ooc: We will shoot for faster turn around this round I hope. more detail on the chain on xune: tangle effect just dropped her speed to 0 so she can't leave the space until she breaks the chain. while chained she is under a Enervation D,E, F Time: ??? Weather: cold Mentions: [@Tellussoil] [@Karcen][@Nameless Hero] TLDR: Bones did some damage to the pylons, bones has an attack coming his way, xune is under enervation for most of her abilities and still held but her attack hit most of the baddies and pylons in the chamber, mantis has an attack coming her away, the party's fiddling with the pylons triggered a massive shift that brought several scavengers to the scene from elsewhere in the pyramid. music: [hider=music for the pyramid] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0Av2XNPd_g [/hider] The dagger struck the pylon with a sharp metallic crack and bounced away. The glow within the structure flickered for a moment, no more than Mantis had managed with her own strike. His charge met a far harsher reality. The sword thrust landed against the back of the nearest warden's leg, scraping across reinforced armor before biting shallowly into the layers beneath. The undead construct barely reacted. It turned with ponderous force and struck at him with the back of one massive arm. (defend yourself) Above them, the chains tightened around Xune. The drain intensified as the pylons fed from her directly. Green light flowed through the bindings and into the surrounding machinery, each pulse stripping more power from her. The soul fire she called forth answered her summons, but the spell never reached its full strength. A large portion of the energy was consumed by the system before it could leave her grasp. The blast still erupted. Blue green fire washed across the platform and into the wardens. The constructs staggered under the impact as flames crawled across armor and bone, and some fell to a knee. The fire spread into the pylons as well, and for the first time the entire cluster reacted. The conduits brightened. The floor shook. The green glow throughout the chamber surged upward in a wave. The drain on Xune eased. A deep grinding sound rolled through the chamber as sections of the walls split apart. Hidden passages opened on either side of the room and living figures emerged from within. Men and women in scavenged armor and expedition gear stepped into view carrying tools, weapons, and packs filled. They froze for only a moment at the sight of the wardens, the suspended Xune, and the ongoing battle. One of them pointed toward the pylons. [color=ed1c24][b]"There! I told you someone activated the core systems!"[/b][/color] The wardens immediately changed course. The 2nd nearest construct turned away from Bones and began advancing toward the newly arrived intruders while another already near Mantis threw a powerful punch at her. (defend yourself) [hider=Interior of pyramid] [img]https://i.imgur.com/NAZHxrV.png[/img] [/hider]