So, for all 6 of us to go to Port Peril is 210 gold. Is that what everyone wants to do?
I don't see why we would need to accompany him.
Why don't we ask Gelver what he wants? He can stay here in Zelkor's Ferry, or we'll buy him a ticket home, or he can come and fight alongside us.
Gelver, do you have any special training or abilities that might be helpful here in town? What did you do before you were an adventurer? Do you want to go back to Port Peril?
Kayla eventually returns with some new pastries and chocolate. So what are we gonna do? I don't really want to go back to Port Peril. Anyway, I got some goodies here, Oh, I almost forgot, I been holding on to this, found it in the dungeon somewhere. I sure is pretty though.
Kayla plops the gem on the table that the group is hanging out at.
"I would rater not fisit tat place again."
Grelthe will go trade in the additional gem while waiting for Melkar's opinion.
"It seems to me that the best way to get him back home without interrupting our own adventure would be to buy him a boat ticket, and let him keep some of the extra money so he can pay for a healer when he gets home. Are we agreed?"
My only concern is whether he is well enough to handle all of this. Gelver, are you going to answer Grelthe's questions?
Gelver looks around looking like a nervous wreck. I'm thin and agile. I'm good at spotting traps. Even disabled a few down there. I could make it to port peril though. I'd be nice to go back, I think.
Okay, I'm in. If he thinks he can make it, I say we help him with the journey.
We put Gelver on a ship, give him some money, and then go back to the dungeon (after any shopping anyone wants to do).
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Good, its settled then. he goes back to that peril port place, and we go find weird things down in that dungeon place. and I need to find some sort of container made of stone.
Okedokey, Grelthe will give Gelver the proceeds from selling his buddies stuff, and the Holy Symbol of Abadar, and introduce him to the ferryman down at the docks. Grelthe will pray with him and reads from her book of War Prayers to fortify his heart on his journey. "Some things have to be done; it’s better to do them, than to live with the fear of them. What you fear most is what needs doing, your day is on the other side of that fear. Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste death but once."
She puts her book away and continues speaking to Gelver "I pray these resources find you home safely and swiftly. Please try to find the family of your lost companions as well, let them know what happened to their loved ones. Maybe leave out the part about what happened after." She smiles gently and gives him a hug to see him on his way.
What type of stuff is for sale in this town? I assume most of it is at the Trading Post? Probably not any magic weapons or anything, but common inexpensive spells scrolls and wands maybe? Or would we have to go to the Necromancer for those too?
Gelver boards and sets off. He looks like a leaf in the wind, but he does it.
The party rests, restocks, and heads back to the Mouth. They encounter a few vermin on the way, but nothing that truly threatens them. The first level is likewise only minority infested. It's unclear where the random zombies and skeletons are coming from exactly. "Down" seems to be a fairly good guess, but where to go down is an open question.
Checking Zadira's map, it seems our options are:
- the West staircase, where we fought the construct snakes.
- the South staircase, where we fought the leeches
- S/SE ladder in the diamond room
- NE ladder in the well room
Personally, I like the idea of skipping the main entrances as they will likely be more heavily defended (or trapped) and taking the ladder in the well room down the illusory well. That way, we could drink from the strengthening well, and hypothetically we could take bad guys by surprise?
I agree with the ladder in the Well Room. Let's do it.
"One way is as good as anoter to me," Catarya says with a shrug.
"I can go down first if you want."
Thank you, brave Catarya. Let's go.
Grelthe will drink from pool D (the beneficial one) before descending, encouraging others to do likewise.
Zadira tries drinking from the pool that Grelthe indicates.
That one tastes better than the other one I drank from. Thanks.
Then she follows Catarya down the ladder.
The party proceeds down the ladder.
The ladder leads down into the darkness for many dozens of feet. Suddenly, the rung that Catarya is on breaks! She disappears into the darkness!
And lands with a solid *thud*.
The fall isn't as bad as I could have been, but it still smarts like a son of a gun.
Catarya looks at the pool and shakes her head.
"No, I don't trust tese pools."
She makes her way down the ladder, trying to move quietly.
Grelthe sees Catarya's body start falling, and mutters something under her breath. Instantly Catarya's speedy descent is slowed, and she lands gently a few seconds later.
Zadira casts light on a copper piece and drops it down the hole, so that everyone can see where they are going. It occurs to her that she doesn't really know who has darkvision.
I have darkvision... Grelthe, you do too, right? Who else does?
She proceeds down the ladder, carefully avoiding the place where Catarya fell.
You are right, I can see in the dark too. I think we are the only ones though.
But Kayla can see well in dim light.
Kayla peers down into the darkness. as Catarya suddenly falls, she might land on her feet, she is a cat after all. she says, hoping to be encouraging.
I can go next, I won't fall for the loos ladder rung trick, well at least not twice.
flicking her little glowing stone in the air, it starts to circle her head like a little halo.
She then climbs down next looking fro a way to avoid the broken rung.
Catarya lands with a *thud,* but quickly springs to her feet and looks around.
"Watch out for te ladder tere. And yah, I can see in te dark chust fine."
"I don't see anyone here but up ahead tere is a long passageway going nort and sout, wit doors."
Assuming I get down fine, I will attempt to cast dancing lights to send them down the hall, making sure there are no enemies.
Sorry, here is a climb check:
(using climber's kit)
Zadira waits till everyone gets down, then she casts open on the door right in front of them (to the west, right next to our tiny hall). She does it from where she is on the map... she doesn't walk up to it.
The door opens up to an empty room. Further investigation reveals... an empty room.
Hmm. We move to the next door to the North and try again?
"Yah, let's keep going."
Zadira casts Open on the next door to the North.
This room is empty as well, but Zadira notices that the floor isn't quite right and realizes that there's probably a trap here.
Zadira looks again more carefully to make sure she knows where the trap is, and then tries to disable it.
It must have been nothing. When she looks again she can't find any real evidence of a trap and nothing happens when she enters the room.
Suspicious. Does anyone else notice Zadira and want to double check, or shall we move on?
I can check if you guys want me to. Kayla offers to the group hoping to alleve any worries about the room.
but if there is nothing in there, guess there isn't any reason to. we can just shut the door and mark the door as a trap.
I would appreciate it if you would check, Kayla. It seems as though I saw something, and I want to be certain.
Ok Lady Z, but if there is a bad trap here, promise you won't leave me behind. she says as she investigates the room for a second time just in case.
We would never leave you behind. You're stuck with us now. :)
... Plus, you are the one with all the delicious pastries.
"What are you looking for?"
Catarya helps examine the floor for traps.
Catarya and Kayla spot the mechanism just as it clicks into gear. The whole room's floor is one massive pressure plate! Catarya and Kayla manage to tumble out of the room, but Zadira is too far in and her stomach turns as the floor drops at a rate of nearly a 3 feet per second! Catarya manages to jam a small stone in one of the spinning gears just as a nasty green gas starts pouring in from the ceiling! The gears shriek and grind to a halt! Zadira is now ten feet below the door getting bathed in dangerous looking gas!
quick, anyone have a rope? this can't be good! we need to get her out of there Kayla yells as she panics over the fate of her friend.
Zadira throws her rope up to Kayla.
Don't panic Kayla. I'll be okay.
Grelthe grabs the end of the rope Zadira threw up, and as soon as she is confident Zadira is holding on, she tries to pull her up...
...unsuccessfully.
Zadira attempts to climb up the rope that the group is holding on to.
(using climber's kit)
"Try to hold your breat!" Catarya calls down. She tries to help Grelthe haul Zadira up.
Zadira holds her breath.
The crew fails in their first attempt to extract Zadira and she is forced to hold her breath against the gas.