Ptolus: The Prison of the Sahuagin Queen

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

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So, are we trying the door in the southern wall?[/sblock]

 

[Cthulhudrew]

Vanden puts his ear to the door to see if he can discern any activity beyond it.

[sblock=ooc]Listen check, +3[/sblock]

If he hears nothing, he will glance at the others to make sure they are ready, then gently open the door.

 

[Erekose13]

Maugra nods in readiness.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

[sblock=Vanden]Vanden hears nothing through the door.[/sblock]

 

[Cthulhudrew]

"I hear nothing on the other side," Vanden informs his companions. He reaches out and opens the door.

[sblock=ooc]Presuming, of course, that it's not locked and/or barred.[/sblock]

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

The door opens into another room, 15 feet deep and 25 feet wide. The door is located five feet from the western wall along the northern wall.

Along the perimeter of the room are elaborately engraved pillars, a total of 10 in all, casting bars of shadow across the far walls. In the center of the room, protruding a foot or so above the brackish water, is a dais upon which rests a rune-encrusted golden amulet with a large red gem in the center. Looming over the dais and its treasure is a 10-foot tall metal statue of the Lion of Tarsis. The statue's body is streaked red and brown with rust.

 

[Trench]

Ada looks around.

"Well. Tempting." she says, cocking her head toward the amulet.

"You realize it has to be too good to be true."

 

[Trollbabe]

Garnet enters the small chamber holding his spear in one hand and raising his lantern in the other. The statue of the lion is somewhat symbolic of this place... forgotten... dissrepair. Leaning his spear against one of the pillars and with his spare hand he weaves a small pattern in the air focusing on the amulet trying to detect an arcane aura. (OOC: cast detect magic)

 

[Erekose13]

Maugra follows Garnet in looking for any particular inscriptions and the like or changes in stonework.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Maugra examines the stonework, picking out what appear to be the Tarsisian officials who died because of Iasmini's treachery so long ago.

[sblock=Garnet]The amulet, about a third of a foot long, throbs with a moderate evocation aura.[/sblock]