Eyes Of The Lich Queen

[jkason]

Brother Donovan, warpriestly human cleric

Ari wraps his gloved hands around the level. "Well, only one way to find out. I'm of the mind that everything will work out..."

After waiting a moment for objections, Ari will pull the lever.

Donvan holds his newly-augmented mace at the ready, not quite sure what the group might be up against behind the door, but does not object.

 

[jkason]

Brother Donovan, warpriestly human cleric

For half a second, Khalia looks like she's trying to decide if she should be offended by that comment.

The gruff templar actually seems to blush a moment at the look from Khalia. "Beggin' your pardon, lady," he says self-consciously. He seems quite relieved when Rogan points them to his discovery.

 

[DEFCON 1]

Ari reaches out and pulls down on the lever... and suddenly the squealing of rock against rock is heard as a twenty foot section of the northern wall spins on a central pivot... revealing a long 20' wide corridor heading north. Based on just the light from the well it seems to go at least fifty plus feet into the darkness... but if the party has stronger light sources a more accurate picture can be painted.

As soon as the wall began to spin, suddenly Jango could suddenly see the wall moving and the corridor beyond. However, the lever is still unseen to him. Jango's original supposition that perhaps this is all blocked to anyone with draconic connections or heritage might be on the right track.

OOC: If you tell me what light sources you have out or getting out, I will give a further description of the corridor depending on light strength.

 

[stonegod]

Ari smiles as it opens. "Well, if you wanted to keep something away from dragons, that'd be the way to do it. Wonder if it'd work on fiends too. Afterall, they'd be interested as well." Ari looks to the others for light sources. "Once we get more light, I suggest sending Rogan up at the end of the light with us following behind as usual."

 

[Velmont]

"I don't think so. I would rather think that dracolich has chosen to hide things from other dragon, fearing they would be a danger to him. I would not even surprise that his phylactery, where his soul was bound, could be found beyond that door. Don't forget at one time, human and other dragonmarked creature where nothing to the dragons. That might be how this dragon was thinking, that he had nothing to fear from any of teh dragonmarked races." replies Jango. He lights up his lanterns and project the bulleyes ray toward the new found path.

 

[jkason]

Brother Donovan, warpriestly human cleric

Ari looks to the others for light sources. "Once we get more light, I suggest sending Rogan up at the end of the light with us following behind as usual."

As Jango lights his lantern, Donovan jabs his thumb at his backpack.

"I have a few sunrods, too, if we need 'em."

Donovan squints down the hall to see what he can see in the beam from Jango's lantern.

 

[drothgery]

As Jango lights his lantern, Donovan jabs his thumb at his backpack.

"I have a few sunrods, too, if we need 'em."

"I could cast a spell, but it really wouldn't provide much more light than a lantern." Khalia said. "Of course, I could turn the energy from that into an attack, which might be useful depending on what we find..."

 

[Mista Collins]

With a quick gasp as Ari pulls the lever and then a sigh when it appears there was no trap, Rogan smiles at the man. "Good thing that wasn't trapped."

"Once we get more light, I suggest sending Rogan up at the end of the light with us following behind as usual."

"Works for me. This places worries me." The Daggerspell Guardian says as the others discuss light sources. "Should we have Aern keep watch or should he come down here with us?"

 

[Velmont]

"If we want an extra light source, keep you spell for healing, I can supply enough of them." replies Jango to Khalia. He then looks at ari and Rogan. "Who want to go first?"

 

[DEFCON 1]

Jango's bullseye lantern does a wonderful job of throwing a long cone of light down the corridor... brightness to 60 feet, shadowy illumination to 120'. However because it's directional, those behind him and to the sides are still in very shadowy darkness. Knowing that he's usually walking in back and he bought his sunrods for just this purpose, Donovan slams one open to start as well, thereby creating an additional 30 feet of bright light around the group themselves. Now they have the best of both worlds (although a third person closer to the front might want to get a light source active as well, on the off-chance the melee fighters get split apart in the future.)

In any event, Jango's lantern enlightens the corridor in front of them, and the group can see that it goes on for maybe eighty feet or so, ending in a portculis in the down position... its iron bars preventing further progress. Past it, there seems to be a room or something beyond, although it's too shadowy to make anything further out. You'd need to advance further down the corridor to make out more details.

OOC: The entire party has bright light in a 30' radius from Donovan in all directions, and shadowy light out to 60'. From Jango there is bright light in a 60' cone straight ahead, and shadowy light out to 120'.

I have placed the group in a basic starting formation. However, as you move forward (or choose to stay still), please let me know any changes to order or position, how much space you are leaving between individuals, and what any of you might be doing as you advance or stand still. We will need this information continually from here on out while you are down here.