As the other continue to explore the area for these elusive mushrooms, August takes a couple of steps down the hall and looks around.
"Anybody look down here?" August calls out.
Hey guys, look up. For some reason that trap didn't trigger. But watch out unless it starts working again.
Also this crow isn't old so someone or something has been here recently.
Jeffery, since you're so door eager, you want to open this one also?
"This time try pushing or pulling on the crowbar instead of twisting it. Maybe try again?"
Pretend there is a full barrel of golden honey mead on the other side of that door. Are you thirsty yet?
The door pops open easily and swings outward toward Jeffrey.
This small cramped chamber holds two beds, one straight across from the door which is covered in bird bones, a small sack, and an array of old tools. The other bed in the corner looks recently slept in.
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As Jeffrey moves to the bed to inspect the tools a small blade shoots out from underneath the bed piercing your foot.
Initiative Rolls
A kobold rolls out from under the bed and jumps up onto the bed in the corner with a dagger in one hand and a shortsword in the other. "lkdijt ooi nt!!
Balazar hears the human fighting something and goes to help despite her injuries. She jumps on the other bed and claws at the strange creature.
Nebdel moves into the remaining corner and takes a swing at the little reptile.
, if that hits
Nebdel and Balazar rush into the room when they hear the sounds of battle. Balazar jumps on the bed across from the kobold slashing with both claws at the creature. The kobold screams in pain as the lion rakes with both claw across it's body. Nebdel tries to end the creatures life with one blow but in his haste swings wide hitting the bed post.
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Dodging Jeffrey's clumsy strike the kobold scrabbles through a rough hole in the wall next to the bed leading out to the hallway.
Keanan sees a small humaniod come out of the wall 10 feet down the hallway.
Seeing the foul creature squirm through a hole in the wall, Keanan moves forward with an overhand chop from his father's scimitar, yelling "He's over here!"
"Hey, did you guys hear me? August calls out, but then gets the feeling that something could be wrong.
August you hear Keanan yell down the hall.
Nebdel moves back to the hall and begins getting out his sling.
Balazar will hold his action.
At the sound of the dwarfs familiar battle cries, August darts into the hall way to see the angry dwarf approaching a small creature. Its a narrow hall, and he doesn't want to find himself on the other end of the Keanan's backswing, so he stays planted in the hall, looking to prevent any escape of the creature, and to watch the dwarf's flank.
Balazar (done holding his action) will try to squeeze through or block the hole the kobold ran through.
The kobold darts pass the off balance dwarf and through the library door trying to escape.
The head of the kobold rolls off it's shoulders as it moves into the library the body taking a step before it falls forward like a tree.
Took us longer than it should have, but good work guys.
Nebdel searches the kobold and its room (also using detect magic).
Ok folks, here’s what I found in the Kobolds stuff.
Ruined leather armor
Shortsword
Daggers x4
Vial of blue liquid x2, slightly magical
Small red gem stone, slightly magical
Thieves tools x2
Tools
Trail rations x6, though I’m not sure I would trust kobold food unless starving
Silk rope 50’
104 gps
"That was a slipperly little sucker! Good work Jeffrey"
August's stomach turns a little bit at the site of the trail rations as Nebdel digs them out from the remains of the kobold. He turns away at the site of what appears to be a dehydrated finger of some creature.
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"Hahaha! The little fellow shouldn't have underestimated me!" Jeffrey walks back to the room where Balazar still is, and also tries to find some mushrooms.
After searching the room he walks to another closed door in the hallway, close to the exit to the courtyard. Jeffrey first tries to open it with the handle. If it doesn't open, he will use the crowbar Keanan borrowed him.
With a loud crack, the door finally gives way and opens, shattering an ancient wooden chair propped against it on the other side.
The small room beyond is dark and smells deeply of dust and decay. Mummified remains rest in the center of the chamber wearing the garb of a blacksmith. The dwarf has the shattered shards of a glass vial in one hand and a scrap of ancient parchment in the other.
Keanan and Balazar follow Jeffrey around, both of them glad someone else has decided to lead the charge.
Nebdel joins the others outside the door.
August moves down the hall just a bit, leery of the tight grouping of the group. He's seen groups of men, fall to prey traps and other devilish devices.
He keeps a lookout, for sounds and sights of unwelcome guests, giving the group room to search for more mushrooms.
I've never been very good with gardening
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Ignoring the mummified dwarf for a moment, Jeffrey first searches the waiting room for mushrooms.
When Jeffrey's done searching for mushrooms, he walks up to the mummified dwarf. Jeffrey takes the scrap of ancient parchment and tries to read it. "'Oi lads, I found something here!"
Next, he searches the mummified dwarf for anything else that could prove useful.
Nebdel will also take a look around.
Then he looks over Jeffery's shoulder to see if he can read what is written.
You find no mushrooms in the room.
You can't read the writing on the note.
You find a silver light hammer on the mummified dwarf. With a symbol engraved on the head.
By the way guys these vials are slightly better than average healing potions. Let me know if one is needed.