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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Deuce Traveler" data-source="post: 3446406" data-attributes="member: 34958">Barok goes first and steps twenty feet ahead of the party, examing each step with a critical eye by light of Nikolos' sunrod and occasionally poking around with his sword before continuing.  After some time he clears the room, as well as the steps leading up to the platform (but not the platform itself).  There are no traps in this room, that the rogue can find anyway.Relieved, the rest of the party moves in and examines the pillars closely.  They each are about fifteen feet in height, and freely stand as none touch the dome overhead.  The dome itself is a light blue in appearance with white whisps added to give it the look of the sky during daylight, although the dye used has somewhat faded or been chipped away due to the passage of time.  The pillars themselves have scenes upon their surface, although the shapes and figures protrude forth as if the entire pillar around them was what was carved so that they would better stand out.The scenes in the pillars closest to the doors show winged elves flying down from the sky with the sun's rays shining on from behind them.  The next pillars show the beings wielding magic to create might trees in which they lived in, and the creating of great crystals.  Then there are scenes of the winged elves greeting other races and giving them gifts.  The next pillar scenes show the winged elves at war, and when Nikolos' light reaches this area he can see that there is a tunnel on the far side of the room that leads downwards.  Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be stairs.  The final pillars show many bodies of winged elves being attacked and slaughtered by various men in strange armor.  Above the men, looking downwards as if some king of god or spirit, is the enlarged head of a locust.Caramip[sblock]There are some brief words etched into the pillars, but most of these are an ancient form of sylvan that you don't recognize.  Still, you do catch one word that seems repeated often. 'Avariel', which means the winged ones.  Also, the top of the last two pillars are nearly bare, as if never completed, and end with the beast and the men standing over many winged bodies.[/sblock]Silas[sblock]As you use your knowledge of architecture to take a closer look, you notice that there are differences between the maker of the pillars at the mad gnome's refuge and the pillars here.  The figures here are more angular and the spilling of winged elven blood is more vivid.  While the previous pillars were made with an artistic grace that was simpler and gave a sense of meditation and peace, the architect of these looks as if he worked with more passion and with the last pillars, almost with anger.  Also, the top of the last two pillars are nearly bare, as if never completed, and end with the beast and the men standing over many winged bodies.[/sblock]Nikolos[sblock]Your historical mind notices that the scenes of warfare are often one-sided.  As the other humanoids war with the winged elves, the airborne beings seem to be using magic to attempt to hold back or otherwise incapacitate their attackers without killing them.  The might of their magic seems to allow this, until the men with strange armor begin to invade, along with a strange looking quadrapedal creature with horns that seems to attack from an opposite direction.  What is clear is that their magic does not seem to be enough, and many more winged elves fall with these last few pillars.  Also, the top of the last two pillars are nearly bare, as if never completed, and end with the beast and the men standing over many winged bodies.  There are some writings, and with your spell you see that they are titles are short descriptions to the scenes.  The winged elves are called the 'Avariel' which means the winged ones in an ancient and forgotten form of sylvan.  The races receiving gifts are 'orcs', 'gnomes', 'dwarves', 'goblins', 'humans', among other similar and common humanoids.  The men with the strange armor, or perhaps the locust being gazing down upon them, are called 'Locusi' or 'of the locust'.  The creature with the horns doesn't have a title, but in Sylvan the event is called 'Land's Death'.  A number of elves seem to be casting magic around the creature, but the results of that scene were never completed.[/sblock]</blockquote>

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