Kade tries to pick up the pot with the fire (???), but finds that it will not move. He also discovers, mostly by not burning himself, that the flame burns without heat.

Thurek takes the offered jar and carefully puts it away in case it is needed.

Where does Thurek place the jar?

In his back pack towards the top, wrapped in some of his spare clothing.

If the gem does not seem to be magical, Biror pockets it and turns around to talk to his party mates, pointing at the sarcophagus. "So now, shall we try to lift the lid of this coffin, or do we need some rest?" Looking at Thurek, he adds: "Careful, the creature sealed in this jar might be called by whoever is lying in there."

Kade has discovered that the fire in the pot at the end of the sarcophagus burns without heat and it cannot be moved.

Following the suggestion of Kade, Thurek has placed the wax-sealed clay jar, possibly containing a wraith, into his backpack.

Biror has collected the large serpentine from remains of the other pot.

Next?

In reply to Biror (msg # 275):

Kade looks up from his right hand, fully engulfed in non-burning flammes by this point. "Big box? Biggest loot in big box," he confidently predicts with a grin.

He does take the time to ram his entire arm down the fire pot, see if he can feel anything down and around there by any chance... before breaking out one of his borrowed cultist daggers and starting to enthousiastically clear out some of that wax sealing the edge of the sarcophagus' lid.

"Jax and Regen help too!" he invites.

OOC: Anything discernable within the pot?

Korg simply stands back and watches, curious to see what comes of Kade's explorations.

Thurek waited with his warhammer ready for battle, hoping that the next foe was one he could hit.

Biror shrugs and brings out his smaller dagger to help Kade, since opening the tomb seems to be what the party decides to do.

"I really hope whatever is in there is long dead, and not going to come back and haunt us. We can't deal with much more of these supernatural opponents" Slattery observes.

He readjusts his armour after the last fight, and prepares to see what happens when the sarcophagus lid comes off.

"Atama in rocky place afraid of fire. Half times," Kade recalls as he works on the wax. "Atama in.terible place no llke no head or no leg." Chopping motions at his limbs and then at his throat with a funny choking sound. "Maybe same in stone place?"

OOC: Lift it all together afterwards?

Kade finds nothing within the magic fire.

Together, Kade and Biror are easily able to cut away the wax seal around the lid of the sarcophugus. The lid itself looks very heavy and will require some coordinated effort.

OOC: If you wish to try to remove the lid, let me know who is helping and how it is being done.

Korg notes the need for assistance and steps in, being not as useless as some wizards in the more physical things.

Biror welcomes the help of Korg, and tries to coordinate the effort to push the lid between the two dwarfs and Kade.

Speaking of, the tanned little halfling warrior punches the air, his hand triumphantly gripping a just-extracted iron prybar: "Kade help!"

He rams-in the flat end on the side they're about to push and prepares to jump on it from above with both feet! "Ready?"

OOC: Plus two more on the ends maybe? Or somebody could grip the prybar and use it fulltime
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Thurek held a finger up to stop Kade from hurting himself. "You might get it to budge but when it opens, the prybar will not be able to support your weight and the lid at the same time when it moves. May I?" he asked.

If so.
Putting his warhammer next to the sarcophagus in case there is a problem, Thurek looked around to make sure everyone was ready. "On three. One. Two. Three." he said.

Korg stands ready to lift and/or catch as the lid opens!

Kade puzzles at the longbeard, not quite understanding all the words, then shrugs it off, hops off the sarcophagus and prepares to suspend all his mighty weight from the very end of the pry bar instead, while Thurek works it in tandem.

"Kade ready!"

With the combined effort of the three dwarves plus the hobbit and his crowbar, you are able to shift the lid of the sarcophagus and slide it open.

As the lid comes off, the two doors to the west and east suddenly close and you hear a loud hissing sound coming from the floor. You all begin to find it hard to breathe.

OOC: I need everyone to make a Saving Roll on their CON (total, not current).

Thurek got a solid whiff of the gas as it started to pour in.

Immitating Thurek, Biror takes a deep breath as soon as he hears the hiss.

10:14, Today: Biror rolled 11 with the Tunnels & Trolls, Saving Throws system.  CON (18) saving throw.

Upon realizing what is happening, Thea tries to hold her breath... but perhaps not quickly enough.

11:50, Today: Thea Schreiber rolled 8 with the Tunnels & Trolls, Saving Throws system - CON 11 SR((2 & 6))
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"Get in big box!" Kade shouts as he lifts up his colorful neck scarf to cover his mouth. "Go back down!" Meanwhile he scrambles to find the source of the snaky hissing!

OOC: He intents to seal it with as many glue-pots a needed once he finds it? :)
11:58, Today: Kade SpiritShaker rolled 9 with the Tunnels & Trolls, Saving Throws system.  Silent but deadly (Con 18).

Slattery holds his breath like the trap-springing professional he is.

[OOC: 14:55, Today: Slattery rolled 16 with the Tunnels & Trolls, Saving Throws system ((4 & 4, 2 & 6)).
Slattery's CON is 13, so that should pass even a level 3 CON save]