The Wayfarer's Inn

"The reverred Ahi has stated that his faith has revealed no trap within the room, I shall trust his word." Kherim adjusts his shield to hang from his back then approaches the sarcophagus nearest the outer exit. Gripping his rune covered scimitar in one hand and the lid of the sarcophagus with his other, he stands over the visage of the smiling man, "The suggestion was my own and I shall ask no other to assume the risk. Prepare yourselves my friends."

Ahi shakes his head, but starts True Seeing now just in case any offensive spells are needed later.

The True Seeing ability of the amulet reveals the following two things:

• The contours of two secret doors in the northernmost corners of the east and west walls (I'll add these to the map later today - I'm at work at the moment).

• A powerful magical aura upon the portal (to determine the type or school of magic, a Detect Magic spell cast by a magic user is needed - True Seeing doesn't reveal this).

Nothing else.

Thanks Sir C I was going to ask to scan the room. But since that's done I'll sidle up to the paladin (still got that Prot from Evil thing right? ) to get a gander with the true sight of what's in there, hand on holy symbol, and to help pop the cover back on if we are disturbing innocent plain-old dead folk! Which Ahi highly doubts at this point.

OOC: I might not be able to log back in until Tuesday morn, FYI.
OO-OOC: Just wanted to leave you all with two quotes from the South Jersey/Philly DF OD&D get together this past week - "Are the zombies dead, er, I mean again?" and "Does it sound like dumb zombie knocking?" "Urrrrr, two plus two equals five!"

thank you, thank you, I'll be here all weekend, try the veal, be kind to your servers!

I'd like to know whether anyone else wants to take precautions before Kherim opens the sarcophagus. If not, I assume that your characters are simply alert and wait what happens - if anything.

Enjoy the holiday, Ron! And Chad and Greg too (is it also a holiday in Canada?)

Kherim tries to open the sarcophagus, but quickly notices that he needs help because the lid closes very tightly and is also very heavy. Assuming that one of the others gives him a hand, it is finally possible for you to carefully open the lid.

Beneath lies a bandage-swathed figure, apparently a normal mummy. Ahi's True Seeing ability detects no evil on it, but a magical aura is clearly discernable (although not a powerful one).

Ahi takes a peek and mentally compares this mummy to others he's seen, both in tombs and at his parents business!

Anything out of the ordinary... and it isn't moving at all, right?

As I said: It looks just like a normal mummy. And no, it isn't moving.