Cormyr - The Tearing of the Wave Take 2

[razorback]

As everyone is tended to, even Quills little friend, Savin looks around before speaking.
"Everyone ready? I'll take point. Any other preparations we should make before we go forward?

[Ouroborosi]

Quill looks at the staff trying to find out of it is magical

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Knowledge Arcane [roll]1d20+12[roll]

[puffmagicdragon]

When Savin offers to move to the front, the elf steps aside letting him pass and let's the rest of the group pass also, as Ryx takes up the rear guard again, making sure no one comes up from behind as he watches over his shoulder every so often.

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spot: (1d20+4)[12]
listen: (1d20+4)[22]

[Grimtina]

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Familiar feels fine again

The staff is clearly magical, responsible for the lightning bolts, and it seems to have a several charges left, although the details aren't clear at this moment.

Before you can move out, you notice a hissing sound from the upper part of this little alcove.

[LtPowers]

"Shh," Maesyn commands. "Hear that?"


Maesyn Silverhair

[Ouroborosi]

Quill and his familiar listen and take sniff in the air.
As the gnome takes the staff

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Listen (1d20+3)[6]

[Grimtina]

It could be someone breathing.. or maybe not.

[puffmagicdragon]

The elven mercenary stops suddenly, wondering what the noise could be. Ryx glances around searching the shadows as he listens for the noise again.

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listen: (1d20+4)[7]
spot: (1d20+4)[19]

[Grimtina]

It sure does sound like labored breathing, however, the large thing slightly moving in the back of the shadows looks like giant bellows.

[razorback]

Relieved slightly at the sight of the bellows, but wondering why they would be down here, Savin nods at the others before starting to move into the room, keeping his eyes peeled as he move, shield up and spear out.

[Grimtina]

The strange contraption moves on its own, obviously pumping something to somewhere, but it is not cleare what. A slight feeling of unease befalls all who come near.

[LtPowers]

"Quill, have you ever seen something like this?" Maesyn asks, knowing that Gnomes often used bellows for more than just stoking fires. Maesyn himself looks for signs of a magic force animating the bellows.

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Maesyn will 'aid another' for Quill on any Spellcraft or Knowledge (arcana) check: (1d20)[4] (+10 for Spellcraft, +13 for Knowledge (arcana))

Maesyn Silverhair

[Ouroborosi]

"I am an accounted. Not a Bagpipe player." The gnome replies as he studies the contraption.

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(1d20+4)[15] knowledge check Arcane ranks +8, Architecture +6 and the planes +3

[puffmagicdragon]

Ryx slowly moves closer to the contraption with the others, but once the gnome starts bickering with Maesyn, Ryx starts backing away from the bellows to watch to make sure nobody sneaks up on the group.

"We can figure this out later. Lets move on to see what lies ahead of us."

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spot: (1d20+4)[16]
listen: (1d20+4)[18]

[razorback]

Savin nods to Ryx, lips slightly upturned, as the elf is usually a bit more conscious of being stealthy. But, with all the noise going, he thinks, no one can probably hear us speaking.
Crouching and moving forward, the compact plainsman continues with their search to find their quarry.