Dreamljocht tries to look inside through the windows, to see in what condition the interieur seems to be. He also searches for any sugn to which god or goddess the church is dedicated. Lastly he tries to open the fron door (and any other door he finds, walking around the church)

Tyrael slid down from her horse and started to follow after Sam and Dream.  She unslung her shield and drew her longsword as she walked.  She paused to look back at the wagon and give a wry grin to Halie. "Coming Halie?  Can't let the boys walk into danger without some proper protection."

As Dream tries the front door, Tyrael moves up beside him and raised her shield, fully expecting something bad to come out the front door.

The ranger tags along leaving the sleeping bear cub within the wagon. Dream finds the front door locked and no other doors visible from the outside and the window having shutters closed from within. Sam glances at the ranger and decide to head towards the tomb. Its hard to tell what was worshipped at the moment.

"Of course," Halie smirked as she followed after Tyrael. Once closer to the door, her steps took on a more cautious note, her gaze darting about to ensure that they were safe. It felt odd not having the cubling with her but she also didn't want to put it in any unnecessary dangers.

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09:36, Today: Halie Delmenn rolled 20 using 1d20+9 ((11)).

The rogue checks the tomb entrance for traps. He gets it open and peers inside. Meanwhile, the cleric looks around the area and doesn't see anything odd. Sam seems hesitant and closes the door, and comes back to the others probably by the door. He kneels down and pulls out his kit, and starts to fiddle with it. Above Haile and Tyrael glances up and see two statue.

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Tyrael squinted her eyes as she looked up at the top of the church. There were a couple of ugly looking statues up there but that was not what caught her attention.  "Hey Halie...did you see...did that statue move?"  Did it?  Maybe it was a trick of the light, some play of shadows across the statue that made it look like they moved.
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Halie frowned deeply as she scrutinized the statue. "I am pretty sure I saw what you did..." she muttered softly as she unshouldered her bow. She didn't nock an arrow just yet but wanted to be better prepared should they be attacked.

Dreamljocht had been deep in thoughts about the chapel and the tomb, staring at the hands of Sam when he opened the locked doors of the tomb and now when fiddling with his kit at the door of the chapel again. For some moments he had been oblivious to the surroundings, but now he is warned by the seriousness in their voice and he follows their eyes up to the monsters or statues on the roof. He doesn't see anything moving yet, but he is silently admonishing himself for being not more attentive for imminent danger the past few minutes.
He grips his scimitar better, keeps his buckler ready and silently readies his Protection from evil-spell.
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The two statues above, about 15' up seem to watch the group but do not move. It seems eery. Perhaps its the way they are hanging above and with the snow. Sam gets the door open and looks up at what Haile and Ty are staring at. His eyes narrow and the church just seems to be spooky. And he looks at the group and nods to them, hinting it.

Tyrael took one last look at the statues, trying to see any bit of movement, but she couldn't see any.  "...not a very welcoming church..." she muttered, shifting her gaze to the now opened door of the church.  "What do you think, Sam?  Is it safe to enter?  Not that I would expect there to be booby traps at the entrance to a church but one never can be certain about churches with scary gargoyles on the roof."

How would Sam know? All he did was open the door not look inside. He's not clairvoyant. His eyes narrow on the fighter, not fully trusting her. Heck he just met her last night. With one hand, he grips the door and with the other a dagger pops into his hand. Nice "Door is open now." A simple shrug comes from the rogue and he nods to Haile to nocke a arrow. Another look to Dream and one to Ty "Ready?"

Her shield and sword at the ready, Tyri nodded back at Sam.  "I'm good to go.  You want to take the lead or do you want me to?"  She thought briefly about the suspicious looks that Sam had been giving her since the fighter had joined up with the group.  "You probably want me to go first.  Don't quite trust me yet, right?"

The Half-Elf gave the Tiefling a wink and then stepped into across the threshold into the church.  Time to get serious.

OOC:
Perception: 17

She had caught Sam's nod and nocked an arrow, letting the fighter take the lead here while making it a point to cover the others. Plus, she still didn't quite trust those statues.

The hand wih his buckler grabs his holy symbol, his other hand keeps his scimitar ready when Dreamljocht enters the church through the door Sam had opened. As soon he is inside, his eyes take in all there is to see, especially looking for any sign which god or goddess is revered here.

The inside looks like a abandoned church. There are no signs of what was worshipped. A few pews are topppled over. Against the farthest wall is what looks like a old pulpit raised above the pews. All of the windows are boarded up. Dusk fills the area. Two sets of stairs are visible once the group enters on either side. Its quiet. Occasionally something is heard above-perhaps a bird or other animal. It looks like there is a second floor.

Tyrael motioned towards the two staircases as she walked slowly into the centre of the church.  She also glances upwards to see if she can see the whatever was causing the sound that they heard.  Probably just birds, but with the windows boarded up, that would mean that there are holes somewhere else in the ceiling.

"Let's check out down here first before we try upstairs.  You think this place has a basement?"

Dreamljocht walks up to the pulpit, looking for any paintings on the wall, or writings on the lectern on the pulpit. He is stll at a loss who had been revered here.

The fighter can't see what is making the noise but its pretty random. Dream looks around and goes to the pulpit but doesn't see anything odd. He doesn't find paintings or lectures. It looks pretty cleaned out. If something was there, it isn't there at the moment if ever. The cleric looks down as he stands in the pulpit and spots a closed door in the floorboards. Sam checks the area, while Haile looks around with her bow drawn.

"....huh..." Tyrael muttered, taking one final squint in the direction of the noises.  "...probably nothing...or we just need to wait until the beasties come to us."

She relaxed her stance a little and looked over at the others, just to get an idea of where they all were, before she started to poke around the pews a little.  "Take a few minutes and see if there's anything here before we move upstairs."

OOC:
Perception 14

"Sam, could you come here and see if there are traps on this door? And try to open it?" Dreamljocht points out the door in the floorboards and stand back to let Sam do what he can do best.

It seems like everyone wants Sam to do something and perhaps he's tired of it but the man shrugs knowing what he needs to do. When Dream suggested he checks the gate upon the floor, he nods and checks it. Finding no traps, its indeed locked. He begins his work.

SLAM! The door leading outside somehow is shut. Perhaps the wind or something else. Sam out of instinct flips out his dagger and looks around. Ty doesn't see anything odd but the door slamming shut makes her jump a bit-same as Haile.

Taking a deep breath, the blade held by Sam seems to dissapear and he goes back to work. He nods to Dream again and a click can be heard from the gate at the pulpit. Standing back up, Sam looks at the group "The tomb outside seemed empty but I did not go inside. It looked like a old tomb. Several caskets were inside, seemed to be closed." He knows he should let them know.

Tyrael eyed the closed door, half expecting it to burst open.  "Okay...strong wind." she said not believing the words.  "Probably not from the tomb.  Probably from those things on the roof.  Haile?  You see anything?"

When Sam has controled the door for traps and unloched it, Dreamljocht staps up close. Once again he takes his holy symbol in hand, a prayer on his lips, his scimitar in his right hand. Now he opens the trapdoor carefully and slowly, looking down inside when that is possible.
When the front door slams shut, he jumps a moment, but his focus now is on the new room below the trapdoor.
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INSIDE THE CHURCH:
The ranger shrugs, not seeing anything in the current room. Haile looks around, bow drawn and seems to not like it. Dream looks down through the door, seeing a ladder that leads further down and it stops. Sam glances at Dream and the others "Up or down? I'd say up. It can be jammed from this side."

Meanwhile....

OUTSIDE THE CHURCH:
The coldness creeps into Anton as he slowly approaches the church. Cold air blows from his lips as he sees the covered wagon and some horses nearbye. Snow has fallen and continues to fall. Strange thing to be seen. A tomb is visible surrounded by a cementary as well as the church. It doesn't look like anyone is outside from the road. And a statue seems to be blocking the door into the church. Another statue is above looking eery.

OOC
If you want make a Perception Check Anton.

Church:
https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/...-winter-22295569.jpg


Statures:
https://52f4e29a8321344e30ae-0...pictures/1327816.jpg

23:01, Today: Anton LeVeau rolled 17 using 1d20+3.  Perception Check.

"One simple misunderstanding should not be this punishable," Anton says under his breath as he tries to run his small hands up and down his arms as the snow pelts him all over.  He knows he needs to get out of the elements and warm up and start a fire.  The church looks like to be the best place but, the wagon and horses looks to him that someone may already be claiming the inside.  He lets out a big sigh and heads for the statue in front of the church to get a better look to see if he can see anything.
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