Quill pulls out her own wand, "I got more if you need it. I would like to think that the acid wand was an investment...just not sure how long it will take to pay off. And don't worry, if he tries to use it again on us, I will NOT be merciful. That was a once in a life-time offer. And none of the human punks roaming down here are likely to get a similar offer."
She did the unexpected. That was a nice prize to give back, but the creature didn't sneak attack you in the dark. It could have killed Andrezi, and easily gotten away.
That, too, is unexpected.
"Lets leave already we have a contract to fulfill."Sidoze says after a momment.
The blood trail beckons. The ranger hasn't lost it.
What do you do?
"This looks promising. Something someone doesn't want us to see...only makes me want to see it more."
Perception
Sidoze glances down and points the blood out near the door. "What do you make of this?"
(+10 vs. Humans, +10 in Urban environments, +12 vs. Human in Urban environments)
"The blood is dry here. It would seem to me that the man was tortured to death beyond this door and the body was left where we had found it as a matter of disposal."
Turning his attention away from the door briefly, and toward Quill and Sidoze "Shall we try to pick the lock and see what lies beyond the door?"
DC 20 to open it.
Sidoze looks at the lock for a while before backing off waving to the other two. "I was never one to really go about picking locks. By all means go ahead."
Waving his hands he recreates the three balls of light from earlier to give some more light for the otehrs to see by.
Quill pulls out a small leather bag. She unties a straps and the bag opens to reveal and collection of odd shaped tools and picks. Selecting two she sets to work on the lock. With an audible <click> she steps back and smiles. "Like I said. The more they want me out, the more I want in. After you." She looks up at Andrezi as she folds up her tool set and readies her sword again.
Grumbling Sidoze crawls up into the door and turns to look down at his companions. "Coming?" He asks before turning to look into this new area.
Perception
"I suppose so. You want me to take the lead?"
"As you will." He says motioning for the assassin to take the lead.
You all go into the room. It's easy to hear something scuttling along down the narrow hallway to the south.
Andrezi slides up to the corner as the hall turns south, peaking around to see what is making the noise.
(+14 in Urban environments)
(+10 vs. Humans, +10 in Urban environments, +12 vs. Human in Urban environments)
The light isn't too good, but you can just make out the antennae and mandibles of a pair of man-sized giant insects. One is on the floor, the other on the ceiling.
Andrezi pulls back to the others and whispers, "We've got a pair damn big bugs up there."
"Ready?" he asks as he draws his paired blades.
Sidoze grimaces under his mask I hate bugs He thought to himself before he began to mutter to himself before a glow began to surround his hand.
"Yeah Im ready, you two?" He asks in reply His rapier held in his other hand.
Ready to cast Ray of Enfeeblement at first bug
Stealth
Sidoze can move his dancing lights to illuminate the bugs. They're ugly, but seem hesitant to attack. The light seems to annoy them a bit, but they stay put.
Sword firmly in hand, Quill pushes her glasses firmly up her nose, "So let's see what are we dealing with here?"
Giant roaches.
"Just roaches, but big ones. Don't give them a reason to take an interest. Keep the lights between us and them as we pass." Quill moves carefully forward, sword ready.
Sidoze with an effort of will makes the dancing lights hover and form a line inbetween the two parties but waits unitl the others are ready to move before he takes a step.
As Quill suspected, the light makes the roaches skitter back. They're not usually aggressive unless they're really hungry, and these apparently aren't.
I gotta redo the map a bit. 5' passage south, for now.
Andrezi continues down the passage, attemping to be quiet and keeping an open eye as he moves.
(+14 in Urban environments)
(+10 vs. Humans, +10 in Urban environments, +12 vs. Human in Urban environments)
You arrive at a drain junction. The water goes down east and west, or at least it used to.
"Anyone have a strong preference as to what direction we go? West is likely to take us back to where we came from." the assassin says scanning the ground for any signs of previous passage.
(+10 vs. Humans, +10 in Urban environments, +12 vs. Human in Urban environments)
(+8 vs. Humans, +8 in Urban environment, +10 vs. Humans in Urban Environments)
Once Grogori uses his dancing lights spell to assist, Andrezi can tell from marks on the ground that the trail leads east.
There's no obvious danger, so place yourselves and I'd like you to all roll perception checks.
(+10 vs. Humans, +10 in Urban environments, +12 vs. Human in Urban environments)
Perception
"Which way does the trail go?" Sidoze asks as he glances about near the opposite end of the path.
You note a lot of holes in the ceiling; old viaducts of various kinds, sizes and ages. Absalom may have sprung up all at once centuries ago, but it's been maintained, broken, expanded and changed a lot over that time.
At the east end, you see a crawl-able tube going up. Andrezi knows that the body was dropped down it, then moved to its current location.
"Looks like theres some kind of tube over there I wonder where it leads to?" Sidoze asks, being underground so long is making him edgy.
"Sidoze, bring one of those balls of light over here. Let's see if it even remotely looks like something we could climb up...should we actually want to."
It goes about 20' straight up. On the east side of it, there is what looks like a standard wooden interior door, straight up and down.
The sides are rough, and it's an easy climb. DC 10
"Will be hard to get a rush through that door, if that is what we want to do. Give me a boost, I will check it out."
With only a single slip and a catch, Quill makes her way up (with less grace than she is accustomed) and listens at door.
She hears nothing.
"Well?" Sidoze asks testily.
Quill shakes her head in the negative. She will brace herself and try to examine the door latch. If it looks safe she will attempt to open it.
The door has an old 2-way knob, which Quill has no trouble bypassing. It opens away from her.
"As much as I love being down here in the sewers looking up at your skinny ass Quill..." Sidoze grumbles before trailing off his elven ears picking up the click of a door opening.
Perception
Quill opens the door and peeks in, using the light spells to see. It's a 15x5 room with another door opposite the one she's at. Perhaps an ancient bathroom.
Quill flashes a smile from up the shaft, signals all clear and moves into the room and waits for the others.
She will listen at the next door.
Andrezi follows Quill up the shaft.