Nulyth eyes the passageway wearily after the mention of more mining beetles. "I do not relish the idea of battling more of those accursed beetles; however, we may need to use this tunnel as a means of escape and I do not like leaving enemies at my back. Perhaps we should clear this tunnel of threats and then continue with our exploration?"
Lin waves a hand and dismisses Kachu in a short puff of smoke; she nods towards Nulyth. "Better to know our back's clear and give up even a single step of ground... when you've got time to spend. We can do this." She looks around at the rest. "All ahead?"
Holbrecht shrugs, not too committed to either side of the discussion, as much as offering a suggestion, "That's fine. If you guys think we should check and make sure, I can accept that. Lead on, I'll be right behind you." He indicates that Nulyth can take the lead and be ready for any enemies.
The group stands in the passageway debating about the secret passage for a moment. Not sure if to close the secret door and move on or to explore the earthen tunnel.
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Current Location: Tomb of Akhentepi: Burial Chamber, Date: Oathday, Pharast 26th, 4714 Time: 10:48 am
Nulyth nods and leads the way into the tunnel, sword and shield at the ready! "Hopefully there are not any traps within this tunnel...."
Lin follows the gold-flecked paladin, heavy mace in hand, lit rock in the other.
Proceeding slowly down the tunnel, Nulyth steps slowly as if expecting an onslaught of beetles at any moment. The low green light from his beetle gland providing a little light ahead.
Lin Zi soon followed behind him conjuring up a light spell on a rock that really illuminated the tunnel to full torchlight and shown brightly.
Then the rubbling started as if the walls themselves were coming alive, dust and sand came raining down like rain in the tunnel. Eyes open the two looked quickly around.
One Beetle quickly rounded the corner in front of Nulyth, another came came burrowing through the wall directly behind Lin Zi cutting her off from the rest of the party.
The sudden Beetle onslaught was fast and sudden, Holbrecht had felt a slight vibration in the ground just before the activity started and was ready to act first.
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Current Location: Tomb of Akhentepi: Burial Chamber, Date: Oathday, Pharast 26th, 4714 Time: 10:48 am
Holbrecht moves in with his hammer, a little daunted by more enemies, but needing to help his allies. He steps behind the last beetle, swinging cautiously, and rather poorly. At least he can offer some support for Lin's attacks.
Holbrect steps into the tunnel swinging his Warhammer at the tunneling beetle but misses wildly as the head of the weapon strikes the floor beside the beetle.
The first beetle advances on Nulyth quickly before he has time to react. The beetle sinks its mandibles into Nulyth's leg but it does not penetrate his armor.
The second beetle turns his attention to Holbrecht who had advanced on it but Holbrecht easily sidesteps the incoming blow.
Group TWO is up!
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Current Location: Tomb of Akhentepi: Burial Chamber, Date: Oathday, Pharast 26th, 4714 Time: 10:48 am
"...Thundering Typhoons!" swears Lin in surprise as the creatures burrow up in ambush; reflexively, she whacks at the one between her and Holbrecth with her mace.
Alexander takes a step forward, holds out his hand and barks two Words of Power. A small splash of acid flies towards the beetle!
Nulyth kicks his leg free of the beetle and follows up with a quick flollow-up slash of his scimitar!
Nulyth kicks his leg free of the beetle and follows up with a quick flollow-up slash of his scimitar! His weapon finds its mark and slices across the back of the beetle. Unfornunately it did not penetrate its hard carapace and only left a cut in the hard shell.
Lin Zi reflexively whacks at the one between her and Holbrecth with her mace. Only to find her weapon bounce hard off the outer shell of the beetle.
Alexander takes a step forward, holds out his hand and barks two Words of Power. A small splash of acid flies towards the beetle! But the movement between Holbrecht and the beetle being in combat throws the splash off just enough that the acid hits into the ground barely missing the beetle.
Group ONE is up!
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Current Location: Tomb of Akhentepi: Burial Chamber, Date: Oathday, Pharast 26th, 4714 Time: 10:48 am
Foregoing the previous concerns of remaining cautious, Holbrecht swings again at the creature between himself and Lin. Grasping his warhammer with both hands for a heavy overhead swing, he brings it down on top of the insect.
Holbrecht's warhammer crashes down upon the top of the beetle, cracking open its hard carapace and sending bug juice flying. The heavily wounded beetle strikes back immediately but Holbrecht easily kicks it away from biting him.
The beetle in front of Nulyth again grabs onto his leg, this time finding a weak point in his armor as its mandibles crushes deep down into his flesh until they strike bone.
Group TWO is up!
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Current Location: Tomb of Akhentepi: Burial Chamber, Date: Oathday, Pharast 26th, 4714 Time: 10:48 am
Nulyth cries out in pain as this time the beetle's mandibles find a chink and pierce his body. He slashes viciously at the insect; however, the pain from his injury and quick riposte throw his attack way off!
Alexander tries the same spell again, splashing the belligerent beetle with acid.
"Holbrecht, hit 'im where I do!"
Taking a breath, Lin aims for a crack in the beetle's shell, seeking to splinter it just enough to let Holbrecht land a devastating blow.
Nulyth misses his target wildly as he is still reeling from the pain of the bite.
Alexander tries splashing the beetle with acid again but again just missing the mark due to the movement of combat.
Lin Zi tries to distract the beetle just enough to get it to stop moving so Holbrecht can smash it in its already wounded back.
Group ONE is up!
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Current Location: Tomb of Akhentepi: Burial Chamber, Date: Oathday, Pharast 26th, 4714 Time: 10:48 am
With Lin pointing out a key point on the creature to strike, Holbrecht hefts his hammer once again. He brings it down once more, as if he's trying to pin a stake into the ground. He manages to pinpoint the spot she suggested, hitting it with a resounding crack.
With Lin Zi distracting the creature and pointing to the cracked carapace spot on its back Holbrecht brings his war hammer down with all its might. As the head of the weapon impacts the beetle it is kind of like watching someone kill a small bug. Bug juice flies everywhere as the beetle is flattened.
Meanwhile on the other end of the group the beetle again bites at Nulyth but this time he is able to somehow fight off the oppressing beetle from doing any further damage.
Group TWO is up!
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Current Location: Tomb of Akhentepi: Burial Chamber, Date: Oathday, Pharast 26th, 4714 Time: 10:48 am
Alexander limps forward, already muttering the words of his cantrip. As he stops behind Lin, he thrusts his empty hand forward and sends a splash of acid towards the beetle beyond her and Nulyth!
Nulyth fights back the beetle's offense once again and follows up with a savage strike that finally connects with and cuts into the carapace!
Nulyth readjusted his footing and struck at the beetle before him again. This time his swing was true and came down across the beetle's back with a loud crack as the carapace separated and the weapon struck deeply. The beetle twitched and then it was over. Both beetle's lay dead.
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Current Location: Tomb of Akhentepi: Burial Chamber, Date: Oathday, Pharast 26th, 4714 Time: 10:49 am
"Quick, cut off their carapace before it dims," Alexander says. "We can use it for torches. Who knows, we might even find an Alchemist willing to buy the things."
Holbrecht just indicates his warhammer and shrugs, as if to clarify that he doesn't have a cutting implement.
Nulyth gingerly tests his leg and looks down at the bleeding wound. "Perhaps, Master Holbrecht, you would mind using some of your magic to heal this wound?" He will allow Neferteri to extract the glands from the beetles, not relishing the idea of slicing open a giant insect and removing glands...
Adrenaline beginning to ebb out of her system, Lin taps her pockets searching for a cutting implement she doesn't have, then shrugs and readies the sharper edges of her mace for whenever Neferteri needs something with more force. "Hate those things... even if they make fine torches."
Having done so before with makeshift tools, Neferteri removes the glands from the two beetle's and then looks to who wishes to carry them.
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Current Location: Tomb of Akhentepi: Burial Chamber, Date: Oathday, Pharast 26th, 4714 Time: 10:50 am
Lin takes a breath, then cranes her neck around Nuylth. "That a way ahead I see?"
"Aye it is. Let us continue moving, we can put those glands in my pack for now. However, please do wrap them in something so my belongings do not get sticky." Nulyth winks at Neferteri as the group prepares to continue moving forward.
"I'm fine," Alexander says. "Never got close to battle." The old man frowns with obvious self-recrimination.
Holbrecht nods at Nefer's question, thinking to himself that it is a valid question, before realizing that he's the one that should be asking. "Oh, yes... healing... I have that.... I can help. Nulyth, you asked for some?...I think you asked... maybe I was thinking it... no he asked... I just zoned it out... I should probably heal... Okay, gather around away from the beetles. I can't control well all that gets healed. I don't want them getting back up."
Once the group has gathered away from the dead, Holbrecht calls upon Brigh to mend the rents and tears that their living machinery has suffered.
With the beetle glands stored safely in Nulyth's pack the group gathers around Holbrecht as he once again calls upon his god for some mending of wounds.
The group continues down the corridor as it turns and twist and then they come to a dead end but the wall has a handle in the middle of it.
After checking it for traps the group opens the door and discovers that they have come out next to the collapsed stairwell in the unfinished portion of the tomb where they had battled the other mining beetle's earlier.
Now backtracking back through the secret passage and back around they find themselves in front of the remaining doors that had yet to be opened. The doors unlike the rest in the tomb were completely smooth and without any engravings or markings.
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Current Location: Tomb of Akhentepi: Burial Chamber, Date: Oathday, Pharast 26th, 4714 Time: 10:55 am
Nulyth lets out a sigh of relief as the healing washes over him, taking away the burning pain in his leg. "Thank you, Master Holbrecht."
Once at the door, Nulyth remains behind to allow Neferteri to check for traps. He checks the edge of his blade in the meantime, looking for any nicks.
Lin concentrates and does her little ritual, summoning up Kachu to deal with any traps that Neferteri might find. She scratches his head, waiting, as he almost purrs with pleasure.
Holbrecht just nods at the thanks given for his healing. It has always kind of been something he tends to forget about until it's really needed. He stands by as they wait to see if Nefer declares it safe to enter the next room.
Taking their usual tactics, Neferteri searched the two slabs for any signs of traps, and finding none backed up so that Nulyth and Holbrecht could push them open. The room on the other side held several neatly arrayed chests, boxes, and urns. The dust of several centuries of passing covered every surface. The only exit in the room was the very same pair of doors through which the tomb robbers had just opened.
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Current Location: Tomb of Akhentepi: Chamber of Grave Goods, Date: Oathday, Pharast 26th, 4714 Time: 10:56 am
As always, Holbrecht begins by trying to determine if there are any threats from sources of poison.
"Loot!" Lin starts forward, grinning, before a furry paw pulls her back by the leg and shakes its head. Sighing, she waits for Neferteri and Kachu to scope it out first.