Velon whispers to the group. "Let's clear this room by room and find the stairs up and down. We need to get up to Rezmir it seems, but also need to know where reinforcements might come from."
He continues "Spread out a little to clear, but never more than 50 ft from Poppo and Lawrance in the center of the party." He points for those two to move ahead slowly in this hall they are in. He looks to the stealthy crew including Poljen, Cratol and Lora to check around each nearby corner. "Stay in pairs, at least." At that he taps Zarra and nods for her to come with him to check the bathroom.
Velon himself steps into the bathroom, checking everywhere in there for any unlucky cultist, likely doomed to die over a pit toilet. He speaks quietly to Tazskan briefly. "My friend, if I ever do not respond to you, wait a minute and try again, quietly. I often use a silence spell to move carefully in such places." At that he touches his silence stone to skin, checks the bathroom, and peers out the door on the other side. He signals Zarra to stay back the 5ft so she can hear any trouble that he may not.
Out of Character: . Carefully peaking out from AA17 to Z17 if bathroom is clear, looking left and right to confirm hallway clear and find any other doorways, stairs, etc. He expects to see the other balcony door on his left.
Poljen moves to the main hall softly and looks left and right, seeing stairs to the right, but a few doors and turns to either side between them and the stairs. He waits for the others to come closer, keeping in mind Velon's directive to stay within 50 feet. Once they are close again he moves to first check the door on the other side of the hall (AK12)...
The lavatory smells very little by comparison to those you're used to. As you might have guessed, the facilities are easily large enough to fall in, but someone's built over most of them.
If you look down, you see a roiling cloud below, rather than water or a simple pit. It would seem the cloud giants who built this place used their talents for air magic for more than propulsion.
Velon checks the door on the other side, and finds an empty hall, with the other balcony door to his left.
The others check the main hallway ahead. There are several doors in the wall ahead. Massive spiral staircases are to both your left and right. There's are two men sitting in the hall to the left.
Upon checking the toilet, Lawrance wonders if the cloud-based disposal system would also take care of bodies and unwanted evidence of their presence. To test this theory he drops a piece of dried meat down the opening, watching closely.
Out of Character: : If this works, quietly suggest to Velon getting rid of the corpses in the next room, as well as any soiled bedding.
Velon nods at Lawrance, it is a good idea, pending his test. He will help carry out this task, literally.
Once moving again, he will point Zarra to check the hall (Near Y15). He is tempted to check the next door (At Y17) but hesitates. He kneels and removes his stone from his skin and stands as still as possible, listening for anyone beyond the door and seeing if there is a keyhole to peer through. He isn't the best at this, and doesn't want to open the door to the lively barracks of the enemy guards!
Out of Character: . Looks like a big place. I guess clearing every inch may be too much. Guards could emerge from various staircases and halls at any time. Might need to just deal with the guards we see and move on up one of the stairwells.
Lawrance informs Velon at the next opportunity, and let's him decide who does the dirty work of dropping the bodies down the disposal. He flanks behind, hanging out of sight until the all clear is given to proceed. Ready with both Lightning or Fire, as the need proves, he is ready to react with magic.