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Message: <blockquote data-quote="stonegod" data-source="post: 4825189" data-attributes="member: 36973">Gathering close, the group makes its way through the dark, cobweb infested stair. No one—no one living, that is—has step this way in some time. Jarrith keeps his blades handy, with Ashlyn's vigilant watch by his side.The stair ends at a short, empty hall. Creeping forward, Jarrith makes is halfway to the door when he feels more than hears a slight... click.Trap! The Stalker, the Flame protecting him, launches himself forward, barely escaping the mechanism. As Ashlyn's eyes open wide in realization, two thick stone slabs drop with lighting speed, closing off the middle 10 ft. section of hallway. Terrible grinding noises issue from within, then the stones rise, revealing an empty corridor! [Jarrith succeeds on Ref; Ashlyn, Marot, and Avron fail]Ashlyn presses against the stone in vain as its shoots up with amazing speed. Then the walls glow a sickly green, and Marot and Avron barely have time to register the magical trap before the sickly light fills the chamber. The trap is too strong for the mad archivist, who collapses unconsciousness. That Which Lies Beneath (Surprise Round)As quickly as it started, the stone rests, the slabs opening away to reveal a small landing at the top of one stair and the bottom of another. An alcove to the north holds a leering stone statue, while the alcove to the south is a disquieting piece made all of chains. There is little time to recognize them as they spring into motion!The leering statue steps forward and claws at the Ashlyn, bypassing her startled defenses [4hp] But she has no time to react as a portrait on the wall before Marot that bears an uncanny resemblance to the missing Ireena appears to gesture and cast a spell! Everyone's muscles freeze for a moment, but Marot is held in place as the others fight it off! [Marot held]. In the other alcove, the chains around the statue begin to move of their own according, slowing building up speed!Down below, the others stare stunned at the sudden void where their friends were. Suddenly, Ladreth cries out in pain something unseen claws at him, drawing blood! An airy hiss fills the room now! [Something hidden hits Ladreth; 11hp]That Which Lies Beneath (Round 1)Marot attempts to fight the magic hold him, but cannot, and remains frozen. [Save fails; still paralyzed]The statuary and portrait continue their assault. The statue tears into the the startled paladin, but only one claw strikes true. [1 attack hit; 4 hp] The portrait laughs evilly and seems to cast another spell, but Ashlyn's muscles resist the compulsion. [Save made]. The mass of chains steps forward, lashing in all direction. The sleeping Avron and the paralyzed Marot cannot avoid them, and the chains cut a deep wound! They hold it together enough not to bleed and Avron is cruelly awoken. [No save for Avron and Marot; 30hp; Fort successful v. bleeding; the two are still looking very bad.][This is a split combat with those that were whisked away on the Prime Map (lower) and those downstairs on the Unprime Map (upper). No one is clear where the other group went other than 'up.'Jarrith is up.]That Which Lies Beneath (Round 1)<img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=40494&stc=1&d=1244853512" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />Map Key: A: Avron, A: Ashlyn,   C: Chain Statue, J: Jarrith, K: Khensu, G: Leering Statue, L:: Ladreth, M: Marot,  R: P: Portrait, Ravika, T: Tessa.Conditions:  Lime Border: Held; White: Prone.StatusM: 22 [16/46, Paralyzed]G: 20P: 18C: 18J: 17T: 17A: 16 [57/65]T: 13A: 11 [11/41, Prone]K: 9R: 8L: 6 [44/55]</blockquote>

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