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Jerrard turns away from the the bed, and fixes his attention on the holes in the wall.

He reaches for Shays blade, checking the fungus.

"Interesting." He mutters as he inspects it with his dagger.
(What sort of fungus is it? Plant lore check=6)

Jerrard recognizes the fungus as being the same type he encountered in the shambler's chamber (and which he took a sample of). It's highly elastic and easily moves side to side when pushed.

Locky jumps off the bed, she'd scanned the bookcase, it looked boring. "Ooo what is it Jerrard?" She asks, watching Jerrard play with the fungus, "So, what are these things?" She pokes her head through the hole if She can.

(Find traps=32%)

While Shay and Jerrard inspect the left hole, Locky sticks her head in the right hole easily enough. She does not find any traps, but she does learn that if one pushes the spongy fungus aside, there is a wooden lever behind it shaped like a mushroom. The lever is in the down position.

Turning the lever as best she can, Locky moves it so it faces upwards.

The sound of gears grinding can be heard behind the wall. It only lasts a few seconds. Babushka, standing by the eastern exit, hears it much more clearly, coming from the tunnel she's standing near.

Babushka comes back to her friends. "What have you done? There are gears moving down in the tunnel."

"Well, inside there is this mushroom shaped thing, and if you turn it funny things happen." Locky replies with glee, "I wonder what it does, why don't we go and check?" She pulls her head out of the hole, and looks to the cavern Bab just left, "I wonder if there is something down there?" She asks, hand on her Hoopak.

Jerrard turns seeing Locky inside the hole he rubs his beard "Hmmmm, interesting." he ponders as he sticks his head inside.

(What does he see? The same as Locky or something different?)

Jerrard finds an identical mushroom shaped lever in the other hole, also in the down position.

"A Mushroom you say?" Jerrard asks, his fingers brushing the device, "I believe we should wait to see what they do, then try this one also." Removing his head he looks back to Locky and Babushka. "Yes, go and check."

"Lets go" Locky grabs Babuskhas hand and pulls her slowly down the passage, her eyes hunt for any hidden wires or other such traps.

Find Remove Traps: 1d100=91 (oops)

The tunnel turns south and continues about forty feet before opening up into a more natural looking tunnel. The natural tunnel curves to the east. The portcullis Jerrard mentioned is no longer down, the path is clear. Locky finds no evidence of any traps or any mechanisms for lowering or raising the portcullis.

Locky stares at the portcullis for a moment, then turns back, heading for the bedchamber. "We should watch the entrance shouldn't we?" she asks Bab as they walk back.

"First we should tell Jerrard what we've found." Babushka smiles at Locky and goes back into the bedroom.
"Jerrard? The portcullis you mentioned is no longer down. We've probably found the lever."