CLOSED! Rhun's Greyhawk OMEGA Game (ToEE)

[Strahd_Von_Zarovich]

Zirat

... Even the stones are tainted with evil, I can almost smell it.
Say the big gladiator (Detect Evil as a free action) and follows Sit Merrick, spiked chain ready.

 

[CanadienneBacon]

Jinx darts in close on Zirat's heel. The gnome peers with mixed disgust and interest at the architectural detail inside the temple, looking in particular for an ambry or two carved as a niche into the sanctuary's side walls, then at the chancel up by the altar and the apse behind the altar. With a shiver, the gnome feels himself naked of armor in the chill air and casts mage armor upon himself. Ignoring a low growl from Bauble, Jinx has a good look around the sanctuary but tries not to stray too far from Zirat's backside.

[sblock=Rhun]Mage armor for 3 hours, AC 17.
Knowledge (architecture and engineering) +10. Is there anything revealing about this place--hidden doors?--other than what we've already noticed with the frescoes and vileness?

HP 15/15
Spot +1
Listen +3
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[Rhun]

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Zirat immediately regrets his choice to call upon his divine gift to sense evil. The whole area does, indeed, radiate a palpable aura of evil. The Temple, the stones, the pillars...every object radiates a faint aura of evil. It would take an evil being of some power to stand out against the background aura coming off of the place.

The task rattles the Champion a bit, leaving him shaking and a bit nauseated from the experience.
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[Rhun]

[sblock=For Jinx]
Despite the foulness of the place, Jinx can't help but appreciate the architecture and engineering of the Temple. The place is built as solidly as any fortress he has had the chance to see, and the great vastness of the place required a superb job of engineering to design so solidly. Jinx realizes now that a large portion of how the Temple proper managed to survive the seige by the combined armies of good must have had to do with the way it was built.

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[Rhun]

Central Altar Chamber

Passing out of the nave of the Temple and into what appears to be the main chapel area, you note that the pillars now appear to be of white marble, veined with an ugly red. The altar block is of pinkish-white marble, and is a rough oval some seven feet long and five wide. The top has a hollowed out portion resembling a human form, arms and legs spread away from the body. This depression is stained a darker color than the rest.

Just north of the altar is a circular, marble-lined pit; perhaps it is a well of sorts, twenty feet in diameter. Shards of broken crystal vessels lie scattered around the well, near the altar, and all about the floor. A crystal knife with a broken blade lies atop the altar.

There appear to be side chapels to the east and west, and you can see a door in the wall to the northwest. Beyond the well, the chapel continues on. You can see what is perhaps another chapel further to the north.

 

[Dichotomy]

Aeron remains silent. His companions can see the cleric of Pelor is absolutely livid, but Aeron keeps him mouth tightly shut. The cleric points to the doors to the side-rooms to the southwest and southeast, and looks to his companions.

 

[Voadam]

Sir Merrick checks the sacrificial altar briefly to see how recently it has been stained then nods at Aeron gets everyones attention and points to the southwest, leading the way to investigate the small room first so as to be methodical and not leave anything behind by rushing straight ahead.

 

[CanadienneBacon]

Leaving the protection of Zirat, Jinx scurries from one big warrior to another. Joining Sir Merrick by the sacrificing stone on the altar, the gnome fingers the dried blood in the human-shaped depression to see whether it is fresh or old, or if perhaps it's human.

[sblock=Rhun]Heal -1. [/sblock]

After his cursory examination, Jinx shoots a worried look at Aeron but nods when the priest points at the doors. Jinx follows hot on Sir Merrick's heels, heading for the southwest. A stray frown from Aeron convinces Jinx that open admiration of the temple's roof, columns, and arches is unwelcome at the present, but Jinx can barely refrain from stealing stray glances at the temple's foundation and roof.

 

[InVinoVeritas]

Ciaran looks around, displeased and disgusted. This is not what this place should look like, he thinks. As the others search, he stays toward the rear, content to let Sir Merrick and Zirat direct the action for now.

 

[Dire Lemming]

Shoon moves up close to the front as the approach the door.