Don's bolt hits the maggot just below the mouth, lodging deep in to the creature.
The wriggling maggot makes to bite at Steelgate since he kicked its meal.
"What is it? What are you fighting with?"
Aniva watches on from the wall of the cave in, looking around for something.
"Remember what I said 1000 gold for you all if you get me out of here alive."
Gears grind as SteelGate raises his arms for a strike on the maggot.
Turning to the blind man, "It is some giant maggots in the corpse of a giant spider." Tink says as he picks up and inspects the bow. Spotting the letters, "Aniva was it? What is your wife's name?" he shouts over to her
This thing really grinds my gears
Iko takes two long strides onto a large piece of rubble then launches himself at the maggot with his sword leading.
But the rubble doesn't hold and he loses his footing on the way there and it throws his attack off completely.
SteelGate cruses the maggot just as Iko leaps in and slices at the splatter remains.
Aniva looks at Tink funny, "Irabeth why? Has anyone seen a bow around here? I lost mine in the fall."
"Just my luck..." He says under his breath walking over to her to hand her the Bow. "Ti's a nice bow, and I noticed your armor is magical too." Tink says. "Do you have any tools I might borrow for a moment? Even a dagger would help."
Aniva looks at the little Ratman with a quizzical look but pulls a dagger out of her belt. Handing it over to Tink.
"What do you need it for?"
I have a crossbow for you to use, I still have my hammer and dagger.
"I could help you repairing your cart." Lynn offers. She wipes her glaive clean at the dead spider.
Walking over she takes a look what it would take to get this running again.
"How did a cart survive the fall? Is it treated with something? Let me have a look."
Aravashnial starts forward but stumples over some odd looking rocks. He leans down and picks one up.
"These hold power, what are they?"
"I need it to repair the cart so you don't need to walk."
Tink detects magic on the stones as he walks past to see what the blind man is on about.
"The dhammer will be useful as well. Thank you." Tink says collecting the hammer.
"The help would be appreciated." he says as he starts inspecting the cart closer.
"The cart didn't quite survive, it is broken, but hopefully we can get it fixed."
"Sorry but that is beyond me." Lynn tells looking dumbfounded at the cart. "I know how it belongs but I have no idea how to make that work again."
She turns her attention to the power stones instead.
"What do you mean they hold power?" Lynn asks Aravashnial. She casts detect magic to see if she knows herself.
Tink looks down, the rocks are actually scales, silver dragon scales.
These palm-sized silver dragon scales are unique items—essentially minor artifacts resulting from Terendelev’s death on the Storm King’s blade.
Each of Terendelev’s scales grants a different power to the person who carries them. The powers granted do not function at all if more than one scale is carried. The powers of the four scales are listed below—any nonevil creature that handles a scale immediately understands its use.
Cloudwalking: Three times per day as a standard action, a scale can be used to cast levitate. A pillar of roiling clouds rises below the levitating object or creature, growing and shrinking with the target’s altitude. This pillar is 5 feet in diameter (regardless of the target’s size) and provides concealment (20% miss chance) to any creature or object wholly contained within.
Disguise: Three times per day as a standard action, a scale can be used to cast alter self. While disguised, the target gains a +4 bonus on all Bluff checks made against evil creatures.
Resistance: Three times per day as a standard action, a scale can be used to cast resist elements—but only against electricity or cold.
Sacred Weaponry: Three times per day as a standard action, a scale can be used to cast align weapon, but only to make a weapon lawful or good. Unlike a normal align weapon spell, this effect can be cast on an unarmed strike or natural weapon.
Lynn picks one scale up. "These are scales of Terendelev!" she states the tears starting to roll down her cheeks again. She closes her eyes and holds the scale to her heart.
Iko walks over to Lynn and puts a hand on her shoulder for a moment to try and ease her pain, then kneels beside her and picks up one of the scales to look at it and his eyes go wide in understanding and he whispers. "Terendelev..."
After fixing the cart Tink quickly makes his way over the the scales and picks one up. "Now this is very interesting..." Tink says turning the scale over in his hand, "SteelGate, pack the cart please, and help our friend to it as well." Tink says as he sits down inspecting the thing closer.
"What do the others do?" he asks.
Aniva allows SteelGate to assist her to the cart as she sits down in the back.
Horgus moves over towards the card as well, hoping into the front looking the proud nobleman being doted on.
Aravashnial picks up a scale as well, "What do you plan to do with these? "
Don takes the last scale. Fascinating, we should cherish these and they will strengthen us in our quest for vengeance.
"I'll keep it in honour and in remembrance of Terendelev." Lynn replies.
"What does who do?" she asks Tink.
"The scales are magical. Mine can disguise me. It follows that the other scales can do something too."
"Mine can align weapons to better harm chaotic and evil creatures." Lynn replies surprised that they are different.
"If you are all done can we get out of this hole? Also the light is fading can anyone make more light?"
Horgus commands from the drivers seat of the wagon.
Lynn is really pissed by this fat, rich, full of himself jerk. She walks over to face him. Face to face at an inch distance.
This scale can make one rise into the air! Don proclains. [b]Lynn, don't yell. There could be more enemies here and if we fight amongst ourselves, we're as good as dead.[/v]
"He is still in one piece and not bleeding. So I don't think we're fighting." Lynn replies but leaves Horgus alone for now. Lynn is very tense due to these dire circumstances and Horgus manages easily to bring out her worst side.
She moves over to Aniva and takes a deep breath. "Shall I help you to get on the cart?" she offers.
Horgus has a nasty look on his face but doesn't say anything.
Aniva accepts Lynn's help into the cart, turning to Tink "Do you think it will make it the whole way to above ground with us?"
Iko stands aside and watches the exchange between Lynn and Horgus and says "A sharp tongue or quill can kill without a knife."
Then moves too look for an exit, not going too far ahead, he looks to see which is the less precarious route out.
I shall take the lead Don holds his Earthbreaker while handing Anvia his crossbow.
As you approach the spider again you can see that the tunnel branches off 1 to the north and 1 to the south.
This smaller cavern appears to have once served as a campsite
or temporary lair. A torn bedroll lies next to the cold remains of
a fire. A pile of bones, broken equipment, and rubble lies just
past the campsite.
A stone ledge juts out at a right angle on the south wall of
this cavern, fourteen feet off the ground. The leather strap of
a backpack hangs from the edge of the ledge, while above, a
narrow fissure yawns up into the dark.
Don lights a torch! Proving that not all items in a starting fighter's kit are useless.
We shall go north! Huh, looks like someone had an old camp here.
"Might I recommend we go right. That ledge looks precarious, especially with a cart in tow. We do need light though."
"Let me go first. I can see in the dark and I am small." Tink says
Not in the mood to accept suggestions from someone else as a set rule Lynn takes a look at the southern path. Her glaive at the ready. She checks carefully if something is around and once she is sure that nothing hides in here she uses her glaive to get the strap to take a closer look at it.
Don find the ruins of a camp, the camp looks like it was used a few days ago but you cannot be certain how long ago. , A large pile of debris and garbage lies just to the to the northern part of this cave.
A pack is spotted hanging about 20 ft up on the air over a 15 foot ledge down. Lynn moves to the edge and going on her tip toes holds her glaive at the very end to get the pack down. Not expecting the pack to be so heavy Lynn starts to lose her balance.
Iko looking at Lynn going in a different direction watches her as she goes and reaches for the bag when he spots her overextending her reach. He bounds off in the blink of an eye, pushing himself off the floor and ricochet's off the wall nearby and into a spin before landing right beside Lynn to catch her before she goes over the edge...
Lynn lets the Glaive slide down through her hand which helps to not tilt towards the ledge over the tipping point. But it is nice to be caught by the monk. She smiles a bashful smile at him. "Let's take a look what's inside, shall we?"
Lynn takes a step away from the ledge and squats down to check on the backpack's content.
Master Work Back pack
10 days of Trail rations
Flint and Steel
Two flask of oil
12 arrows
Potion of CLW
Potion of Lesser Restoration
Lynn takes the potions and stores them with her own stuff. "Do you want the backpack and it's contents? I see you didn't bring anything but your sword." she asks Iko.
Iko smiles and places his hands together in a slight bow. "Why yes. Thank you that would be most kind. It took all I had to come here so this pack would be most helpful should we find anything of use."
Then takes the backpack and slings it over his shoulder. "Perhaps northward with the rest? Strength in numbers."
"Why not just proceed the way we were going? Back tracking will only delay us."
Aravashnial looks around without seeing.
"We did lose that large man, he went north as we went south. Lets find him before proceeding forward."
As the Group returns to the main chamber they strike north a few steps to find Don looking through a chamber with a large garbage pile. The pile looks like it has been stuff collected from the city above.
Lynn follows Iko to the northern path. To Don Guy she says "There is no way we could follow in the other passage."
There is some things here! I shall check this pile. Don checks the debris.