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Message: <blockquote data-quote="der_kluge" data-source="post: 1223360" data-attributes="member: 945">Quickly the hall grows into darkness.  Down and down, and then the stairway turns - it becomes obvious to the adventurers that they are descending into the depths.  Suddenly, Dzintra pauses, "there is a gap here.", she says, standing aside to allow the others to see that a 5-foot section of the stairway is missing, and opens up into a seemingly bottomless pit below.  Rath flicks out a copper coin and tosses it.  Swish.... ding!  Comes the reply after a few seconds' worth of drop.  "Well, that's reassuring", he says, smuggly.  "Stand aside", Mournax says, easily jumping over the hole, "come on, it's not hard, just jump over it.  "Take this rope", Dzintra says, passing a rope over to Mournax, "we can use it to cross."  Everyone is able to get across easily, except for Rath, who misjudges the hole.  Reacting quickly - Mournax reaches out and grabs Rath before he falls into the depths below.  "Gotcha!", Mournax shouts, with a laugh.  "Thanks, Mournax", replies Rath.Continuing on, Dzintra carefully examines the walls and floor, looking for anything suspicious.  As they descend the stairs, she screams out, "Ouch!", as her foot falls through a thin veneer of stone revealing some spikes beneath the fake step.  Getting her bearings straight, she sees a small hole in the wall quickly dousing her leg in oil.  Reacting quickly, she jerks her foot out of the hole and falls backwards - just missing an arc of flame that shoots out of the hole.  "Aaargh!", she cries, as the pain of removing her foot from the trap rips through her leg.  "This place is madness!", shouts Mournax.  Concerned, Nytor asks, "Are you ok, Dzintra?"  "I'll be fine - it hurt my pride more than anything else.  Be sure to watch your step."Eventually, the party reaches a landing.  In this room, dark and musty, Bax and Rath begin examining ancient writing all along the walls.  Two large, stone doors beckon at them on the other side.  "What does the writing say?", asks Dzintra.  "It's Draconic", Bax replies, reading the wall.  "Mind sharing it with us", Mournax asks.  "Certainly", Bax replies, who begins reading out loud the writing on the wall.In this tomb lies our leader, our king – Siluth, the Conqueror.  The vanquisher of all those who would oppose us the great liberator.  He who by which we are not worthy to share in his presence.  He who has led us to greatness, the destroyer of our enemies, and the savior to our people.  Whose mere presence is awe, and to witness him is a treasured gift, and to be slain by him is eternal peace.  He who would unite, and the father of our children, and our children’s children.  We who shall not be named are his keepers, his minions, and his loyal servants, who are honored and humbled to serve him both in life, and in death.  Forever and ever and ever and ever.  Eternity.Bax pauses, "that part about serving in death is what concerns me the most."</blockquote>

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