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Opening the door to the west, you see a narrow passage with a low vaulted ceiling, just like the other entrance to the central room.
There is a door 10' ahead, which you already know leads to the central chamber. A wedge of wood has been stuck under the door, jamming it shut. It would be easy to remove the wedge from this side.
Pulls out the wedge of wood and puts it in his pack; never known when it may come in handy. Just back to the way we came down. he says before stepping over to listen first, then open if it sounds clear, the east door his shield at the ready.
"Surely the wedge was a protective measure placed by some intelligent being."
Fistep snorts with barely contained laughter, Personally, I thought it was just a random of occurrence of nature that the wedge was there.
"I believe our frog friend here said he put it there. Do we want to go into the central room to get the rest of the oil before moving on?" Zynazyr says.
"It might be useful".
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"I believe our frog friend here said he put it there." Zynazyr says.
After removing the wedge, the door opens easily.
The room is much as before. However, in this room there had been two fire beetle carcasses which you had left behind after harvesting what meat you could. Aside from a few stains on the floor and bits of chitin there is no evidence that the beetles ever were there.
The dead hobgoblin has likewise been chewed on, though he is relatively intact. Perhaps his dessicated condition makes him less appetizing to whatever scavengers have been through here.
The party collects the remaining oil.
All the while Fineos continues to sing and caper around.
"Quake with fear you rebel fools!
bow before Alexander's rule!
You cannot run you cannot hide
your entrails will be boiled or fried!"
Fineos seems to be in a very good mood now that you are moving.
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The party moves quickly through the hallway and down the stairs, along the same path that Orocrinos took them earlier.
Fineos continues to sing and play the concertina as he leads the party.
"We march to restore law and justice/
tweedle-dee tweedle-dum tweedle-ding! etc."
As the party emerges from the narrow passage just south of the stairs, a group of goblins jumps out from behind the corner. It's an ambush!
Fineos screams and drops to the floor, cowering. The goblins attack! Armed with shortbows, they shoot a volley of arrows at the group.
Surprise Round
Block 1: Goblins
Block 2: Ana, Talikshim, Zynazyr
Round 1
Block 1: Ana, Ferrous, Montague
Block 2: Some Goblins (C)
Block 3: Talikshim, Zynazyr
Block 4: More Goblins (A)
Block 5: Fistep
Block 6: Even More Goblins (B)
Taklishim carefully pours the oil into flasks that he stoppers with wax.....he is about to see who wants to carry some of the oil, when the party keeps going he packs it away in his pouch.....
"At least we know the goblins are not the rebels....."
Just as he gets to the doorway after the stairs, Zynazyr is startled by the yell of the goblins, but he is able to duck the volley of arrows. "Hmm, I guess the fireworks didn't help us. Let's finish the group off." He then casts sleep aiming to catch the most as he can.
a) we didn't look at the east door, which I had said I opened.
b) we didn't investigate the trash pile or what lays beyond.
Ana returns the favor, firing a volley at the goblins.
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Examining the door to the east opposite the central chamber, nobody finds any evidence of traps. Ferrous thinks he can hear the same noise as before. The door is not locked.
Ferrous thinks he hears something from the eastern one but it is hard to tell with the racket Fineos is making.
The room contains an old bed, writing table, chair, and a chest. From the looks of the furniture, the quarters have been long abandoned. From behind the bed come scuffling sounds. Suddenly you see the head of a large, pale blue lizard with orange spots burst suddenly into view from behind the bed.
Round 1 Initiative:
Block 1: Ana, Montague, Talikshim, Zynazyr
Block 2: Lizard
Block 3: Ferrous, Fistep
"Such coloration is common among poison creatures, an I have no knowledge of proper dressing for it."
Zynazyr looks quizzically at the lizard. "How did you get in here? Someone's pet maybe?" He tries to think if he recognizes what type of lizard it is.
He then looks around the room, wondering if there is anything in the desk or chest. "Maybe if we throw some food into the corner it will keep the lizard busy enough for us to check the desk and chest," he suggests to his companions.
Zynazyr looks quizzically at the lizard. "How did you get in here? Someone's pet maybe?"
"The rebels have let loose all manner of creatures," Fineos says sagely, "in the hopes of spreading chaos. They have no morals."
Looks a bit too big for just being distracted by food, even so probably need a sizable quantity to keep it busy long enough He closes the door, It can't get out unless someone lets it out... and since its not attacking us, shall we let it be for now?
"It seems doubtful that the chest holds food or water. I agree with Fistep. Let it be."
"Yes let it be, if we return with a couple dead goblins it should choose the meat. Though the lizard here makes me believe a hole is in the room, floor, wall, or ceiling."
Turns to the trash pile after closing the door. After looking it over, he looks at Fenious, Did you put this here? before looking back to determine how much effort it'd be to move it. And if so, what lays beyond the trash pile down the corridor to the left, oh mighty right hand of the king.
Zynazyr wonders what might be in the desk and chest as they shut the door. He then inspects all the various pieces of trash blocking the hallway. "Well, it's either keeping us out or them in," he says pointing past the pile. "Remember there was that barred door by the jail room. I think anyone trying to get past this would alert those on the other side. We might be better off going back to the barred door."
Not sure why we go back, how would we open the barred door?
"A bar unguarded can be pried, lifted or shifted to fall away."
Fine, you the man, you go back and let us know when you have the door unbarred he says with a snort.
Fine, you the man, you go back and let us know when you have the door unbarred he says with a snort.
"It was not I who claimed such ability at the door, but the heap of mouldering trash seems unworth going through if it can be gone around..It is such places diseases come."
Zynazyr looks over at the stubborn fighter. "While I would never question your bravery, I don't understand why you would want to announce your presence to whomever is down the hall when there is a possibility that we are able to keep the element of surprise. If Montague is unable to open the door, then we will have no choice to go this way, but I think we should exhaust our other options first."
Fineos provides accompaniment to the discussion.
"Fimbletoe, fumbletoe, which way to go?
Mackaroo, hackaroo, what should we do?
Callago, shallago, how can we know?
Flip a coin in the air, it always speaks true!"
Montague moves to the barred door, and attempts to open it.
"Might as well see whats back here before we move on. Get ready".
Unbar Door.
Taklishim wonders if the song of the man frog is supposed to aid the efforts in some way.....
"At second look the debris pile does not seem so loathsome."
Fineos continues dancing and singing and playing his concertina as the group moves around and returns to the jail to try and open the barred door.
"We'll smash the rebels, yes we will, oh-ho, oh-ho!
Of their loot we'll take our fill, let's go, let's go!
The King'll reward us yes indeed, all right, all right!
For saving the land in its hour of need, we fight, we fight!"
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The party moves through the various rooms once again.
In the bedroom they can see that the goblin corpses they left here have been chewed on and most of the flesh has been consumed, though the bodies are at least still recognizable as goblins.
Ferrous opens the door to the jail, only to see that there are two more giant bees flying around the room under the nest. The remains of the five dead ones are still on the floor where you left them.
Buzzing Bees. I say we kill the few of them that are left and see if we can't get their honey.
"If we want to eliminate them, I can sleep a number of them again," Ana suggests.
Shakes his head, pulls out his sword and readies his shield. Montague, use me as a shield to go try and open the door... Ferrous, some help to guard Montague? He nods to the others. He then steps into the room warily watching the giant bees raising his sword into an attack position as he does so.