A Horse By Any Other Name (Part 25)
One Month after the Summer Solstice (Seventh Moon 1000 ALB)
Grotto squints into the dark. His pony eyes don't see as well in dark places as his dwarf eyes. Grotto tries to make out further details, willing his eyesight to be sharper in the gloom. "A glow behind a door is indeed interesting! Shall we?" Grottos voice rises as he asks, already knowing the answer. He then files the group forward.
Shadow prances ahead, his eyes roving along the floor, ceiling and walls between us and the door, searching for triggers for lurking traps. Kysek follows, taking a slightly more measured approach after thanking Cedron and Grotto for their spellwork.
Raven follows in their wake, sword the ready with Ra’ziir right beside him.
Cedron nods to the recipients of his healing. “It’s been a long few days. When we get someplace safe, we’re going to all need a hot meal and a long rest”. He then lifts his staff, and illuminates the path before him with the magical light cast upon its tip.
After finishing up his cursory check of the bugbear, Nik looks up and sees the glowing door. He joins Shadow in his search of the door and surrounding area.
The door opens into a large room stacked with crates, barrels, and overloaded shelves groaning under the weight of bottles, beakers, and assorted ceramic containers. Dried plants hang on strings, covered in a fine layer of cobwebs. Dust swirls with every footfall upon the stone floor. Furniture, covered in mouldered sheets, take up almost the entire space within. The soft blue radiance comes from one of the shrouded pieces and grows brighter as each adventurer enters the room.
Foil Hat creeps forward, taking the edge of the linen tarp in his teeth and pulls, revealing a mirror.
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• Cedron: 95% health; Light (79 minutes, 6 rounds remaining)
• Drax: 100% health; Nondetection (lasts until about 10 pm), Undetectable Alignment (lasts until about noon tomorrow)
• Grotto: 94% health;
• Kysek: 95% health; Half of the Tome has been read
• Niklas: 100% health;
• Raven: 78% health;
• Ra’ziir: 88% health;
• Shadow: 97% health; Overland Flight (18 hours, 57 minutes, 5 rounds remaining)
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