Valeron looks upward, his eyes following the stairwell up into the shaft, then glances to the passage leading southeast.
"You'd think we'd be getting close by now?" he comments.
"Perhaps we should see if these stairs lead to another level, just so we know before we continue down the passage on the current level?"
Aye... I hate this place. I came to Westcrown to fight evil, not explore the devil's private chambers...
"Perhaps we should see if these stairs lead to another level, just so we know before we continue down the passage on the current level?"
"Hmmm... I don't know, Val. I think I'd prefer to make sure this level is cleared before we check out another one," Addie offers her opinion.
"I agree, Addie. It seemed you all were looking at me for where to go. Regardless if the stairs reach a dead end above us, or lead to another expansive level, I'd say we continue the caverns... However, if the stairs do reach a dead end above us, then we needn't remember to come back this way."
Valeron looks to Kevorin as the most likely member of their group to take a quick detour to the top of a dark stairwell and confirm if it is indeed a dead end or not.
Kev returns Valeron's look for quite awhile, staring back blankly, until it hits him what Valeron wants him to do. "Oh! Me? Okay, just don't go anywhere."
Kev sneaks up the stairs, axe ready.
Stealth:
Perception:
Be careful."
The Iomedean shakes his head and smiles to himself as Kevorin ascends the stairs. Valeron cranes his neck to hear Kevorin's progress and any signs of trouble above.
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You experience a similar sensation on your way down the stairs as you had climbing them, unease at the seemingly only partially there nature of the staircase.
Morghrim moves to follow Kevorin as he used to, but stops as he realises his new armour is not exactly built for stealth.
Yer no bloody mithril are ye... he mutters sourly at his armour.
Kev comes back down the stairs, backing away as far from them as possible. He takes a few moments to get his breathing under control. "There's nothing up there. Literally. There's nothing up there. The stairs aren't all there, either."
Morghrim makes use of Detect Magic to inspect the stairs.
Kno: Arcana
Addie inspects the stair using Detect Magic as well.
Valeron arches an eyebrow regarding Kev's commentary about the stairs.
"Interesting... well, sounds like we don't have to worry about exploring those further, then. To the hallway..."
Some kind of conjuration magic, pretty strong too. Aye, downstairs is the better choice i'm thinking. Good call Val.
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The group heads down the hallway with Morghrim in the lead. Turning his head to his left, the inquisitor sees a chamber filled with clutter and junk. Crates, old weapons, partially assembled suits of armor, statuettes, poorly preserved monsterous trophies, torture instruments, coils of chains and more are piled ten feet high along the walls, oars, spears, flagpoles, and ships' masts pressing at angles across the room to support one wall with the other.
Ahead of the group, the passageway continues on to the southwest.
"Should we take a look? There might be some treasures amid the junk."
"No stone unturned!"
As Valeron follows Morghrim and Kevorin into the room, he does his best to assist them in uncovering anything of note.
Perception:
Perception (Thanks Valeron for the +2)
"What was that?" Addie whispers, peering into the cluttered chamber as she utters the words of a protective spell.
Kev directs Morghrim down one direction through the junk while he takes another (assuming there are piles in the middle to navigate in this room). Otherwise, Kev takes the east wall and leaves the west to the dwarf.
Valeron hestitates briefly, attempting to detect any magic auras from the trash-filled room.
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S-St: (invis.)
FO-St: (circumstance bonus)
K-P:
M-P:
A-P:
V-P:
S-I:
FO-I:
K-I:
M-I:
A-I:
V-I:
FO attack on Kev: vs. FF AC w/o Dex (attacking from invis.)
Damage:
Morghrim and Kevorin enter the cramped chamber, searching for whatever had made the noise in the room. Meanwhile, Valeron scans the room for magical auras, detecting one in the southwest corner of the room.
Morghrim makes his way to the west wall, not finding anything of note on his initial quick inspection. Kevorin begins to do the same along the east wall of the chamber when he is struck by a massive clubbing blow by something that lurking behind a pile of debris, as a desiccated, bandaged creature stands before him.
Initiative Order - Round 1
Morghrim - 17
? - 13+
Kevorin - 13
Valeron -12
Addie - 5
Bandaged Creature - 4
Will:
"Oof!! Found it!
Morghrim does not move or react, his eyes wide in fear at the thing that struck Kevorin.
Addie freezes in place, paralyzed with fear of the desiccated, bandaged creature.
Kevorin attempts to feint on the mummy, then rages and attacks.
Bluff:
Attack:
Damage:
Seeing the bandaged monstrosity rise up from the junk within the room, Valeron holds his breath as he tries to confirm the identify of the creature in his thoughts.
It's a mummy... what's special about a mummy? Oh, why did I have to skip that page!?
Valeron steps into the room, pronounced words rolling off his tongue as he focuses on the searing, brilliant radiance of Iomedae, directing his goddess's holy energy at the undead creature.
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Addie and Morghrim stand frozen in terror as the Kevorin shakes off the fearful feelings and swings his axe at the creature's chest, but fails to connect. Valeron too is uneffected by the fearful aura that surrounds the mummy as he blasts the creature with a bolt of light, tearing away about a third of the creature's chest cavity.
Damaged but unrelenting, the mummy slams into Kevorin again nearly staggering the half-orc.
FO-Slam:
Damage:
S-St: (invis - not moving)
Initiative Order - Round 2
Morghrim - 17 (paralyzed until round 4)
? - 13+ (acted)
Kevorin - 13
Valeron -12
Addie - 5 (paralyzed until round 4)
Bandaged Creature - 4
Kev attempts to feint and strike again, fighting defensively, not being able to withdraw and let the mummy get Addie.
Feint:
Attack:
Damage:
AC up 2 (back up to 18)
Realizing now that Morghrim and Addie are both paralyzed, Valeron wonders briefly how long the effect may last.
Clutching Iomedae's symbol tightly, he continues intoning her will, praying for their safety.
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Will Save: vs. DC 17
Attack:
Damage:
S-St: (invis, not moving)
Addie and Morghrim remain frozen in terror as Kevorin swings wildly at the mummy, attempting to defend himself in the process. Valeron calls forth the power of the inheritor to try and destroy the creature, but the undead creature seems to shrug off part of the effect.
The mummy shuffles forward, ignoring Kevorin as the priest is the only one who has managed to harm the creature, and lands a massive, clubbing blow to the side of Valeron.
Initiative Order - Round 3
Morghrim - 17 (paralyzed until round 4)
? - 13+ (acted)
Kevorin - 13
Valeron -12
Addie - 5 (paralyzed until round 4)
Bandaged Creature - 4
Kev takes a 5-foot step to flank with Valeron and attacks.
Attack:
Damage:
"Unhh!" Valeron grunts as the mummy barrels into him.
I should've expected that!
The cleric's eyes drift to Morghrim and Addie as he wonders if their paralysis will soon end.
I need to buy more time!
Once again, he calls upon the divine power of his goddess, this time to heal himself and the others.
"Come on Addie and Morghrim, we need you guys!" he shouts, hoping his encouragement might break them free sooner.
Status:
HP: 26/37
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Slam on Valeron:
Damage:
The mummy tries to land another clubbing blow on Valeron, but the priest is able to side step just in time for the strike to smash into the wall behind him instead as Morghrim and Addie begin to shake off the effects of the mummy's fearful aura.
Initiative Order - Round 4
Morghrim - 17
? - 13+
Kevorin - 13
Valeron -12
Addie - 5
Bandaged Creature - 4
Finally regaining control over his body again, Morghrim is literally quivering in rage as he charges the mummy- failing to harm it with a clumsy swing.