Is anyone going to check out the passage? I would like to speed this up if posible here. It has slowed to a crawl.
Silas opens the door to the corridor and begins to check as we move along.
"Let me check for auras before you stumble into anything unpleasant." Wexley says before casting Detect Magic and Detect Evil.
"All clear, eh? Probably not for long in this sewer of horrors. Do all cities have this knack for burying long-forgotten problems below where you all live?" Leialoha waits for the others to advance and then joins them, ready for the next monster to emerge.
Beth follows Wexley, checking as well for traps or secret doors.
"This place is just a succession of secret corridors. Who would be stupid enough to add one after another. I mean, once you've found one then a second, you're going to check everything and find them?"
"Some are not so good at finding as a few of you seem to be." Wexley says in an apparent admission.
This dark tunnel proceeds deeper into the
catacombs. Halfway through the passage, the
ceiling becomes a large rusted metal grate. Several
mangled corpses dangle, mashed against the grate
and almost squeezed through the openings by a
weight above them. A child’s arm flops in the air,
and a fat man’s thick ropey entrails almost reach the
passage floor. Blood and other fluids drip steadily
from above.
Natalie snickers. Don't you know the best lair has many secret doors and winding trapped passageways? It makes it more exciting. Her words practically drip with sarcasm as she carry the large naked sword through the sewers. Keeping an eye and ear out for trouble.
"And lots of entrails. Don't forget the entrails Natalie. I hate to think what thinks this is an appropriate way to adorn its home."
Silas looks about. "I thought I'd been in some s+$~holes before, but I've been to some new lows in the last few days." He casts a little glance at Wexley before moving on.
Silas looks about. "I thought I'd been in some s~%~holes before, but I've been to some new lows in the last few days." He casts a little glance at Wexley before moving on.
"Let's go left, I want to find who is stacking corpses here and what they plan to do with them. But let's be careful, there is necromancy at work here."
Hearing Silas' comment Natalie smiles. "Well matey we aim to please. Al those worse places you haven't been will be sent to you free, no gold needed."
As you walk down the corridor here the PCs are treated to a horrific underside view of the body pile above.
Silas double takes a little. "Can we check there's no undead hiding in there?"
"There is evil lurking above. Perhaps an undead, or perhaps some other creature with a dark hunger." Wexley announces. "Perhaps we could flush it out."
"There is evil lurking above. Perhaps an undead, or perhaps some other creature with a dark hunger." Wexley announces. "Perhaps we could flush it out."
"Let's first see where the corridor leads after the corner, I don't want to be fighting two battles at the same time. If it's safe I'd be happy for you to test your want on the corpses and whatever is on it.", whispers Beth.
Silas nods at Beth's suggestion. 'The last thing we want is to get trapped between two foes down here', he thinks to himself.
"It is a good plan...unless of course something descends as soon as we pass by. I shall ready myself to ward our backs."
Leialoha will get ready to cast a spell at anything that comes through the body pile.
You are guessing the grate openings are not wide enough for the bodies to fit through, only body parts and entrails.
Silas looks about as if to check we're ready to move then slowly starts to move off in the direction agreed.
Silas moves slowly through the area carefully to avoid the entrails and body parts to emerge beyond the carnage unscathed.
You all pass by the carnage without issue and advance to the end of the corridor. It turns north 5' wide sewers23 The passage slopes up.
That it does. I already have the map made up for when the party gets to the end of the corridor.
"Let's get ready for whatever awaits us.", whispers Beth. "Those who took the corpses may wait for us."
"Agreed."
"I'm ready to proceed. What order for this narrow passage? I can watch the back if you want to keep the fighters up in front."
"I would prefer third or fourth position." Wexley says, checking the barrels and mechanisms on his pistols.
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"Natalie, do you want to take my spot and I'll sweep in behind you two?"
"Sure matey." Natalie goes to take the spot in front of Silas.