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Message: <blockquote data-quote="James McMurray" data-source="post: 1545542" data-attributes="member: 743">At a three way split the group heads left and into an empty house. The right fork also proves to be empty, but the middle path leads up to a locked door, above which is a sign with a potion bottle and a quarterstaff. Above the pictures are unrecognizable glyphs.Nadeem is unable to open the door, and Tor moves forward to hack it down. When his Githka slams into th door, a cone o razor-sharp darts flies out, pelting both Nadeem and Tor. Hoping that the trap cannot reset itself, Tor continues to hack at the door, finally bringing it down. Tor moves in and finds a large room filled with empty shelves. A counter blocks the back end of the room from the front, and a closed door is on the other side. Tor tests the door by hurling a bookshelf at it, and when nothing happens he moves up t hack at it. The first time his blade slams into the do, the air around him shimmers and 3 giant yellow jackets step through.They claw and sting at th surprised Tor, and the rest of the party rushes forward. The wasp’s wound are closing slowly, making killing them very tough. But after a while they disappear, the magic holding them in the world having faded. The group retreats to recuperate yet again.The next time they return they are more prepared. The gash in the door has healed itself, and Tor moves forward. This time only two wasps appear, and the prepared party puts them down easily.Behind the door is a storage room. A quick search and a Detect Psionics reveals a small locked strongbox. Th party opens the bow forcefully, and inside its padded interior are 4 small sculptures made of feathers. Three are shaped like tiny birds, and one is a whip. There are also some coins and a potion inside. The party gathers them up and heads out the back door to a wide bridge leading to another tree. This house’s door is surrounded by glowing Glyphs. Fearing a trap, Nadeem uses a tattoo to Vigor himself and then steps up to attempt to open the door. It is locked, so the party rests. Tahm meditates that evening and unlocks within himself the ability to telekinetically open doors from afar.The group returns, and two knocks later the door opens. Nadeem steps through the door and as his foot passes the threshold the runes flare and he clutches at his chest and drops to one knee inside a richly appointed living room. From behind a door on the far side of the room a nasally voice calls out, “Who th hell is in my house?”  Nadeem replies that he is an explorer and the voice tell him he’s a burglar. A short talk follows, with the voice continually berating Nadeem and calling him “dumbass”. Whoever is there is obviously quite amused that their trap almost killed Nadeem.When the discussion proves tiresome, the voice tells Nadeem to leave, but the Xeph is afraid of the door. When asked, th voice tells him to figure out if the trap is still active or not. The party outside tells him that the runes are still glowing. Fearing the worst, Nadeem steps though, but nothing happens as the one-way trigger fails to operate. The group heals Nadeem and heads back to the North Western bridge to take the left fork.</blockquote>

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