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"Right?" Locky asks with a shrug, moving onwards she taps the ground occasionally with her hoopak.

Jerrard ushers the group on, looking carefully at the walls as he walks.

"Let's continue straight on, through that other door" Babushka suggests when they're back in the corridor. She stays within the group, however.

Heading through the door across from them, they found themselves going through another thirty foot corridor.

This one opened up into a room about the same size as the last one. Jerrard's glowing robes reveal that the room is covered from floor to ceiling with hieroglyphics, not an inch unmarred by ancient text. Dominating the room are two columns rising from the ground to meet the rough ceiling 20-feet above. These columns have been carved like totem poles on all sides, with the likeness of dog, jackal, cat, and bird faced humanoids. The eyes of each of the carvings are large sparkling jewels of various hues. There are two other exits beyond the one they arrived in, closed with stone doors.

"I can't say pretty, but it sure is different." Locky says as she scans the room, taking in all of the detail. "I wonder..." She ponders, her eyes fixing on the gems, why would someone leave something so pretty here? A thief might come along and borrow it... She should return them to the rightful owners. Stepping closer she halts herself, no she was better than that.

"Magic, and now religion, yes of course it would take one as powerful to create such undead." He gives Locky a warning glance as she moves closer, "Those gems are not for taking, although I wonder if there is some power in them? Removing some might affect something."

He moves aside, tapping Ulster on the shoulder, "We should let Babuskha look for tracks, or some signs of passage. Then we take a closer look. Locky do these carvings look familiar? Signs of the gods?"

"Ohh well, yes, why aren't these the dwarf gods? Funny they should be here, but they are a funny race... People think that I am related to a dwarf, I don't that's right." Realising the group was looking at her she continues. "Well look there is Dugan the dog, and the others, I am suprised you don't know them..? See my great Uncle Oklahoma told me..."

Religion Check: 1d20=20 UTTER FAILURE!

Babushka walks around carefully, checking for signs of passage. "I can't see anything, but that doesn't mean much with these stony floors" she tells the others.

1d20=18

When Babushka steps between the two pillars, her eyes planted on the ground trying to find tracks, she hears the telltale snap of the Fungus Staff stiffening. On instinct, she ducks as two scimitar blades pass over her head, held by a pair of men in white robes that were hiding behind the pillars. Looking up in their eyes, she realizes these are no men--they are draconians; the same Baaz Janissaries that helped capture the princess!

As this happens, daggers begin raining down on Jerrard from above. A pair of Baaz had apparently climbed to the top of the columns and were now clinging there, whipping daggers down on the brightly glowing wizard. Two of them pierce his armor spell, cutting into his flesh. The other two are blocked by the aforementioned spell or Jerrard's bracers.

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Surprise
Locky (1d10): 5, not surprised
Jerrard (1d10): 7, not surprised
Babushka (1d10): 4, not surprised
Imani (1d10): 8, not surprised
Ulster (1d10): 5, not surprised
Thuskar (1d10): 10, not surprised

Ambush Round!
Baaz 01 attacks Babushka with his scimitar (1d20-2): 7, miss.
Baaz 02 attacks Babushka with his scimitar (1d20-2): 3
Baaz 03 throws a dagger at Jerrard (1d20+1): 20, hit for (1d4): 1 damage.
Baaz 04 throws a dagger at Jerrard (1d20+1): 14, miss.
Baaz 03 throws a dagger at Jerrard (1d20+1): 20, hit for (1d4): 4 damage.
Baaz 04 throws a dagger at Jerrard (1d20+1): 8, miss.

(OOC: The radius of the light spell on Jerrard's robes fills the entire room, so no darkness penalties regardless of where he is standing, for anyone. It also makes him a big giant target.

Actions for Round 1?)

Looking up quickly Jerrard pulls a sleep spell from his mind, aiming it at the creatures at the tops of the columns.

1d10, 2d4=[8], [2, 2]

Init 8+1 = 9, 4HD put to sleep.

(Unless they get a better init than him)

Rounding the column Locky comes up behind Baaz two, letting two stones fly as she does so.

1d10, 1d20+5, 1d20+5, 1d4, 1d4=[3], [8, 5], [15, 5], [1], [4]

Init; 3,
Hit AC 5 & -2.
Damage 1 & 4

(Her plan is to back Bab up, hopefully, the others can deal with these two pests)

Imani quickly pulls out her bow, backing up to protect Jerrard for the moment, and lets her arrows fly at the Baaz on the columns.

Init Roll (7)
Hit Roll (21, 22)
DMG Rolls (5,8 )

(Nice rolls!)

Babushka drops her bow and retrieves the fungus staff, turning to attack Baaz 1

INI 11, hits AC -1 for 4 dmg

"Not so fast, glowmage!" one of the Baaz on the columns shouts, tossing another dagger his way. The dagger slices into the wizard's right shoulder, causing him incredible pain and disrupting the sleep spell he was casting.

"Yeah!" shouts his partner, and attempted to toss another dagger, but then lost his grip on the column. He tumbles to the ground, knocking the wind out of him momentarily.

"Fool, get behind me!" Thuskar growls, grabbing the wizard and pushing him behind him. Thuskar then holds up his blade to protect himself. The Baaz still up on the column flings another dagger, which Thuskar deflects. The one on the ground picks himself up and tosses one, as well, but Thuskar blocks that one, as well.

Meanwhile, when Babushka turned to face one Baaz, the other sliced into her back with his scimitar. Ignoring the pain, she strikes at the Baaz in front of her, smacking him across the snout with the purple fungal weapon. The Baaz counters with his blade, but the gnome ducks again as it passes over her head.

"Watch out!" Ulster shouts out in warning to Babushka as he comes up behind the Baaz she is fighting. However, this serves to warn the Baaz more than Babushka, and he evades the warrior's attack. Locky gets behind the other Baaz and slings a pair of stones toward him, negating her invisibility instantly.

Quickly nocking an arrow, Imani aimed upward and took a slow, deliberate breath. The arrow flew upward, catching the Baaz in the thigh. Repeating the process, the second time she nails the baaz in the shoulder. He nearly lets go of the column, but manages to cling on anyway.

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Initiative
Jerrard (1d10+1): 9
Locky (1d10+11): 14
Imani (1d10+5): 12
Babushka (1d10+4): 11
Ulster (1d10+5): 13
Thuskar (1d10+7): 16
Baaz 01 (1d10+5): 12
Baaz 02 (1d10+5): 9
Baaz 03 (1d10+1): 7
Baaz 04 (1d10+1): 9

Round 1!

Baaz 03 throws a dagger at Jerrard (1d20+1): 17, hit for (1d4): 4 damage.
Jerrard's spell is disrupted.
Baaz 02 attacks Babushka with his scimitar (1d20): 20, critical hit! for (2d8): 9 damage.
Baaz 04 throws a dagger at Jerrard (1d20+1): 2, critical fumble! Baaz 04 falls off the pillar and takes (2d6): 3 damage.
Babushka attacks Baaz 01 with the Fungus Staff (1d20): 17 for (1d6): 4 damage.
Imani fires a sheaf arrow from her short bow at Baaz 03 (1d20+2): 21, hit for (1d8): 5 damage.
Baaz 01 attacks Babushka with his scimitar (1d20-2): 1, miss.
Ulster attacks Baaz 01 from behind with his rusty long sword (1d20+3): 5, miss.
Locky fires her hoopak at Baaz 02 from behind (1d20+7): 15, hit (1d4): 1 damage. Locky is no longer invisible.
Thuskar moves Jerrard away, and covers him with his own body. He parries, his AC improving by 2.
Baaz 03 throws a dagger at Jerrard (who is guarded by Thuskar) (1d20-2): 6, miss.
Baaz 04 gets up and throws a dagger at Jerrard (who is guarded by Thuskar) (1d20-3): 4, miss.
Imani fires a sheaf arrow from her short bow at Baaz 03 (1d20+2): 22, critical hit! for (2d8): 8 damage.
Locky fires her hoopak at Baaz 02 from behind (1d20+7): 22, hit for (1d4): 4 damage.

(OOC: Actions for Round 2?)