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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rel" data-source="post: 1944137" data-attributes="member: 99">Finally rid of the incessant attacks by the Trollkin, the group was able to proceed with greater deliberation.  With Lazarius still wearing the painful circlet that allowed him to see through the fog, he was able to determine the locations of another pair of Wards.  Marius had determined that these were beyond his ability to disable, but he tried anyway and his incredible reflexes were enough to allow him to dodge the elemental blasts that burst from them when they were triggered.  As a result, they were able to progress up the darkened hallway and approach the portion of wall where Lazarius had seen some sort of magical effect when one of the Wards had detonated.It turned out that a broad section of the wall was illusory and beyond it was a set of stairs leading up to a stout door.  They gathered along the stairs and took a few moments to assess their wounds as they decided on their next course of action.  They had shed a lot of blood and used a large portion of their magic to gain the meager ground they had crossed in the last hour.  And they had lost young Albius, whose death hung heavy on the heart of Marcus.  The price paid demanded that they not relinquish this territory to the enemy again.  And they also knew that time was running out.  Wounded and drained though they were, they had to press forward.The door before them was covered in runes, powerful ones by Lazarius’ estimation, and they doubted very much whether any of them could disable them.  Their effects would have to be suffered by whoever opened the door.  Marius volunteered reluctantly but his skill at dodging the earlier magical traps could not be denied.They spent the next several minutes applying every magical protection and enhancement they had, knowing that once they crossed this final threshold that it would be an all out struggle to the death with the Banelar and whatever minions they still held close as bodyguards.The others retreated around the corner leaving Marius alone in the alcove at the door.  With a sigh and a crack of his knuckles, he grabbed the door handle.  “Here goes nothing…”He pulled.</blockquote>

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