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Eyes Of The Lich Queen
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The party moves into formation around the monster hunter, while the lithe Daggerspell Guardian slides forward and up the stone steps into the portico proper. The stonework is smooth up high, where it's had eons to get hammered by the elements. Down lower though, the columns show signs of wear and tear... probably from things colliding into them or scraping them over the millenia.
By Khalia's estimation (as well as what the dragon himself told the party), she figures this temple was a part of the Age of Demons, and matches similar ruins that dot the jungle landscape of Q'Barra. As most of those were built by the dragons (and then used as prisons when the denizens of Khyber were banished from Eberron), this one is probably that too. This would make the most sense, especially if the Dragon's Eye artifact is somewhere underneath, as Sur'Kil believes.
Rogan approaches the well and peers down into it... and is somewhat surprised at what he finds (or doesn't find as is more the case). Rather than hold water... the circular well drops down about twnety feet and ends in a stone floor. A quick inspection tells him that water has not been in this well in a long, long time... as there is no indication of dampness, or more importantly moss growth.
When he looks up from the well and moves towards the steps to look into the temple proper, Rogan sees a wide hall that runs from the portico entrance to the back wall of the temple, bisecting the structure. The ceiling rises full 20 feet above a central row of columns, each encircled with scrawling text.
More torches bounce light off the walls, and shafts of moonlight lance down from gaps in the stone roof above, illuminating a bas-relief of a skeletal dragon sculpted into the wall at the end of the hallway. The dragon is shown in victorious battle against a horde of demons, rising like a swarm of locusts from the caldera of a raging volcano.
Openings out of the main hall include a passage directly to left at the top of the small stairs, and another one down on the right at the end of the hall.
Encounter A6 - Main Hall
By Khalia's estimation (as well as what the dragon himself told the party), she figures this temple was a part of the Age of Demons, and matches similar ruins that dot the jungle landscape of Q'Barra. As most of those were built by the dragons (and then used as prisons when the denizens of Khyber were banished from Eberron), this one is probably that too. This would make the most sense, especially if the Dragon's Eye artifact is somewhere underneath, as Sur'Kil believes.
Rogan approaches the well and peers down into it... and is somewhat surprised at what he finds (or doesn't find as is more the case). Rather than hold water... the circular well drops down about twnety feet and ends in a stone floor. A quick inspection tells him that water has not been in this well in a long, long time... as there is no indication of dampness, or more importantly moss growth.
When he looks up from the well and moves towards the steps to look into the temple proper, Rogan sees a wide hall that runs from the portico entrance to the back wall of the temple, bisecting the structure. The ceiling rises full 20 feet above a central row of columns, each encircled with scrawling text.
More torches bounce light off the walls, and shafts of moonlight lance down from gaps in the stone roof above, illuminating a bas-relief of a skeletal dragon sculpted into the wall at the end of the hallway. The dragon is shown in victorious battle against a horde of demons, rising like a swarm of locusts from the caldera of a raging volcano.
Openings out of the main hall include a passage directly to left at the top of the small stairs, and another one down on the right at the end of the hall.
Encounter A6 - Main Hall
Brother Donovan, human cleric
Donovan cracks his neck as Khalia heals him. "I owe you more than a few drinks after this day, m'lady," he says with a grin.
The templar frowns as Rogan conveys the emptiness of the well. "Why keep a well empty, especially with a settlement closeby? Unless it's not a well?"
drothgery said:
Donovan cracks his neck as Khalia heals him. "I owe you more than a few drinks after this day, m'lady," he says with a grin.
The templar frowns as Rogan conveys the emptiness of the well. "Why keep a well empty, especially with a settlement closeby? Unless it's not a well?"
Mista Collins
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"If this well is indeed what you suggest, I would recommend we explore the temple a bit first." The Daggerspell Guardian suggests. "I agree with Khalia. I do not want to leave enemies up here waiting if we indeed need to retreat."
Brother Donovan, human cleric
"'Course not," Donovan says, looking back to the entryway. "But maybe we want to see if it's a door 'fore we go in the front way? If the lizards never figured that out, we might be able to use it as a hidey hole for resting up if it gets to that.
'Sides, if the lizards do know about it, they could sneak up behind us from the well, too. Might as well figure out how many sides we're like to have to defend."
Unkabear said:
"'Course not," Donovan says, looking back to the entryway. "But maybe we want to see if it's a door 'fore we go in the front way? If the lizards never figured that out, we might be able to use it as a hidey hole for resting up if it gets to that.
'Sides, if the lizards do know about it, they could sneak up behind us from the well, too. Might as well figure out how many sides we're like to have to defend."
The party slowly begins making it's way towards and up the portico stairs, heading into the main hall of the temple. Brother Donovan stays back and spends a few minutes looking down in the well, believing that there might be some sort of door down there. He takes one of the torches from a pillar and holds it down and out over the well, to see if he can notice anything. However, from his vantage point up here, it looks simply like a stone shaft that drops 20 feet to a stone bottom.
With Rogan in the lead, the others continue to advance slowly. When the rogue enters the hall proper, his ears pick up the sounds of some sort of low growling coming from the hallway to the left. He does not know what sort of animal or beast is making the sound, but he can tell it seems rather agitated (if not downright angry).
Encounter A6 - Main Hall
With Rogan in the lead, the others continue to advance slowly. When the rogue enters the hall proper, his ears pick up the sounds of some sort of low growling coming from the hallway to the left. He does not know what sort of animal or beast is making the sound, but he can tell it seems rather agitated (if not downright angry).
Encounter A6 - Main Hall
Mista Collins
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With one hand up to stop the others from advancing, Rogan holds his index finger of his other hand up to his lips. He then indicates his ear and points down the left hallway. Using the wall, the Daggerspell Guardian uses what shadows there are in this area to carefully scout down the left hallway a little bit.
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