A grand device and histories home - RPLOG
From Rusted Promises
Participants
Date
6/5/476
Log
Looming in the distance are the spires of the newly unearthed temple, and fresh tracks in the sand leading up to it. The doors are open, something the scouts said wasn't true before. All about the structure the inscriptions glow, another detail the scouts either left out or wasn't true when they came here. The sun is hot this mid day, threatening to bake anyone alive for just being here.
If Mirana thought she could get away with running here by herself she was dead wrong, there was no way Angus would let her do that. So he followed her.. Kneeling in the sand he checked the tracks once more to make sure he was following them right, before he looked up at the glowing structure. Something was amiss as he stared at it, not hearing anything in the reports about the glow, and it only made him more worried as he stood up with his Musket in hand. "Dammit Mira, why?" He asked no one in particular as he pulled his hood up to protect himself from the harsh sun, and he started walking towards the structure.
"I think we should call it... The Triangle Prism of Doom! No, no, wait: The Tetrahedron of Doom!" Why would Angus think it was a good idea to bring Rainer along? He probably didn't. But the wolf heard newly-discovered ruin and... there was just no keeping him away. He wanders right past the kneeling todd, framing the facing side of the structure with his extended thumbs and index fingers, "Wait, wait, I've got it... Temple of Ramen Xerxes!"
Cedric And there's also a badger along for the trip, for some reason. He's currently shaking his head as he hangs off to the rear, keeping a lookout for anything hostle, spear at the ready. Cedric is pretty interested in what might be lurking in the temple. The last time there were fun plants and such! Anyway, he'd heard there were some fairly interesting carvings depicted on the newly uncovered temple of what may or may not be doom. Hopefully there's not too much doom in it.
Bite works her way out to the temple she's heard about, quite interested in making off with loot. She's late, and this upsets her, she should be on top of things! She moves past the group and descending into the temple. She can't wait for all these folks to get inside and collect it all before her. She doesn't exactly know what to expect, or much in the way of details besides a discovered temple, but she knows to be on the look out for traps as she proceeds.
Ictus grumbles along with Angus and shakes his head, "Very good question..." he peers at the temple curiously and shakes his head with a sigh, "Should have had guards with her..." he looks to the others and hmmms, "Well, we should get in before we fry..." he blinks as Bite enters the temple and shakes his head as he dashes after her, "Damnit."
Outside all that there is to see is the glowing runes cared into carefully made sandstone. Smooth, even in the etchings are smooth, as if made from something besides the rough work of a chissel. Inside, an unusual light glows everywhere. More etchings and graphs all over the place. Some of them almost form words. Slight hums can be heard as well and the whole places almost seems to beat as if alive. The heat continues, even inside the temple.
Angus doesn't give Rainer an answer as notices Bite walk right into the temple. "Dammit..." He mutters as he grabs Rainer by the collar and heads inside, eyes peeled for any possible traps or surprises. He was not in a good mood already, and this just made it worse as he trudged inside. Letting go of Rainers collar he brings his musket back up at the ready. "If it's shiny, don't touch it." He said to the wolf.
"Hey, there goes that snake ... what's her name? Chew? No, that's stupid. Chomp! That's it." Rainer's tracks Bite on her wordless dash past, "Wonder what ol' Chomp is up to." He stands there blinking at the open door as the snake disappears inside, smacking his lips until Ictus bursts past as well. "Should we be following the-urk!" The wolf begins to turn his gaze askance on badger and fox when he's suddenly snagged, flailing and stumbling as he falls into pace behind Angus, stopping a moment to fix the fluff around the base of his neck once he's released. "Hm, I'm not really used to bringing up the rear on these things... is this what it always feels like? ... ... ...I don't think I like it."
Despite the badger knight's heavy plates of armor, he doesn't seem to be too bothered by the ambient heat as he enters the temple with the others, glancing around quickly. He's not really looking for traps or anything, and probably wouldn't be able to spot them anyway... so... he's letting the others take point. Obviously because they seem to have it under control, and almost certainly -not- to act as living trapfinders for him. Yes. We'll go with that.
Bite turns to see Ictus, Angus, and Rainer following her, thinking for a second she stops him and hisses "Hold on sssweeties." She focuses a bit, working out a familiar mathmagical effect of water, pulling out some salt from her pocket and tossinig it up into the air as a fine mist takes hold of the group, before she rushes off, still seeking traps as she makes her way into the temple.
Ictus glances back at Angus and the others, he nods with a sigh, "At least the doors didn't close..." he looks back to Bite as she casts her spell and nods, "Thanks but-" then she's off again, "Damnit!" he walks quickly after her while searching for traps as well, "This is a rescue!" at least, that's how he's treating it
The inside of the temple is much cooler then the outside, but still quite hot. The magic however helps them all greatly. A very small and very fine wire catches Bite as she runs by, making the doors behind slam shut. However, further in, a source for the light can be seen, as well as someone muttering, "Yes... yes! This will do it! This will let me bring them into the world!" It seems that the adventurers aren't the only ones in the temple. "And to think, that fool of a vixen braught just what I'd need to get the place working again!"
Angus growls. "Dammit Bite that's enough!" Taking a step forward he trys to catch the serpent if he can, holding his musket in one hand as he does. "We are trying to save my sister, not get her killed all because you want treasure!" He was angry, very angry considering she had just walts right in, didn't care about anyone else near her, and of course she sets off a trap. "I promise you that if we save my sister, no WHEN we save my sister you can have all of the treasure. All of it." He frowns, meaning every word if it meant that his sister would be safe.
"-All- of it?!" Rainer is nonplussed. Rainer is so nonplussed, he's minused! And probably too distracted to notice that voice echoing down from up ahead. "Now wait just a minute--" But the fox and snake are already plowing ahead, and he turns a frustrated look over his shoulder to Cedric, hoping to find support, and instead finding the doors closing behind them. "...I'm not even getting to set off the -traps-! This is the lamest exploration -ever-!" Given there's only one direction to go, now, he heads in it, trailing well behind, arms folded across his chest and a big ol' pout on his face.
Cedric just shrugs at the wolf before he throws a glance over his shoulder in time to watch the temple doors shut behind them. Well, that's a lot of fun. Looks like they'll need to find another way out of here after they're done. He hurries along further down the corridor, not intending to let his own share of loot go!
