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If there was anything that the elf hated more, it was blowhards that wasted her time, and the nobleman was certainly one for that. All she cared about was books, and so she headed towards what was obviously the library as soon as he stopped flapping his lips and left. Perhaps she could find some rare books inside. She liked books far more than people.

((Taking option 5.))

Kelina entered the castle she was impressed. It had some interesting architecture. She started to wander around. "Hello!" There was no answer.
She saw the word Library(#5) and she wanted to see what was inside. She did quite love libraries. She opened the door...

Sol'drin's and Adran's choice of doors greeted them both with stubborn resistance. It's stone surface seemed rather strong despite the years of disuse, or perhaps that was why it appeared so solidly set? Your attempt to open the door was met with a soft clicking sound that would be familar to the keen ears of any Rogue. It was locked!

Sol'drin and Adran has the following options available to them:

1) Search for a Key. (Roll 1d20. You will gain a +2 modifier due to your Intelligence and a additional +2 bonus if you have the Search skill)
2) Bash it in! (Roll a d20 to try and smash the door open using your Strength)
3) Pick the lock! ( Roll a d20. Y0u will gain a +5 modifier due to your Dexterity and your Lockpicks item)




Laurenthiel and Kelina both converge upon the ornate library door. It swings open soundlessly with ease to reveal a circular room with a mirror floor. The wood carved theme is carried past the door and into the room itself. Not a inch of the curving wood is without some form of carving. Spaced out in a almost random manner are bookshelves set into the wall. Sadly a great many of these bookshelves are devoid of any items that would give the title 'Library' to this room. Though upon a small table beside a dust cloth covered chair there do appear to be some journals. In addition to all of this, a giant fireplace shaped like a open dragons maw looms open. It's eyes, made of silver and mirrored, seem to follow the two elves upon entering the room.
Laurenthiel and Kelina have the following options:
1) Inspect the Journals (roll a d20. Your elf will recieve a bonus based on their Wisdom Mod and Decipher Script if they have it)
2) Inspect the Fireplace.(Roll a d20. Your elf will recieve a bonus based on their Intelligence Mod and the Search Skill if they have it)



Romsca's door swings open, screeching as it does so in apparent potest at beig opened at all. His chosen room reveals itself to be something of a Sitting room, or perhaps a Trophy room? Maybe a mish mash of the both? Animal heads are mounted on the wall, all turned to stare in eerie silence at the door and whosoever would enter the room. There is a rather old fashioned bar sitting against one wall, with various bottles of spirits in all sorts of colours displayed proudly above crystal glasses. All set up and ready to be sampled. A moderately sized fireplace, and by moderately that means two grown men could easily stand inside of it's stone mouth, has a small fire burning merrily within.

Romsca has the following choices:
1) Sample the Minibar! (Roll a d20)
2) Check out the Mounted heads. (Roll a d20. You will recieve a +4 bonus due to your Intel Mod and the Search skill)
3) Check out the Fireplace. (Roll a d20. You will recieve a +4 bonus due to your Intel Mod and the Search skill)

(Please include in your post the Number you are picking, just to make certain there are no accidental mix ups on my part. You all have until 10PM EST tomorrow to have made your selection and post it in this thread. Failure to post by the stated time will result in your Adventurer being dropped from the game.

For those of you who are in rooms with another individual, feel free to comment or talk to each other, but no more than 2 posts please per person for interactions. Just to keep the game running quickly and smoothly.)

Laurenthiel decided that the journals were the way to go - after all - fire wasn't really her thing, and she was sure that the big strong warrior that had entered with her could take the heat far better than she could. "Hmph - a travesty - that they could even try to call this a library, when there are no books but these. No matter - I shall do what I came to do - read."

((Choosing #1 Rolled a 13+2+2 for my wisdom mod and Decipher Script means a 17.))

Well, he TRIED to open the door.

"Damn..."

Maybe a lock pick would do the trick...?

((Choosing 3))

Sol'drin's attempt to pick the lock seems to be rendering results, though slowly as the inner mechanism is clearly clogged with dust and webbing. There was also a bit of a tricky second mechanism inside the lock that kept resetting the lock every time Sol'drin nearly had it opened. When Adran decided to pick the lock as well, well only one thieves tools could be inserted in the lock at the same time. Or so it would seem. Ardan's keen eyes would notice a second lock hole cleverly hidden between a crack in two of the stones making up the door. Wriggling your lock picks into the second lock, Ardan successfully dismantles the second mechanism that kept Sol'drin from successfully opening his lock. With a rather loud 'snick-snack' the lock on the door slides open.

It is only a simple matter then to push the door open. You both find yourselves faced with a 10 x 10 stone room. Badly crumbling stairs line the wall in a upwards spiral. Standing at the bottom, you both can look straight up into a overwhelming darkness. The sound of wind blowing up above can be heard faintly. Empty torch mounts are bolted to the wall above each landing, which appears to be in better condition than the stairs themselves. It seems that Sol'drin and Ardan have discovered the Bell Tower.

Sol'drin and Ardan have the following choices:

1) Climb the Stairs. (Roll a d20. A bonus will be added based on your Dex Mod and if you have the Balance Skill)

2) Use your Rope and Hook to climb up to the landings using the Torch Mounts as the anchor. (Roll a d20. A bonus will be added based on your Dex Mod and the Climb Skill)



The journals that Laurenthiel chooses to study prove to be badly damaged by time. The covers crack and flake, shedding the faded colored binding like so much ash from a incense stick. The pages, while turned gently, begin to crumble under your delicate touch. The script on the pages is archaic and confusing, but Laruenthiel's mind slowly pieces together their meaning. The greatest of my treasures I dare not display. Hidden deep within the Dragons Maw, there seek the sign of it's flame. (Laurenthiel has discovered a Clue concerning the dragons fireplace. She will gain a +5 bonus to searching the fireplace)

Kelina's search of the fireplace will appear to turn up nothing out of the ordinary. The stone floor is smooth and made of three large flat stones. While no fire burns in the fireplace now, a thin layer of ash coats the floor. Inside the fireplace Kelina can see that the chimney, strangely, has been bricked up.
Laurenthiel has the following Options:
1) Inspect the Fireplace.(Roll a d20. Your elf will receive a +10 bonus based on their Intelligence Mod the Search Skill and the bonus from the journals. )
2) Take the Journal and Leave. (Will result in a End of Game)

Kelina has the following Options:

1) Inspect the Fireplace again. (Roll a d20. Your elf will receive a bonus based on their Intelligence Mod)
2) Share her observations with Laurenthiel concerning the fireplace. (This will grant Larenthiel a +2 bonus to her search check of the Fireplace)


Romsca's choice to inspect the trophy heads begins with a panther's head nearest to where he stands. Each of the trophy heads proves to be from a selection of predators. Wolves, big cats, bears, even a giant eagle head is mounted with a plate declaring it a griffin. It is this particular trophy head that stands out, not just due to it's mythical nature. Unlike the other heads mounted on the walls, this one is fake. A clever fake that would fool most inspections, but Romsca's keen eye picks out the small details that betray the head's authenticity. Upon closer inspection, you can tell the beak is a cleverly latched compartment. It appears to be trapped!

Romsca has the following options:

1) Disable the Trap (Roll a d20. A bonus will be added from your Dex Mod)

2) Leave the Trap alone and Sample the Minibar instead (Roll a d20)

3) Leave the trap alone and Check out the fireplace. (Roll a d20. You will receive a +4 bonus due to your Intel Mod and the Search skill)


(Please include in your post the Number you are picking, just to make certain there are no accidental mix ups on my part. You all have until 10PM EST tomorrow to have made your selection and post it in this thread. Failure to post by the stated time will result in your Adventurer being dropped from the game.

Just a reminder: For those of you who are in rooms with another individual, feel free to comment or talk to each other, but no more than 2 posts please per person for interactions. Just to keep the game running quickly and smoothly.)