3 - 098: The Third Piece

[K Man]

Kysta, Girud, Mordrock, Galdren, Caelith, Callian and Garor - Nupperibo continues to grin, not really a change in his demeanor, but still unnerving.



"Good good. I am Nupperibo, servant of Emerikol the Chaotic. You, mortals, are in Coldsteel - a fortress in Stygia of Geryon, the Arch-devil. You tread on his lands now, so do what you must quickly." The imp raises a small talon to the West wall. "Behind there is an elevator, it will take you upwards into Coldsteel if you desire."

"This way, behind that door, is a tunnel that leads to the temple from the prime pulled here by 'The Master'." Nupperibo giggles a bit, his wings batting wildly. "I doubt you could break the magic that pulled the temple here...but you never know. You mortals are always finding ways around devilsh magic."

"Through that door you will find the resting place of Karn..."

Nupperibo continues to flit about, his body steaming in this impossibyl cold room. Perhaps he waits, as instructed by his master, to answer any questions you may have....

[Search/Spot Checks] Aside from the hellish cold of this place, it appears to be a little used room in a massive fortress. The battering ram appears abandonded as do the crates and supplies nearby.

There is little else of interest here.
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Yuri and Romar - The journey into the massive temple is short as the hallway only extends for a few dozen feet more before ending in a large set of double doors. The torches in the sconces have long since burned out, charred husks of what they once were...

...Hopefully the Hidden City will not suffer the same fate..

[Listen Checks, both success] From behind these large doors, very faintly, you can hear something...it sounds like shuffling feet and grinding stone.

The doors themselves are immense, but again, probably counterweighted to allow for ease when opening.

You wonder what's behind this door...
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[VemuKhaham]

When he hears the shuffling of feet coming from the room behind the massive door, Romar instantly takes to a more sneaky style of movement and silently tries to make his way until he is standing against the left half of the double door. There, he looks at Yuri, as his hand gently reaches out to push open the door, but not before he receives an approving nod from his companion. If the nod is given, he will push open the door just a little at first, giving them the option to spy through the chink between the doors before entering and alerting the creature that's moving. When they have both detected the creature, he will open the door and deal with it dependantly on whether it looks like a friendly or hostile creature.

[BluSpecs]

OOC: Does Garor know anything about Karn? being form the dwarven mountain and all...

The knowlege or not will affect his reply.

Thanks

[Japic]

Removing his mudmaw helm Girud scratches his head a couple of times while looking to the decision makers in the party for a plan of action.

{As a PC I'm a bit torn. Do we search around the temple; Or do we head directly to the tomb..? As an OOC thought I'm guessing that the tomb was pulled to this location for a reason. Maybe there is an item, or artifact, or beastie responsible for holding it there.... If so, it'd prolly be in the temple, not at the tomb its self.}

[Fangor the Fierce]

Krysta turns to Caelith. "You are the expert in this area. Got any ideas?"

She knows her knowledge does not extend far beyond the battle field.

Mordrock on the other hand, is always inquisitive. He tries to think of anything about this place, considering the Master has made it into what it is now.

[GeneralMHB]

Yuri moves stealthily though the shadows to the door as well. He gives the nod to open the door and waits patiently for Romar to detect whether it is friend or foe.

[Jevva]

Galdren looks around at his companions. "I know nothing of these places, so I will follow wherever you all decide to go."