The Wayfarer's Inn

"I'm fine. I won't touch anything. You guys rest I am not going far."

Sol and Gaderon both agree not to leave the large chamber to the north, just check it out with Eilkhan.

Using her magical gem to shed more light, and closely followed by Sol, Eilkhan slowly advances further into the hall. As she reaches the third row of pillars, Eilkhan is finally able to make out the sides of the hall. Six upright wooden sarcophagi are standing there to either side of the chamber. Between them, dark and narrow hallways lead to unknown places. The far side of the large hallway is still out of view to Eilkhan, but it seems as if it broadens even more behind the two enormously thick pillars that she can see now.

Suddenly, from the floor near her feet there comes a glow of blue-red light. Amidst the fiery colors forming therein is the suggestion of a hand shape. Hieroglyphs of eye-searing azure-crimson are being etched into the stone. They can somehow be understood by her as she looks upon them and read as follows:

"Now reigns Rahotep, and the Set Rahotep in turn rains down upon those robbers who enter His most sacred Mortuary Palace The Sixth of His Curses!"

Do Eilkhan and Sol dare to press ahead?


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Sol and Gaderon will return to the rest of the group with Eilkhan to report what they found in the rest of the chamber.

Sol will then use Tizona's powers to cast cure light wound spells on himself, until he is fully healed or all three spells for the day are used up.

Gaderon will pick thru the destroyed golems looking for anything worth while or interesting before he starts his rest with the others.

Eilkhan will go and rest.

Eilkhan and Sol both decide that it's perhaps better to return to the others in this situation, when they suddenly hear faint noises from overhead. Looking up, they both see by the light of Eilkhan's gem holes opening above their heads, all along the central part of the ceiling. Clay pots start dropping out of them, one by one, starting at the far end but coming ever closer to them.

Crash! Splash! Hiss! Fumes and sharp, unpleasant burning smells pierce the foul air. Is that the stone sizzling? Were those pots filled with acid? Did that curse say "rains down"?

As they turn to flee, they see - much to their dismay - that the skeleton inlays are back in the wall, but this time they are made of bronze, likely acid resistant. It might be a bad idea to return that way because it would probably mean another battle with a dozen of these skeletons..... The only areas looking to be safe, are those in the two side aisles left and right of the pillar rows. But of course there are the sarcophagi and openings leading to unknown areas.....

Between a rock and a hard place, Eilkhan and Sol need to decide very quickly what to do now. Else the acid will indeed rain down on them as the dropping clay pots get ever closer...

Ahi, Kherim, Elmo, and Ivid are able to see all this, of course, but they also have witnessed the retun of those cursed skeleton inlays. Indeed, it looks as if the party is separated. What will they do?

Kherim reacts fastest of the others, cursing aloud in frustration. He yells to the others "We can't stay here, let's join the others. " He runs to the smaller group and proceeds in whatever direction the others choose. Ahi follows close, shouting for them to pick an aisle.

Seeing what is happening, Sol shouts to the main group "Run to us and we will all head for passage to our left."

When the others reach us, Sol will run to the passage on the left.

Gaderon casts a shield spell over him to ward off the falling acid pots, then runs with the others toward the left passage.

The group in the small room follows Sol as fast as possible.

Eilkhan follows, gem in her hand still activated.