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<blockquote data-quote="hbarsquared" data-source="post: 2842475" data-attributes="member: 4550"><p><span style="color: royalblue"><strong>Chapter Three, Page 5</strong></span></p><p></p><p>Shivering in the cold, the party slowly circles around the central pillar to retreat down the hallway with the androgynous statues nestled in their alcoves. The dust and the green gas has long since settled since the stone slab was toppled, and the way to the elevator remains clear. As they pass by, Kenneth leans down to retrieve his shoewear and with an arcane incantation, cleans them of any posionous residue that might remain.</p><p></p><p>The moving stone chamber is nowhere to be seen. Eagerly, Kenneth presses the button inset into the wall near the shaft and a familar deep rumbling reverberates throughout the hall. Moments later, the metal cylinder appears from the ceiling above and its doors slide open. One at a time, the cylinder rising and lowering each time, the adventurers step in and return to the main chamber of the whispering cairn.</p><p></p><p>"So, says Kenneth, leaning against the sarcophagus, "which way should we point this thing now?"</p><p></p><p>OOC - A reminder: The sarcophagus is currently pointing toward the alcove with the yellow lantern. The alcoves arranged in a circle are the empty alcove, the one with the orange lantern, the one with the yellow lantern (where the party just came from), the green lantern, the blue lantern, and the indigo lantern (hung by Owen). The green lantern is lit with a continual flame.</p><p></p><p><strong>Thanee</strong><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">“I would say green, or orange. Or blue? Maybe we should just start somewhere, well we did that already, actually, and then work our way in a circle...”</p><p></p><p><strong>silentspace</strong><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">"Sounds great to me. Either direction's fine with me."</p><p></p><p><strong>Azten</strong><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">OOC: Clockwise, the colors are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">And, IIRC it was originally pointing toward orange and we moved it one space clockwise to yellow. So, if we continue as we started, green would be next.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">It matters not to me which we take, although I still am uneasy about the green passage - that was the lantern that was lit before we got here.</p><p></p><p><strong>Mista Collins</strong><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">"Well, if we want to do this sysematically, green would be our next option."</p><p></p><p><strong>Voadam</strong><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">"Moving methodically around sounds best. Green then. I'll check it out." Gregor then squeezes back into the cylinder to see where it takes him.</p><p></p><p><strong>silentspace</strong><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Assuming it works like last time, Majakilar goes next.</p><p></p><p><strong>Azten</strong><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">... followed by a somewhat hesitant dwarf.</p><p></p><p><strong>Mista Collins</strong><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">With a nice little flourish of his cloak, a sarcastic smile, and innocent eyes, Owen looks at Alexi. "After you m'lady."</p><p></p><p><strong>Thanee</strong><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">With a wink in Owen's direction, Alexi steps in behind Azten.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">“At least we will find out, if the lit lantern did mean anything, or whether it was just some sort of coincidence.”</p><p></p><p>OOC -Since the consensus seems to agree on turning the sarcophagus to the green lantern, I will do just that; sorry, Raging.</p><p>Despite Azten's uneasiness, Gregor and Majakilar lean on the sarcophagus and gently shift the arrow to point to the next alcove in sequence, the alcove with the lit green lantern.</p><p></p><p>As the sarcophagus glides to a stop, a cacophonous creaking of stone against stone emerges from the ground beneath the lantern. There is a familiar distant rumbling, and the green lantern swings gently on its length of chain, casting dancing, eerie shadows into the central chamber.</p><p></p><p>As before, the the circular stone at the end of the tunnel rises eight feet in the air, pushed up by the metal cylinder that seems to arise from the ground itself. The two slim, metal doors shutter open to reveal an empty cylinder. All quiets.</p><p></p><p>Each of the companions approach the elevator and glance at one another apprehensively, but it is Gregor who shrugs and steps into the open cylinder with a torch. The doors slide shut, sealing the giant within, and the cylinder descends. The great rumbling can be heard again, and those standing in the tunnel feels the ground rumble slightly, as if something is about to give way. The shuddering stops for a few moments, then resumes and after a few moments the metal cylinder returns with doors sliding open to reveal it empty once again.</p><p></p><p>Gregor:</p><p>As the column descends, Gregor notices a distinct shaking, as if the outer walls of the cylinder grate against the stone of the shaft. However, the elevator otherwise functions exactly as the other, and the metal doors slide open to reveal a new chamber. Gregor steps out, the doors close behind him, and the cylinder ascends to the chamber above with a grinding sound.</p><p></p><p>Dozens of bas-relief figures similar to the one on the sarcophagus lid in the room above stare disapprovingly from the walls here in stark contrast to the reverential and blissful statues of the first underground chamber. Many sport crossed arms and stern expressions. A few of the statues' heads are missing, and some have huge chunks torn out of them. Others have a weird melted appearance, as if they'd been sprayed by something terrible. A large glyph of a stylized arrow, identical to the glyph seen on the amulet above the strange bed of stone and wind points down a short corridor that leads to a four-way intersection.</p><p></p><p>OOC - If anyone wants to change their already posted actions, feel free to do so. I didn't want to jump ahead. If no one has any new or edited posts by sometime this weekend (I dont know when. Either I'm intentionally leaving it a mystery, or I'm just lazy. That's for you to decide. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> ), I will continue with the actions above.</p><p></p><p><strong>silentspace</strong><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">ooc: Gregor and Majakilar have been through too much together for Majakilar to abandon Gregor, so he's definitely following him. <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/nervous.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":heh:" title="Nervous Laugh :heh:" data-shortname=":heh:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hbarsquared, post: 2842475, member: 4550"] [color=royalblue][b]Chapter Three, Page 5[/b][/color] Shivering in the cold, the party slowly circles around the central pillar to retreat down the hallway with the androgynous statues nestled in their alcoves. The dust and the green gas has long since settled since the stone slab was toppled, and the way to the elevator remains clear. As they pass by, Kenneth leans down to retrieve his shoewear and with an arcane incantation, cleans them of any posionous residue that might remain. The moving stone chamber is nowhere to be seen. Eagerly, Kenneth presses the button inset into the wall near the shaft and a familar deep rumbling reverberates throughout the hall. Moments later, the metal cylinder appears from the ceiling above and its doors slide open. One at a time, the cylinder rising and lowering each time, the adventurers step in and return to the main chamber of the whispering cairn. "So, says Kenneth, leaning against the sarcophagus, "which way should we point this thing now?" OOC - A reminder: The sarcophagus is currently pointing toward the alcove with the yellow lantern. The alcoves arranged in a circle are the empty alcove, the one with the orange lantern, the one with the yellow lantern (where the party just came from), the green lantern, the blue lantern, and the indigo lantern (hung by Owen). The green lantern is lit with a continual flame. [b]Thanee[/b][indent] “I would say green, or orange. Or blue? Maybe we should just start somewhere, well we did that already, actually, and then work our way in a circle...”[/indent] [b]silentspace[/b][indent] "Sounds great to me. Either direction's fine with me."[/indent] [b]Azten[/b][indent] OOC: Clockwise, the colors are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. And, IIRC it was originally pointing toward orange and we moved it one space clockwise to yellow. So, if we continue as we started, green would be next. It matters not to me which we take, although I still am uneasy about the green passage - that was the lantern that was lit before we got here.[/indent] [b]Mista Collins[/b][indent] "Well, if we want to do this sysematically, green would be our next option."[/indent] [b]Voadam[/b][indent] "Moving methodically around sounds best. Green then. I'll check it out." Gregor then squeezes back into the cylinder to see where it takes him.[/indent] [b]silentspace[/b][indent] Assuming it works like last time, Majakilar goes next.[/indent] [b]Azten[/b][indent] ... followed by a somewhat hesitant dwarf.[/indent] [b]Mista Collins[/b][indent] With a nice little flourish of his cloak, a sarcastic smile, and innocent eyes, Owen looks at Alexi. "After you m'lady."[/indent] [b]Thanee[/b][indent] With a wink in Owen's direction, Alexi steps in behind Azten. “At least we will find out, if the lit lantern did mean anything, or whether it was just some sort of coincidence.”[/indent] OOC -Since the consensus seems to agree on turning the sarcophagus to the green lantern, I will do just that; sorry, Raging. Despite Azten's uneasiness, Gregor and Majakilar lean on the sarcophagus and gently shift the arrow to point to the next alcove in sequence, the alcove with the lit green lantern. As the sarcophagus glides to a stop, a cacophonous creaking of stone against stone emerges from the ground beneath the lantern. There is a familiar distant rumbling, and the green lantern swings gently on its length of chain, casting dancing, eerie shadows into the central chamber. As before, the the circular stone at the end of the tunnel rises eight feet in the air, pushed up by the metal cylinder that seems to arise from the ground itself. The two slim, metal doors shutter open to reveal an empty cylinder. All quiets. Each of the companions approach the elevator and glance at one another apprehensively, but it is Gregor who shrugs and steps into the open cylinder with a torch. The doors slide shut, sealing the giant within, and the cylinder descends. The great rumbling can be heard again, and those standing in the tunnel feels the ground rumble slightly, as if something is about to give way. The shuddering stops for a few moments, then resumes and after a few moments the metal cylinder returns with doors sliding open to reveal it empty once again. Gregor: As the column descends, Gregor notices a distinct shaking, as if the outer walls of the cylinder grate against the stone of the shaft. However, the elevator otherwise functions exactly as the other, and the metal doors slide open to reveal a new chamber. Gregor steps out, the doors close behind him, and the cylinder ascends to the chamber above with a grinding sound. Dozens of bas-relief figures similar to the one on the sarcophagus lid in the room above stare disapprovingly from the walls here in stark contrast to the reverential and blissful statues of the first underground chamber. Many sport crossed arms and stern expressions. A few of the statues' heads are missing, and some have huge chunks torn out of them. Others have a weird melted appearance, as if they'd been sprayed by something terrible. A large glyph of a stylized arrow, identical to the glyph seen on the amulet above the strange bed of stone and wind points down a short corridor that leads to a four-way intersection. OOC - If anyone wants to change their already posted actions, feel free to do so. I didn't want to jump ahead. If no one has any new or edited posts by sometime this weekend (I dont know when. Either I'm intentionally leaving it a mystery, or I'm just lazy. That's for you to decide. ;) ), I will continue with the actions above. [b]silentspace[/b][indent] ooc: Gregor and Majakilar have been through too much together for Majakilar to abandon Gregor, so he's definitely following him. :heh:[/indent] [/QUOTE]
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