Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-17114085-20171226150054/@comment-17114085-20180214105402

The Paladins took to healing themselves as they traversed the sanctuary. It didn't counteract the effects of the relic completely, but it made it so they could push past it and keep walking to their goal.

After a while they reached a set of large double doors.

Rigmor was noticibly panting by then, feeling quite exhausted. He was even considering taking off his heavy armor, but it was something he made himself through hard work and much blood and sweat. He wasn't going to just throw it away.

"This must be it." Athyis stated as he examined the engravings on the doors. They were both carved from some light colored wood and layered with numerous Dovahzul runes.

Rigmor could've read what they meant but he was too tired to bother.

Athyis went to push the doors open but found them to be quite heavy. "I...I need a hand here." He said as he struggled to open them.

Nirilor went to help him but still the two couldn't push the doors open. Aurora and Thynvil joined them and still the doors bairly budged.

"Damn it, we're too weakened to move these." Nirilor muttered.

Gwen and the other Paladins joined and they were able to finally move them apart enough to pass through one at a time.

On the other side of the doors was the Inner Sanctum of Alduin. It was a very large room that only had one wall, the other three sides were open to the sky. Because of this it had no roof to speak off. Though through wooden pillars there were numerous curtains and tapestries covering the top and sides of the Sanctum.

At the center of the Sanctum they could see a group of three Dragon Priests, frozen in time like the other acolytes and pilgrims in the sanctuary had been. Behind them was a large white-scaled dragon that looked more a statue than a living creature. In between the priests was a pedastal and atop it was a large hourglass that seemed to radiate with energy.

"The...the Star!" Athyis yelled out, panting from having to push the heavy doors. He stumbled into the room first and headed for the relic with little regard for whatever else might be there.