[002] A Temple and a Tomb

[Eris]

Most of the party gathers near the Altar on the dais.

Wendel takes the Book of Ord to the Altar, and once everyone is ready he will perform the ritual while Naugrim stands ready to assist if needed.

Nothing appears different once the ritual is finished, but Orram kneels next to the trap door and sees that the trap has been disarmed. The door should be able to be pulled up now without causing any sort of reaction.

Black Wolf standing at the edge of the dais calls over to Ulfgar and Erlthal, "I think the way is clear here now, come on!"

[Marullus]

Naugrim peers into the secret compartment.

[Rex]

Ulfgar

"Looks like some sort of big burrowing creature, maybe a giant worm thing made this."

[Eris]

Naugrim peers into the secret compartment.

Not really a secret compartment, rather a ladder descending about 8 feet to a stone landing from which a narrow spiral staircase winds down into the darkness below. Naugrim can see the stone staircase going down as far as the light shows...maybe 30 feet. Beyond that he can't say where it goes.

[Eris]

Ulfgar

"Looks like some sort of big burrowing creature, maybe a giant worm thing made this."

Black Wolf starts to walk toward Ulfgar and Erlthal, "A giant worm you say?"


The party has divided! There are currently two groups FAR from each other.

Black Wolf, Ulfgar and Erlthal are at the hole in the floor at the south end of the Nave. They are examining this hole and looking down at the area below.

Willow, Wendel, Naugrim, Fergus, and Orram are on the Dais around the trapdoor behind the Altar. Wendel has just "untrapped" the trapdoor with a ritual. Naugrim has pulled the trapdoor up and is looking down at what is below the trapdoor (I assume the others here will do the same).

What now?

[Rex]

Ulfgar

"We learned what we could, lets go back to the others before they get themselves into trouble."

Ulfgar will lead the way back to the others.

[Edeldhur]

Erlthal

"Agreed, let us rejoin the others!"

(before the DM kills us )

[Rex]

Ulfgar

That too.

[Marullus]

Willow pulls some herbs from her pouches, crushing them together and them warming them near a torch until they start to steam and shrivel. She offers for Naugrim to inhale it as he peers down the hole. "It will keep you alert. No surprises."
Herbal Stimulant (DC 12/Advantage) [1d20+2]=4+2=6[1d20+2]=19+2=21

Naugrim nods and inhales deeply, his pupils dilating. "Well, need to go down to see more. Watch my light..." He accepts Willow's torch Expend: One Torch so as to leave the other existing lights with Ulfgar and Wendell. He prays for the Laws to protect him, then begins climbing down.
Shield of Faith (DC 11) [1d20+2]=15+2=17

[shaidar]

Wendel positions the candlestick to give Naugrim as much light as he can.

[Eris]

Erlthal

"Agreed, let us rejoin the others!"

(before the DM kills us )

LOL! I'd only try to kill you, I haven't succeeded in doing it to any of your PC's yet...yet.

Black Wolf grunts and turns around following Edeldhur and Ulfgar back to the dais, saying, "We've pretty much explored this level of the Temple, I guess going down is the next step, eh?"

[Rex]

Ulfgar

"Yup, down it is I think."

[Eris]

ooc: My last post seems to have disappeared! I'll try to recreate it...let's see...

Naugrim descends the ladder to a stone platform, or landing, about 10 feet down. The platform is thick with dust and unmarked by any sort of footprints. The air in here is musty and still with only a bit of air now coming down from the open trapdoor above him. Naugrim's light shows a spiral staircase going down. The landing is wide enough for 3 or 4 people to stand on at a time. The stairs have no guardrail and are narrow, you wouldn't want to go down them other than in single file.

Looking down the central shaft Naugrim sees that about 20 feet down there is another stone landing on the left side of the circular shaft. It appears there is a closed wooden door against the left wall of that landing. The steps then continue down to almost the limit of his light...almost! He sees that the steps stop at a stone floor that must be 40 feet down. He can't tell anything about what is down there other than the stairs seem to end.

OOC: I think that is all the information I had in the original post. Oh, sound! I mentioned that...

...the whole area is quiet as a tomb, but if Naugrim makes any sounds down here there is a faint echo that bounces back up at him from below.

[Marullus]

Naigrim climbs back up and tells the others. "So, do we want the upper door first or the lower door? Seems two levels of mysterious catecombs."

[Rex]

Ulfgar

"Upper seems to make the most sense. I can go first."

[Edeldhur]

Erlthal

The elf readies his bow, and follows the others.

[shaidar]

Fergus

"Agreed, let's work from top downwards, we don't want some creature creeping up behind us or cutting us off from getting back up here."

[Marullus]

Naugrim nods, resuming their previous order - Ulfgar, Black Wolf, Naugrim - and following them down, Ulfgar and Naugrim both with torches. Wendell further back with the candelabra.

[Eris]

Naugrim nods, resuming their previous order - Ulfgar, Black Wolf, Naugrim - and following them down, Ulfgar and Naugrim both with torches. Wendell further back with the candelabra.

OOC: That would put Fergus, Willow and Erlthal in the back. A couple of questions here, who is the last one going down and do they close the trapdoor behind them?

[Marullus]

Willow has been bringing up the rear, and as paranoid about it as she is, she thinks about it. She then leaves it open.
"Nobody close the magical trapped door that can only open from the altar, okay guys?"