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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CanadienneBacon" data-source="post: 6470787" data-attributes="member: 11146">[ATTACH]65650[/ATTACH]Guran and Fulgrim, who both speak Dwarvish, recognize the runes and an older form of Dwarvish.  The runes read, "Stonefast, Glidden's Bane."  While everyone is busy in the tunnel, Meriene intones a quick prayer, gently touching elfen hands on the shoulder of each party member. [sblock=OOC, for all]Meriene casts guidance five times, one casting for each of you.   [MENTION=80463]Rabbage[/MENTION], you may wish to consider telling them that they have up to one minute to use guidance before the spell discharges.  <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4742809/" target="_blank">Invisible Castle: 3 (Eldon), 1 (Colden), and 4 (Guran).  Fulgrim already noted that his roll result was a 1, and Meriene's result was a 2.[/sblock]</a><a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4742809/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4742809/" target="_blank">[sblock=Perception DC 10]Orcs and goblins have recently been in the tunnel and have passed through the cracked door.[sblock=Perception DC 12]No ordinary orcs or goblins would have been able to make some of the markings littering the broken door.  Deep and jagged claw marks indicate brute force of an unusual nature, though the size of the creature is indeterminate.[/sblock][/sblock]  </a><a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4742809/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4742809/" target="_blank">[sblock=Eldon]Eldon (who benefitted from Meriene's guidance spell and can add +3 to his Perception result) searches the door that is still standing, checking for traps, but finds none.  After searching the remainder of the tunnel leading up to both doors, Eldon is further satisfied that neither the exterior of the doors nor the tunnel are trapped.  Also, not all the claw marks were made by orcs and goblins; some of the marks are deeper and more jagged, indicating that something or someone with greater than normal force made their way through the cracked door.[/sblock]</a><a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4742809/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4742809/" target="_blank">After Eldon moves off to check the doors, Colden steps over to the shattered door and examines the claw marks, trying to determine the size of the creature that did this.  While Colden quips a moment, Guran removes a torch from his pack and uses his tinder kit to light it.  The torch gives off shadowy light in the tunnel, illuminating both brass doors carved with runes better than did the dim sunlight filtering down through the mouth of the cave.  </a><a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4742809/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4742809/" target="_blank">After Eldon checks for traps, Guran and Fulgrim approach the doors, intent on examining the runes.  After a moment, Fulgrim begins a complicated series of vocal incantations and hand movements.</a><a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4742809/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4742809/" target="_blank">[sblock=Fulgrim]Fulgrim casts detect magic.  No magical aura glows in the tunnel, on either brass door, or on the person or gear of any of the party members.  The spell will last for 10 minutes or until Fulgrim's concentration is broken, whichever comes first, and reveals magical emanations within 30' of Fulgrim.  Please remind me in subsequent posts whether Fulgrim continues to concentrate on this spell.</a><a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4742809/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4742809/" target="_blank">Fulgrim's History 16 helps him recall that Glidden Rockcurler was one of two dwarves who founded Stonefast.[/sblock]</a><a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4742809/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4742809/" target="_blank">After encouraging Fulgrim to take his time and breathing a quick prayer for each member of the group, Meriene turns to examine the claw marks on the broken door and its lintel.  </a><a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4742809/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4742809/" target="_blank">[sblock=Meriene]Survival 16, including the +2 from her casting of guidance.  Orcs and goblins have very recently tracked both into and out of the broken door.  The freshest of these tracks were made just a few hours before the party's arrival.  The oldest of the tracks that Meriene can date are from within the last week, but there are tracks that look to be older.  The claw marks on the broken brass door, however, are of a different nature; they are deeper and more jagged, and were gouged by something other than a mere orc or a goblin.  Meriene is unable to determine the size of whatever made the claw marks.[/sblock]</a><a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4742809/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4742809/" target="_blank">Everyone needs to make a Perception check.  Also, I need a marching order.  Please use the OOC thread to work out your default marching order.</a></blockquote>

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