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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Branding Opportunity" data-source="post: 3192677" data-attributes="member: 31812">Passage of the FaceAs Gregor and Owen help to bring the rest of the party up from below, Azten continues exploring the passageway.  The wall with the frieze in the shape of a face is clearly the most interesting, although that does not stop him from closely paying attention to the rest of the hallway (OOC: "Taking 20" on Search checks.)Inspecting it more closely, the dwarf decides that the face's features are similar to the other sexless semi-human figures found throughout the cairn.  The screaming visage dominates the entire 10-foot by 10-foot wall at the end of the corridor.  As he approaches it, keeping a careful eye on where he is stepping and the surrounding walls, he feels his left heel drop slightly and hears the sound of stone scraping against stone.  Quickly looking down he notices that a small section of the floor tile he is standing on has been depressed.Within seconds the face at the end of the hallway begins to animate.  Its mouth opens tremendously wide and a strong wind begins to bellow from it, which seems to be growing in speed and intensity.  At the same time the eyes of the face begin to spin, flashing blue and green, a pattern that the dwarf finds strangely fascinating; so alluring that he is frozen in place and can't seem to do anything other than stare at the oscillating colors.  (OOC: Azten makes a Will save: 7 + 5 = 12, failure; Azten is now <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/conditionSummary.htm#Paralyzed" target="_blank">Paralyzed</a>)At the far end of the corridor everything seems to happen all at once.  Owen and Gregor have just helped Alexi climb up the 40 feet from below, and she still has the rope tied around her.  With a loud roar an incredibly strong wind starts blowing from the end of the passage.  It is not strong enough to hinder your movement at the moment, but definitely seems to be growing in intensity.  The spinning green and blue lights can be seen from here as well, and are just as compelling.  Somehow Gregor and Alexi are able to tear their eyes away from the colors, instantly realizing that the patterns were trying to freeze them in place.  Down below Majakilar and Kenneth hear and feel the roar of the wind and see the colors, but are unaffected. (OOC: Owen makes a Will save: 8 - 1 = 7, failure; Gregor makes a Will save: 19 + 1 = 20, success! Alexi makes a Will save: 10 + 4 = 14, success! Owen is <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/conditionSummary.htm#Paralyzed" target="_blank">Paralyzed</a>)(OOC: PLEASE POST ALL ACTIONS TO THE NEW <a href="http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=181336" target="_blank">COMBAT THREAD!</a>))</blockquote>

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