Thorst doesn't say anything to Nau, simply nodding. One must do what he thinks best for himself.
"Let's get out of here then." He goes over to the other door to ensure it is clear and nothing will come up behind them.
Val follows Thorst back to the other part of the complex.. "Don't get ahead of yourself guys.. There still could be baddies around here.."
"I am alert! Have I presented you my companion?"
Opening the door you can see old blood stain the floor of this small cavern. Barrels filled with scraps of fur and fat sit against one wall, emitting an foul stench. The two long stone slab tables are covered with skinning tools and piles of freshly butchered meat. Two wooden racks hold drying animal skins. In one of the bodies of the rat you can see a nice looking dagger has been used to cut up the rat.
Take the dagger. Move up the other path, opening the door identified with an arrow, ready for trouble.
You open the door to a narrow hallway sloping downward steeply. The walls are stained with foul-smelling streaks of refuse. A mound of rotting garbage lies heaped at the far end of the hallway.
"Not the correct way?"
"Do you want to search through that?"
"Im not going dumpster diving.. Let's move on.." Move on to the next door marked with an arrow..
You see racks of hooks hanging from the ceiling, cured slabs of meat dangling from them, and filling the room with a smoky aroma. A group of barrels appears to hold other preserved foodstuffs.
"We're getting out of options... Next door!"
"Hmm.. Smells good, but I wouldn't eat any of it.. Could be people or something.." Move on to the next indicated arrow..
A muted roar echoes down the walls of this hallway. Near the eastern end, the worked stone give way to natural cave walls, just before the hall ends at an open shaft. Hanging over the edge of the shaft is a knotted rope—the other end tied to an iron spike driven into the ground.
Thorst takes a quick look for anything doen the shaft. "I'll check it out." If there is no visible baddies Thorst climbs down.
"Wait.. Remember we're trying to get outa here and i don't think climbing down into a hole is something we should do.."
"Lets leave this for another time.. Perhaps after we reach the surface and find out what the hell is going on.."
As Thorst lands down on the water with a small splash he notices that the room he is in has gentle lapping water coming from a waterfall to the east. You also notice that there are two large fish swimming around the water.
These are Gars a type of large fish. You know that they try to eat anything that is their size or smaller.
"Careful now Thorst! These fish eat anything they find, including us."
Thorst looks around the new cavern he has found.
"Perhaps up is the more prudent direction."
In that case...
Thorst will search around to find out if there might be anything else down here, keeping his weapon out in case the fish attacked him. (Total defense AC21)
Val will follow him down with a sigh.. "Must we search every little creavice? I thought we we're trying to get to the surface, not delve deeper into the earth.."
When Thorst begins to examine the area around him the fish begin to attack.
The first gar manages to get in a bite but it fails to latch onto Thorst. The second one just seems to be biting water.
AC 12, touch 12, flat-footed 11 CMD 15 (can't be tripped)
The Gars seeming to be energized by the blood they can smell attack Thorst once again.
The first gar bites onto Thorst and grapples him allowing the second gar to actually bite into Thorst as well.
Gar 1: 0 damage
Gar 2: 0 damage
Val moves in and attack the gar, enhancing her weapon as a swift..
"If they are hiding any other demonic secrets downhere we need to do what we can to stop them. Whether you like it or not we're fighting a war now."
Alos Val you threaten a crit on an 18-20 so that attack is a critical threat, and you will most likely confirm.
Halara aproaches and uses the long reach of her weapon to swing at the fishes!
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Thorst tries to pry open the jaws of the fish clamping onto him.
The Gars begin their attack strong but then Valkyrie came up and stabbed one in the side. Halra tried to hit the fish from above but she missed due to the creatures agility. Thorst was able to pull off the gar that had been attacking him.
AC 12, touch 12, flat-footed 11 CMD 15 (can't be tripped)
Gar #1 continues to attack Thorst. Gar #2 senses fresh prey and attacks Valkyrie.
Gar #1 is unable to bite Thorst. Gar #2 is able to not only bite but also grab Valkyrie in its jaws.
Gar 1: 0 damage
Gar 2: 5 damage
Thorst turns around and strikes the Gar that has Valkyrie, "No eating here tonight. Diet time for you."
She tries to hit the one holding Valkyrie!
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Halara's blow will finish off the Gar on Valkyire and since she acts before Thorst I am assuming that Thorst will instead finish off the other gar.
Both fish flop to the floor defeated by the tools of civilization as Halara's fauchard cuts one of the gars throat, and Thorst's falchion slices the other gar into tiny pieces.
Val will try to attack the one grappling her..
miss..
But then its slaughter town by Thorst and Halara..
"Well that was interesting.. I hope there's something down here to make getting almost eatin worth it.."
"Let's search this place and see if we can find an exit!"
Taking 20 on perception for 31 total.
Valkyrie finds a secret entrance to some room behind a fake rock wall.
"Good job!"
Hoping that's the exit, but knowing it's not, Halara searches for a way to open the secret door.
"Secret chambers usually hold secrets. Or are empty and abandoned long ago. I think the former. Best be cautious though." Thorst heads in carefully.
The entrance to this small chamber sits a foot above the water level to the west. A thick layer of dust coats the rest of the cavern. Near the far wall sits an old wooden chest covered with dust and cobwebs.
"Reckon it's trapped?" Thorst seems to lean on one leg more than the other. The wounds from the Gar are still troubling him.
"Let me take a look"
There is a spike pit trap in front of the chest.
"Yikes! Spike trap! Perhaps if we set it off then we can get to the chest.." She looks for a big rock to set the trap off with.. If one is found she'll toss it into middle of the trap..
"Let me handle that."
From a safe distance, Halara sets the trap off with her long Fauchard.