Alpha quickly follows after Grenada, but stops short of the doorway as his scar suddenly lights up again. "Grenada, I think we-" The gates slam down, interrupting him. "-should be careful," he continues, a sigh following after the words as he rushes up to the bars and shakes them, seeing if they have any weaknesses. Not able to find any, he looks beyond them to where the Deku stands, being approached by several...figures. 'I can't get beyond this gate, but that doesn't mean I can't help!' Alpha quickly begins to meditate, ready to throw in a spell or two should the mercenary need his assistance.

Blank is walking no less than three feet away from Grenada when the trap is sprung, locking the helpless Scrub in the next room of the Palace. The nomad jumps back in shock as the mercenary is trapped behind the strong, metal bars. He shakes his head sympathetically as Alpha fails to find any weakness in the trap. However, as the disturbing cackling rings out in the corridor, he finds himself jumping forwards to his original position.

He notices Alpha preparing his magic for attacking in the event of a battle, and follows suit by drawing his sword and gripping the hilt tightly in both arms, scanning the silhouettes and trying to identify the potential enemies. Although, "potential" is not as appropriate a word for the shadows in this situation. Experience has demonstrated that when dark figures trap your ally and advance on you - cackling in shrill tones all the while - there will definitely be aggression involved.

The nomad spots Arco and edges closer to the Sheikah.

Arco, shine the lantern at them. We need to be able to see what we're up against, right?

Blank has easily been able to tell that one of the other Sheikahs, Darilan, is a scribe, due to the excellent translation in the previous room. He hopes that the scholar will be able to examine and analyse the silhouettes for possible weaknesses. This situation is a typical kind when it comes to dungeon raids: Defeat the enemies to gain admittance to the next room. Blank knows it will be best to utilize the skills of all the warriors involved with this mission to defeat these strange enemies as quickly and efficiently as possible.

OOC: Oops, sorry!
IC:

Arco stares forward blankly at Grenada, the cage, and the two others assessing the situation, slowly processing the information...

...His mind needs a running start sometimes. Eventually, he nods to Blank and crouches down to pick up the lantern. He steps forward and holds it up high, until it clinks against the cage. He peers in after Grenada, trying to discern the nature of the enemy [Insight Check]. The Shadow element wouldn't be a bad guess, but still, to make sure...

Grenada finally seems to be back to his normal self, as he turns and says to them:

"I can handle this, I'll be fine for awhile, you guys just search that room for a way to get in, I'll look around here."

Despite the confidence he portrayed in his voice, he really was scared, four-on-one are horrible odds. He took two steps out into the area before brandishing his blade. A half-smile, half-evil glare sits on his face as he prepares for battle.

Arco's insight(16 + 12 = 28(Pass)) allows him to not only identify their elements as Fire and Shadow, but it also allows him to reveal their species, Daira and Moblin.

Grenada, tired of facing the shadows of these demonic creatures waves his sword violently while he proclaims:

"You filthy demons! Show yourselves so we can fight... I am not scared of you"

Alpha nods at the Deku's suggestion and turns his focus away from the ensuing battle. Straining his Sheikah senses, he takes a good look around their 'prison', trying to find some way to remove the bars hindering their advancement (Awareness Check). Sure, he could just move through the Void to help Grenada out, but the others would still be stuck, unable to aid them. Not that he needs their assistance, but...

OOC: Wow, I wasn't expecting anyone to have that much SPL, jeez... too easy.

Also, have you noticed a pattern of high numbers with the dice roller?

IC: Alpha easily passes his awareness check (30 + 8 = 38[Pass]), and his search of the room turns up not much more than the barren walls, though with closer inspection, he notices carved lightly into the ceiling above the door:

3-1-3-2-3

Grenada, on the other side, rushes up to Enemy 1, turns so his back faces it, and spins around with his blade extended. His attack(5 + 19 = 24[Pass]) slides deep into the beasts leg and administers 8 DMG. This causes a very shrill hiss-like scream from the beast. 'A lizard' Grenada thinks, then yells to everyone.

"I think we got ourselves some lizards!"

This was the part he wasn't looking forward to, he was going to get attacked by all four, and he didn't know how long he could survive on his own.

Enemy 1- Hisses and screeches before chargi toward the tiny Deku. As he gets close, he bends over and (5 + 11 = 16(17)[Miss]) the Deku barely avoids the razor-like teeth of the lizard.
Enemy 2- Launches itself high into the darkness, and crashes down behind Grenada. He (5 + 15 = 20(17)[Hit]) digs his teeth hard into the deku's side and tears causing 9 DMG.
Enemy 3- A loud series of footsteps crash around in an almost unconnected or at least very clumsy fashion, they can be heard getting closer and closer to Grenada. (2 + 14 = 16(17)[Miss]) At the last second, Grenada sees and subsequently avoids a huge club that smashes into the ground causing a crater bigger than his body. realizing how lucky he was, he almost forgets about Enemy 4.
Enemy 4- There are no bumbling footsteps, and grenada notices only the eerie silence of his movement, especially for such a big silhouette, then he (2 + 19 = 21(17)[Hit]) realizes all too late that the reason for the silence was because a spear is now digging into his right leg. Taking 15 DMG, he squeaks loudly and tries to remove the spear, when he notices he was unsuccessful, he tries walking off the pain.

OOC:

Wow, I wasn't expecting anyone to have that much SPL, jeez... too easy.

I thought it used INT...

Also, have you noticed a pattern of high numbers with the dice roller?

Actually, no. For FoG it's been a pattern of low numbers, hence the reason they're having such a difficult time with a squid that was supposed to serve as the mini-boss!

IC:
Alpha looks at the five numbers quizzically. '3-1-3-2-3? What the heck is that supposed to mean?' He immediately looks around for something - anything - in both this room and the one where Grenada is fighting that comes in threes (Awareness Check again).

OOC: It is INT, my bad we used SPL in v1...

IC: Alpha search (3 + 13 = 16[Pass]) reveals nothing in Grenada's room, and two things in his current room. The bars that block the way, and the three beamoses they passed up. As part of the search, the bars catch Alpha's eyes, and it becomes more apparant to him that numbers sit upon the bars in a silver only slightly differing from the metal of the bars, the numbers increasing from left to right.

Grenada takes his sword and (5 + 11 = 16[Hit]) crushes it into the backward knee of the lizard causing blood to spew on the Daira on it's right, that doesn't make it any happier, and grenada prepares for the worst.

Enemy 1- Again races toward the Deku and(5 + 6 = 11(17)[Miss]) again the Deku avoids the teeth of the lizard, though this time much more easily.
Enemy 2- This time doesn't waste energy with a jump, he runs right toward the deku and(5 + 20 = 25(17)[Hit]) again digs his teeth into the deku's body causing 9 DMG.
Enemy 3- The clumsy and rather huge foe turns and continues in a charge of slowness finally reaches the leafy midget. A stretch back and his club (2 + 19 = 21(17)[Hit]) crushes down on the head of Grenada, and a loud flinch-inducing crack is heard. The deku takes 17 DMG. His tiny body pushed deep into the Crater, he doesn't arise, and the 4 creatures begin a vile series of shrill and beefy laughs that sound as sinisters as they do stupid. This is when it seems a conversation in a devilish and definitely not humanoid language has begun and one of the large ones appears to point at the Deku's "corpse".

Arco sighs in a whole-body fashion, his entire body sagging as he takes a cautious step away from the bars.

"Dairas and Mobilns," he announces rather lamely, now that Grenada has already been vanquished. "Two of each, I think. Fire and Shadow, respectively."

He stares around the room, wondering if Alpha's figured anything out yet, when in a spasm of frustration he bangs on a bar (coincidentally, the one labeled "3"--but he hasn't noticed this yet) with his fist. As the spirit of catharsis passes, he sighs again, this time twisting at the same bar weakly, and then steps back in ponderment at what to do...

And whatever it is, hopefully soon, before those monsters do something to Grenada. Do something more, that is.

jame looks in frustration and says;(hylean) aktajhá (translated to common) "Damn it to hell."and hits a wall.

Blank can tell that Alpha is deep in though - how deep was less relevant, and he imagined that the Sheikah was thinking very deep. Deeper than, say, a typical pitfall in dungeons such as these. Blank glanced inquisitively about the room for such a hole. He was no mind-reader, and so he was unable to guess what Alpha was concentrating on. Going about things the old-fashioned way, he decided to ask the mage outright. "What have you noticed, Alpha?" he asked simply, his own eyes unable to find anything of significance in the hallway. He peered through the bars at the Moblins and Dairas, and more importantly, the Deku. With the same thoughts in his head as the others, the nomad knew that something would have to be triggered, and fast.

OOC: This is basically all I can say at the moment. It's more of my way of saying "I'm still here!"

OOC: A new thought has occurred to me that if our characters simply walked through dungeons holding hands, this sort of thing wouldn't happen. I wonder why we haven't thought of that before? XD

Alpha comes out of his deep - Great Sea deep - thoughts as he slowly realizes Blank has asked him a question. A grin slowly spreads over his features, and he brings his staff out from behind his back. "Look up here," he says calmly, motioning to the numbers carved in the ceiling. "3-1-3-2-3," he repeats, just in case the Hylian's eyes can't make it out well enough.

"And I've got one idea as to what it might mean." Bringing his staff around, he gives the third bar a solid whack!. He repeats this motion on the first bar, then the third again, the second, and the third a third time. 'Maybe that'll open it,' he thinks.

The hisses and groans of the conversation between the enemies around Grenada grow louder, more decisive, and yet, more crude. The lizard that had not hit Grenada durin the battle can be seen taking a knee and reaching down. The Daira reaches down into the indented soil where Grenada lays, but this is when Alpha connects with each bar, and a satisfying clang rings out like a belltower at midnight. This draws the attention of the Moblins and Dairas in the room, and their silhouettes can be seen moving quickly around. The previously kneeling one has released it's grip, and was the first to charged toward the group. It's bloody claws are thrust forward, though they connect with the bars before they hit anyone. As the claws hit the bars, you come to the realization that though the sound was beautiful and satisfying, the result was not; the bars stayed down in an almost defiant fashion.

Blank looked at the numbers, surprised that he had missed them before. One thought raced through the course that was his mind; it seemed simple, but he had trouble seeing how it would be possible. "I think it relates to the Beamos. In fact, that would make perfect sense to me. The question is... how?"

The confused man was never impressed by puzzles in crypts and dungeons, such as Parapa Palace; his specialty was more in the melee and battle aspects of a good exploration, such as the Malvagio mission. He preferred to leave these types of riddles and puzzles to the studious ones; namely, the scholars.

"I can't see how they'd relate. I mean, any conclusion on the idea seems somewhat... preposterous." Blank frowned and gazed upon the numbered bars, wondering where in the puzzle the answer might lay. Of course, he hoped that Alpha would be able to catch the solution first.