How magnificent these marble steps must have been! How humble must they have seemed in the shadow of the colossus that it was attached to! Slow and secure footing is sufficient for even the clumsiest adventurer to scale it. Finally you reach an archway, fashioned as a huge buckle. How ingenious.

We step foot into the sandal. Now, that we have a foothold, let us step forward.

"Heck of a series of puns there, Leohart. Did they teach you that at a wizarding school, or are you an autodidact?" Pock was, of course, being entirely sincere and serious.

The puns are something I learned from my father.  Remember, it isn't a dad joke until it becomes apparent.

Alietra wrinkles her eyebrows. "I wish I could join in - I learned some puns about unemployed folks, but none of them work."

Alietra will look and listen for any obvious signs of goblins, and then do a more careful inspection of the ground at the opening of the archway.

14:37, Today: Alietra rolled 15 using 1d100.  Check for traps at opening of archway.

Despite the archway's deep cracks, Alietra feels quite certain that there are no nasty surprises hidden in the archway, by goblins or otherwise.

Press on, young lady. We will back you up.

"Although I've no right to be any good at it, you'll see that I am quite deadly with the sling. You've nothing to worry about just yet."

In reply to Pock Oneshoe (msg # 8):

"Excellent Pock, you can protect me if you want, I'll do my best to cover your back with my staff!"

"Only way to go here" Alietra readies her dagger and proceeds through the archway.

Gorn follows the group with his sword drawn, watching for any hidden dangers.

In reply to Gorn (msg # 11):

Brodd follows through the arch.

Leohart will tuck himself into the line of folks, trying to avoid the front or the back.

Creston finds a good place to stand and cover everyone else's ascent until somebody reaches the top.

Pock sticks by his comrade-in-arms Brodd, keeping a stone readied.

Dwarghar trods along, stopping here and there to notice the stonework

22:37, Today: Dwarghar Stoneblood rolled 3 using 1d6.

In reply to Dwarghar Stoneblood (msg # 16):

Well it USED to be very nice. It hasn't been maintained for centuries, obviously. Whatever it was that smashed the rest of the statue into the lake below may have damaged the the structure in the lower levels as well.

In reply to DM (msg # 17):

"What do gnomes do different than dwarves underground Pock? You good with illusions, or not?" he asks as they travel underground.

"I'm good with illusions, but my folk are always using wood underground. No big complexes, just simple homes built on rational principles of construction with quality wood."

In reply to Pock Oneshoe (msg # 19):

"What were you doing in that gnome city underground then?"