Saskan moved over with ease and without incident and Grock while waiting patiently, saw no change to what happened, so for now, he could remain calm.

Roland stays put. "Dral, I'll watch the curtain and stay here. If you need help, I can do better that way."

True to his statement, he stays stationary for now, waiting for the others to arrrive...

"This mirror does not appear to be harmful, and I believe we are where we want to be for now. Therefore I see no need to move elsewhere and will let the others come to us."

Grock stayed near the entrance. “I will stay here in case I need to shatter the mirrors, so you all may get back over here.”

A sudden gust of wind, expose what is beyond the drape as it blows open.
You see an altar that is crafted from brass.
It is flanked by gray stone statues of minotaurs. You notice an indentation of a minotaur-sized hand on the altar.
On each side of the altar you notice a large skeleton with a weapon in hand standing as statue. No movement, no reactions.
On the altar you also notices a mask carved from black wood.

You assume you can enter freely, as the teleportation mirror for now is not in effect..

Grock gets tired of waiting and throws stones at the next closest mirror to break it.

11:02, Today: Grock rolled 29 using 1d20+9.  Sling attack 2 D mirror.
11:02, Today: Grock rolled 10 using 1d20+9.  Sling attack 1 D mirror.

Breaking mirror D

Roland stays put. <goldenrod>"Everyone gather over here. We see an altar that is crafted from brass, flanked by some statues, with a really big hand-print on the altar. There's a mask on the altar, which is almost certainly what we came here for.

"Everyone get over in sight of me and then we'll proceed together."

To accelerate things: everyone will gather by Roland & Dral; Grock will keep breaking mirrors on the way.

Saskan moves to close the gap between himself and Roland.

Moving up, Grock smashes a mirror with ease, only for a bolt of aetherial energy to strike out as he does!
Grock is knock back a bit but is no worse for wear.
(Take 6 psionic damage)
As he moved more north, along with the rest he struck two more mirrors(M, M), feeling the lure of both again. The ground and dirt beneath his feet begins to get sucked closer to the broken mirror, and at first he manages to fight the sensation, but the second sweeps him of his feet, and with a sudden rush, thrusts him towards the mirror, where an image of a crazed gnoll appear. Grock tries to avert the image in his mind.
(Ref attack his, will fails -  Grock takes 8 damage more)

There is now a path clear, against the left wall all the way to the altar.

MAP: https://docs.google.com/drawin...Y6wdaYoFbJU6VCQ/edit

Roland looks at Grock, concerned. "Before we proceed, Grock, do you require healing?"

Grock growled at the mirrors and held up a hand to Roland. “Thank you, but not yet. These things have pissed me off, and I’ve got some smashing to do.”Instead of getting close, Grock throws sling stones to smash all the remaining mirrors from afar.

12:55, Today: Grock rolled 13 using 1d20+9.  Sling stone attack 8.
12:55, Today: Grock rolled 16 using 1d20+9.  Sling stone attack 7.
12:55, Today: Grock rolled 18 using 1d20+9.  Sling stone attack 6.
12:55, Today: Grock rolled 25 using 1d20+9.  Sling stone attack 5.
12:55, Today: Grock rolled 25 using 1d20+9.  Sling stone attack 4.
12:54, Today: Grock rolled 25 using 1d20+9.  Sling stone attack 3.
12:54, Today: Grock rolled 26 using 1d20+9.  Sling stone attack 2.
12:54, Today: Grock rolled 26 using 1d20+9.  Sling stone attack 1.

Using sling to smash the remaining mirrors from ranged.
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Having seen a statue come to life earlier, Dral is wary. He keeps himself between the nearest statue and his allies. "I believe we should also destroy these statues before they act against us."

Roland nods. "As soon as Grock gets here, yes."

Grock finally makes his way over to stand next Roland. “Ready.”

Roland turns to Dral. "Dral and Grock, lead the way. The rest of us will be right behind you."

True to his word, he will follow the others in to examine the area formerly behind the curtain.
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Grock fires shot after shot and quickly finds the room, broken and covered in shards of glass.
As each mirror breaks a spirit howls in anguish and it is released, but due to distance no effect is felt on Grock this time around.
The altar lays dormant, silent and prepared for anyone to come near it.

MAP: https://docs.google.com/drawin...Y6wdaYoFbJU6VCQ/edit

In reply to Storyteller (msg # 67):

When Grock is in position, Dral gives him a nod so they can attack the two statues at the same time. Dral walks straight up to his and tries to break its arms off first.

Grock nods and does a roundhouse kick to the other statue’s face.

Saskan wanted to exhale fire on the statues but he figured he would let his rescuers have their fun first.

As the group closes in on the large skeletons, they suddenly move, draw weapons and prepare to attack!

OOC: They attack on initiative 15, go ahead and roll and provide actions!

Enemy	HP	Location	AC	F	R	W	Current conditions:	Effects/ongoing:
Boneshard Skeleton 1	77/77	B1	17	17	16	15	Immune disease, poison; Resist 10 necrotic;Vulnerable 5 radiant
Boneshard Skeleton 2	77/77	B6	17	17	16	15	Immune disease, poison; Resist 10 necrotic;Vulnerable 5 radiant

Player	HP	Location	AC	F	R	W	Current conditions:	Effects/ongoing:	AP/Surges
Roland	39/48	F10	21	16	16	22			AP:1, Surges:7/7
Dral	31/57	H9	20	19	18	19		Marking bargura. +2 to next attack	AP: 1, Surges:9/12
Zakuryu	35/49	K9	21	18	23	16		Granting Combat Advantage	AP: 0, Surges:6/7
Grock	46/46	F9	22	17	18	16		4 temp hp	AP: 1, Surges:8/9, SV: 12
Saskan	28/55	G10	18	18	15	20			AP: 0, Surges:2/6, SV: 6/7

MAP: https://docs.google.com/drawin...Y6wdaYoFbJU6VCQ/edit

11:12, Today: Grock rolled 13 using 1d20+7.  Initiative .
Holding actions until after the statues go.

Grock gets ready to kick the statue when it suddenly moves faster than he expected.

OOC: I go last :(
12:31, Today: Saskan rolled 5 using 1d20+4.  Initiative.

Roland is almost quick enough. Almost.

So close.
13:37, Today: Roland Esperus rolled 13 using 1d20+3 with rolls of 10.  Initiative.

Despite taking the initiative, Dral doesn't quite gain the initiative.

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12:19, Today: Dral rolled 14 using 1d20+8.  Initiative.

As you close in, the bones comes to life, their hollow skulls emitting a dark energy within as they strike out at the closest to them.
They snarl, as if a voice was within them and swing wildly.
Dral saw a blow fly wildly past him, while Grock felt the scimitar brush off his armor without much worry. They meant it, but had nothing to show for it.

Enemy	HP	Location	AC	F	R	W	Current conditions:	Effects/ongoing:
Boneshard Skeleton 1	77/77	B1	17	17	16	15	Immune disease, poison; Resist 10 necrotic;Vulnerable 5 radiant
Boneshard Skeleton 2	77/77	B6	17	17	16	15	Immune disease, poison; Resist 10 necrotic;Vulnerable 5 radiant

Player	HP	Location	AC	F	R	W	Current conditions:	Effects/ongoing:	AP/Surges
Roland	39/48	F10	21	16	16	22			AP:1, Surges:7/7
Dral	31/57	H9	20	19	18	19			AP: 1, Surges:9/12
Zakuryu	35/49	K9	21	18	23	16			AP: 0, Surges:6/7
Grock	46/46	F9	22	17	18	16			AP: 1, Surges:8/9, SV: 12
Saskan	28/55	G10	18	18	15	20			AP: 0, Surges:2/6, SV: 6/7

MAP: https://docs.google.com/drawin...Y6wdaYoFbJU6VCQ/edit

PLAYERS TURN!
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