A Grave Matter for the Party of Seven Strangers

[buzzard]

Valjean proceeds on carefully towards the stairs. Looking closely at the steps before me mounts them he notices something suspicious on one of the steps. It is trapped with a foot catching mechanism. The spikes used to trap the foot appear to me coated in some sort of substance.

He easily leaves the trap open so it is obvious to step past it. Up a short flight of stairs is another room. Broken furniture is everywhere. In a chair facing you sits a skeleton covered in red ants. Sitting in the lap of the skeleton is a deck of cards. A hallway leaves at the NW corner of the room, to the west.

buzzard

 

[GoldenEagle]

"Nice work on the stairs Valjean. Would you mind taking a closer look at that body?" Kyr'nan studies the deck from afar. (Could it be a fabled magic deck?) She casts detect magic.

 

[novyet]

"Ants...what a way to go." Jordeh will stand clear of the trap, and see what everyone will do. He wonders why someone would playing cards in a place like this though.

 

[buzzard]

"Nice work on the stairs Valjean. Would you mind taking a closer look at that body?" Kyr'nan studies the deck from afar. (Could it be a fabled magic deck?) She casts detect magic.

Nothing other than the equipment in your party appears to be magical.

buzzard

 

[GoldenEagle]

If there are no traps, Kyr'nan will pick up the cards and examine them more closely.

 

[buzzard]

If there are no traps, Kyr'nan will pick up the cards and examine them more closely.

As Kyr'nan reaches for the cards, she notices a trace of some substance on the outside. Not liking the looks of things, she calls Valjean over to examine the deck more closely. He observes that it appears to be some sort of contact poison.

buzzard

 

[GoldenEagle]

If possible (with gloves on) Kyr'nan will try to wipe of the poison to examine the deck more closely. She will ask Valjean for his help as he seams to have more experience in this sort of...endeavor.

 

[Dalamar]

Lorelin follows the rest of the group, silent and ready to act if he is needed.

 

[buzzard]

If possible (with gloves on) Kyr'nan will try to wipe of the poison to examine the deck more closely. She will ask Valjean for his help as he seams to have more experience in this sort of...endeavor.

With knowledge of its presence, the poison is removed quite easily. An examination of the desk shows it to be a normal deck of playing cards.

buzzard

 

[GoldenEagle]

After searching the room for any other secrets, we head through the next door.