Great to hear and see you're on the up and up @mushgnome. Take your time. You're always welcome here of course (and more kudos to Mike for actually providing this space for us all)
... completing his purveyance, Flin points out a pair of subtle depressions in the stone floor before the pedestal. He concludes they are tracks, and that--unlikely as it seems---the entire weighty mass of the statue and pedestal is somehow moveable.
While the others fuss, Goldwen kneels and prays... and in her mind is transported to a far away place, where everything is cool, calm, and Zen ... Goldwen glides through a beautifully maintained garden... scarcely noticing it in the bedazzling yet soft and shifting light... She interacts superficia...
Thanis steps up to the 10ft tall statue and, somewhat awkwardly, embraces the Goddess in a hug. Being on a pedestal and 10ft tall, Thanis is only about belly-high on her. None the less, the statue remains completely unmoved. Flin takes a look at the stone work. He surmises at a glance that most of ...
Goldwen cautiously tugs at the dust cover, encouraging it to slide free, as Thanis assumes an overwatch position... The dappled linen rustles as it gathers the momentum of its own weight, before hitting the ground with a flap and a great puff of dust. As the dust clears, a majestic, 10ft figure is ...
The party amble into the shrine hall cautiously after Flin. Goldwen takes a lead, and approaches the far end of the hall, which is occupied by an old, disused looking shrine centered on a 10ft tall statue-figure. The statue is on a solid looking plinth but is draped in a dust cover so that only its...
Flin pushes forward into the shrine room. He doesn't think overmuch of the stonework. He can tell, just from walking around with his eyes open, that the entire cathedral structure is stressed, and slightly off-kilter. Likely, the foundations have slipped over time. Shoddy. That would never happen i...