Giant Dervak paces impatiently.
Theophilus--and the White Rabbit--seem to be debating about something. The words a bit of bat fur is mentioned....
Allegra tries to place the door back approximately where it used to be, then leans on the wall across from Dervak and just waits.
He doesn't look sedated, he's in perfect health except for some scars indicating a violent history. He does not match Dahab's description. Pocky finds no traps.
Pocky says to Mara, “I expect ropes will not be necessary, or if they are, the man won’t be responsible for his own actions. He seems to be under a lady’s spell.” Thinking on it a bit, she adds, “Or I suppose just as likely a man.
“He’s charmed, I’m sure. Not as in eyes-aflutter, but unnaturally, magically charmed.”
Theophilus walks to where he can view the charmed fellow.
Theophilus looks down at the White Rabbit.
Looks like we're in the s~$$ now, Bubba!
The White Rabbit is seen getting out a shovel.
Theophilus examines the magical weave surrounding the man's mind. It is held together by crossing threads of hate and lust. Theo tries to cut through, but his metaphorical shears dull instead.
The man begins to rise from his stupor.
Mara focused her attention on the waking guard, weakening his mental defenses.
Dervak is in the outer room.
Pocky leg sweeps the man as he attempts to rise up.
That was effective. Now to save his life by beating him back to sleep.
Ci Ci moves forward towards the door, to get a better look at what's happening inside.
Theophilus looks at the sudden commotion aghast! The White Rabbit appears to be offering the Witch a sympathetic pat on the leg.
Pocky gives the man a sharp kick to the head as he falls to the ground and is promptly knocked unconscious again.
Mara checked to make sure than the man was still alive. She didn't want any unnecessary deaths if she could help it.
Still alive, and easily stabilized by Mara.
Pocky turns to Mara. “Sorry of that was uncivilized. I wasn’t sure what he would do, or how rational he would be with the spell on him. Whoever charmed her, he can dream of her now.”
Looking at the loot, Pocky suspects the man will wake up poorer. She’ll let Dervak and Allegra divvy the weapons and armor.
Dervak will enter the room and take the longbow, as his current bow is only +3 Str. "Strong fellow there."
"Where to next?"
Allegra will come in, check him over, and scan for any stink of chaos.
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Dervak stinks of Chaos.
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...on the unconscious guy.
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The guard does not stink unlike Dervak.
Theophilus sheepishly smells his underarms.
The White Rabbit attempts to cover up the neon blinking sign that says CHAOS! over Theo's head. He is unsuccessful; because he is short...
Mara commented, "He may come to with a headache, but he should be OK otherwise. Let's continue our investigation."
She looked around the room, then moved to the northern door and listened.
Mara hears nothing from this direction.
Ci Ci moves into the room and says to Mara, gesturing to the North door, "Shall we just open it, or have Dervak kick it in?"
"Mara replied to Ci Ci, [b]"Let's just see if the door opens the normal way."
Allegra opens the door.
Allegra opens the door to find a hallway with three more doors to the north. The two on each side are both simple bedrooms, the one to the east has not been used in a while as evidenced by the thick layers of dust. The west bedroom is neatly made but no one is currently sleeping in it. The center room contains a pair of simple but well made desks in a small office. Two sturdy metal boxes etched with a repeating pattern and each featuring a hefty lock are bolted to the stone floor.
The desks contain a years worth of sales records and shipping receipts. A recent item in the books mention that a few weeks ago all of the ocher leather was sold at a significant loss.
Finding nothing attacking Allegra, Ci Ci follows her into the hallway, looking into each of the rooms, scanning for magical auras as she goes.
When she discovered the sales record for the leather, she hunted for the corresponding shipping receipt; something told her that this transaction was important. After checking all of the rooms, she listened at the door at the end of the corridor.
Theophilus--and the White Rabbit-- begin watching out for Papa Bear, Momma Bear and Baby Bear.
If we meet a blonde girl then let the Bears have her.
Dervak waits patiently in the large room.
Mara hears nothing. Behind the door is another hall way that opens up to a tanning yard surrounded by mud brick walls. Dozens of vats holding tanning chemicals and dyes stand in organized rows in the center of the yard. The smell from the vats and untreated hides is overwhelming. Ten rather large looking leopards pad about the yard keeping their distance from Pocky as best they can.
Pocky says, “They won’t approach me, so if we need to pass through here, I suggest you stay close to me and that we don’t back the big cats into a corner.”
"Just as well. While I am sure we could kill the cats, I would rather not have to do so."
Theo peeks into the room to look at the pretty kitties.
He then stands behind Pocky.
Either you can lead the way; or, I could Summon a swarm of rats to distract them; or, I could cast Confusion on them and we shut the door and play cards while we wait?
The White Rabbit is seen donning a Pit Boss outfit.
Pocky watches the leopards a moment. “Such majestic creatures. They want nothing to do with me, so there isn’t a reason to harm them.
“Following me is fine. I just don’t... know where to go.”
Pocky moves past the animals, slowly, so the others can keep pace with her. She checks the door for traps and sounds on the other side.
"If we want to give up on stealth, I am happy to pick a direction and go. We were letting you go ahead because you are stealthy... but making all the animals go nuts would give our presence away."
"In the interests of being thorough, I think we should check the rooms in the northern part of this building, across the hallway."
Dervak listens at one of those doors.
“The animals will remain calm if we don’t back them into a corner. But I can do better, stealth-wise.”
Pocky becomes ethereal seeps into the ground, then floats through the floor, past the doorways, until she has spent no more than a minute looking into all three doors.
Allegra follows along trying to stay as quiet as possible.
Disappointed that he will not be playing the part of a Pit Boss, the White Rabbit puts the outfit away.
Theophilus prepares to follow the others past the nervous kitties.
Nothing going on here...
”But something happened,” Ci Ci replies. ”Someone, or something out that guard into an enchanted sleep. If we don’t find what we’re looking for, we should at least find a clue.”
She glances around, pauses, then shrugs. ”A secret room or passage, a trap door, maybe?”
Entering the first door:
This spacious and airy room contains a half dozen large wooden tables covered with untrimmed hides. A wall of wooden racks holds freshly tanned and dyed leather.
The second:
This storage room is filled with trimmed and rolled leather. The lot of them could be quite valuable as a trade good.
Mara hears a cry from storefront, "What in the Nine Hells?"
Mara told those near her, "I think someone just arrived for work, and found the front door broken down. We need to hurry here."
She entered the large room and looked around quickly, then proceeded to the door at the north-eastern corner of the building.
The receipt list the purchaser as someone named Fazar.
Theo freezes! He looks about nervously for the cops!
I can Dimension Door 4 of us? Or we can confront the person? HAve we found anything of note?
The White Rabbit seems to be cracking his knuckles...
She continues south.