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This a large hall almost meeting the dimensions of The Rock. It is brightly lit by the sun outside. The ceiling curves upward. At the far end of the hall are four raised platforms and seven chests between them. Each platform has the statue of a king on it. The walls and area are opulent, from the floor marble to the reliefs of kings, peasants, crownings, and more. In the floor just in front are the following letters, in the same language as before at the bridge,
Hubrelis Tumassen
A name? A place? A warning? A clue? A code? Alzar uses the proficiency and they read: The Pride of Tuma.
Interesting.
Alzar has one animal skeleton move towards the chests and platforms and suddenly, the four statues come to life and begin to move towards it.
Each of the statues looks and resembles one of the kings of Tuma, and they are each intricately detailed. They wield swords. One is made of iron, one made of rock, and the other two of crystal. Those two look like brothers.
Alzar rolls his eyes in disgust, draws his staff, sighs, and orders the animal skeletons to create a forward flank. Lastion will be fighting at Alzar’s side, as they try to wade through the statues. Based on his readings, the crystal ones are the easiest to kill.
They close to King Delophenes’s statue, the closest one. Alzar misses with his staff, Lastion hits once for 3 damage. All of the five or so animal skeletons miss. The King stabs with a crystal dagger at Alzar but misses. Next round, the other statues have closed, and Alzar orders all of the other skeletons to keep them away from him for now. Alzar thwacks the Crystal Statue for 6 damage. Lastion misses, his claws scpared off it for no damage. The other skeletions hit just once for two damage, but it’s enough and the crystal statue of King Delophenes collapses.
The next closest one is King Calobanes, a Rock Living Statue. Two skeletons have died this turn from the Kings. (18 left).
Alzar slaps the King with the staff but deals no damage. It swords Alzar for 2 damage with a rock short sword. Lastion manages to claw it and hit, and knock off its crown. (rolled a natural 20). When the crown falls off, the statue stops moving.
With that information, Alzar springs into action. He grabs the crowns from the other two statues, but not before two more rounds have passes and three more skeletons were crunched.
15 left.
Alzar gains 150 XP
The crowns look very valuable, around 1000 gold each. Alzar puts them on his belt.
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