Fenwick makes his way down to the basement, disappointed that he's being discouraged from interacting with the people upstairs. The others seem to be gathered about the huge cask at the bottom of the stairs, scratching their heads.
Rujah also notices the convening of the other three and joins them a the large cask in the back of the cellar.
[sblock=Jin]
Failure - Nature: You sample some of the wine from a cask - let's say it's the one at E11-F13 - at the back of the room. It's been a curiously good season for this particular vintage, but the experience offers little in the way of infromation. Riardon emerges from the gap between the casks to your right, wrinkling his nose and looking as if someone just farted. He politely acknowledges you, looking somewhat embarrassed, and turns toward the cask by the staircase, where Talon is scratching Dyana's head contemplatively, staring at the cask.[/sblock]
[sblock=Riardon]
Success - Perception: You pound on the back wall to no avail, but you notice a smell that is out of character for a wine cellar. It's faint, but you don' t need Talon's nose to pick up the scent. It's the odor of sewage. Not so overpowering that it would ruin the food and wind, but if you turn your head just right...
You follow the direction of the smell until it leads you to the cask on the far right. When you look up, you realize that Talon has beat you there, following his own invisible trail. Looking at the cask, it appears that someone has fastened large hinges to the right-hand side of the barrel lid.[/sblock]
[sblock=Talon]
Success Arcana: The cellar door, now open, shows only a trace of the magic that brought you here, but it is obvious that it was much stronger only moments before. You touch the floor, and your eyes dim. At first the sensation surprises you, but then you are comforted by an encouraging presence. A voice touches your mind,
"Finally, someone with a little courage. I'll show you where I've been."
Light now seems to dapple the floor in splotches here and there, but this light seems to emanate from the floor, and not from the sconces. It collects in streams like quicksilver and coalesces into specific locations, forming a trail of magical energy leading to the last of the huge casks at the back of the room.
As you stand in front of the cask, Riardon approaches you, sniffing the air as if he has a cold. It's then that you realize the smell of sewage seeping through the timbers of the cask in front of you. [/sblock]
[sblock=Status]
Success!
You seem to have found a secret door!
Awe Heck! Talon's search completes the skill challenge with success, so who cares about where you are!
6 Successes
2 Failures
XP will be awarded at extended rests. For which you have no need at this time
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