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

Brunella advances cautiously and gently touches the skeleton with the tip of a javelin.

Loosening the grip on his hammer after seeing the creature from the black mouth recede, Irommek nudges Oniss.

"A place like this will drive a dwarf to drink...oh wait, I already do!"

Chuckling more to himself, his laugh slowly fades into a slight cough.

"OK, OK, let's proceed with caution.  But seriously, before bed, you and I are drinking a toast to staying alive each night we manage to accomplish that feat in this death-dungeon..."

Oniss nervously laughs with Irommek.

"Yeah, I may have to join you these night."  Oniss senses much dread since entering the tomb and it comes out as nervous humor.

"Remember through the only thing worse then a drunk sorcerer is a...sober sorcerer."  He quietly says as he walks toward to large room. 

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Brunella advances cautiously and gently touches the skeleton with the tip of a javelin.

 The skeleton flees to the hallway in the east... Climbing on the ceiling.

"That was unexpected...." Felix will look down the balcony cautiously using the edge as a cover.

Perception: 28

Brunella jerks back suddenly as the skeleton scampers away in a nightmarish crawl. She shudders, and comes next to Felix, who is peering down. She points to the stairs leading down to second level, asking him with a look to scout down with her.

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"That was unexpected...." Felix will look down the balcony cautiously using the edge as a cover.

Perception: 9

 A hunched figure glares up at Felix from the balcony below, wearing a mask that is a replica of the devil face at the tomb entrance. Without saying a word, the figure steps out of sight.

Seeing Felix pull back, Brunella warns the others. "There is something down there on the next level" she whispers in a hush to the group.
She cautiously makes her way to the north part of staircase, using the side banister for cover, motioning for the others to follow. She uses her sword to shed light into the balcony below.

Edit: Seeing that the zombie dwarf is gone, Brunella makes her way down the stairs, to the second level.

The zombie dwarf seems to be gone. With the light, Brunella can see the balcony of the second level and a staircase that leads deeper below.

Brunella gets to the balcony of the second level. No trace of the zombie dwarf but another skeleton (with a headwear of a different shape compared to the one of the second level) stands next to a bronze plaque fixed to the east wall.

Felix will keep his hand on his rapier and head down there with Burnella. " Watch my back..." Felix will movie closer and inspect the place for any traps.

Investigation: 22

"Looks like we're taking the stairs."

Giving his hammer a few spins end over end in his hand, Irommek crept around the upper level of the balcony, occasionally eyeing the skeleton that crawled to the ceiling.  Stopping at the top of the stairs that descend to the next level, Irommek waits for the others to catch up or for word (or shout) from Felix and Brunella below.  

9

The dwarf zombie was behind the corner, in the passage north. But Felix sees him in time. The dwarf prepare to battle.

OOC Roll Initiative!

Zombie dwarf: 19, Artus 20, Dragonbait 4, Inete 5, Bag of Nails 23

6

Initiative: 22

Seeing movement, Irommek cracks his neck a couple of times and then whispers into the dark.

"Let's do this"

OOC: Initiative (17)

...apparently meaning 'let's do this, eventually'...

Kurma Initiative : 14

Kurma is trying to follow Brunella and Felix. "I do not like that, let's stay close..."
As he reach the start of the stairs he sees that his two friends are in a fighting stance, "Oh no , here we go..."

Round 1

• Bag of Nails (59/78)
• Felix (52/52)
• Artus (85/85)
• Zombie Dwarf
• Kurma (45/45)
• Oniss (41/41)
• Inete (80/80, 1(3/4) 2(3/3) 3(2/3))
• Dragonbait (120/120)
• Irommek (56/65)
• Gertrude (82/82)

Gertrude looks around the corner of the passageway where the dwarf vanished. It is there, looking at them, lifting his weapon.

Gertrude feels strongly connected to her blood, to her instincts. She seems to know and understand those creatures better than before. Gertrude instinctively knows that this is not a mere zombie. It strikes her more as a wight, an intelligent undead whose touch drains the life away from the living. In a whisper, she tells Brunella and Felix next to her. 

Her blood starts boiling, her rage is rising. A lightning arc stretches out towards the undead (damage: 2 DEX DC 14 for half damage). 

Then she throws two javelins at the creature in quick succession:
to hit: 22 for damage: 6
to hit: 11 for damage: 8