Chapter 10: The City of Spiders

The zombie servant bows stiffly and backs away to its place in the corner of the room. Aelfric moves to inspect the door and sees that it's not wood, but a type of large underdark mushroom that's been carved into a door. It bears an adamantite handle and intricate carvings depicting a demons, magic, and alchemical symbols.

Taking a closer look, Aelfric can see that the door is locked, but he sees no magical or mundane traps on it.

Aelfric looks over the next door and finds it to be much the same as the other, except that this one is locked and trapped.

Seftan casts his spell and sees that the entire place is just glowing with magic. Pretty much everything in the room is infused with magic, down to the couches themselves. He can pick out some of the specific enchantments; things like comfort and durability are common about the room.

The zombie turns to face Elayna, "My master hasn't commanded me to open the doors for anyone, nor do I know how. If you are hungry, I can get you something to eat, though. If you aren't hungry, you can wait for the master to come back."

"He did not," the drow zombie replies simply.

The zombie bows and retreats back to its corner of the room and waits for more commands and questions.

Aelfric steps up and uses his magic to pick the lock from a distance and finds it surprisingly easy to pick for an archmage's rooms.

Aelfric magically pushes the door and it opens easily on well-oiled hinges and makes not a hint of sound. Beyond the doorway is a softly-lit - and rather wide - hall with a single door at the end, which is flanked by a pair of large stone statues. Along the hall there are two outlines of what appear to be door frames, but there are no doors to be seen. The frame of the door at the end is the same as these other frames, but it does contain a door.

The statues are large humanoids with vague features and armor. They look like images you may have seen in books showing depictions of the grand warriors of legend.