he turns back ready to help Oak.
With some difficulty, you manage to push aside the sarcophagus. Below, a 5 foot diameter hole is carved into the ground. You can see a chamber beneath. It is about about a 15 foot drop.
Oak holds Aimon’s ankles, just in case. He’s ready to yank him back if he hears any commotion from below! Otherwise, he‘ll wait for his friend to report back on what he can see...
Peering into the chamber below, you can see it is about 30 by 30 foot. Centered against the far wall is a large, gilded sarcophagus. It is hard to tell at this distance, but you think that this one is encased in gold. A large tapestry similar to the one you walked through upstairs hangs on the wall behind the sarcophagus. A large, brownish clay vase are in each corner.
I forgot to mention that since Caelynn rolled a nat 20, Oak, when you move the sarcophagus, you can hear coins sliding around on the inside.
"I mean, we've come this far, we might as well," Caelynn says with a small shrug. "Any word from your friend on whether this is the right direction? The hidden entrance and the decor point to yes, but it would be nice to make sure we're not walking into some sort of trap."
“Yes, it would be good to hear from your voice-friend again. She was trapped inside something wasn’t she? A chest? A box?” Says Oak.
He goes quiet for a second, thinking, and then gets close to the moved-sarcophagus again. He taps quietly on it with his axe and whispers very close to it “Voice-friend?... are you in there?...”.
Oak smiles up at Aimon, “No... ...I think there’s something clinking around inside here. But we can come back for all that when the job here’s done maybe? After your friend is safe... Although I haven’t seen many places around here that take coin so far!...”, he adds.
”If we throw a torch down I can go first if you like...”. He lights his torch again and unless anyone has a better idea he tosses it down the hole (a little way off to the side of the rope) and starts to climb down...
Oak calls back up in a loud whisper (if there even is such a thing!), “Whoa... psst!... Golden sarcophagus! Tapestry. Oh no, ..clay urns... What’s the saying: ‘kid in a candy shop’...? No that’s not right... Just don’t leave me too long down here with all this china... I’m getting this overwhelming urge to smash something delicate!!...”.
Oak restrains himself, and makes sure he’s near the middle... as far as possible from anything breakable.
“We should get down there before he breaks something important,” Caelynn chuckles, reluctantly stowing her bow and climbing down after Oak. As soon as she reaches the ground, she re-nocks her arrow.
No, there is no unnatural phenomenon surrounding the sarcophagus.
DM- Azalin's Doom
DM- Surviving the Unsurvivable
Aimon sighs at the thought of touching the sarcophagus but Oak still looks tired from the fight with the spectres and could probably use the help.
“Ready when you are, big man.” He says to Oak.
He gestures to the others that they might want to step back just in case there’s more to this than meets the eye. Then he turns back ready to help Oak.
With Aimon’s help, Oak attempts to open or move the sarcophagus, in order to get access to the hole beneath...
Strength check if needed (straight roll, since help cancels out exhaustion): 5
GILLAIN OF ATHKATLA - Human Paladin - Into the Mists PHILLIP THE GRUNG - Grung Eldritch Knight - Tomb of Annihilation
ROBWIN WINDROBE - High Elf Wizard - Dragon of Icespire Peak EVE DARKSHORE - Tiefling Warlock - Rime of the Frost Maiden
ASH OF THE FIRE - Tabaxi Rogue - Ghosts of Marshswamp LIA STARBORN - Aasimar Bard - Out of the Abyss
Trill is letting the muscled folks earn their keep, and has her hand crossbow at the ready in one hand, and rapier in the other.
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock
Caelynn backs away so she's near Trill, letting the others do their work.
Iris - Tiefling Cleric | Cassandra - Elf Warlock | Solace - Tiefling Monk | Tempest - Hexblood Monk | Lex - Fire Genasi Barbarian
Lilyn - Triton Ranger | Candor - Changeling Bard | Echo - Changeling Warlock/Bard | Rowan - Fairy Wizard
With some difficulty, you manage to push aside the sarcophagus. Below, a 5 foot diameter hole is carved into the ground. You can see a chamber beneath. It is about about a 15 foot drop.
DM- Azalin's Doom
DM- Surviving the Unsurvivable
Aimon takes out a coil of rope from his rope, thankful that he still has some left, ties off one end and drops the rest down the hole.
Before going down, he kneels and lies flat at the edge of the hole, dipping his head down trying to see more of the room below.
Oak holds Aimon’s ankles, just in case. He’s ready to yank him back if he hears any commotion from below! Otherwise, he‘ll wait for his friend to report back on what he can see...
GILLAIN OF ATHKATLA - Human Paladin - Into the Mists PHILLIP THE GRUNG - Grung Eldritch Knight - Tomb of Annihilation
ROBWIN WINDROBE - High Elf Wizard - Dragon of Icespire Peak EVE DARKSHORE - Tiefling Warlock - Rime of the Frost Maiden
ASH OF THE FIRE - Tabaxi Rogue - Ghosts of Marshswamp LIA STARBORN - Aasimar Bard - Out of the Abyss
Peering into the chamber below, you can see it is about 30 by 30 foot. Centered against the far wall is a large, gilded sarcophagus. It is hard to tell at this distance, but you think that this one is encased in gold. A large tapestry similar to the one you walked through upstairs hangs on the wall behind the sarcophagus. A large, brownish clay vase are in each corner.
I forgot to mention that since Caelynn rolled a nat 20, Oak, when you move the sarcophagus, you can hear coins sliding around on the inside.
DM- Azalin's Doom
DM- Surviving the Unsurvivable
Aimon squirms back up and reports on what he saw.
”A gold sarcophagus may mean we’ve found the leader of those spectres,” he says. “We likely need to be ready from the moment we get down there.”
He hesitates.
”Everyone still up for doing this?”
"I mean, we've come this far, we might as well," Caelynn says with a small shrug. "Any word from your friend on whether this is the right direction? The hidden entrance and the decor point to yes, but it would be nice to make sure we're not walking into some sort of trap."
Iris - Tiefling Cleric | Cassandra - Elf Warlock | Solace - Tiefling Monk | Tempest - Hexblood Monk | Lex - Fire Genasi Barbarian
Lilyn - Triton Ranger | Candor - Changeling Bard | Echo - Changeling Warlock/Bard | Rowan - Fairy Wizard
“Yes, it would be good to hear from your voice-friend again. She was trapped inside something wasn’t she? A chest? A box?” Says Oak.
He goes quiet for a second, thinking, and then gets close to the moved-sarcophagus again. He taps quietly on it with his axe and whispers very close to it “Voice-friend?... are you in there?...”.
GILLAIN OF ATHKATLA - Human Paladin - Into the Mists PHILLIP THE GRUNG - Grung Eldritch Knight - Tomb of Annihilation
ROBWIN WINDROBE - High Elf Wizard - Dragon of Icespire Peak EVE DARKSHORE - Tiefling Warlock - Rime of the Frost Maiden
ASH OF THE FIRE - Tabaxi Rogue - Ghosts of Marshswamp LIA STARBORN - Aasimar Bard - Out of the Abyss
"She was there before but some how muffled or blocked," Aimon says. "Whatever is scaring her might be blocking out what she can do or say."
He reaches out in his mind again searching for her - are you still there? are we close?
Just as before, you feel Dawnbringer reach out to you, but the connection is blocked somehow.
DM- Azalin's Doom
DM- Surviving the Unsurvivable
“She’s still there but can’t communicate,” Aimon tells the others.
He looks at Oak knocking on the sarcophagus.
”Do you want to look in these first? They didn’t appear trapped.”
Oak smiles up at Aimon, “No... ...I think there’s something clinking around inside here. But we can come back for all that when the job here’s done maybe? After your friend is safe... Although I haven’t seen many places around here that take coin so far!...”, he adds.
”If we throw a torch down I can go first if you like...”. He lights his torch again and unless anyone has a better idea he tosses it down the hole (a little way off to the side of the rope) and starts to climb down...
GILLAIN OF ATHKATLA - Human Paladin - Into the Mists PHILLIP THE GRUNG - Grung Eldritch Knight - Tomb of Annihilation
ROBWIN WINDROBE - High Elf Wizard - Dragon of Icespire Peak EVE DARKSHORE - Tiefling Warlock - Rime of the Frost Maiden
ASH OF THE FIRE - Tabaxi Rogue - Ghosts of Marshswamp LIA STARBORN - Aasimar Bard - Out of the Abyss
Aimon keeps his bow ready as Oak climbs down.
Oak calls back up in a loud whisper (if there even is such a thing!), “Whoa... psst!... Golden sarcophagus! Tapestry. Oh no, ..clay urns... What’s the saying: ‘kid in a candy shop’...? No that’s not right... Just don’t leave me too long down here with all this china... I’m getting this overwhelming urge to smash something delicate!!...”.
Oak restrains himself, and makes sure he’s near the middle... as far as possible from anything breakable.
GILLAIN OF ATHKATLA - Human Paladin - Into the Mists PHILLIP THE GRUNG - Grung Eldritch Knight - Tomb of Annihilation
ROBWIN WINDROBE - High Elf Wizard - Dragon of Icespire Peak EVE DARKSHORE - Tiefling Warlock - Rime of the Frost Maiden
ASH OF THE FIRE - Tabaxi Rogue - Ghosts of Marshswamp LIA STARBORN - Aasimar Bard - Out of the Abyss
“We should get down there before he breaks something important,” Caelynn chuckles, reluctantly stowing her bow and climbing down after Oak. As soon as she reaches the ground, she re-nocks her arrow.
Iris - Tiefling Cleric | Cassandra - Elf Warlock | Solace - Tiefling Monk | Tempest - Hexblood Monk | Lex - Fire Genasi Barbarian
Lilyn - Triton Ranger | Candor - Changeling Bard | Echo - Changeling Warlock/Bard | Rowan - Fairy Wizard
Trill joins the other's in the chamber below, making note of some of the more colorful turns of phrase used lately.
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock