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Tavin - Monk

Tavin slips a dagger from it's sheath and prepares to throw as he watches the door.

The door creaks open and light from outside filters in.

his door opens into a small vestry. Pieces of broken glass and splinters of crystal lie scattered within. Someone evidently made a fire in the far corner, as bits of charred wood and cloth lie on the floor, and the rafters overhead are blackened with soot. A pile of robes, once ivory-colored, lie in the center of the room. They are soiled and stained with excrement.

Actions?

Hit points and marching order
Effric 10/10 <4/1>
Morgan 18/18
--Calthas 13/13
Tavin 9/9 <>
Father Redmond 13/13 <>
Caydon 11/11
--Thurwin 5/5 <sleep/sleep>

Thurwin - Wizard

Thurwin wrinkles his nose at the excrement stained robes. He shakes his head and says "I'll definitely pass on those, thank you."

Thurwin will stand watch as anyone searches, Once searching is done he says "I suppose we head to investigate the rest of this temple (the north)

Father Redmond will stand watch with Thurwin while the others do their business.

Effric, Druid

Effric will hold his nose and poke the robes with his staff.

Tavin - Monk

North it is. He will start heading that way carefully.

Effric holds his nose and pokes at the robes. They move at the touch (although they are a bit stiff in places) and the stench wafts from them, but otherwise nothing of note happens.

The kung-fu master starts heading to the north part of this monstrosity of a building. He passes the grand staircase leading down that Thurwin investigated before.

To the north of the staircase is a stone railing, with supports of white, brown, and green stone alternating; its upper portion is cinnebar. The floor beyond is paved with three-foot squares of highly polished red granite. The square columns of some type of yellowish stone are carved in bas relief, and painted to show scenes of fire and suffering with demonaic creatures leering on.

This leads to the high altar of the room. A huge bronze vessel chased with copper stands here. Its six legs hold it slightly more than a foot above the floorstones. The basin-like pot is eight feet in diameter. Its bottom is filled with old charcoal, bits of blackened bone, and undefinable lumps. A piece of chain still hangs over this altar, and evidently others similar once also hung there, but their bronze links were broken, and short pieces lie on the floor around the area. The altar's rim is dented and cut, as if struck by many hard blows.

Beyond to the north is a dais and throne of some sort. There is also a door heading east just north of the basin-like vessel of bronze.


Most of the party is between areas 6 and 8, with Tavin in area 8.

Actions?

Hit points and marching order
Effric 10/10 <4/1>
Morgan 18/18
--Calthas 13/13
Tavin 9/9 <>
Father Redmond 13/13 <>
Caydon 11/11
--Thurwin 5/5 <sleep/sleep>

Effric, Druid

Effric gives up on the stinky soiled robes and also heads north. He'll check out the throne, walking around it and looking for anything unusual.

The dais extends south into the Temple, forming a circular area. The floor, steps, and walls are black basalt, highly polished and gleaming. Four steps lead to the upper platform, and upon it is a great throne of purplish basalt, with leering demon faces and carved grinning skulls. Above the throne, the following words in the common tongue are chiseled into the curving wall:

THE POWER OF ELEMENTAL DEATH BRINGS MORTALS LOW
BUT RAISES THE NAMELESS ONE HIGH

The flags upon which the throne sets are ten-foot squares of granite, set in a mosaic pattern:


this is the view from above.

Actions?

Hit points and marching order
Effric 10/10 <4/1>
Morgan 18/18
--Calthas 13/13
Tavin 9/9 <>
Father Redmond 13/13 <>
Caydon 11/11
--Thurwin 5/5 <sleep/sleep>

Thurwin - Wizard

Thurwin examines the tiles visually, standing back and waiting to see what the others want to do (check for traps, etc) He shakes his head in displeasure at the surroundings, wishing he could obliterate them totally.