Vast, disgusting, yet somehow still oddly beautiful chamber

[Skrye [AC3; 48/48HP]]

- Looking at Quila - "I see, interesting.." - trying to make sense of Quila's words, then looking at Chat'cho - "I'm also little injured so I guess I'll grab the bag and check if the damage increases before using the healing of earth" - Skrye approaches the bag and grabs it, and looks within it

[Niachi]

Niachi nods to the gladiator.

"One Super Slashy Extra Flashy gouge coming up."

He keeps pausing while observing what happens with the Velvet Pouch of trouble  Treasure.


If Chat forsakes the pouch for now, he sits near Atillius and does what he can to help repair the tiny rips and offset fittings of the gouge, common with the immense torque subjected to the weapon.

Somatic Concealment (previous success on Discord, rolled 6)

They both start nerding out into "splash patterns" and "370 degree underhand sweeps" as they adjust and discuss the murder-shovel AKA gouge.

If Chat'cho interacts with the pouch, he watches.

[DM Bob]

Scrye opens the bag to find a thin, silvery diadem or tiara with a single pale blue-green opal set in the front. Pretty.

[Attilius]

Dec 7, 2023 6:26:53 GMT -12 Niachi said:

Niachi nods to the gladiator.

"One Super Slashy Extra Flashy gouge coming up..."

He nods his thanks. While waiting, the gladiator begins searching the walls, floor and ceiling for hidden doors in addition to the worm passage way.

[Skrye [AC3; 48/48HP]]

- "That's a nice view" - looking at it for a few seconds, focusing in any outstanding property, if any, without taking it from the pouch until be sure

[OOC: Bard class identification ability 23% out of 40%, successful]

[DM Bob]

Looks like ancient finery with a pretty stone, that's what.

[AthasianLaborer]

Does it detect as magic?

'Muiko will cast again if needed.

[DM Bob]

You cast and...

No. No magic.

[Quila Oris (John M.)]

"It could be a psionically empowered diadem though. Or it's magic could be heavily shrouded. Why would it otherwise be hidden underneath that golem's foot?" Quila ponders aloud.

She paces around the room a bit, avoiding the stone statue, and trying to search the gory imagery on the wall for any peeopholes while trying not to focus on the depictions, "You might wonder what I'm doing," she says in elven, "But ever since before the golem animated I have the feeling we are being watched. By walking out of the room for a minute there and seeing what that would do, I have crossed simple psionic Clairvoyance off of my list of options, as I kept feeling observed even in the hallway out of view of this room and any stationary point. Maybe someone is scrying with magic or a device, maybe there's a dirtbag behind a peephole somewhere. But I am most certain the watcher was the one animating or commanding that golem."

During her searching the walls and her rant/explanation, she will make an effort to leisurely and seemingly coincidentally pass Coden, smiling to him, leaning in and whisper in his ears, "Please detect for invisibility with true sight if you can."

[DM Bob]

No secret doors, except for the one Chat found before - 6 feet above and behind the sandstone troll that led to the room with the warded book box.

[Deleted]

Chat'cho offers the others the key they found after defeating the golem. "Here. This could *e xhor that door oxher there."

[Coden Rokos (Jesse H.)]

Coden says, "It's interesting that this room is designed to feel 'comfortable' and 'timeless.' I think I'd associate that with cultic activity, helping to introduce a liminal state, a sensation of being calm and secure and outside of spacetime."

As he ruminates on this he glances about, (metaphorical) third eye open, like he's looking for some heretofore unseen pattern to the arcane gibberish that he doesn't understand.

"Let's take a peek beyond those doors."

(Made both power checks for True Seeing and Clairvoyance with 11 and 13, respectively.)

[Skrye [AC3; 48/48HP]]

- "Shall I first check that is not trapped?" - replying at Coden in regards to the door then - "It's a silvery tiara with a pale blue-greenish opal does not have any unusual properties" - showing to the others by holding it up and out of the pouch

[Coden Rokos (Jesse H.)]

Coden furrows his brow for a moment. "I feel like I've seen one rather like that before."

[DM Bob]

Nothing lies hidden to your sight as you scan this room and the one beyond.

The room past the door is bathed in complete darkness, rendering the power moot at this time.