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"What's going on Brothers? This hallway does not seem to be hiding any secrets."

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Right lol? He has been searching the hallway away from the action while they are in the pit?

[There were some pews back in the chapel but that's about it for large objects. Probably wouldn't be able to fit them whole through some of the secret doors leading here.]

Faldair indicates to Galan that he could use detect magic

(Yes Van has been searching the hall mostly. He hasnt found anything)

When Zafron is looking at the section Tabbi is concerned with. Can he determine if he can avoid that section but jumping over or using a ladder?

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(OOC: Waiting to the conclusion of the brothers investigation if they wouldn't find anything, in the next post Faladair will cast detect magic and will look both down the hall walls, floor and ceiling, and down the pit.)

(The spiked area she is concerned with is the last 3 feet in the pit. the 10 ft ladder could be tilted against the wall so one could climb out)

"Can I get both pieces of key? I would like to check it out."
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Realizing he has no relevant spells other than Detect magic to investigate the key alone.
He will see if he can figure what kind of lock this key would work in. Engineering maybe?
Door, padlock, or some kind of other lock.

Zafron will take the 10 pole first and start poking the spot in front of him that Tabbi determined to be strange. He will do light taps first. After that he will do hard taps.

"Everyone please move out of the pit for now."

"Brother. Take this rope. It is dangerous to go alone!" He then will tie it to Bryce and himself.

Zafron will tie the report around his waist. Once done he will proceed to pock the floor.

Galan plays a tune to match Zafron's pokings.

Zafron begins to tap the area harder and harder. Abruptly there is a loud Whooosh! as all of the spikes in the last 3 feet fire upwards at once! The sharp CRACK of iron spikes embedding into the stone ceiling rings out in an almost deafening wave as chips of stone rain down on those near the end.

With a pale flash of light another row of spikes appears in position. Magic trigger, eh... Tabbi mutters. Explains why we didn't find it first. Those are a lot harder to spot.

"Anyone hurt?" Galan asks after he gets over the first surprise. "Wow... it was held there for too long..." after the noises and the rubble settle down Galan asks, "So, Zafron, do you think it is now safe to search the pit for passage or hidden compartment?"

"Well, your brother got a little bit excited and solved the mystery." Galan jokes. "Now with the trap gone let them check the suspicious area for more traps or hidden passage."

Tabbi examines the new spikes replacing the old. ]Looks like it has reset. I think it will keep going off if we don't find some way to deactivate it. Magical traps often have a glyph of some kind. If we can find the glyph we would have a better chance of deactivating it.