The Sarcophagus Legion V

[Jenara]

"If you hear it again, tell me?" Locky asks, as she looks around, "I might be able to give you Paladines blessing."

[HorizonsDream]

Imani picks up her sword, and looks up at the column's curiously. "I wonder what is up there," she says thoughtfully. "It could just be the Vizier," she adds to the rest of the group. "You can either try to ignore it, or try to figure out what is being said. I'm not sure how listening to what the voice is saying is going to help us though."

[JadedDM]

Looking up where the draconians had held on, Imani notices that a few of the jewels that make up the totem monster's eyes are missing, as if pried out.

[HorizonsDream]

"That's it," Imani says. "They were taking the jewels that made up the eyes."

[Jerrard]

"Why I wonder? Could it be linked somehow?" Jerrard looks to the columns, "While its interesting, we have to move." Collecting the daggers that hit him he passes them to Imani, "Take these, instead of the bow."

[HorizonsDream]

Imani shakes her head to Jerrard, though she looks grateful. "I'm okay. I'm more useful with my swords anyway, I think," she states

[Jenara]

Jerrard slips the daggers into his own belt and nods. "I have to not put myself in harms way don't i?" he blushes slightly, "Please remind me to stay back in future."

"Well as everyone can see me i suppose I might as well move on." looking first to the door to the south Locky checks to see if its trapped.

[JadedDM]

Locky thoroughly checks for traps near the southern door. This takes several minutes, leaving the others time to catch their breaths and rest a bit. The kender doesn't find any evidence of traps during this time.

However, Imani and Jerrard suddenly both hear whispering in their ears. It sounds as if someone is speaking right next to them, but nobody is. "Kill..," the whisper demands. "Kill...kill them all!" Then it suddenly stops. Nobody else appears to have heard it.

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Jerrard adds six throwing daggers to his inventory. He is now in light encumbrance.
Locky spends (1d10): 9 rounds searching for traps. (DM's secret roll.) She finds none.

Locky makes an unknown saving throw (1d20): 15
Babushka makes an unknown saving throw (1d20): 20
Ulster makes an unknown saving throw (1d20): 16
Jerrard makes an unknown saving throw (1d20): 10
Thuskar makes an unknown saving throw (1d20): 16
Imani makes an unknown saving throw (1d20): 1

It is now Ninth Watch (3:01 PM).

[HorizonsDream]

Imani looks around suddenly as if she was spooked. "Someone just told me to...kill," she says.

[Jerrard]

"Me. Me too, someone just told me to 'Kill them all' most disturbing." Jerrard physically shivers. "There is something here, a dark spirit or something more sinister."

[Jenara]

"Hmmm." Locky purses her lips together and cocks her head to one side, "Well this door isn't trapped, not that I can tell, so I guess we can go through it."

"You know, if there is a Spirit here, Paladine might be able to drive it back." She lifts up her symbol and calls on his power. (Turns undead:1d20=14)

((I know its a long shot, but turning undead can drive back things... so I thought it was worth a try))

[JadedDM]

There are a few moments of silence as everyone waits to see if Locky's attempt bears any fruit. If there was any effect, it remains undetected. Only time will tell.

Pushing open the stone door reveals a staircase, descending deep into the darkness.

[Jenara]

"Ooo Stairs, well we should try them, I mean where else to hide but underground?" Looking around she grabs Babuskha's arm. "This time she comes with me."

[HorizonsDream]

"She isn't exactly in the best of health to be in the front of the line right now," Imani points out. Other than that, she doesn't make any move to stop the gnome in the end. "We need to get a move on though."

[Breila]

"Does any of you know if the draconians can see in the dark?" Babushka asks, following Locky at some distance, as she did when they were in the Pod-Caverns. Her infravision extends twice as far as the kender's, after all. Now that she's at the head of the group again, it is not hindered by Jerrard's bright robes.

She looks at the walls, are there any signs of torches having been used down here? Does the passage and the ceiling look safe (at first glance, no intensive check)?