Return [To Madness]: Act 1, Scene 2

[TristenC]

Jag touches the sigil but nothing happens. He also notes it is not glowing faintly as the first sigil did when they discovered it...

Jack examines the statue further. The upraised arms appear designed to articulate from only the shoulder, as if lowering something to the ground between its feet

[Lord Torath]

Stephen wanders over to the opened secret door and looks in, trying to detect any discrepancies between what his eyes and his ears tell him, and also paying attention to his amulet.

[TristenC]

Passing into the newly revealed room, Stephen finds it to be a simple and unadorned space. The walls stand as basic stonework consistent with that of the 'temple' room (C1, with the statue) and the 'odd transport' room (A5 with the large scaled hands). The ceiling here is 15 feet high, and the area seems featureless aside from the banded door to the East. Keeping a close touch on his medallion raises no alarm as he makes his rounds of the room (no traps indicated on any surface since the Talisman's range is easily within reach of all the walls, floor, ceiling and door).

From his proximity and examination he can pick out some odd markings on the door and the wall itself. The banded blue metal is covered with faintly carved tiny runes of myriad nature. His own long adventuring career is enough to indicate that at least those he is familiar with are magical, and some sort of either protective or preventative nature. As his close inspection draws him nearer the door, he finds the East wall itself is likewise covered with similar runes, though the dull appearance of the stone hides them more easily from casual sight than the polished metal...

[Lord Torath]

Stephen sends a mental summons to Jag and Ke'Sha. <I think there are magical sigils on the walls of this alcove. Would you care to take a look?> He sends a mental image of what he's seen to both of them. <Master Jagrinder, do these look priestly or wizardly? And do you think Mistress Allikhain might be able to add any insights?>