Peladus listens carefully to Xir's report, nodding at the wisdom of caution.
"Bones? That's a poser. Either those men are evil, or else bones are the most plentiful building material around, or ... what? Well, we haven't seen lots of bones lying around, so I guess we can dismiss that possibility."
"Unless they've built their defence from the bones of their enemies. Don't forget, this is supposed to be a place with lots of undead - although we haven't seen any. Puzzling!"
"Well, what do we do? It's clear that Darque is somehow prevented from returning to Orussus. It may be that he's being held prisoner, so we'd better be cautious. What did his letter say? 'Make sure the bearers of the staff are competent and tough, for they will surely be tested.'
The young mage frowns then, and says, "Perhaps now would be a good time to examine that staff. It may give us some idea of what predicament he's in. May I?"
He holds out his hand for the staff.
[sblock=OOC]Examine the staff. Knowledge (arcana) +7[/sblock]