Round 1

As the party gathered before the crumbling stone tower, the air thickened with an unsettling energy. The ancient rune-covered gate loomed before them, its threshold slick with moss and roots that clawed at weather-worn bricks. Torches cast wavering light on the cracked threshold, revealing faint scratches of old sigils. Halie knelt to examine the gate's runes more closely, her silver holy symbol held ready, murmuring prayers under her breath.

Jeane traced intricate symbols in the air with her finger, murmuring dark incantations that deepened the violet glow of the runes to a rich, almost black, purple. The party watched in silence as she cast Protection from Undead on the gate's runes, binding them against skeletal intrusion for 10 minutes. Merrin crouched down to study the gate, running her fingers along the cracks between runes, searching for pressure plates or hidden mechanisms that could trigger a trap when stepped on.

Seraphine kneeled beside Halie, her keen eyes scanning the intricate runes covering the ancient gate. She pulled out a small magnifying glass from her robes and began tracing the complex symbols with precision, seeking to decipher the gate's secrets. Varrika kneed down beside Halie, scrutinizing the runes etched into the ancient stone, tracing a finger along the complex symbols with a mixture of curiosity and caution.