The water is about a waist deep, getting a little taste of it in your mouth you can tell that it is salt water, you must be at seas level. Looking at the walls of the cave it is clear that this section floods out when the tide comes in.
The cave slopes downward leading into a larger room.
When you say waist deep you mean neck deep right. 8>)
While I can stay above the wetness, I will head down the tunnel.
Dimitrious slips silently into the water, hardly a ripple.
Dimitrious slips silently into the water, hardly a ripple.
Suny happily paddles along besides Dim,
(^_^)
Arjun follows just behind Dimitrious.
To the west the tunnel rises above sea level, creating an air pocket in this chamber. The floor is sand and a few items of furniture are scattered about, including a table, a poorly repaired chair, a bed with a sagging frame, and a crude fence of driftwood in the rear of the chamber. The entire cavern is overgrown with vines bearing tiny violet flowers that fill the room with a cloying fragrance.
To the south the cave continues partially submerged. A small trail of slime heads in that direction.
Emerging into the small chamber Sunny sniffs the air, "Smells nice..."
Dimitrious takes a good look around especially the vines and flowers
Suny and Dimitrious head into the dry portion if the cave in order to check out the vines.
Suny seems unaffected.
But Dimitrious is overcome by drowsiness and lays down on the ground and goes to sleep.
Dimitrious looks closely at the vines and then decides to take a nap.
"Dimi this is no time for that. Suny. Kick him awake."
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SSSSSNNNNNNNNOOOOORRRRREEEEE grumble grumble...damn plants
Sunt helps drag the snoozy DImitrious away from the plants even as she continues to look around the place.
"Here... this in't right..." She mutters, dragging the dozy Half-ling.
Jax is likewise unaffected by the pollen, the fire set forth from his hands burns the pollen out of the air even as Suny drags Dimitrious away from the plants. The plants begin to slowly move toward Dimitrious's body.
The plants begin to slowly move toward Dimitrious's body.
(O_o)
*Begins to drag Dmitrious faster*
"Okeys, I dun't like this place!"
As Suny moves Dimitrious faster he is dragged over a root which gives him a big enough bump to finaly wake him up.
Huh...what the, why am I being dragged Dimitrious says as he struggles to regain his footing.
" 'Cause I dun't want ye bein' left 'a'hind, none." Sunny informs the swooning Half-ling. "Ye be a fine friend ta' be havin' besides a bod in'a fight, an' that's tha' truth of it." Suny tugs with some effort to get Dimitrious clear of the moving foliage.
"Now, how's about ye get up an' we can be gettin' away from tha' plants whut seem ta' find ye appeal in jus' tha' same way?" She asks.
Dimitrious will get up and move back from the vines. Thanks Suny, I dunno what happened I got a whiff of lavender and then next thing I know, I am being dragged along.
"Part of me is glad you are safe, and part of me wonders what they were going to do to you. Eat you? Give a relaxing massage? Procreate? The possibilities are endless." Arjun shrugs and continues exploring down the dark passageway.
What, I though the fire would get rid of it all, I guess not
(O_o)
*Starts dragging/helping the Half-ling faster...*
@Arjun:I am guessing the relaxing massage part was not in it's plans
Dimitrious will look around to see if any of the cursed pollen is still around
"Aye, I be thinking prollenatin' be on'a plants... whut ever t'is they has fer thinkin with..." Suny slows if and when she and DIm reach the water's edge.
Calah studies the remainder of the plants for a moment. Curious as to what they were.
After figuring out what they were and sharing it with the group she suggests they move forward.
Calah recognizes the plants as xtabay, small carnivorous plants that lure prey to sleep before draining their bodies.
Looking about the room you notice a few personal effects in the chamber, though beneath the bed is a large glass jar filled with alcohol that holds the preserved, severed head of a vicious-looking Tian man with pock-scarred cheeks, a tattoo of a kraken on his forehead, and all his teeth broken out.
Upon searching the room and wiping the sleep from his eyes, Dimitrious will continue searching down the dark corridor.
Dimitrious looks into the darkness and it seems clear ahead. A little side cave is home to a large crab, bigger than a man. For now it either does not notice you or does not care that you are here. To the south, the cave seems to slope downward and turn toward the east.
Nothing but a big crab down here Dimitrious will begin searching the southern tunnel.
"I'm all for killing the crab. Any takers?"
"Um... we can be comin' back fer it? Dun't ferget, they's fish-peoples in'a water too. Makin' a mess in'a water be gettin' they's attentions an' stuff." Suny cautions. She too keeps a look out for things.
Small nod of agreement. "Fine, we will kill it on the way back."
The party has no issue getting past the crab, the cave ahead. To the south narrows a bit.
Dimitrious moves ahead and finds the next room filled with Sahuagin. They seem bored and while awake, they are not paying much attention. One splashes another, which causes the splashed one to shove the splasher. The one who was shoved walks away and sits down grumpily.
A bit further back in the tunnel Calah will cast Barkskin on Havok to increase his armor should they go into battle.
"I can summon a meriad of water elementals to help us in the battle, but there sure are a lot of them. Could we sneak past them?" Calah whispers to the others.
@Calah
wanna see something fun captain
Arjun draws his twin wakizashi, gripping them reflexively to prepare for battle. "I will go in first. Be ready to strike when you hear the signal. It should sound like a sahuagin gurgling in blood and pain, then falling to the ground in a slump." The ninja makes a few mysterious hand waves, and disappears.
Stealth
+1 wakizashi/+1 wakizashi
Sneak Attack
Sneak Attack
Attack 1 - 26
Damage 1 - 17
Attack 2 - 26
Damage - 11
The cave bottom is uneven but it ranges between calf deep and waist deep. For our purposes treat it as difficult terrain if you are walking.
Init
The Sahuagin to the west of Arjun falls quickly. The other one manages to stay standing despite a vicious wound.
Everybody but Calah is up.
Twirling blades, Arjun slashes at the sahuagin to the south.
+1 wakizashi/+1 wakizashi
Attack 24
Damage 3
Attack 12
Damage 8
Dimitrious fires on the one that Arjun did not drop. and makes room for the melee types to get through
[ooc]@ Noro, the water is between calf and waist deep. I assume you stayed with the group. Move yourself to the middle of the group and start your movement from there.
The waist deep water is difficult terrain unless you have a swim speed. And roger on the ring.
Suny slips lower in the water and tries to slide past her comrades. The better to both free up the congestion within the entry tunnel and also to better 'sneak out' into the larger chamber and the combat beyond.