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Post by Cyran Fenastra-Asiliari on Dec 2, 2022 0:35:48 GMT -5
Closing his eyes seemed to do the trick. In the darkness Cyran could make out a light coming from the ground, like instead of dirt, the floor was made of glass concealing a dark pit with an eye painted that he could not see any further down. In that moment, what lie below the eye didn’t really matter as long as it would get them out of this room. Gerhart seemed to have come to the same conclusion, as when Cyran opened his eyes again he found Gerhart setting up a trap to destroy the glass. On the other hand, Cirice seemed to have come to the conclusion that the gaps between the walls and the floor were the key, as she’d immediately bent down and tried to shove her fingers in the cracks as if to pull it up.
“The eye!” Cyran called, with no time to explain. If Gerhart’s explosive didn’t work at destroying the glass, or giving them access to the pit, then Cyran ran up to the glass circle, tracing a circle along the ground with his finger around him and Gerhart to open a hole in the ground for them to fall through.[1] Just before he could fall through, a pair of black spectral wings sprouted from his back that would catch him before he could fall and plunge to his death.[2]
“Cirice, come on!” He cried out to catch her attention before the young cleric could be crushed by the walls that were rapidly closing in on them. 1. Create Door 2. Bat Wings
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Post by Admin: Soul on Dec 2, 2022 16:41:40 GMT -5
The walls continued to close in, quickly pressing forward as the empty space in the room was vanishing every second. The trio set out to uncover the truth of the room, trying to figure out a way to free themselves or stop the walls before they closed in and crushed everyone to death. Gerhart had an idea after discovering the fake floor, setting up an explosive trap and preparing it to blow.
Meanwhile both Cirice and Cyran also moved around the room, the moon elf woman trying to inspect the moving walls, looking under it at the small crack between the bottom of the wall and the floor while the male elf prepared a spell, getting ready to create a hole in the ground. It was a good plan, one that would have worked, but before they had a chance to fully complete the casting of the spell and before Cirice could find anything a loud explosion went off.
The room filled with the sounds of explosions as sand, dirt and glass flew through the air, interrupting Cyran's spell. The floor dropped, being instantly shattered by Gerharts triggered trap. It was hard to see anything as clouds of debris blocked vision. But all of them could feel that the floor was no longer beneath their feet, and as the walls continued to close in, finally meeting in the center of the room, the group of adventurers fell.
Now free falling through the shattered floor, Gerhart, Cyran and Cirice all peered into the dark abyss, a cylindrical pit below them. Darkness looms as the ground was no where in sight and none of them could see the end of the pit.
Notes: The group is now free falling down a pit with no idea how close the bottom is. Hitting the bottom at this speed will remove all hit preventions and result in a wound.
Both of Cyran's spells were interrupted by Gerhart's explosion.
-Cirice- 0 Wounds -Cyran- 0 Wounds, one blind eye -Gerhart- 0 Wounds
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Post by Ser Gerhart Stanislav on Dec 2, 2022 16:51:22 GMT -5
The celebration of being right is cut woefully short as Gerhart starts falling. The rocks and sand pelt him as he covers his vitals. After a moment he relaxes, his cuirass glowing blue before leathery blue wings sprout from the back, seemingly flicking off static as they unfurl. With a few flaps he stopped his descent, letting out a breath.
Checking on his companions he will eventually be relieved to see Cyrans wings, but before he can joke Cirice falls past them. “Shit!” Gerhart immediately turns to start diving past the rubble to try and catch her.
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Post by Cyran Fenastra-Asiliari on Dec 2, 2022 20:30:02 GMT -5
Gerhart’s explosion interrupted Cyran before he had the chance to cast his spells or summon his wings, so he found himself free falling with Gerhart and Cirice for a few seconds before he summoned his wings- for real this time- and slowed to a controlled descent.[1] He nearly dove to grab Gerhart, who was closest to him, before Gerhart’s cuirass began to glow and he caught himself with his own pair of wings. Gerhart immediately dove for Cirice, attempting to catch her before she could fall too far out of his reach.
Cyran flew below the both of them and hovered, nervously holding his arms out to catch Cirice in case Gerhart could not hold her weight. “Are you two alright? Take it slow on the way down!”
The tunnel was dark, but now that he was no longer under threat of getting crushed by moving walls or falling to his death, he peered down the tunnel, trying to see if he could make out the ground below as they descended.[2] He didn’t want to be caught off guard if they were tumbling into yet another trap.
As they descended, he kept close to Cirice and Gerhart, trying to brace them and make sure they all landed at the bottom safely. 1. Bat Wings 2. Ebon (Eye)s
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Post by Lady Cirice Lunestre on Dec 2, 2022 22:28:06 GMT -5
On her knees trying to look under the wall and feeling quite foolish, Cirice didn't understand what was happening at first as the floor beneath her shattered into a million tiny pieces. For just a millisecond she feels weightless, frozen in midair with hands scrabbling at the stone walls, before gravity exerts its dominion over her and she begins falling face-first directly down into the black abyss. Her eyes snap shut instinctively to protect themselves from the debris and shards of glass that cut into her face as her scream is cut off by the air leaving her lungs. Terror flashes through her as thoughts of hitting the ground flood her mind.
Then suddenly and with a startled "oof" her momentum is stopped by the well-muscled arms of Gerhart, placed respectfully one under her collarbone and the other above her hips. Its a sort of upside down princess carry and Cirice is extremely glad that she's facing down as she blushes profusely from one ear to the other. Her eyes are still closed but now out of embarrassment than anything else.
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Post by Admin: Soul on Dec 3, 2022 0:21:27 GMT -5
As the trio tumbles down the dark pit, they quickly refocus from the floor falling out beneath them, trying to fully grasp the situation and come to terms with the fact that they might die. Quickly both Cyran and Gerhart summoned their respective abilities, pairs of wings springing forth from each of their backs. Gerhart summoned forth a pair of blue static charged dragon wings while Cyran summoned their bat wings, and Cirice, well she just continued to plummet.
Not wanting their ally to die, both Cyran and Gerhart managed to save her, grasping onto the elf and preventing her from falling any further. Now safe from becoming splat, the three of them gently glided to the bottom, seeing that all the awaited them was a pile of sand and six wooden coffins. As they landed, the adventurers scanned their dark surroundings, only barely able to see thanks to their magical effects. The bottom of the pit was sealed, no doors or exits, and six wooden coffins standing up against the walls.
There was no markings or writing on the surface of these coffins save for a single number, one through six carved into each of the lids, going in order from left to right.
Notes: You are trapped with six closed coffins numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Please indicate which number coffin you are choosing to interact with when writing your interactions with a coffin.
-Cirice- 0 Wounds -Cyran- 0 Wounds, one blind eye -Gerhart- 0 Wounds
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Post by Lady Cirice Lunestre on Dec 3, 2022 21:07:15 GMT -5
Landing softly in the arms of Gerhart and getting back onto her feet Cirice does a cursory glance around the room they're in. It appears like a well of some sort almost and considering the possibility of things filling the space around them she shutters. Starting with whats mostly worked so far she closes her eyes and inspects each coffin one by one, scanning the wall above and around them each as well and the floor. If she sees anything she'll call it out to her friends to be aware of. It seems odd to her that this tomb has wooden coffins considering the age and location its in. Wood should have mostly rotted away in the time the tomb was lost so they must be magical or at least really well preserved. Also she notices that the coffins are flush against the curved walls of the cylinder meaning that they would have had to have been rounded to fit perfectly without a seam or gap. She points these things out to her friends as she looks around with eyes closed as well. If she doesn't find anything with her eyes closed she'll try illuminating the area to see if light will reveal anything in the room.
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Post by Ser Gerhart Stanislav on Dec 3, 2022 21:15:56 GMT -5
For his part, Gerhart stares intently at the number 5 coffin. He thinks he has it figured out, but he can never be too sure. For the most part he is just happy that Cirice is safe.
After a moment, he shuts his eyes tight, looking at the same coffin to see if anything changes. It was better than wantonly flipping things open at the very least.
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Post by Cyran Fenastra-Asiliari on Dec 3, 2022 22:21:41 GMT -5
They managed to reach the bottom of the pit without much incident or anything jumping out at them. What surprised him were the coffins, all lined around the walls surrounding them in a circle- Cyran was surprised when nothing undead immediately popped out at them, but he was grateful. Given that the walls had closed above them, there was nothing for them to do but figure out if one of these coffins held a way forward.
“Don’t open any of them just yet.” Cyran warned. He didn’t want to risk opening another trap when there was no way for them to escape back the way they came- they had the time to think things through and figure out which of these coffins held the way forward.
“We should try closing our eyes again- it seems that the riddle at the front of the tomb applied to more than just getting us inside.” Cyran suggested. Since closing his eyes in the room above had revealed way to escape, he figured there was no harm in trying again here. While he was hesitant to keep trying this solution in case it lulled them into a false sense of security, but it was the best idea he had to proceed forward.
He closed his eyes, waiting to see what the darkness would reveal.
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Post by Admin: Soul on Dec 4, 2022 2:02:41 GMT -5
Our three heroes all safely made it to the bottom of the pit, now standing on a mound of sand with six different coffins lining the walls around them. A dubious situation indeed. But before making any hasty actions, the three of them instead all calmed down, focused and closed their eyes. The secrets of the tomb were starting to unravel, its layers slowly being peeled back.
As Cyran, Gerhart and Cirice all scanned the room blindly, something magical happened. Despite their eyes being closed shut, they could still see the room, and the coffins! It looked like an exact copy of the room, maybe a tad more grey, but there was no doubting it, they could see. For the most part nothing looked out of place, just the six average coffins.
But as they focused more, something interesting showed itself. On the coffin marked 4 was a small eye carved above the number, just resting, etched into the wood. None of the other 5 lids bore this symbol, appearing just as they did when looked at. This one however was different, a symbol that so far had been connecting the delvers with the spirit of the Sultan himself.
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Post by Ser Gerhart Stanislav on Dec 4, 2022 20:51:43 GMT -5
"Well hey, that's something!" He grins seeing as they seem to have found another clue. Gerhart opens his eyes a moment just to readjust and not accidentally knock into anything.
Cautiously, he steps towards the coffins and back to number 4. He takes a few moments to look around and see if there was anything strange about it. Opening the coffin right away seemed like an invitation to Mummytown, Vampireville, or Skeleton City, maybe even Zombieburg.
"Maybe the door is hidden under the coffin and we don't have to actually open it." Very careful, Gerhart tries to shuffle the coffin to the side. Extra special attention is given to ensure the lid does not move a centimeter.
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Post by Cyran Fenastra-Asiliari on Dec 4, 2022 21:53:01 GMT -5
Only the fourth coffin stood out to them as they closed their eyes, which, if history had served, would open up and they would be able to progress further through the dungeon. On the other hand, Cyran was worried if they opened the coffin, an undead creature would jump out at them. Gerhart’s idea of pushing the coffin to the side was smart, just in case the real entrance was behind the coffin and not through it.
“Cirice, stay back.” Cyran warned. If anything popped out at them, he didn’t want her to get hurt.
Cyran pulled out his dagger of torment, watching as Gerhart attempted to shove it to the side.
If nothing happened, then Cyran would approach the coffin door and open it, stabbing in front of him with his dagger of torment- if there was any creature on the inside, he would not take any chances by letting it attack first.
If Gerhart managed to push the coffin to the side and reveal an entrance, Cyran would stand between Cirice and the coffin, protecting her just in case anything popped out.
Either way, if anything jumped out at him, he would slash at them with his dagger, which would trap their soul in their body for a short amount of time and prevent them from attacking any further.
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Post by Lady Cirice Lunestre on Dec 4, 2022 22:30:46 GMT -5
"Right, okay!" Cirice nods at Cyran's order and hurries over to him, putting her back against his so that if all the coffins open and they're attacked she's in a good place to defend or heal. She mentally prepares to defend herself with Death Swipe if needed or heal her friends with minor heal should either of them become wounded.
"Okay you got this Gerhart! I'm ready!" She cheers him on, just a little scared of what's about to happen
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Post by Admin: Soul on Dec 4, 2022 23:57:33 GMT -5
Now aware of the hidden eye carved into the fourth coffin, the group had a hint to the way out, starting to learn the trick behind this tomb. Gerhart was the first to move, grabbing the wooden coffin in a way as not to disturb anything, he slid it to the side in hopes of discovering something. While he did so, Cyran and Cirice stood at the ready, prepared for whatever may happen. The coffin shuffled to the side several inches, as Cyran watched a tunnel carved into the wall expose itself. Hidden behind the coffin was a secret passage, one that would lead the trio out from the bottom of this pit. The disturbed coffin as well as the other five remained silent, nothing odd or suspicious happening. After revealing the tunnel and gathering their wits, those who looked down the hall would be able to see a very faint, soft glow, like a small flame flickered on the other side. The tunnel was tight and jagged, as if carved out of the stone instead of being built and seemed to go a pretty far distance before ending at the strange light.
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Post by Ser Gerhart Stanislav on Dec 5, 2022 8:57:59 GMT -5
Given everything that happened so far, Gerhart was holding back excitement. Seeing the literal light at the end of the tunnel is normally something he’d just run to thinking it was the end. Cyran had lost an eye and Cirice nearly died though, so for their sake he had to keep it together.
”I can’t tell if that’s good or bad, but….we’ll I can at least go first. I can take a few hits if there’s anything bad.” He gives a small smile to them both as he taps his cuirass with a fist. Gerhart sheaths his swords before heading to the tunnel, it was going to be too tight for him to wield them. He will wait a moment for them to get ready before heading down.
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