Anders draws his axe and advances with Haarold to the door on the left.
Day 2, Sunday morning, turn 59, approximately 9:50 am
Haarold and Anders look at each other silently, then nod in understanding, and together they lean into the pair of doors on the left.
These doors seem a bit harder to open. The doors swing inward, away from Haarold and Anders with a soft groan of stone on stone and reveal a narrower passageway, only ten feet wide, going west.
The passageway is empty, but the floor here is covered in a layer of thick dust, and the dust is disturbed by the pattern of many small foot prints going away from you and coming back.
Forty feet to the west stands another pair of doors directly in front of you, and there the passageway ends.
"Keep going to the next doors this way? I prefer to check out a section at a time. " and if assent is given he will advance to those doors.
"Yes keep moving but let us proceed with caution...These prints be goblin."
Aye, and my axe is ready for a fight!
Kairon draws his rapier just in case he needs to use it. Goblins are annoying creatures, but with this party, he doesn't believe they should be too hard. He moves in behind Anders, keeping sharp eyes for attackers.
Day 2, Sunday morning, turn 60, approximately 10:00 am
The group proceeds to the west, approaching the doors ahead slowly, and being alert to any sounds
The sounds of small pieces of wood being knocked to the floor suddenly come from the other side of the doors, followed by a high, nasally voice that says
Idiot, be quiet
and then there is silence.
Once again, everyone in the group can clearly hear Hennet, So there's at least two on the other side of that door. They probably don't know how many of us there are. Is everyone ready? "Three"
Anders nods.He leans into the door with his shoulder and motions for Haarold to aid him in an attempt to throw the door open quickly.
Beldak holds his staff high so the light may shine through. His other hand comes up inscribing the appropriate symbols in the air as he prepares a spell.
Haarold will help with the door.
Day 2, Sunday morning, turn 59, approximately 9:40 am(!)
The door swings inward, and reveals a room that is about twenty feet deep, and Haarold and Anders can see the far wall, but from the doorway it is impossible to tell how wide the room is (north to south).
The room is filled, almost wall to wall with low crates made of strong wood. Most of the crates are cube shaped, three feet on a side, and just about every single one has its lid removed. The lids lean against the crates, or sometimes they are lying of the floor.
Anders and Haarold, being in the front, see, between two crates on their right, a goblin. He is dressed in armor, made from black leather, and studded with copper buttons. He carries a shield in one hand and in the other he holds a long bladed scimitar. The goblin has a long face, with a narrow nose that droops over the top of his mouth. His eyes meet Haarold with a sneer and it seems as if he is about to move.
Anders moves forward and attacks the goblin with his Axe.
Assuming the goblin is still alive, Haarold will also move to engage.
As the two warriors rush into the store room Beldak pushes up to the doorway, "Shuulkaan or o tan or rhorlaar droc!"
Haarold will try to search for the hiding throwers.
Trying to move as quietly as he can Haarold rounds a corner and sees both goblins, one nearby, the other a short distance away, hiding behind boxes!
HALFSTINK?!?!
Beldak thoroughly incensed at being ignored and further insulted clamors up some boxes on the side where Haarold turns the corner.
Seeing Haarold lay waste to one goblin, Beldak spots the other farther down the aisle. "Halfstink this you little quasit pile"
Day 2, Sunday morning, turn 59, approximately 9:40 am
round 2…
Haarold steps once, then twice, and as the goblin readies his shield, pointing a long scimitar at Haarold, Haarold’s axe comes from the side in a blur and removes the goblin’s head from his shoulders before he can make a sound.
Beldak climbs a crate that is still closed, shouting in anger and when he finds the other hidden goblin he points at the goblin and the air seems to drop in temperature in a line from his outstretched hand to the goblin’s face. The goblin staggers backward spinning his arms to keep his balance, but does not fall.
With no real understanding of what he is up against, the goblin charges Haarold and attacks the dwarf with the scimitar in his hand, keeping his head down behind his shield
The blade of the scimitar slashes deep across Haarold's armor, and he feels his blood warm and flowing, running down his side.
Anders – takes 5 damage
Haarold – takes 15 damage
"HAAROLD!" Anders, Haarold is down!"
Beldak extends his hand fingers spread wide and a spectral mimic from his wrist to palm launches forth at the goblin once again
Anders moves quickly to Haarold's fallen form and attacks the goblin that put him down.
Drop my friend will you, scum!?!?
Cleanly splitting the Goblin in half from top to bottom - combat is over. We'll see how Haarold fairs, and then take a step back to try and find out what happen to the other three characters
Beldak hops down off the boxes and runs over to Haarold. He kneels to asses the dwarf's wounds and places a hand on his back. "Hang tight my friend" He then pulls a healing potion from his pack and force feeds it to the unconscious fighter.
so he lies there attempting to be stoic about the pain.
I'm a dwarf dammit, can't wail like a little baby.
NOW, there is one dwarf who really has a good reason to hate goblins!
Day 2, Sunday morning, turn 59, approximately 9:40 am
Beldak rushes to where Haarold sits. The dwarf holds his knee and hisses deep breaths and gasps slowly but otherwise remains calm. When Beldak offers a healing potion, Haarold is reluctant, at first, but eventually appreciates the Halflings assistance and is forced to down the elixir.
Anders stands in the center of the room and looks down at the defeated goblins. There gear is better than he imagined these foul creatures would be capable of having. Fine studded leather armor, and good steel shields. Even their scimitars are in good condition and show no signs of rust.
The goblins wear no identifying symbols, no badges, or tribal marks.
Searching their belt Anders finds three small pouches and dumps the contents on the top of a box near Beldak
There are 17 small gold coins, three small rocks (worthless) a large pointed tooth (practically worthless), and two small clumps of dried matter that might be either preserved vegetables, or pressed meat (it smells faintly of ginger).
The gold coins have a presses image of a hand on one side and on the other a crown.
Anders – down 5 hit points
Sniffing the dried matter, Beldak is unsure if the snacks would be good to keep or not. The tooth might be useful though as a spell component sometime in the future though or as a weapon of last resort.
"You two see if there is another exit, I'll go through some of these boxes."
Anders divides up the coin among the three of them. 5GP for him and 6GP for each Haarold and Beldak.
He then begins to search around the room.
Harrold will take a moment to rest since he's a bit roughed up. "Thanks for the potion. Nasty tasting stuff though. "
Day 2, Sunday morning, turn 60, approximately 9:50 am
Two important things are discovered.
The room measures 20 feet from east to west (you entered from the east) and 30 feet from north to south (you entered through a doorway, ten feet wide centered on the east wall).
Anders – down 5 hit points
Over here, I have found a secret door. I am also injured and could use some healing.
Anders reaches into his pack and pulls out a potion similar to what the dwarf just imbibed. he chugs it down.
"I found a note! But its significance eludes me." Beldak says to Anders as he scoops up some of the flax seed into a vial.
"Are there no other legitimate doors we could leave through? Then again what good is a secret door into the storeroom unless someone was snacking in private." he says as he approaches the newly found door.
Anders moves quickly to Haarold's fallen form and attacks the goblin that put him down.
Drop my friend will you, scum!?!?
[dice=Axe Att]1d20+6
[dice=Axe Dam]1d12+4+2
Showing concern for a friend - Anders receives Inspiration!
"I found a note! But its significance eludes me." Beldak says to Anders as he scoops up some of the flax seed into a vial.
"Are there no other legitimate doors we could leave through? Then again what good is a secret door into the storeroom unless someone was snacking in private." he says as he approaches the newly found door.
Showing interest in newly discovered information - Beldak receives Inspiration!
[dice=constitution save]1d20+5 so he lies there attempting to be stoic about the pain.
I'm a dwarf dammit, can't wail like a little baby.
Nice role playing touch - Haarold receives Inspiration!
Aye, let's move on through the door.
Day 2, Sunday morning, turn 60, approximately 9:50 am
As Anders carefully examines the door
Beldak suddenly realizes that three of the team have abandoned the mission. He looks toward the double doors, where the party entered, and sighs heavily, knowing things just got real.
Anders shrugs and opens the door.
Day 2, Sunday morning, turn 60, approximately 9:50
When Anders shoves inward the thin stone wall slides away from his hands and to the right (is there a counter weight concealed in the wall?) and reveals a short tunnel only four feet high that goes five feet to the south
Beldak forgive the NPCing please comes closer and holds his lighted staff near the hole and then Anders and Beldak can both see that there is a much higher passageway just beyond the short tunnel.
A tapping comes from the secret passage way, it slowly opens with the push of a warhammer. From behind the open passageway a helmed dwarf peers before jumping out ready to attack.
By Moradin's Hammer. I almost crushed you. He looks over the party and sees Haarold, Who be you lot, I see you keep some good company.