::XianXian does as instructed, as though she thought the idea.::

Sexodus & krazixs:
* You detect nothing of traps within the room or on the door.
All is quiet. *

All:
* Through the archway you see a dark, low passage
leading to an ascending staircase.
Sickly yellow lichen covers the ceiling.
There is a small room on each side of the passage. *

Darghon sets his rump down.. "Hrmm.. interesting no?" He looks out through the dark arch way.. "Damn lichen.. makes me think about the flesh eating mold.."

"I'm all for goin through the door.." Darghon sits and waits..

Attrah notices the two rooms off to the sides,and wonders what could be in them...

Darghon wanders over to the the arch way and has a look at the rooms seeing if he can see anything in them...

"Darghon while you inspect that room i will inspect the one on the right"

*Sexodus is carefull to inspect for any sort of traps

"After we check the rooms and this hall. I say we move to the staircase, and get moving right along! what do you all say?"

Vinoh makes his way into the arched passageway.

"Careful everyone. The last time I went into a lichen-covered passage, it was with Kentelos. We nearly got killed by ravaging, animated skeletons, so be on the lookout!"

Vinoh concentrates briefly on one of the jewels circling around his head, the one that enhances his strength to ogre-like proportions. Taking out his scout's club, he is ready for action.

Darghon watches as Sexodus walks right past him under the arch way.. under the lichen cover ceiling!!! Darghons eyes widen.. "Damn fool.." he then sighs.. Darghon moves into the room on the left carefully...

Kentelos, now weary of any sort of lichen and what he associates with it gets ready to unleash fiery pain on anything that threatens the group.

"I would say I have a bad feeling about this... but since being in here I always have a bad feeling."

*ooc sorry all i've been having a ball with FFXI i will try to check up on this thread daily from now on though.

Darghon & Sexodus:
* Under the dark archway to your right,
there is nothing of interest within the four little 10-foot alcoves that line the way 2 on each side.
The lichen is the only thing of concern, but it doesn't seem to be harmful at all.
The stair well goes straight up for a bit, and then twists out of site to the right.
The only thing that seems to be of interest within the room you are currently in
is the havoc that has been left here from a great battle of the past
and the closed door on the far side of the room which you have already checked for traps several times over. *

Darghon wanders back to the room where his companions are.. "Nothing.. where to now?" Darghon twists his head and looks at the door.. "I want to have a look through there.. but best to decide as a group"

He sits and waits.

"It matters not to me" Krazixs stands in the middle of the room, looking through the doorway where Sexodus went "Anything in there?"

"I'm with you Darghon - I say we move on to the other doors and keep going.

What say the rest of you?"

"Okay, let's do the door and see what's there. Also, don't forget that back in the room where we rested and "changed" is another door that Kentelos and I had checked out, but didn't thoroughly do so because of the skeletons. We shouldn't forget about that."

"Krazixs I have only been through the archway and came down the stairs. I did not go through the other door.
Darghon that is why i moved so quickly in here as i did not have a problem before.
But i vote we move thru The Door, Cosidering we have already checked it for traps.
What say you XianXian?"

::XianXian points coyly forward, to the unopened door that Sexodus mentions, smiling innocently::

Darghon wanders back to the group.. seeing that the majority of everyone has made a decision he goes to the door and opens it seeing..

"hmm looks to be an armory perhaps?" Krazixs inspects the table looking for a ledger or papers.

"I would say more of a study Krazixs.." Darghon says noticing the cot.. "Whoever was the owner of the castle, they must have had a youg child.."

"Or it could be a servants quarters....

Wouldn't it be strange if it were that old mans room."

"It seems to be... ...Clean? It seems we may be expecting someone or something. Maybee we should check the room a little better but be fast, as to a spirit, person or thing may be coming back, or maybee we could set some sort of trap and wait?"

"Kentelos, you have met a old man? was or is he any danger?"

"I'll try a mental sweep, to see if I can get a read on the objects here."

Vinoh closes his eyes, focusing on gathering impressions and feelings felt in this place. He touches the bed and desk, as well as a few of the weapons, as these might be more likely to have been used and therefore would contain the clearest impressions.

*Psychic power: Object read (bed, desk, weapons)*

::The Pixie sniffs the air for plant growth, so that she may speak with it and find any history of this area's inhabitants, and their actions... either malicious, or studious.::

*Sexodus hearing the noise, readys himself. Unsure of XianXian's powers he places his left hand above his right shoulder as to shield her, ready to cup her if i should fall or be hittin.
He raises his right hand Unwittingly and ready to start throwing Energy blades... relizing he has no IDEA where everyone is at stops in his tracks...

"WE NEED LIGHT"

"Kentelos.....Attrah! We need light now!!"

D'Aleen curses the darkness that even her elven eyes cannot penetrate. Catching a ghost of movement she trains her arrow on what she thinks is their newest threat, holding her bow steady despite the fierce pounding of her heart she waits for a glimmer of light so they can fight back.

Krazixs reels, feeling blood running down his cheek, and a ache in his head where it slammed into the wall behind him. Something evil was in here. Instinct takes over and the katana is in his hands. The words on his lips come out in a voice unlike any his companions have heard. They are at once full of power and alien.

In his hands the katana takes on a white light.

:Spell-Holy Aura:

Darghon stays calm "Remember.. you have other sense than just your sight" Darghon is ready to strike at the creature if it comes near him.. he also casts Detect the Invisible to see if that will do anything..

(OOC: Sorry about the delays everyone. I was on client site out of town since Tuesday. That will be a regular thing (3-4 days per week down in Washington until mid december). I'll try to update during the night but there may be several days that go by without me able to update)

Feeling the light drain out of the room, Thantos raises his sword. He had been trained in nighttime and dark fighting, using all your other senses to detect your attacker, but that was against flesh and blood. Concentrating on his breath he focuses himself, stands in a ready crouch, sword raised and waits to hear something.

::XianXian erupts in fright, and sheds her rags quickly, and screams, sending a counter-aura of fear, into an extreme plead for sunlight throughout her body, attempting to extend it about her.

She flies higher and fligher screaming frantically, with attempts of engulfing the room in energy of bright sunlight and confidence::

With the sudden burst of light, Krazixs sees the shadow near Vinoh. With a clear view Krazixs moves to attack. XianXian fly's toward the ceiling and the apparition turns it's attention towards her. Krazixs moves his sword to intercept and strikes.

Seeing Krzixs begin to strike Kentelos focus's heat and energy into the already powerful blade making the edges super heated, and when it strikes will give off a burst of fire.

"MAKE YOUR STRIKE TRUE KRAZIXS!!"

::The pixie, capturing the shadow's attention continues her clamour, but zooms as fast as she can along the walls in a square, above the lances and swords, from the cot to the desk in attempted rotation.::

"..Noo" he yells out seeing the creature ontop of his friend.. Seeing it lunge towards one of their new companions he frowns.. "You can stay right where you are.." he says as he thrusts one of his hands forwards issuing forth a telekinetic hold on the creature..