Brorgar says "Here take my shield. Use it to walk over the crumbly areas. My grappling hook/rope and torch are already up there in a bag. Attach it and we try to make it up."
Brorgar makes and attempt (or several at C6) to throw his massive shield up to Revek so he can lay it across the crumbly parts for Karriena to cross w/wo rope assistance.
[SBLOCK=OOC]I got to say I'm a bit confused here. I tought we could get out with the 'stair' we made. Or at least, Revek can just throw us a rope. Also, am I right in assuming that the purple squares are the star of the other exit of the room?
As for Revek, you could possibly try to recruit someone to take over him or create another character (and make Revek die a pretty gruesome death ).[/SBLOCK]
So I guess I didn't explain it well. The stairs are perfectly able to get you out. Revek having looked at the stone and being a cocky son of xorn, jumped from the top of the stairs to the edge nearest the mysterious room. He now wants a rope to string along the North west wall as a sort of railing for the rest of the group as they slide around the edge of the hole.
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"Well it looks like light on an oil spill or one of those rainbows, except it is in the shape of a box, and looks to be in possession of a whole army's strongbox." replies Revek, barely taking his eyes off this sight in the other room.
Vonval follows Brorgar up the stairs and out of this hole. He's both curious and wary of what Revek saw. Could it be some sort of magical illusion hiding a devious trap ? It sounded almost too good to be true. A big treasure with rainbow colors ? Something might wrong there.
Vonval will also help in whatever efforts they make to get the 2 gnomes to their position (OOC: he has 50 ft. of silk rope if that can help).
Karienna carefully made her way around the edge of the room, graciously accepting any aid the dwarves provided. Luckily, as a gnome, her own weight was hardly enough to be likely to collapse any further pieces of structure.
Once she had shuffled across, she turned her attention to whatever Revek had discovered- it sure sounded like magic, and she definitely wanted a closer look. (OOC: and probably a Detect Magic)
Ulzim would have liked to be up first to investigate this mysterious treasure, but the others were more impatient (and bigger) and he had to wait until last. Huffing a little, he tries to squeeze between the myriad of dwarves to get a look at this rainbow wonderment...
With only a little effort each of you are able to get across the edge of the pit and into the anachronistic room. The room is luxurious to the point of opulence. The walls are covered in a smooth, silky material that seems to shimmer slightly. Although the fabric definitely evokes a rainbow like feeling, it seems impossible to say precisely what color it is. Arcana DC 18:
This is very superior Glamerweave fabric, Lots of it
Along the south wall is a bookcase which seems to hold many books as well as several small crystal in prominent places. The books seemed to be grouped by color of all things with red books of all sizes and shapes together at the top and likewise blue and deep purple books together at the bottom. The crystals are resting in delicate metal tripods which seem designed to both hold and display the crystals, which appear to have red threads within them. Appraise DC 15:
Eberron Dragonshard also known as Bloodstone
In front of the bookcase is a very strange piece of furniture which appears to be a cross between a chair and a bed, though there is something strange even beyond the juxtaposition. Dungeoneering or Nature DC 18
the Chaise Lounge is cut to accommodate a rather large tail
Sitting next to the chair-bed is a small table holding a cup of steaming brown liquid and a rather magnificent pipe, both of which look as though they were put down just moments ago.
The western wall holds a very large somewhat abstract work of art with lines and dots in a variety of colors but no apparent method Geography DC 22
This is a highly stylized map of Khorvaire, though Sharn is the only city whose place you recognize immediately
The northern wall which still holds Revek's attention, has a three step Dais of unusual stone Dwarves:
Well I'd say it was granite, except granite doesn't come in that color or pattern
On top of this dais and casting its gentle light on the rest of the room is what appears to be a perfect cube floating about half a hand off the ground, and made entirely out of colors. These colors dance around and across the face of the cube and allow anyone to see what is within the cube. The contents appear to be as Revek described them, though his military experience shapes what he thinks its for. Coins of all sizes and metals fill the cube along with several gems that you can see. The play of light across the coins is transcendently beautiful, and a joy to watch Will Save DC 14 Failure:
As you look at these colors play across the lights you feel such peace and relaxation that you won't choose to look away for at least 1 minute (if combat starts you get another Will save at the same DC) You can talk as normal, but you are fascinated with these lights and the feelings they evoke in you
As everyone files into the room, Revek walks a little closer to the Dais and then sits down on the floor, with a look on his face that would clearly be happiness on anyone but Revek, but might just be indigestion on him.
Karienna speaks a word and makes a gesture and begins to concentrate on her surroundings.
Karienna:
There are many magical auras in this area after a few moments of concentration, the crystals, a few of the books, the pipe, and teacup, but notably the seemingly obvious floating glowing cube doesn't radiate magic, but as you concentrate on it trying to plumb its mysteries...
After a few moments, the cube begins to change and a portion of the light breaks off of the cube and forms a head and though made of nothing but color a face.
[sblock=Draconic]Who and what are you little thing? Why are you so khtraliarialim'kilaebolur (hard to translate you are guessing it means nonshiny as the word it actually used was why do you limit the vectors of coherence and absorb what you should refract thus denying the Master of his enjoyment at your spectograghic signature) [/sblock]
Borgar's head turns slightly to the side. His face turns to a contented half-smile as he takes a seat next to Revek; staring intently deeply into the beautiful colors of the magnificent cube.
For a moment, Vonval is fascinated by the strange cube but the dour dwarf is quick to shake his head and come back to his senses. His fellow dwarves aren't as strong willed. "It's a magical mind trick ! Forget treasure and stop looking at it !" He cries out to them and to the gnomes. Vonval is about interpose himself between the cube and the other dwarves when a strange voice speaks out. At this, he turns to the scholarly gnomes. "Can you understand that ? What does it says ?"
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