The Test of Time

[Elocin]

Soen Morrowsong

Soen stands before the group and attempts to get everyone's attention before stating, "So I see we have two different options here. We can either spend the night up on the surface or climb down into the hole and spend the night in there. Both options have their merits:

Surface - We can see any potential enemy from afar and make any preparations that might need to be done. If we need to retreat we can retreat in any direction necessary. The bad part about this is enemies can see us from afar as well, especially if we have a fire going and I doubt we can see in every direction at once so some enemies could possibly sneak up on us. We would be open to any weather effect that might happen in these parts and it does get awfully cold at night.

The Hole - We would be stuck in a somewhat small room and if any enemy found us we would have only two ways to go, really only one. Our only escape route would be through the door (if we could open it that is) and without knowing what is behind said door that might be an even worse situation. The plus side is the only way for enemies to see us would be to stumble right on top of us. We could have one person every now and then stick their head out of the hole to look around to see if anyone is around. We could easily (I think) cover the hole to make it even harder for someone to find us. We could also make a bigger fire as I am sure all of us could use the extra heat and I think Elrion would benefit the most with the extra heat. Besides any enemies that can dig, we only really have to watch for enemies coming from two directions, in through the door or in from the hole.

As you can all guess by now I vote we stay in the hole for the night but I will go with whatever the group decides as a whole. What say you all?"

 

[Scotley]

Rurrahr Litorian Unfettered

Rurrahr looks at Soen. "I don't care where we sleep as long as there is room down there the hole is fine. I think we should rest now and let the wounded and the spellcasters get back up to strength."

 

[Erekose13]

The Door

Without any more votes either way, apathy gives way to acquiesence and you all follow Soen into the hole. You are careful to go easy on Elrion so that his wounds don't open again. Setting watch for the night, it passes uneventfully though no one gets a good night's sleep after yesterdays encounter. Soen has altered his spell selection and may now cast what he needs to. Elrion wakes up in the morning very sore, his head feeling like it was stomped on by a giant. Rurrahr and Elrion feel a bit better having been taken care of for the night. [ooc: They each gain 3 hit points for the night bringing Elrion to 1/9 and Rurrahr to 6/10]

Those who choose to inspect the door find that it is set into a solid stone wall that comprises the far end of the cavern. It is a large stone door 6 feet across and 9 feet
high. The door bears the image of a pair of rearing dragons wearing crowns. Each dragon’s one visible eye is a keyhole.

 

[Elocin]

Soen Morrowsong

Again Soen turns to the group and comments, "I think we need to study this door some more and have Elrion and Rurrarh take it easy and just rest the entire day to recover. If they do that then tomorrow they should be fine to go on. Every now and then we should pop our heads out the hole to see if anyone is near or heading in our direction."

I will also cast the spells Read Magic and Recent Occupant while studying the door to see if I can unearth any more information about the doors or any of its occupants.

 

[Zoatebix]

Shi-Torob, Giant Champion of Death 1

Soon after waking, while others are studying the door, on watch, or resting, Shi-Torob approaches the massive door.

"Don't suppose they left it unlocked?" he says to no one in particular. He reaches out his right hand and pauses. "You might want to stand back." Fully aware that there might be some trap, he feels for a latch or a knob, fondles, pushes, pulls, shakes, tries to slide, but does not harm the door.

 

[Scotley]

Rurrahr takes Soen's advice and rests today. He does watch Shi-Torob's efforts with interest.

 

[Lobo Lurker]

K'trinaxes

In the morning, before donning his armor K'trinaxes makes his way over to Elrion a lays his hands upon him again; iron determination written across his face. He intones another prayer (1d10+1=11), reinforcing Elrion's lifeforce with his own. The cost is great (6 subdual) but in the end Elrion has completely recovered.

Glancing over at Rurrahr, he chuckles as he leans his back against a wall. "...patience lithoran. I will tend to your wounds when I am able."

After resting for a couple hours K'trinaxes stands. "I am ready now." He lays his hand upon Rurrahr's shoulder (1d10+1=4) and intones another prayer.

Finished, he staggers shakily to a boulder and sits down heavily. "I'm afraid I am spent for the day." he smiles weakly... though it's oddly unnerving.

OOC: Lesser Transfer Wounds on Elrion. Weaving remaining slots to cast Lesser Transfer Wounds on Rurrahr.
K'trinaxes is now Staggered. 8 subdual and 8 hit points.

 

[Erekose13]

The entire day is a little uneventful as you wait and rest. With K'trinaxes' healing everyone is at full health by early afternoon (healed all damage, 8 subdual damage heals at 1/hr right? so K'trin is all good in 8hrs.)

... then Shi-Torob touches the door...

A rune flashes briefly on the door before a bright green light flashes out of the dragon’s eyes, lashing towards Shi-Torob’s head. The giant feels a strong repulsion from the door, but fights to maintain his hold. Winning out against the warding effect, the giant is able to test the door but finds it locked. [ooc:save made]

Soen approaches the door and casts recent occupant careful not to touch it. He gets the sense that the room has not been used in a very long time. The last creature to enter the room was Layrous Demranit, a human, approximately 2000 years ago.

 

[Scotley]

Rurrahr

"Thank you K'trinaxes, you are most generous." Seeing the magic and that the door is locked, Rurrahr sits in careful contemplation for a while. "I do not think that I have the ability to open the door. Would it be possible to dig some more and enter beyond the door? Do we have come clue that might tell us how the opposition planned to open the door?"

 

[Zoatebix]

After the initial shock of something bad not quite happening, I of course touch the door again.