A Grave Matter for the Party of Seven Strangers

[buzzard]

"Melvos is correct. I did open the door before, I just wanted it to stay open before going to check the crypt inside. Now that the rest of you are here, I suppose someone else can hold the door open while I inspect it for traps."

Once Valjean is satisfied that no traps exist, he will ask Jordeh to help him open the crypt.

Once more Valjean carefully studies the Mausoleum doors. There still appear to be no traps. He then motions Jordeh over to break the doors down. He takes a running charge at the door, a resounding boom echoes across the landscape, but the doors hold. Bruk comes to help Jordeh with a second effort, and the doors withstand even their combined onslaught [damn tough doors].

Valjen then decides to go with what has worked already. He again brings out his magical chime and strikes a note. The doors open. Then he instructs Bruk and Jordeh to hold the doors while he inspects the place. Bruk and Jordeh move into position to stop the doors from closing and Valjean treads carefully into the mausoleum. As he steps past the doors, they attempt to shut, but the inhumanly strong sinews of Bruk and Jordeh hold them fast.

Inside the mausoleum Valjean sees a large stone sarcophagus. He then carefully searches the room and finds a secret door in the floor.

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[GoldenEagle]

"I suggest we let the doors shut with one of Bruk or Jordah outside. Then let us see if we can open the doors from the inside."

If that works out, Kyr'nan will continue on to the secret door.

Waiting until the secret door has been checked for traps, and assuming it is not locked, Kyr'nan moves to open the door while Lazz'rut draws his bow. they look to the others to make sure that they are ready as well. When that happens she will open the door and if all is normal (relative term at best ) then I think we should proceed downward.

GE

 

[Oren the awakener]

(I was wondering if you had room for another adventurer, I have a lv1 half-orc druid, and I was wondering if buzzard could fit me in)

 

[buzzard]

(I was wondering if you had room for another adventurer, I have a lv1 half-orc druid, and I was wondering if buzzard could fit me in)

First of all, that is far too low level. Secondly, the recruitment thready was separate and we have sufficient players already.

buzzard

 

[novyet]

"Ha! It'll take more than some magic door to stop us, eh Bruk?" Jordeh laughs while bracing open the heavy tomb door.

OOC --> The login issue that been keeping off the boards seems to be gone. Sorry for the hassle everyone!

 

[garyh]

"Jordeh right. Jordeh and Bruk strong. Door no problem."

 

[Jeph]

"Good work." Zig gives Bruk and Jordeh a nod as he pads through the open doors.

 

[Dalamar]

Lorelin moves in, quite impressed by the brute force that the two doormen are showing.

 

[GruTheWanderer]

After checking for traps, Valjean resumes his place next to the mages.

Doormen. LOL

 

[buzzard]

With the doormen doing their jobs, everyone proceeds to enter the Mausoleum and look around. The Mausoleum is filled with damp musty air. A layer of dust covers all the surfaces in the room. The floor is littered with broken weapons and spent torches. A crushed helmet lays in a corner. In the center sits a large stone sarcophagus upon which is a brass candelabra fitted with black candles.

The party looks at the spot in which Valjean found the secret door in the floor. It consists of a 10 long stone slab. It appears to pivot upwards if you can get a grip on it.

Lazz’rut looks about the room and notices that in the ceiling of the mausoleum is an indentation which would appear to be a snug fit for the sarcophagus.

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