Raszire looks over the door, finding nothing noteworthy before going to work on the ancient dwarven lock. The dragonrborn is not overly surprised at the fine quality of the craft-person-ship of the lock as dwarves of Korim are renounced even in Zir for their clockwork pieces. Unfortunate the lock seems beyond Raszire as it will doesn't lock under his skilled hand.

Filimena peers into the dusty corridor from behind the elf and the dwarf, fiddling with the rod still in her pocket, listening for any sign of movement echoing through the darkness.

OOC: 23:28, Today: Filimena the Gentle rolled 22 using 1d20+3, rerolling ones with rolls of 19.  Perception.

Raszire returned to the group "I am afraid the lock is beyond my skills. Perhaps Joren can attempt it once he has cleared his head."

The hall and whatever is beyond lies in a eerie quiet. There are no prints or markings on the dust covered floor - only a handful of dead bugs and an ample cobwebs fill the space.

As Raszire returns, Marik respond.

"Let's hope we have better luck with that tunnel. It seems to be branching north, out of the settlement. We should see where it leads." He turns the head.  "After you, Dawi..."
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"The dust of this passage doesn't seem to have been disturbed anytime recently," Omaron rumbles, turning to the locked door. "Unless your keen eyes spot something my own do not, I do not believe our quarry has come this way at all. We can explore these ruins in full when time is not so pressing. The children are more important, as much as it pains me to say."

"There is too much magic at work here for me to trust anything I can see. Besides, there isn't much left too explore in the settlement. I'll go check the passage with Rani if you want to try your luck with the door. If there's nothing there, we should be back shortly." says the elf, as he take the lead and make Rani walk toward the north tunnel, staying attentive for signs of movement. He whisper to Rani to make another try to locate the children scent.

OOC: Marik rolled 15 for Perception. Rani rolled 22 for Perception (smell).

The northward corridor, filled with cobwebs, ends in a large room, some twenty by thirty feet (6 x 9m), which appears equally as empty as the hall. Before Rani goes far down the hall, she stops cold and paws at the ground at her feet. [Private to Marik: You recognize the motion as something she's trained to do when a trap is on the ground.]

"Hm..." mutter Marik, as he takes a few second to study the room. He then signals Rani to turn around and head back to the group.


He joins them near the southern door in the hall where they found the Grell.

"There's a hall at the end of the [Language unknown: ckneev]...Hum...the east? north. Blast common, I always mix those two....(he take a second to think) the north corridor. Empty... and trapped..."

OOC: Rani stopped about 5ft into the north turned hall - perception w/ disadvantage to look over the room at the end of the north hall.

OOC: Oh! Didn't know there was a room visible at the end! I'll change my previous post then



Marik take a few moment to stare at the other end of the hall. There seem to be something visible there. A room perhaps?

OOC: Marik rolled 13 for Perception

The room on the far side seems empty

OOC: Updated PC Map

Jor'en takes a moment to gather himself, before making his way to Raszire and the door. "I'll give it a try." He pulls a nice looking set of tools from a pouch and starts to give the lock a working over.

OOC: 09:52, Today: Jor'en rolled 19 using 1d20+6 with rolls of 13.  Thieves Tools.

Even Jor'en's skilled hands fail to open the dwarven lock.

Do you see anything? Filimena calls out to Marik telepathically. She is standing more or less behind him, but sees little in the dark. (OOC: I assume)

The elf tap on Rani's side and the panther crouch, letting him have a closer look of the floor. He hears Filimena question but doesn't answer just yet, taking some time to search for signs of the trap Rani's found. He look for glyph or unusual mechanism. Maybe if he can disarm it simply enough, he and Filimena might be able to go take a look to that room he see ahead. Sure, it looks empty, but it's also quite dark. Just a quick look to make sure and then back to the others. That is, if they can pass beyond this trapped floor.

As he look at the floor, he whisper to Filimena.

"There is a trap there, somewhere" he says, as he point to the floor and the walls. "See, if you can spot anything" . "Have the others already opened the door?"


OOC: I assume Filimena will help Marik looking for the trap? Would that be a investigation check with advantage?

OOC: If that's the case, Marik rolled 21 with advantage.
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Omaron watched Jor'en work quietly, examining the door as best he can without getting in the human's way. He looked over the door's construction, trying to discern any weak points or stress areas that may offer better leverage to force the door open.


OOC:
Investigation- 20

Between Filimena and Marik - the pair determine that there is a large pressure plate that run the length of the northern corridor and activating it will set the spears which arehiding in many many holes along the corridor walls

OOC: Spear trap!

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Omaron's rather impressed with the doors construction as even some 70 years after this place was last occupied these doors still stand firm and have no signs of rust or deformation.

OOC :
Locked Iron Doors: Damage threshold 10, HP: 60, Break Strength DC 23
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OOC: Small question before writing my next post. Are the spears hole going all the way to the floor level? Given Filimena small stature, could she reasonably passs below the spears level if she crouch or crawl?

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OOC: yes the both walls from the floor to the ceiling have spear sized holes at a ~4 inch (10cm)  spacing

"Hmmm...I'd be curious to see what lies beyond to warrant such protection... Could we summon or throw something heavy in the middle of it to check if it's still active? " says Marik, as he look around. "Maybe we could throw one of the bodies from the pile we saw in the room where that tentacled beast attacked us...Let's go check on the others and see if they found something on the way back."

Omaron lets out a low whistle in admiration of the door's construction. "If you can't get it open, Jor'en," he says gruffly. "I suppose we could break it down. Unless someone has a pry bar of some kind." He chuckles, looking around for anything to use for leverage.

Filimena begins walking back out into the larger chamber to look for something heavy to activate the trap with. Times like this she wished she had something like a mage hand spell available, but she didn’t. Seeing the dwarf and the human puzzling over the door, she pauses and removes the mysterious rod from her pocket. ”Could this be something?” she asks. ”It’s not quite like the keys we’ve encountered before, but still.”

"I haven't seen anything looking like a rod-shape hole. Is it [Language unknown: ngpape ofncil]? Hum, sorry...is it...how can I say this?...Magic? Is there some magic in it? " respond the elf, looking at the rod as they make their way back to the larger chamber.


Marik lead them back to the large hall, where the Omaron, Raszire and Jo'ren are probably standing before the large iron door and discussing what to do with it.


"Any progress?" echoes the elf voice in the empty hall

Rummaging through his pack for a moment, Jor'en retrieves a well used crowbar, "I do indeed." He glances around the group before offering the pry bar to the bulky dragonborn, "Perhaps you'd be best to give it a try?"