As he awakens, he is first disorientated, then focuses on Adriana and her balde, as the dime drops he scuttles backwards, frightened of the woman before him. "Witch, stay away from me," he says his voice breaking as he speaks.
Lyrysa lets out a sigh as he backs away from Adriana. "Consider for a moment your situation. Your not dead. Your not even bound at the moment. Disarmed certainly, but can you blame us for that? You attacked us first. At no point has anyone in this group lied to you or even attempted to lead you astray. Now I certainly could use a spell to make you more compliant, but be honest with yourself. Do you have any worth to justify that? You're not even qualified to guard a privy, let alone be someone's squire. Even your attempt to overpower us was cowardly in nature, an attempt while otherwise distracted. I'm certain if your master is even alive, he's probably left you for dead. Now you can sit there and continue to prove every word I say true. If we must carry you, we will and I can promise you it will not be pleasant. Or you can stand and maybe give us a reason not to send you to your beloved Mitra when this is done with." Lyrysa says each word calmly, anger present but not uncontrolled.
[ooc]Also did the amulet flag as magic from my Detect magic spell?[ooc]
Lyrysa's words resonant with the young man. Not with his reason or faith but with his fear. He slowly stands, "As you wish," he sighs.
Good now that we have and understanding. Lets get the amulet and move on.
Moving through the uncovered door your direction turns directly south for 40 ft. before turning west for another 30 before ending in a door opening south.
Just before turning west a hidden hinge catches your eyes. When your fingers follow the edge of the stone where the hinge is you find a leaver and another hidden door springs open. The stone work is the same but his leads directly east for 30 ft. where it ends with a hidden door just like the one you passed through except this time you're on the not so hidden site. Chiselled into the stone are the words: "Beware the fallen for they may rise once more to threaten you."
Drogan continues to the door failing to notice anthing in the hallway.
Nope, no door for me.
Lady Adriana continues behind the group, keeping an eye on her charge and a blade at the ready.
"So. Shall we go through?"
"Yes," Randu says, raising his shield and taking a step through this new door.
On the door is written in wrought metal letters: "Secrecy is our greatest ally. Exposure brings death."
"Wait," Randu pauses, "I have the feeling stealth may required for this next. How is everyone at moving quietly?"
"Only what natural grace gives, I'm afraid on my part."
"Wait!" Adriana looks pointedly towards Timmy. Didn't you say something about reacting to light and movement?"
Ah that was a close one. Good eye Erodin. I do wonder what was behind this one that is a secret. Oh well best not to play the Cardinals game. I'm not stealthy in the least. This sounds like undead of a sort ahead, but it does hint that we may be able to pass without alerting them. Without seeing the room and knowing for certain I would say we have two options. Try and sneak through and possibly be ambushed or try and trigger the trap and fight them at a fixed front line.
Randu might hate to admit it, but he's wise enough to know when someone has superior skill, "Best you be our scout then, Erodin any time stealth is required. I won't let my pride make me stupid."
How about we start with opening the door. I will look around without light. Then we can advance from there.
Now as you stand in total darkness you can hear Drogan carefully opening the door.
Your eyes quickly adjust to the darkness and soon the greyish hues welcome you to the lightless realm. Standing in the doorway you see an almost naked room. It is the same size as you are now most familiar with (30x30ft.) and in the centre raises a man-sized mushroom from the exposed earth, encircled by a two-inch brick setting. To your right in the western wall is a door, unlocked from this side at least.
Speaking in hush tones Drogan describes to the other whats in the room and continues with.
Strange I don't see undead, but Tim mentioned something of an alarm. All I see is a strange mushroom. If we are taking things literal again then it will scream if light or movement approaches. So everyone take anothers hand. I will lead us around the room hugging the wall to the other door. If the thing moves or starts to scream then we will need to be ready, but maybe we can get around it.
Randu doesn't get closer to the mushrooms, but he tries to identify them, but he takes one of the hand of another with a nod.
The young squire tenses up at Erodin's threat then shakes his head. "Plese don't kill me," he mumbles.
Randu goes over Drogan's description again and again but nothing in his vast knowledge of nature matches this description, perhaps it is magical or of the underworld.
Quiet as church mice Drogan leads the group along the walls of the room. One hand on the shoulder infornt of you and the other running along the sone wall leads you safely and quietly to the western door. Drogan's eyes are ever helpful and at the new door he finds [i]"Beware the fallen for they might rise once more to threaten you"[/b]
The unlocked door gives way freely and quietly. Opening it for just a peak send a ray of light into your current room, stopping at the person looking. Another oil lamp must be illuminating this room.
Drogan will open the door as there is no alternative. As the light starts to come in he will be careful to only open the door far enough for all to squeeze through.
Careful now the undead are through here.
The second sensation from the room is a smell, following the light is the stench of rotten sea. Moving inside eight coffins greet you, 2 in each corner facing towards the centre of the room. The battered coffins are covered in seaweed and salt brine. Your intrusion awakens the dead and from a coffin in the NW and NE corners bursts forth two drunken sailors.
These are Draugrs, drunken sailors risen from a watery grave. Sharp metal will cut them, but they are resistant to most damage. Fire doesn't catch easily hold. They carry with them the stench of their coffins and sicken those who stand before them.
Initiative:
Drogan 17
Randu 16
Lyrysa 14
Erodin 9
Adriana 9
GM 9
HP 10/10
AC 13 FF10 T13 CMD 13
F/R/W 0/3/2
Beguiling Touch 7/7
Arcane Bond 1/1
Spells
0th - Daze, Mage Hand, Message, Prestidigitation, Ray of Frost
1st - Charm Person, Color Spray, Silent Image, Sleep
Having little to offer magic wise against these creatures, Lyrysa resorts to wracking her brain for some kind of knowledge on them, but this to is to no avail. In the end, she unleashes a stream of cold against them.
They are like a zombie. It takes a slashing weapon and they are resistant to fire.
Drogan steps in calling on the power of the abyss and bites the dead salty flesh.
5/7remaining.
He spits the decay from his maw.
That has to be one of the grosses things I have ever done.
"Slashing? That I can do..." Randu advances and slices at one of the zombies.
As the Draugr slowly turns towards you, Drogan is first try and grant them eternal sleep. His vicious bite nearly severs the head from the body of the closest (NE). Randu passes quickly by the two combatants to the other undead and nearly cleaves its chest (NW). While they have risen from a cold and watery grave Lyrysa's bone chilling frost is to much and a few fingers break of the one closest (NE). Erodin tries to sever the vertebrae of his closest target but the close quarter prevents a decent swing and he misses (NE).
Round 2 begin
Randu suddenly finds himself shileding his eyes as another coffin next to him bursts open and another drowned sailor climbs out of his wooden confinement.
Adriana moves opposite Drogan, effectively trapping the Draugr between them. She lashes out with her dagger, but fails to sever anything important.
Drogan takes advantage of the position given biting into the rotten flesh of the creature once more.
Round 2
HP 10/10
AC 13 FF10 T13 CMD 13
F/R/W 0/3/2
Beguiling Touch 7/7
Arcane Bond 1/1
Spells
0th - Daze, Mage Hand, Message, Prestidigitation, Ray of Frost
1st - Charm Person, Color Spray, Silent Image, Sleep
Lyrysa unleashes another blast of frost towards the creatures.
"Why aren't they fighting back?" Randu inquires, "Something odd here."
He attacks another regardless. For now erring on the side of caution if he must err at all.
Adriana continues to lash out at the Draugr between her and Drogan but this time the undead avoids her blade.
The first two Draugr slowly move in to action raising their heavy axes above their head they both strike, one missing Drogan and the other glancing Randu's left shoulder.
Round 3 begin
The chilling sound of breaking wood hails the rising of further enemies and two draugrs appears from the coffins, one in SE and one in SW.
Randu grunts as he's torn into.
"So it seems. Seems they only delay fighting back so long."
He plunges his blade at the one who struck him.
We need to finish this quickly then, focus them down. Erodin, Randu work with each other flank and bring one down at a time.