Delving further into the tunnels the party takes the first right where the natural stone tunnels change into worked stone blocks. The original purpose of this chamber is unclear,
but large mounds of rubble lie strewn on its floor. The "entrance" they use used to be a wall that has been torn down into a pile of rubble.

Of the rest of the room there seems to have once been urns of food stored here but the urns have been broken and the food has long since turned to unrecognizable piles of dust.

A closed door to the North is the only other apparent exit from this chamber.

Razyll will eye everyone to ensure they are ready before he readies his shield and slowly rises his hand to check the door to determine if it is locked.

Kaddock, noticing that Tsuto is secured, leaves him in the company of his companions.

"Watch this one.  It looks like the fire is gone, but never trust an enemy is down or done."  He nods at Tsuto as he says this.

"Let's see what we have here." 

He walks up to the door and puts his hands gently on it.  Feeling for any movement or vibrations that the door might pick up.  He then puts his ear up to the door to see if he can hear anything.


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OOC:
Check the other side of the door
14:35, Today: Kaddock Ingir rolled 15 using 1d20+4 with rolls of 11.  Checking other side of door.
This is actually 17. I just learned that perception isn’t in the skills section. Perception is +6
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Faeli casts light on Talitha's shield.

She growls, and simply looks at Tsuto.

[OOC: Tristen's shield still has Ari's light spell on it too.]

Kaddock doesn't think he hears or senses anything coming from the other side.

Kaddock scrunches his face as he tries to listen on the other side.  He looks back to the group.

"I don't hear anything. Best be on our guard."

He stands, and walks back a few paces and readies his greatsword.

Talitha takes her sword out and gets closer to the door. "Good. Get ready in case something jumps on my face. Someone has to open the door, I guess..."
Talitha tries to open the door with her shield hand, while her sword is raised ready to attack whatever comes out.

The door opens up into a long hallway that leads down and then bends to the right.

"Well, noone stabbed me in the face,so I guess it's safe to continue"
The fighter turns with a wide smile and with a look of relief in her face.

"Do try to not be stabbed in the face." Razyll said with a smile as he gestured Talitha forward.

Faeli peeked beyond the door as well.

"Easy there little one..." Razyll said as Faeli peered into the room. He looked over the others and then hefted his shield. "...I'll take lead this time. You three are at your maximum dosage for those stimulants used in my poultices."

Razyll moves into the corridor travels down the hall and looks up the adjoining passageway.
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Talitha crosses the door and enters the gateway as well with Razyll. "Let me go ahead, if you fall I won't be able to heal you..."

Walking through the hallway the party follows the bend into an open chamber. A red marble statue of a strikingly beautiful but, at the same time, monstrously enraged human woman stands in the middle of this room, her stony expression twisted in fury. The woman wears flowing robes, and her long hair is held back from her face by an intricate headdress of hooks and blades. In her left hand she carries a large book, the face of which is inscribed with a seven-pointed star. Her right hand holds a glittering metal-and-ivory ranseur.

It is clear that the weapons the monsters they fought earlier are somehow related to this statue and the presumed owner/builder of this dungeon but otherwise nobody can make heads or tails of any of it.

The chamber opens back up into the tunnel they had originally entered from so with that loop closed off there are three obvious exits:

(A) - a closed door to the north
(B) - a long staircase leading up to a closed door
(C) - an open hallway that angles around a bend and out of sight of the party.

Kaddock takes a few steps forward. He sheathes his greatsword and readies his bow.

He chuckles. "This must be the only group I've seen where people WANT to get in to the front before opening an ominous door." He smiles.

Kaddock kneels and examines the floors.  His eyes check all three paths.  He stands and says to the group.

"There is a lot of activity here.  Some footprints look like Goblins, others like those monsters we fought earlier.  Some look almost human.  It could be that Tsuto was down here or some other human-like creature.  Best to be on our guard."

His eyes narrow as he takes in the whole room.
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"Let's check this hallway. It looks like it turns to the right. Better to check corridors behind us before we go too far ahead." Tristen waited for the others to respond before he leads the way down corridor C.

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Lead down corridor C if/when we get there

"Let's do it." She said in reply to Tristen before falling in beside him.

"Thanks for the intel Kaddock." Razyll said as he began to move toward area C moving cautiously while scanning the strange terrain.

"How do you think all of this got down here?"