Into Sol Sanctum!

[venusadept_2]

The door from Milliways opens into a small room, fairly plain except for a statue at the opposite end. The walls and ceiling are made from a bluish stone, while the floor is brown and speckled with some kind of glowing lichen. The light is bright enough to see fine, although you wouldn't want to read by it.

The room's one significant feature is a statue, about eight feet tall, depicting what appears to be a man with a lion's head, holding a sword with the point between his feet. It stands against the far wall.

Once the group is through, Felix gestures around. "This is the room where I think the door is. At this point, our best bet would probably be to close our eyes and feel along the walls for either an opening or some kind of button." He pauses, then adds, "The statue won't move for my magic, so it might well be hiding the door itself."

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[ikissdhimbck]

Kate has Milliways to thank for not being shell-shocked by everything she's just seen. After Felix's attack, she moves away from the wall, gun in hand. Her eyes are trained on the Dullahan, waiting for any small movement before she starts shooting.

[igetthatalot]

Varric readies another arrow and says, "That thing had better be dead. Care to make sure, Felix?"

[venusadept_2]

Felix nods. This isn't quite the way it happened the last time he fought a Dullahan. He slowly steps toward it, sword at the ready.

Before he gets more than a couple of steps, the Dullahan raises a hand. The same voice from before speaks to their minds again. You have passed the challenges, and done well in so doing, it says. I will now give you knowledge of the Light beyond Alchemy. Its use now rests in your hands.

The armor's sword and shield drop to the floor as it slowly stands, turning toward Felix.

[ikissdhimbck]

Ever wanted to know how it feels to have a strange voice inside your head? Unpleasant. Kate can't honestly recommend it.

"What's that mean?"

She keeps her gun trained on the Dullahan as it stands. It may have dropped its sword, but that doesn't mean it can't still use that powerful magic if it feels so inclined.

[igetthatalot]

"No clue," says Varric. "It'd better be something good, though. I don't have a lot left."

[venusadept_2]

Felix is nearly as confused as the others, but he doesn't say anything before the Dullahan reaches him. It lays its hands on his head, and both figures briefly shimmer purple.

Felix opens his mouth in startlement. It's a little bit like being part of a Mind Read, but both broader and deeper. There's suddenly a large chunk of information in his brain that wasn't there before.

The Dullahan, along with its discarded armaments, fades away into thin air. Felix shakes his head and looks toward the others. "I believe I just got what we came for."

[ikissdhimbck]

She sighs with relief.

"You all right, then?"

Her eyes flick to Varric, a slight nod in his direction conveying the same question.

For her part, she's sagging and breathing a little hard, but other than that she seems to be okay. She opens the loading gate and starts to reload her Colt before anything else has a chance to jump out at them.

[igetthatalot]

"I'll manage," says Varric. "How about yourself? Need any healing potions?"