Tunnels

Is it threaded like a screw, or is the threading interlaced or braided? Can it be "unscrewed" through the statue's hand? Skeeve will try to move it around to see just how hard the grip is.

Raggy watches his friends with amazement

To Skeeve: "I don't know, lad. Maybe Vlax is right. Maybe we'd be defiling this place by breaking a statue to snag a trident that our employers would wind up keeping for themselves. If the place radiated evil, I'd have no problem with breaking stuff, but if it isn't..."

True. We have cleared the room. Let Valpip deal with it

Skeeve offers to unscrew it if the others are willing. Otherwise, we can leave the room as it is.

On the other hand, maybe the trident will help when we end up finding that water/ooze/elemental thingie ...

"Aye. That's a fair point, Skeeve." With a nod to Raggy, he continues, "Still, maybe Valpip will be able to identify its true nature."

I'm willing to do anything we decide

It is highly unlikely to be going anywhere, so let's start hitting those last rooms up to the stairs, suggests Skeeve.

Tridents really aren't Blornvid's thing. Unless it confers the ability to breathe underwater and there's underwater adventuring ahead, he'll pass.

Aye, onward.

Moving on sounds good. I'm not really skilled with polearms or long arms or whatever that thing has is." Vlax concurs.

Then on to the last room and the stairs!

Skeeve is curious about the flames. This room has been utterly locked off for ages and, except for the water/ooze/elemental that passed through here, it can't have seen any activity during that time. So ... it piques his interest.

However, the last time we saw a cave in, there was a ghoul hiding in it. So, before going over and checking the flame, he checks out the rubble to see if there is anything to worry about in it. Assuming nothing is found, he'll check the flame.

I'm providing two rolls. The first, with advantage, is a perception roll for the rubble. The second is just to detect magic and anything else on the flame.

Vlax shudders and asks,"a what? A ghoul? What in the world is that? ". He is visibly disgusted at the thought ... A ghoul?"

"Undead nasty that feeds upon the living. It's relentless. Attacks until it's dead. Not something you want to meet."

Upon hearing the explanation for the flames, Blornvid strokes his beard in thought. After a few moments, he says, "Hmmmm. Fire versus water. Was this place a battleground between the elementals?"

Could be. That special room is all about water, so maybe this was intended to be a point of defense? It's hard to tell who won. That water/ooze/elemental was trapped outside the special room. Was it a guard or prisoner?

Anyway, everyone ready to rip down the portcullis?