>>6035165>>6035259>>6035312>Eun-Ae’s reflex save>DC 50: Above Average Reflex vs Above Average Trap>Rolls: 4, 39, 57 [success]Eun-Ae descends the ladder, cautiously testing each rung with her foot before putting her weight on it. She places her hands on the sides of the ladder to steady herself, pausing briefly on each step to listen for any unusual sounds or movements. Her careful technique ensures she can react quickly to any potential danger.
"How is it going down there?" you ask.
"Do you remember India? When Jannali made rat curry and you had diarrhea for an entire week? It smells worse than that down here."
"I take it you’re fine."
She continues her descent. Halfway down, a loud "click" echoes through the tunnel. Instinctively, she leaps off the ladder, avoiding a fine powder that begins to spray from a hidden hole. As she hits the floor, she rolls to the side, quickly entering the tunnel below to avoid the powder cloud.
"It looks like a contaminant," you say. "Everyone remain calm. I have a hazmat suit from Monsieur Berthelot, so we’ll all go down one by one wearing it. That means someone will have to stay up here. Jannali, you will stand watch with Goldi."
She nods. The team descends one by one, finding Eun-Ae safe at the bottom. The tunnels below are quite different from above. The walls, made of dry, lime-rich dirt, crumble at the slightest touch. Crude paintings of Kama Sutra scenes, depicting obscene practices involving vampirism and cannibalism, line the right walls, encrusted with valuable gems. Above them is a line of Hebrew letters.
Naomi examines the text. "These are not standard Hebrew letters. It’s a variant I’ve never seen, differing slightly from the standard alphabet in the number of strokes. These are incantations, summoning power from various demons, starting with Alukah and Ashmedai."
The tunnel leads south, and the team follows it. After a minute of walking, you arrive at a small room serving as a cross junction, with tunnels extending in four directions. In the center stands a crude golden statue of a rabbi, his face asymmetrical, eyes wild, and forehead enlarged, resembling symptoms of Tay-Sachs disease. His twisted spine and abnormally enlarged stomach, on the other hand, evoke Gaucher’s disease.
Knowledge (politics):
Those diseases predominantly affects Ashkenazi Jewish populations, and cause neurological damage and fat accumulation in cells."That’s one ugly motherfucker!" Tyrone exclaims.
"It’s an abomination. A person with those deformities should not be able to live, let alone reach adulthood," you observe.
