Six From Gate Pass - Chapter 3: Shelter From The Storm

[digimattic]

Arnir's lips curl in disdain "How...lovely. Is there at least a chimney in this fetid pit? I should like to start a fire to drive some of the chill from this..." Arnir pauses, his eyes settling on the three corpses "...tomb"

Despite having not eaten or drinking all day, Arnir feels surprisingly refreshed and perfectly contented.

[sblock="For GM"]Greggy, has it been a week since we fought the witches and Arnir put on the ring of sustenance?[/sblock]

 

[The Bashar]

Hrimr looks around at the stoneworking and the carvings.

"Maybe this was a temple of some sort? Dedicated to some god of industry or engineering maybe? Let me have a closer look at the stone"

Hrimr examines the stone walls of the place looking for anything out of the ordinary.

 

[digimattic]

Arnir rolls his eyes as the dwarven detective sets himself on the case "Perhaps you should attend to those three gods-bound stiffs. I think you'll have more luck with them."

Having said that, Arnir lifts his bow and a searing flash of white light bursts from it, forming a white orb which swirls, weaves and bobs around the room, looking for any hint of a hidden passage

OOC: Arnir casts Detect Secret Doors. What time is it? Adventure Time!

 

[funkmamagoat]

"How...lovely. Is there at least a chimney in this fetid pit? I should like to start a fire to drive some of the chill from this..." Arnir pauses, his eyes settling on the three corpses "...tomb"

"I'm afraid not, you'll have to build it next to the door and hope not to asphyxiate us... the room is quite large however, should be fine. If nothing else the room is extremely well constructed and should prove quite safe as a shelter overnight." He looks around at the carvings "The images on the wall are... oddly cosmopolitan; there are examples of human, gnomish and dwarven building traditions that date back over a thousand years, the tower itself is likely just as old."

 

[Gregor]

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Swamp/Tower

Arnir, the glowing orb of your spell moves around the space slowly in accordance with your mental orders. It takes a while for the spell to scan the whole cellar, but it eventually hovers over the fountain. It then sits above one large stone block used in the construction of the front lip of the cog-shaped fountain wall. It sheds light on the specific block and does not move further.

 

[digimattic]

"I'm afraid not, you'll have to build it next to the door and hope not to asphyxiate us... the room is quite large however, should be fine. If nothing else the room is extremely well constructed and should prove quite safe as a shelter overnight."

Arnir is only half listening to Kirio as he guides the orb slowly around the room. He begins to answer "Yes, I suppose that will have to do, but what do you make of the footprints...." just as the orb alights on the fountain. Arnir claps happily and looks over to Hrmir with a smug, knowing gaze before walking to the stone the orb has selected and inspecting it.

 

[The Bashar]

"Congratulations, Arnir! If there is a secret door you should be there first through. Anyways, the stiffs aren't going anywhere at the moment Arnir. But if you're so concerned about their health I will check up on them."

As Arnir inspects the fountain Hrimr has a look at the corpses and tries to determine how they died.

 

[funkmamagoat]

Kirio's eyes seem to sparkle with curiosity as the sees Arnir's orb indicate a block on the fountain "Well well well now what have you found?"

 

[digimattic]

Arnir rolls his eyes at Hrmir "I was suggesting you get rid of them." Pointing to the dried, muddy tracks leading from the door to the corpses he says "Evidently this place was not safe enough for these three. Oh, and incidentally, I should let you all know that the....beast...back in the Druid's home was an ogre. Lovely fellows, ogres. I'm ever so eager to make the acquaintance of one."

Arnir then looks up at Kirio and says "What do you make of this stone?" as he tries to lift it off the lip of the fountain.

 

[funkmamagoat]

Kirio approaches Arnir to have a look at the stone... "not sure there is much more I can say about it... likely a secret door judging by your spell no?"