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Post by Daos on Jan 27, 2018 17:44:47 GMT -8
Bloody Spears Lair 2F (Ladonna, Ryan, Katya, Finbul)
"If Ubisek's intel is right, then the Hooded One is a sorcerer," Finbul says. "So I guess we have to be prepared for anything. Magic can turn the tables instantly."
As he says this, the ropes being creaking as the lift begins to rise again. After a few minutes, the lift returns with only Ingot standing on it. "It appears...the way is...clear," he says simply.
Bloody Spears Lair 3F (Theron, Jherek, Lillian, Garnet, Ingot)
Ingot nods and begins raising the lift back up, leaving the others in the darkness.
"I have...a bad feeling about this place," Garnet says to nobody in particular. "It's so...dark and the air feels heavy. I don't think I've ever been this far underground before. It feels like the ceiling will rain down on us at any minute." She looks upward nervously.
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Post by HorizonsDream on Jan 28, 2018 16:19:37 GMT -8
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Post by notARobot on Jan 28, 2018 18:04:15 GMT -8
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Post by Ezeze on Jan 29, 2018 13:39:33 GMT -8
As before Katya is the last one on the lift, watching the groups' back.
"How far down are we going, Ingot?" she asks, conversationally.
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Post by Daos on Jan 29, 2018 17:20:40 GMT -8
Once everyone loads up on the lift, Ingot begins the descend. "As far as the lift...can go," he answers. The air takes on a heavier dankness as the mechanical contraption lowers the party still deeper into the earth. After about ten more feet of descent through solid rock, the platform again finds itself dangling in open air; a few feet further, and they are level with the floor of a square room, about 30 feet across, with a passage extending eastward into the blackness. Fortunately, they may have no need to descend further, for the winch mechanism has only a few feet of rope remaining and the dripping of water can be heard from beneath the platform at this level. The others wait for them here. ƚnjŹƿƺNjŹƺnjŹƭǁƾNjLjLJŹƼƺLJŹǍƾDžDžƅŹǍǁƾŹNjLjLjdžŹǍǁƾǒŹƺNjƾŹǂLJŹǂnjŹljƾNjƿƾƼǍDžǒŹnjǍƺƻDžƾŹƺLJƽŹLJLjǍŹDžǂDŽƾDžǒŹǍLjŹƼLjDžDžƺljnjƾŹƺLJǒŹǍǂdžƾŹnjLjLjLJƇƕƻNjƗè |
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Post by Nuke on Jan 29, 2018 19:35:42 GMT -8
Ryan steps off the lift with the light stone held high. "Let's move on."
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Post by notARobot on Jan 29, 2018 21:22:01 GMT -8
Theron finishes his inspection of the stonework just as the platform reaches the terminus of its second descent. "This ceiling looks sturdy enough to me," he says. Giving Garnet a pitying look, he adds, "With all due respect, Acolyte Glum, I believe your imagination may be running away with you." Theron then turns his attention to his newly-arrived companions, squinting against the intense light shining forth from Ryan's enchanted stone. "Good to see you again, you guys." Ryan steps off the lift with the light stone held high. "Let's move on.""Right then," Theron affirms. The gnome takes in a deep breath, holds it in for several heartbeats, and lets it out slowly. Then he withdraws both his daggers from their sheaths, and without any further ado, leads the group onward through the eastward passage. |
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Post by Ezeze on Jan 30, 2018 9:07:12 GMT -8
"Mmm?" Katya makes an inquisitive noise at Theron's remark. She walks over to Garnet. Her ability to see the ceiling is hampered by the darkness, but she cranes her neck upwards anyway.
"What's wrong with the ceiling?"
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Post by Daos on Jan 30, 2018 15:45:07 GMT -8
Garnet looks to the ground, embarrassed. "Sorry, I...was just feeling claustrophobic, I guess. I've never been underground before."
The mining tunnel travels a mere 50 feet or so before breaking into a large natural cavern. Stalactites and stalagmites cover the floor and ceiling, sometimes coming together to form delicate columns of flowing rock supporting the cavern roof 30 feet above. They must now be near or below the water table in this area, for small puddles of water and patches of fungi are intermixed with the spears of rock, and moisture is seen condensed upon the walls, particularly on the northern side of the cavern. There is no sound but the occasional drop of water or chittering of a small, unseen insect. Picking a path between the stalagmites will likely prove to be a challenge.
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Post by HorizonsDream on Jan 30, 2018 19:57:44 GMT -8
Ladonna looks around the cavern before she finally speaks. "It is too quiet in here."
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Post by Nuke on Jan 30, 2018 20:18:52 GMT -8
Ryan pauses to look around for a path. "This must lead somewhere."
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Post by Ezeze on Jan 31, 2018 7:12:16 GMT -8
Katya frowns. "If I was expecting intruders this is where I would ambush them. Especially if they were larger intruders with less ability to see in the dark. The cave is practically a maze, with lots of dark places to hide."
"Keep your eyes open. Watch each other's backs. But, uh, also don't group too close together - we don't want to all get caught by the same spell."
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Post by Daos on Jan 31, 2018 10:54:26 GMT -8
"So this has got to be it then, right?" asks Finbul. "The final showdown?" As they move forward, he frowns. "I get what Glun was talking about. I miss having a sky over my head. I can't wait to get out of here."
"Truly, I find it...comforting," Ingot says. "Like Gonto herself...is shielding us...with the earth."
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(OOC: Can I get everyone to roll me a 1d10, please?)
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Post by Ezeze on Jan 31, 2018 11:04:41 GMT -8
"I hope you are right, Ingot." Katya hadn't put her shield away after the encounter with the rats. Now she clutched it more tightly, hoping she was wrong about how the goblins may have prepared for them.
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Post by GravityEmblem on Jan 31, 2018 12:42:40 GMT -8
Lillian jumps up slightly, alerted to some strange presence.
”Hold up,” she says. “Something feels...off.”
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