Realizing they tried to bite off more than they can chew, the two remaining wolves break off combat and flee into the woods to lick their wounds, just as Cela grows into an enormous druid. Sekkim rushes in with his sword, but the wolves move too quickly for him to hit.
The rest of the night goes by uneventfully and you pack up camp the next morning
You have no problems following the map and continue your jorney through the southern Fangwood. Early in the day, their trail leads to the shores of Gray Lake, where you plan to refill your waterskins and take a brief rest. The trees begin to thin, revealing a field of short, green grass that leads to the shores of a wide, calm lake reflecting the overcast sky above. A dense fog hangs over the center of the lake, obscuring the far side. Near the shore of the lake, a dark form lies next to the water.
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You see (and smell) the form is the decaying body of a man. You spot a masterwork short sword near the body and a coin pouch with 87 gp inside. The coins look newly minted from the capital city of Tamran; they bear the likeness of Forest Marshal Gavirk, nominal leader of Nirmathas. The remaining gear is ruined from exposure. He has several large holes in his torso.
You find nothing else move on?
Move on!
healing kitty
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I would like to collect the gold and the masterwork short sword. Any way this would work as a one-handed weapon for me and do 1-6? Is it nicer than anything I have? I will take it along regardless simply due to its value.
Do any religious types want to bury the body? Take it back to the town where the coins came from?
that was incorrectly formulated but it would have been more effective than needed if i added the pluses...
moving on.. south!
If it will not take too long i will bury body...i assume we have time...
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Cela no problem healing Kitty to full with your memorized spells after combat. You have all your memorized spells now after resting last night.
After a little work and a few prayers you lay the dead man to rest before continuing your journey.
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Bury him and then move along.
Leaving the Gray Lake behind, you travel for about 3 hours to reach the valley that contains the Crypt of the Everflame. The trees in this part of the forest are very old and quite gnarled. The weather makes the journey even more miserable, as a cold rain begins to fall 1 1/2 hours into the trek. The trail leads ever deeper into the Fangwood, through a twisting maze of trees and confusing ravines. As it tops a small rise, a broad valley spreads out before it, the opposite side of which looks like a writhing serpent. Yet between the two lies a steep hill sloping down into the valley. The cold rain has made the ground slick and treacherous. Your map indicates the Crypt should be somewhere at the bottom of the ravine. How do you want to proceed?
What do you mean by cautiously? Please be more specific.
What say ye adventurers? How should we navigate down this slick slope as to avoid injury? Should we tie off our ropes as safety lines and have Fernleaf tie off to the next solid spot down the way, bring the party down save one so they can untie and come down and repeat until safely at the bottom?
You tie off a few 50' sections of rope and set so you can retrieve them after you descend down the ravine. Even with the ropes, navigating the slope takes half an hour, and everyone must make three DC 10 Acrobatics checks to avoid sliding down the slope. You all receive a +2 bonus for using the ropes except Kitty - Sorry no opposable thumbs.
Make your three checks please!
Three checks! You can use either Climb or Acrobatics - one more Buchart. your 2/3 of the way down.
Buchart and Rolande lead the way helping lower all the gear.
we can just lower kitty unless he can climb or if someone can featherfall him or shrink etc
rolls for kitty
i scream a little as i fall the last little bit...
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Cela loses her grip on the wet rope and slides down the last section through some thorny thickets and lands hard on some rocks.
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Seeing Cela's hard slide Anaba and Sekkim warily eye the incline . Let's see those rolls!
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Sekkim makes it to the bottom of the ravine easily. Looking back up only Anaba remains. She looks down and considers whether to keep her heavy armor on or remove it to improve her chances down the treacherous slope.
Begrudgingly I decide to remove my armor.
I am going to belay the armor down first and then head down myself.
Be careful with my armor. It's very important to me.
Let's do this!
Anaba removes her armor and cautiously makes it down the slick embankment without any problems. Once everyone is down the ropes are collected, armor put back on and gear secured. You move down the gully and find an an archway of stone Picture of Entranceis set into the side of a small hill at the bottom of the valley. Moss has overgrown many of the details, but one is still quite clear. The keystone of the arch is carved with a flame symbol with a stylized rune in the middle. Beyond the archway is a darkened tunnel that leads to a pair of massive wooden doors, one of which is slightly ajar. A pair of horses and a trio of ponies lie slaughtered next to the archway, each corpse still tied to a post set into the ground nearby. A swarm of flies hangs lazily in the air above them. The cold rain continues to fall creating a small stream through the floor of the ravine.
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The horses and ponies were obviously laden with gear and supplies, but most of the saddlebags look empty. As you wonder why you were not given horses and directions for a less precarious route, you see what looks like a skeletal hand sticking out from underneath one of the horses. What do you want to do?
Buchart tries to push the door open and tosses in some light, but finds the door quite heavy. Strength check please Buchart.
Fernleaf looks about, but finds no skullduggery or hijink readily apparent, only Buchart trying to open the heavy door, dead pack animals one of which has apparently crushed somekind of skeleton (assuming there is more than just a hand under the beast. He positions himself near the door prepared to stab anything that comes out.
Anaba should help out with the door! I will have weapon in hand and cover them. I also have a flare cartridge loaded in my secondary weapon.