I'll take the crossbow if no one else wants it. Miro picks it up.
Exxor can't resist sitting at the table and looking up at the starry mural above. This reminds me of nights on the caravan trails, listening to the storytellers and hearing the crackling of a campfire.
Beautiful.. he whispers, as much to himself as to any assembled.
Upon careful observation, you realize that should you get up to the celiling the glowing shards are likely valuable, you also find what looks to be a valuable lantern, still glowing on a table in the corner. Beyond that there is not much of interest here
I guess we can take the lantern as shadowbeast repellent?
Good plan, and you know, Miro, I bet those stones would be worth a few gold if we could get up to them.... Exxor gazes up at the ceiling a moment longer.
Little stops that guy when he is inspired... lets see what he comes up with...
Well with a pulley, a chisel and bucket I could be hoisted up.
Before he gets up, Exxor takes out the Wayfinder and opens it, placing it on the table.
I wonder if Coriana, Venture-Captain Aiger Ghaelfinor, and-or Bisby sat here and planned their adventures, expeditions and futures? I had always wanted to earn enough money to run my own caravan... somehow that does not seem like much of a life now, Exxor smiles, I have come to realize there is something more important that we will do.
He picks up the Wayfinder and checks out the upper level before they move on.
Miri looks about and sees plenty of things that could be fashioned into a make shift pulley system. Though it wouldn’t be safe...
Miro surived being thrown across an endless pit! He eats danger for second breakfast!
Miro attempts to rig something up
Oh it is rigged. Miro go ahead and flavor this how you like, you will need 3 checks of some sort to do it
After building something that took all of their rope, some curtains and a hastily made pot of alchemy glue, Miro got into the bucket as Tram as Exxor started to heft him up.
After getting up to the ceiling, Miro started prying gems, attempting to pull them out without fumbling any
Miro suddenly noticed a rope starting to unravel and made a little extra glue with spit, scraped off paste and have his hedgehog scamper along the rope to apply it.
Exxor watches in a mix of awe and the expectation of disaster.
Miro scampers down with the gems then jst as he clears the entire contraption collapses with a crash
Anyone have an idea about how much these are? Never studied gems
Exxor takes and holds them up to the light, Well, gems are based of their size, clarity, and color, so lets see if these have flaws. He studies the gems for a while turning each one slowly.
Gems are worth about 300 gold, You can't take 20 but you can take 10 and that will do it
Our heroes continue on, passing through various guest rooms, nothing to note other than each bed is an empty frame, no mattress at all. Then everyone moves into a room with a reflecting pool, as Miro approaches a tendril of wwater rises and forms an exact image of Miro. There are obvious magical runes around the pool
Man, I look awesome. A perfect chance to have sex with myself
Gonna act on that?
Sorry, not going to risk it. So anyone who might have a clue what this is?
Exxor attempts to regain his composure...and find words, any words after Miro's self adulation - thankful that is all it was.
Ask it...
Who are you? Miro asks the water thing.
The water thing echoes miro, about 1 word behind hiim
Miro looks over at Tram. Anyone here speak water creature?
Aquan is what you need!
Exxor shrugs and shakes his head. No, I don't speak any languages associated with water creatures. He looks hopefully to Tram and Hippa.
Then let us just avoid it.
Our heroes skirt around the pool, ignoring it as best they can, they go up several flights of stairs then find
A wooden hanging rope bridge connects the upper story of
the north and south lodge towers, overlooking a weed-choked
courtyard below.
This must be the top view of where we fought those nasties. Miro tiptoes across the bridge.
All the way across miro? Any one following?
Halfway
Get back here you!! Exxor says sternly as Miro starts across. Get some rope, I will not have you falling to your death after everything else we have survived in this deathtrap!
Miro stops halfway and looks back at exxor
Seriously - you get back here! I will not scape up Miro splatter! You can hear the concern in Exxor's voice.
Yes, mom. Miro heads back.
Exxor will get rope and tie it around Miro, and give the other end to Tram. Once you cross safely, Hippa will cross, then me, then Tram. We should be strong enough to support Tram should the bridge collapse.
And don't you "mom" me.... I am not going to lose you to some stupid bridge after everything else. Now, go play with the other kids.
Miro puts on extra clothing so he doesn't get a chill and heads across.
Miro and Hippa cross slowly, but safely. As exxor crosses the bridge suddenly. Gives way and exxor tumbles.
Whoever is holding the other end of the rope make a STR check
Tram has one end - Miro and Hippa the other.
I told you so!!!! Eeeeeeeiiiiiiaaaaa!
Tram, make a reflex save
Too many donuts, Exxor!
Team let’s go just before he goes over the edge
Exxor hits the ground with a thud taking
Aaaaaannnnhh. Exxor lays on the ground just letting it hurt for a moment.
Next time we tie off the rope. he croaks.
Grrrrrrr
Shadowbeast breaths down Exxor's neck.