RJK'S Cairn of the Skeleton King

[DM_Matt]

"Ropes were never my specialty, but I will definitely give it a try as long as he does not try to squash me. Having this guy on our side might not be a bad idea if this so-called Skeleton King is one of those devious types."

[sblock=Use Ropes]Skill check Use Ropes +5, if it doesn't succeed, he'll just sever them[/sblock]

Adam stands ready in case the giant suddenly attacks. While he would be the most qualified to burst the bonds, he fears for the group if this hulk gets the drop on him.

 

[Le Noir Faineant]

"Ropes were never my specialty, but I will definitely give it a try as long as he does not try to squash me. ..."

Rupert fails in unbinding the giant, and has indeed to sit down and to sewer them with his weapons...

As he finishes it, The giants lets his free hand fall on Rupert's head and roars something... [2 DAM unlethal...] It takes a moment until the thief realizes that this not meant as an attack, but as a gesture of friendliness...

Anton scans around the room and corridors with his magic-detection, trying to find any more sources of magic.

Though the entire place appears like bathed in evil magic, Anton doesn't detect any more specific sources...

"I would like you to retrieve that jewel encrusted Skull for my friends" says Zanax to the Furbie. "Retrieve it, bring it to Anton to study, and then let me know what you see up the stairs from which it came".

Yes, master!


The clumsy beast hops towards the skull, pushes it, and kicks it into the air to land it on it's own head. Balancing the skull on it's front, it hops back towards Zanax...

"Holy waters that flow across this land, aid me in soothing this tortured creatures suffering."

Out of the nowhere, a small waterfall manifests over Timrek's heads and bathes the smoking kobold...

While it doesn't seem to affect the poor kobold in another way than to take away the last few remains of his dignity, the transformation stops indeed a second after the involuntary baptism. Timrek look healthy, though radically changed...

The kobolds skin is now black, and his eyes shimmer in deep red!

 

[Kafkonia]

"I feel ssstrange," Timrek says. "Do I look different?"

 

[ethandrew]

Rupert looks up at the giant and winces a little bit before he grabs an enormous finger from the hand perched on his head, akin to a baby and says to the giant in common, "You didn't have to be so thankful, big fella."

He pats the top of the giant's hand in an affectionate gesture as best as possible before addressing Timrek's question, "I am not quite sure what happened to bring about your change, maybe some of the more magically inclined could answer better than I, but from looks alone, you're much different. Your scales are now all black and your eyes glow an eery red. You almost look like a baby black dragon I have seen in books! Are you alright? What happened to you?"

 

[Vertexx69]

Titus helps Timrek back to his feet, while keeping an eye on the apparently grateful giant. "I see that you didn't notice Anton grab his head when he cast that just a moment ago." Then looking towards the nercomancers imp. "Anton, can your little mischief maker Reezo, become invisible and see what threw that skull down the stairs?"

 

[kinem]

Reezo hisses indignantly at Titus, and takes cover behind Anton's leg. "Impudent mortal! Unworthy to address me though you are, you dare speak about me thus! The very idea ..."

"Reezo" Anton says patiently "I'm sure he didn't mean it like that. It's just that us mortals, without your mighty powers of invisibility and resistance to attacks, would stand much less chance of successfully investigating. If we fail here, we all die, and you'll have to report back to your Master what little came of your mission here. If we succeed on the other hand, who knows what great magics of necromancy are concealed in this tomb, ripe for the taking?"

The imp replies "I will go for the sake of my mission ... but not for him!" (pointing at Titus)

Reezo turns invisible, then goes to investigate the stairway to the left, where the skull came from.

 

[zoons]

Zanax addresses the Giant in common. "What can you tell us of this place? Your aid would help ensure all of our survival and we'd be greatful for any you could give."

OOC: If the Giant understands and speaks common as it now seems he can, great. If not, Moja will reluctantly act as translator.

"Please give that to Anton" says Zanax to the Furbie.

 

[ethandrew]

Rupert looks over at Zanax as he speaks to the giant and winks after he is done addressing him, "You wish for him to aid? This is my new best friend, of course we'd be grateful for everything he could do to help us out."

Not entirely sure where he will end up with this overt display of friendship, but Rupert feels at the best, a giant bodyguard would never hurt.

 

[Le Noir Faineant]

"I feel ssstrange," Timrek says. "Do I look different?"

I like the tone of the posts here. Makes me chuckle.

Zanax addresses the Giant in common. "What can you tell us of this place? Your aid would help ensure all of our survival and we'd be greatful for any you could give."

The giant seems not to udnerstand your words in common, and, as many giants, doesn't lappear to be very clever.

"They wanted me fighter. Training man. Jester. Could not. Be Priest."

Then, the giant looks at the small furbie on his feet and a grin shows on his bulging lips.

"Food?"

"Please give that to Anton" says Zanax to the Furbie.

The Furbie hops over to Anton, making a BIG circle around the giant...

Reezo turns invisible, then goes to investigate the stairway to the left, where the skull came from.

Reezo turns invisible, then goes to investigate the stairway to the left, where the skull came from.

Reezo flies over to the stairway and looks around the corner, sure that his invisibility will protect him from anything he finds there...

Behind a short and crumbled stairway opens a big hall of strange blue stone. (Like coral, you would say.)

The hall is empty except for three grey sockets, on which three big statues stand, each three times as big as a human.

All statues are indeed composed of three main components:

Gold, jewels, and bone.

It seems as if part of human skeletons have been worked into the gold...

An obscene image...

Right before them lies the motionless body of a cloaked figure - your guide from the entrance...

Aaprt from that, the room is bare and cold.

 

[Kafkonia]

[SBLOCK=OOC] Oops, I thought we all saw that.[/SBLOCK]