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Post by Mikey on Nov 15, 2019 1:44:14 GMT
Vorin calls out to his compatriots. "I I have found no foot prints that lead into the wall," he points at the hole. "But what i did find is far more interesting. A hole in the wall." Vorin chuckles. At that, "I feel that this hole and the noise must be connected and likely a trap." Vorin snags the scale from Osira.
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Post by Uzoras the Magnificent on Nov 15, 2019 1:51:48 GMT
Osira flattens herself against the wall and yells into the hole, "We have your pants!"
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Post by Mikey on Nov 15, 2019 1:57:38 GMT
Vorin turns the scale over in his hands trying to determine the nature of it. (Nature +4, inteligence+1)
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Post by Uzoras the Magnificent on Nov 15, 2019 2:04:04 GMT
As Vorin fusses with the scale, Osira retrieves her lantern and sets it next to the northern wall. She starts running her hands over the wall and looking over the shields, trying to find a door or some other way of passing to the other side of the wall.
Osira checks the shields for triggering mechanisms, or if they are triggers themselves. If she finds nothing special about a particular shield, she removes it from the wall to get a better look at the wall.
(Investigation +5)
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Post by Alfie on Nov 15, 2019 2:09:33 GMT
At the mention of a hole in the wall, Ezra heads to the east wall to begin scanning in between the shields for more holes. Once finished, he'll move to the south wall, then west wall.
(Investigation +1)
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Post by DotMM Dungeon Master on Nov 15, 2019 2:29:45 GMT
Vorin Looking at the scale in more detail, you can see the colour of this scale has faded. However, you are able to pick up slight shades of green. You are unfamiliar with what this scale could have belonged to.
Osira As you run your hands over the wall in an attempt to find a secret door, you move one of the shields to try and get a better feel of the wall, making sure it is not attached to any triggers or traps. As you do, the shield cracks and falls off of the wall, taking a few down with it on the way. You do not find anything that would indicate there being a secret door. Just a small hole bored into the wall. You do notice a small red mark on the wall though. It seems to be the start of a letter but continues on behind the shields.
You continue to remove the shields, carefully checking each one to reveal the writing. Once done, you see the writing is written in dried blood. It is also in a language you do not understand.
Ezra Taking a look at the east wall, you don't find any holes in-between the shields that line the walls. The same goes for the south wall and the west wall. You can see that the layer of sand that fills the room stops at the exit of the room.
Ezra,Vorin As you notice Osira removing shields from the wall, you can both read the message on the wall, that in elvish reads:
Beyond the pillar forest, the Mad Mage waits. Casting spells behind magic gates.
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Post by Uzoras the Magnificent on Nov 15, 2019 3:04:56 GMT
Osira stands back from the wall, chin on hand, and contemplates the writing. She nods a few times, making "hmm" and "mhm mhm" sounds.
"It says 'I am not the invisible, naked, flying man but he is my brother. Please return his pants. By the way, I am a squirrel. I found this hole in the wall, crawled inside, and now I can't get out. Please send help.'"
Osira turns back to the group. "We should check the walls for other squirrel holes. If we rescue them, they will take us to their queen and she will reward us with golden acorns."
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Post by Xiari on Nov 15, 2019 9:54:26 GMT
As Xiari's feet hit the ground he takes a moment to look around him without moving. Once he realizes that people are looking at the hole in the wall he taps his shoulder making the small psuedodragon appear on his shoulder. He walks towards the group "I can send Levi down there to investigate if you guys want"
(perception+3)
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Post by DotMM Dungeon Master on Nov 15, 2019 12:09:01 GMT
The red, with slight hints of grey, pseudodragon appears on Xiari's shoulder and stretches its neck out for Xiari to stroke.
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Post by Mikey on Nov 15, 2019 12:58:05 GMT
Vorin looks back to Xiari "That is a far better idea than what I was just having. Do it." His gaze shifts to Osira. "This scale is big and I have no idea what it's from. It has green tints, maybe we could throw some green paint on it and convince someone it's that dragon we were warned about."Want to throw it in the bag Ezra," Vorin holds out the scale to him.
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Post by Alfie on Nov 15, 2019 14:30:26 GMT
Ezra shakes his head at Osira's attempt to translate the writing on the wall. "You are very close. However, I believe you might have misinterpreted a few of the words. It says 'Beyond the pillar forest, the Mad Mage waits. Casting spells behind magic gates.' I fear this is going to get intense."
Turning to Vorin and Xiari, Ezra takes the scale and places it in the bag. "Maybe we could find someone will to buy it. And Xiari, another great idea as usual. Levi should be our scout past that hole."
Ezra walks back towards the exit way in the west wall. He takes his cane, a sturdy piece of black polished wood with a silver raven skull affixed to the top, and taps the raven's beak to his head and then his chest while whispering an incantation to himself. Briefly, a spectral set of wings envelops him before fading away just as quickly. (Mage Armor) "Also, I find it interesting that this abruptly stops here at the doorway."
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Post by Xiari on Nov 15, 2019 15:02:01 GMT
Xiari strokes the little dragon under it's chin and steps closer to the exit "what do you think little guy? Do you think you could scout ahead for us?" he asks Levi.
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Post by DotMM Dungeon Master on Nov 15, 2019 15:10:34 GMT
Levi flaps his wings in agreement to Xiari. The pseudodragon then leaps off of Xiari's shoulder and fly's down the exit on the west wall, and disappears around the corner.
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Post by Mikey on Nov 15, 2019 15:20:33 GMT
"Well I will be back soon." Vorin begins to shrink and within a second takes the form of a small spider. He climbs up onto the wall and into the hole. (Wildshape 1/2)
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Post by Xiari on Nov 15, 2019 15:26:09 GMT
Xiari retreats in a corner trying his best to morph with the shadows. Once he decides that he's safe he slowly moves his senses to Levi, watching and listening through him. As Levi moves down the exit Xiari telepathically instructs him to move stealthily.
(Xiari-stealth +8) (Leviathan-stealth +4, perception +3 with advantage)
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Post by Alfie on Nov 15, 2019 15:38:21 GMT
Ezra looks around the room once Levi swoops by. Xiari blind and deaf and Vorin spider disappearing into the wall hole. He looks to Osira, "Wanna go back up and get another drink?" He laughs. "Can you imagine the looks on their faces if they came back and we are gone?!" Ezra laughs harder.
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Post by DotMM Dungeon Master on Nov 15, 2019 16:09:49 GMT
Vorin Shifting your form to that of a spider, you climb up the wall and through the one inch hole. On the other side, you find yourself in a corridor that goes north for 20 feet before turning to the east. You continue making your way through the corridor and look down the exit. Around the corner is another corridor that continues beyond your vision.
10 feet up this new corridor a 10 foot gap in the wall indicates it turns to the north.
Xiari You stand in the corner and change your vision to that of Leviathan's. As you vision changes you can see a corridor that goes for 50 feet before turning to the right. Levi flys into the new area. You see a 20 foot wide corridor that extends to the west. On either side of the walls, for every ten foot section of wall, there is a 9-foot high, 4-foot-wide, 3-inch-deep door-shaped recess that contains a bas-releif that depicts terrible visages of demonic looking creatures. Just at the end of Levi's vision, you can see a skeleton on the floor of a kenku. One of its thin arms are outstretched, pointing towards one of the bas-reliefs on the south wall.
Levi continues forward through the corridor and eventually comes to stairs that lead 10 feet down into a room with lined with pillars. Flying into the pillar room, you can see that located on the northernmost pillar, the skeleton of a snake is coiled at the top of the pillar, unmoving. You can also see that there are similar staircases that descend into this room that come from 10 foot wide tunnels, leading north, south, and west. You can also see the words
Certain death this way!
Written in common on the southeast wall, with an arrow pointing towards the southern exit.
Ezra,Osira As two of your members effectively leave the room, you both notice another rope being lowered down into the room. On the end of the rope is an empty bucket. It lands softly on the sand and stays there.
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Post by Mikey on Nov 15, 2019 16:16:20 GMT
Vorin migrates to the ceiling of the corridor as he proceeds down the corridor he stops at the intersecting paths. He tries to see if he can hear footsteps or sounds from the previous entry room, or to see if anything stands out noise or sound wise.
(Perception +6)
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Post by Xiari on Nov 15, 2019 16:22:34 GMT
Xiari instructs Levi to cautiously continue to the southern exit.
Xiari himself prepares to dismiss Levi as soon as he notices danger.
(Leviathan-stealth +4, perception +3 with advantage)
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Post by DotMM Dungeon Master on Nov 15, 2019 17:02:27 GMT
Vorin You use your spider legs to move up to the ceiling of this corridor. Climbing up 20 feet, you reach the ceiling of the corridor and move forward 10 feet. Looking up the north corridor, you can see it continues north for 30 feet before turning to the east. 20 feet up the corridor you can also see a door that is on the west side of the wall.
You listen carefully to your surroundings, you can hear muffled voices, coming from the west, and the north corridors.
Xiari You relay to Levi to head down the south corridor. It continues for another 110 feet before turning to the west. Levi turns the corner and sees another corridor that continues for 20 feet before turning south.
On the floor of this corridor is a goblin whose head seems to be caved in from an unknown source. Continuing around the corner, you see it goes for another 15 feet. At the end of the corridor is a 5-foot-high, 5-foot-wide tunnel. Three pickaxes and two shovels rest atop piles of rubble at the mouth of the tunnel.
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