-/-/- Tomb of Annihilation -\-\-

Inete casts first healing spells for the wounds then proceeds to remove the poison.

Cure Wounds (1st level): Irommek, Oniss, Bag of Nails: +11 HP
Lesser Restoration: Brunella, Irommek, Oniss, Bag of Nails

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Still feeling a little sluggish from the poison, Felix sighs looking at the wall "Well let me check it out and see if I can disarm it... could use a pick me up though."

Short rest: 10

Felix take a short rest along with Burnella then ,he dusts his legs and checks the plates looking to disarm them.

Investigation: 6

Investigation: 25

 Felix notices tiny holes along both the walls of this newfound hallway. A pressure plate is placed right before the second bush. Wedging an iron spike or a similar object under the plate would prevent triggering the trap.

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Oniss:

"Kurma, any idea what the swirling nothingness is in the mouth?"

 “I’m not sure my friend, from here it is hard to say, but it doesn’t feel friendly. First, Let’s follow slowly Felix to avoid any death traps. Then we can check this mouth”

"We can spike it with a dagger to stop the plate but we could easily move around it." Felix will grab his dagger and carve an arrow next to the plate to indicate which one not to step on.

After the first plate, Felix notices two more along the hallway, semi-hidden by the bushes. Once detected, it is easy to mark them and avoid stepping on them. The way to the devil's mask and the intersection is clear.

Healed thanks to the bandages and Inete's ministrations, Brunella carefully follows Felix, making sure not to step on any plates, using her sword to provide light.

"What is this devil mouth?" asks Brunella. She keeps to the side of it, warily, in case something comes out.

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"What is this devil mouth?" asks Brunella. She keeps to the side of it, warily, in case something comes out.

“Well let’s see. I’m curious” says Kurma with a small smile.

He picks a small stone and cast light on it, before throwing it in the dark mouth.

Felix will look at the ground, kneeling down he places hands on the stone and looks for the most foot traffic. 

Investigation: 10 

There are some foot tracks, as far as Felix can tell. But they are difficult to read: some looks like belonging to humanoids with boots, others are much, much bigger and heavy.

Kurma tossed a lit stone in the mouth... but the devil's face mouth remains in darkness and the stone does not make any noise. A chill sensation runs over Kurma's shell.

« Did you see that?  I don’t like this... but I really wonder what is this . Magic ? A portal ? »

arcana: 23 + 1 (guidance)

Kurma is convinced that the mouth is not a portal. It is more like an area of darkness and silence. But there is something inside.

Moving.

Struggling.

Bothered by the living presence of Kurma. It reaches him with a hand made of old bones, shadows and sorrow.

Attack: 26 Damage: 41 + DC 14 CON save against reducing the maximum hit points by the same amount

« Ahhh ! There something inside , concealed by magic ! It tried to grab me. »

"What was it? It's probably best we stay away! This place seems very dangerous. It's the third trap since we entered and we haven't even gone far. Be vigilant! And don't touch anything!"

Gertrude, staying away from the mask, first walks towards the sewer lid and tries to find out any information about the river. Investigation 15

Then, if nothing comes from it, Gertrude will carefully (perception 12) and quietly walk towards the balcony and check it out. 

A rusted iron grate is set into the corridor floor. Through its bars, Gertrude sees muddy water flowing slowly past.

The trident is unresponsive. Hard place for a natural beast to live in.

On the other side of the intersection, a grand chamber opens ahead, fifty feet across and plunging down into darkness below. A stone balcony winds around the walls to connect four archways. To the north, a stone staircase descends to the lower levels.

Brunella shudders at seeing the skeletal hand attempt to grab Kurma. This is the stuff of nightmares.
She cautiously makes her way to the balcony, using the sword to shed light into the grand chamber.

Brunella notices two things: there are more balconies in the levels below and the skeleton on the other side of the balcony. The skeleton has a weird headwear and holds two daggers.

Felix creeps up and whispers "Alright let me do my thing quietly..." He looks at Kurma with a death stare underneath his mask "Dont touch anything..." and Felix walks away towards the big room stealthily, investigating for traps and looking for hidden doors.

Stealth: 17

Investigation: 20

Perception: 26

There seems to be no trap in the hallway next to the big room. Although, Felix hear someone moving on the level below.

The skeleton does not react, for now, to Felix's presence.