Subject Surin does his thing, twice

Harp calls for every one to halt. This was different from anything else they had seen in here, and different worried him. "Kal, would you ask Surin to come up here and take a look. This is different and right now different worries me." When the halfling comes forward, a little doubt on his face, Harp tells him what he wants. "Other than the pit in the first hallway as we came in, there has not been any traps in this place. The set up in this room is different than any we have seen before. So I'm worried. Would you take a look, see if there are any traps. Take your time. We have all day." Harp smiles.

Surin is smart enough not to tell Harp that his smile is not all that comforting. The halfling turns to the room and eases past Ranthir and Kal. He pulls a dagger and starts looking at the floor in front of him. Over the next ten minutes Surin works his way across the room towards the table with the key (Search, take 20, 20+11=31). Mund shuffles his feet impatiently. He had always counted on his reflexes to save him from problems and this looking was getting to him.

After several minutes of looking over the table with the key on it Surin returns to the party. "Well, I can't promise nothin, but if there's somethin there, it's hid so good I can't find it, and I looked real good. My money is that it's just as it looks, a key sittin on a table." With a shrug, the halfling moves to the back of the party.

Harp turns to Mund. "Well you seem the most eager. Do you want the honor?" "Hell yes." is the reply and Mund walks towards the table. It is obvious to the others though that he is very careful to follow the path already checked by Surin. When he gets to the table Mund hesitates for a second and then with a lightening fast grab, snatches the key off the table. He is poised to react instantly to anything. In the silence Kal goes "Boo" loud enough for all to hear. Mund jumps and spins in place, taking a second to register who made the sound. Relief and anger battle each other in his face, but the key remains firmly in his hand.

Harp shoots Kal a dirty look but says nothing. When nothing happens, Mund returns to the party and they move back to the main room. Once there they all take a look at the new key. No one recognizes the metal at first, but after a few minutes of discussing it Allistair and Ragnar finally realize what it is. "Electrum" the dwarf says. "Old alloy, used in some ancient cultures. Mixture of gold and silver. Too soft to be of any real use, but pretty. The gem is a topaz of nice size and quality." There is a little more discussion and then the party is on to the next room.

They tromp back to the main room and then take up the usual order for a new room: Mund and Harp, Ranthir and Kal, Salix and Ragnar with Surin and Allistair bringing up the rear. The open the next door, which is the one on the north side of the east wall. They head down that hallway, for about 30 feet before Harp calls for a halt and motions Surin to move to the front again. At Harp's listening gesture, Surin nods and moves quietly down the rest of the hallway. He takes a while listening at the door and then returns to the party. "There's something there and it's not happy. Whatever it is doesn't speak any language I know, but I could tell it was pissed. And it sounded big and strong."

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Subject Small correction

The door the party went down after finding the key was the eastern most on the north wall.