A book and many things to do

[Anastasia]

At the same time...

> roll 1d20+42
<Penuche2> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 45 > [d20=3]

Another cleaver flies past you but you dodge, a crack as the ground gives way. Something's beneath it, something that sheds a faint purple light.

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa hurries to the hole, intent on seeing what's down there!

[Anastasia]

Lying within it, the ground already covering it anew, is some a purple sphere of solid metal. It's perhaps the size of both of your fists together, glimpses of runes on it as the ground rises to protect it.

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa doesn't hesitate: she slams the full and complete force of her telekinesis into the sphere, planning to shatter it.

Violent thrust.

CL check:

[blockquote]Rolled 1d20+38 : 7 + 38, total 45[/blockquote]

Fort/Cunning Insight:

[blockquote]Rolled 1d20+33 : 11 + 33, total 44[/blockquote]

[Anastasia]

You hold position, slamming your force into the orb. You hold, you maintain as...

> roll 1d20+42
<Penuche2> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 49 > [d20=7]

Your mage armor flares into visibility as a flying blade slams into your elbow, repulsing it in a display of power. In return you send your telekinetic force down hard, the sphere folding inward before - !

Pain. Your head hurts, your eyes are closed, you're lying down.

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa groans and tries to roll over to get sight of the orb, trying to clear her head enough to throw another blast at it if need be.

[Anastasia]

You're lying face down by the stairs out of this floor, no sign of the orb or the torture chamber.

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa tests her voice as she looks around for the others, "Well that was hell."

[Anastasia]

You can speak - but you look about and see none of your friends at all.

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa tests out her telepathic bond, 'Anyone still there?'

[Anastasia]

No reply.

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa gets up and stretches, looking around before heading to the first cell to check it out.

[Anastasia]

You find that the cell doors are gone. The only door is the door into the torture chamber.

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa goes in and looks around, looking at the center of the room especially.

[Anastasia]

The room is empty now, save for a stairway going down.