Chapter 2: Into The Temple...

Annika pulls on the door but it remains firmly closed. It's either stuck or locked. Probably rather the former given the state of the temple's structure
A strong pull you have! Not strong enough unfortunatly. Maybe we can go around the door when we follow this corridor Astrid suggests and points at the door next to Scags OOC: Door number 3

It surely is hundreds of years old. We don't know for sure. There aren't even any legends about it. We wanted to ask the natives about the temple but... you may have noticed we are not on speaking terms. But I'm sure you could charm them into talking with us Hjalmar says and winks before leaving the room

Looking back at the other adventurers and archeologists just observing the doorways and not getting inside them, Scags sighed in silent exasperation and raised his voice to be heard across the room: ''You are supposed to clear those rooms after opening those doors! that means inspect them thoroughly but carefully!''

Turning to the Wavewarden, ''Let's go further in the corridor and clear these doors...let's fo to the left...''

"I hate to leave open doors behind me, what say we go with the rule of "Left"? When we enter a room we clear the left side including doorways, then the next door after that, before we go any further into this tomb?"

Korrin is used to being on his own out in the woods, the lack of coordination by the group makes him very nervous as he tucks in tight against one of the pillars into the shadows.

"No point going in further than what we are looking at now, this other door could be just another cave-in like the one on the right. Better safe than sorry."

"The main doors are blocked," Annika reports as she comes up behind Scags. "We'll have to hope there's another way around."

"Well then, after you Scags!"

Scags moved in front of the door with Krenmuth behind. Switching to his longsword with his right hand, his left gingerly touched the door and gently pushed it open.

Scags opens the door, ready to smash anything that comes at him. Astrid peers through the door into the corridor. Even though she usually displays a rather calm attitude she seems to be excited at the possibility of enemies waiting behind the door.

Scags makes a step into the room and It is nearly disappointing that no one is in here to attack.

Only a bunch of old shelfes line the walls. A thick layer of dust covers everything in this room, including the contents of the shelves.

Other than that nothing of interest seems to be in the room.

"Some sort of library? How curious."

Annika brushes past Scags and heads for the nearest shelf to determine its contents.

Krenmuth doesn't enter the room but moves to the space between the doorways 4 and 5. He calls out to the room with Annika and Scags. "Be careful touching anything. Don't ignore Valkur's warning of the glowing gem."

Melianne is quite content staying in the main hall chatting with Hjalmar, trying to needle the archaeologist into theorizing with her about the temple's history and origin spiced with some harmless flirting. But when she hears Krenmuth talking with Tenebra and Annika, she correctly guesses that they encountered no enemies and strolls over to the group, peeking into the new room with curiosity.

"Is that a storage? It looks dusty. I wonder how dust would even get inside if this building was sealed..." She looks up at the ceiling. "Think it's because it's still inhabited by the skeletons? Maybe there is some kind of a secret cult hiding here!" The dancer giggles and walks towards the end of the corridor.

Korrin maintains his position at the doorway that leads into the hallway.

Feh, books! Scags exclaimed almost coughing at years of accumulated dust on the shelves. Clear! he shouted as much to himself as to others. He then moved in position toward the door opposite this room.

Annika discovers an assortment of different items, most of them seem to be either of ritualistic nature or common household items.
The former encompasses an assortment of decorated bowls, various scepters and a dagger that's decorated with gemstones. The latter is an asortment of undecorated bowls, mugs, cutlery and various dishes.
There are also some scrolls among the dirt on the shelves but as soon as Annika touches one, it crumbles into a pile of dust.
Hjalmar follows Melianne but stops at the door.
This definitly looks like a storage and I don't from where the dust seems to co... he starts to answer to Melianne but stops as a scroll turns to dust upon being touched by Annika.
Well... now we know where the dust comes from. I guess that humidity leaked into the temple over the centuries that it was burrowed here...

Astrid crosses her arms in front of her chest.
Please don't destroy more things than necessary. Heed the words of the wavewarden... she remarks dryly.

Content to leave the items for the archaeologists to catalogue, Annika wipes the dust from her hands and rejoins Scags as he prepares to open the next door.

Like the previous doors he opened, Scags took a ready position behind this door (number 4) and pushed it open forward, sword at the ready.

Krenmuth follows Scags into the room.

Scags and Krenmuth enter the room almost simultaniously. As both flank the door Annika enters with her rapier drawn.
A large basin dominates the room. It was probably filled with water at some point but now it's just a dried up shallow pit in the ground that is lined with turquoise gems.

Pictures are carved into the walls that depict people carrying vases full of water to the basin. Some seem to command over them and carry whips

There are shard strewn across the floor and skeletons lie on the ground.
Nothing moves as the heroes enter the room.

Melianne examines the door for a few moments, expecting someone to join her sooner or later - but in the end her curiosity wins over her patience, and she takes a few steps back to look into the newly opened room. "Engravings and skeletons aside, this is pretty!" She comments from the doorstep, pointing at the basin. "Wonder if it's for recreation or some sort of a ritual... Hey Hjalmar, you can look at these scrolls later, come explore with me!"

She pries the archaeologist away from the storage space, and tugs him towards the last door; quite boldly, now that she has seen no living - or un-living - being in any of the rooms. She does at least takes caution to push at the door slowly, planning to peek inside while there is barely a gap between the door and its frame.