Chaosforge 4e PBF - IC

[slave]

Berak takes a moment to consider the feeling he had about the walls of this place.

Dungeoneering check with Guidance of the Past: 2#1d20+7=25,10. Use the higher result=25

He deems it too risky to venture into the tunnel alone. The gem on his chest turns dark and he goes back to the ship, passing Quill on the way, to tell the others what he saw.

[Malek Deneith]

Berak recognizes that the feeling of familiarity regarding the walls comes from the fact that they look dwarven-made. Or to be precise made in the way dwarves used back during the times before his imprisonment.

[LuckyDee]

With the others taking care of reconnaissance and digging up Quill Isirius, after having briefly surveyed the surroundings, walks to the front of the boat to confront it once more: - So tell me, ship, what of our journey back? Say we meet the King and return his property, will you be bringing us back to Fallcrest as well? Or is this decision not yours to make?

[thelaptop]

Marek silently stands near Quill, watching the exchange quietly, feeling a little miffed for being slightly slighted.

He too awaits the shiphead to give more orders.

[Xander Morhaime]

Quill, meanwhile, takes the precaution of bashing in any skulls they find, in case they might be attached to skeletons that felt they needed to rise up and start being a nuisance.

[Malek Deneith]

- I travel on behest of the Winter King. Your fates are in his hand - is all Isirius hears in reply.

[thelaptop]

"May Pelor guide us," Marek mumbles as he makes his way carefully towards Berak.

"I believe Pelor wants us to enter the tunnel.  I seem to have heard some words from him," Marek says to Berak.

[S.K. Ren]

Gosok shrugs and begins moving to the tunnel. With nothing else to do he takes out one of his sunrods to light the way. The writing Berak mentioned had him curious.

[slave]

Berak nods to Marek and follows Gosok to the tunnel. Once there, he carefully moves towards the the chamber, testing the air for signs of magic and looking for doors or openings that might lead beyond the chamber.

Detect magic: 1d20+13=29

Once he believes there is no immediate danger to them, he takes his time to inspect the writing on the floor.

[LuckyDee]

Isirius ambles in after the rest, observing the surroundings until his eyes fall on the column. He approaches it casually, trying to fathom its purpose.

[Xander Morhaime]

Quill hurried to the front of the group - since there was less actual snow here, she didn't need anyone clearing her a path. And besides, she was the one carrying the sceptre.

As a precaution, though, she kept her weapon ready and the fire enchantments on it active. Anything that liked the cold this much could not be trusted.

[S.K. Ren]

Gosok takes his time looking at the writings and keeps an eye out for more.

Perception; Religion (1d20+7=18, 1d20+7=8)

[Malek Deneith]

Gosok Skyborn
The mul finds that writings on the floor are forming two circles around the broken column, each circle written in a different language. The inner circle is written in runic language identical to the one he uses for his own purposes. While the formulas used within are much more complex than anything Gosok can muster the context of the writing is fairly clear: it's a spell to magnify and channel the power of the column... or more likely an object placed in the column to affect a specific nearby area. Well it was a spell anyway, now it seems inert.

The outer circle is more difficult, trying to understand those writings makes Gosok's eyes water and gives him a slight headache but finally he begins to understand what he's looking at. It's a set of symbols forming phrases in an advanced form of Primordial language. These words seem to be a combination of words of power, probably intended to supply the rune-spell made with inner writings; and symbols that should ward the area off for mortal beings. Alas parts of the outer writings, mostly of the wards are damaged - the floor they were scribed upon gave away under the hand of time.

Berak
The shardmind does find another way out of the room, a wide passage in the left wall (that couldn't be seen when looking into the room from a distance and most certainly not one I forgot to mention when first describing the room) that ends with a set of solid double doors. As for magic, there are traces of it in the chamber but it's just that... traces.

Isirius
On a closer look the "column" seems to have a hole drilled in the top of it, enabling one to place something in it. Like a torch or another object of similar shape.

[slave]

Berak walks quietly to the double doors and examines them. He tries to detect any sound from the other side of the doors.

Perception check: 1d20+7=12

[Malek Deneith]

Berak does not detect any sounds on the other side of the doors.