If no one else wants to do anything the evening everybody takes leave returns to his sleeping place and arrives early morning at the townhall ready to go on an adventure.
Mort shows back up, having been up for a couple hours, armed with a new tin of chocolate cookies.
I arrive just before sunrise but apparently after everyone else, I am rolling up a few strips of linen cloth and tucking them in my pack.
Mornin' all, ready to go huntin' for a missing man?
Ibarra shakes his head and runs his hand over his bald pate. "Be careful you don't swallow the hook, Dinali."
Aye I agree with Ibarra, they will draw you in with a large prize but it will dwindle as they find a way to blame you for anything that happened out of your control. We are here to find a man, any sort of reward post would be nice."
I finish up packing my satchel and move to take a spot at the table, ordering some food before we head out.
Where do you want to go to?
"Baine was last seen in the Black Hill Caverns, so I say we go there."
Ibarra smirks and shakes his head. "I didn't say that. You just need to know how to eat around the hook."
Please make a FORT save
Eriethiel puts her hand up, "Please, let us stop this bickering and make our way to the caverns."
"I feel we should head out of the caverns right away, any hold up may cause undue harm to Master Baine and that is something that we don't necessarily need right now."
I will scarf down my breakfast if it has arrived if not I will leave some change for it and leave with the group.
Ibarra heads out with the group.
Eriethiel nods, fingers pressed to her temples, and readies herself to leave.
Know Dung.: There are caverns in this area. They are quite dangerous. Not only are there strange creatures, but there are other... dangers like heat vents or poiosns.
Know Geography: You know the entrance to them.. but there is something .. you think there was a problem but you just heard about it, not the real problem.
Know Nature: This area is well known for strange things. There has been a three headed cow, and some of the chickens have no wings. But most of it is gone after the water cleaning plant started working.
Combined with the knowledge you manage to reach the entrance to the black hill caves. It is the Weeping Pond. This placid-looking pond is set off from the surrounding area by a crescent-shaped escarpment. No vegetation grows on the banks of this pond, and the waters carry a bitter stink of sulfur and other chemicals, enough to make the eyes water after spending too much time on the shore. The pond is fed by an underwater spring from under Black Hill, but no fish live in these waters, for the pond is tainted. All you have to do is no swim to the caves. You all now remeber something... it is a long dive. Who dives in first to find the right tunnel?
Ibarra grimaces. "I suppose so." Ibarra hyperventilates a bit, then holds his breath and dives in.
Please make a Fortitude(Poison)Check Ibarra.
Ibarra jumps into the foulsmelling water and immidiatly feels woozi. But he feels like he could, slowly move forward. Does he see the cave entrance?.
I will look around, then down at the putrid lake, I slowly take a step in and walk/flounder after Ibarra. I press my grease stained smock against myself to keep it from floating into my face, my beard is slick from grease and should stay put.
"This is not goin' to be fun, how did they manage to get Baine down here unwillingly?"
Nothing happens to Ibarra. Make a Fortitude check(Poison)Derlan please.
Ibarra you think it would be better to put a light spell on a stone and let it sink. You are not sure but you think you have seen a cave entrance. It is about 20 feet underwater and leads down.
"Derlan, put that light spell on a rock and drop it down so we can see better. I think I saw something over there."
New perception roll please
Ibarra finds a cave entrance.
The others can try a perception 15 or survival 15 check.
Eriethiel finds her mind wandering as she watches Ibarra vanish beneath the surface of the pool.
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A little groggy from staying up all night, Tavar has a tough time keeping up with the group and almost falling asleep as they all reach the pond together.
Watching Ibarra dive into the water Tavar tries his hardest to see if there is anything near the pond that might have some clue as to where the entrance is,
Scanning through the brush he sort of clumsily stumbles on 6 flasks that have a familiar stench. He recognizes the smell as kelp, similar to Junkers Beach on the shores of Sandpoint.
"Hey folks, look over here, There seem to be some flasks around here in this brush... Phew, they smell of kelp, anyone have any idea what these are for or what they are doing around here?"
Eriethiel takes one of the flasks and casts a quick cantrip, examining the contents.
Already heading off after Ibarra I don't hear Tavar talking about the potions, I light up a rock and toss it in the direction that Ibarra points to under water.
Erethiel thinks those are potions of water breathing.
Derlan starts to retch and falls quite violently ill.
Eriethiel remarks, "These appear to be the remnants of several potions of water breathing." That said, she continues to monitor Ibarra's progress through the water.
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Looking around Dinali also joins into the search and after Eriethiels finding she says:"Oh, I know where to buy those, yes I do. Seems one needs help getting there." After Derlan falls ill she moves in for a moment then pushes Mort to help the dwarf out. "That is why we have the water cleaning plant!"
Allowing Mort to help me, I get back to shore and cough up large amounts of disgusting fluids, some bile and what I think may be my supper from last evening.
'preciate the help my friends, I was never one for water and this fluid here that passes for water makes me even more Leary of water in general.
I retch up some more fluids, using my smock to clean my mouth.
Has Ibarra come back up? also anyone have a better idea than attemptin' to find this cursed cave under water?
Erithiel looks at the water with concern, then answers Tavar. "It may not protect us from the water's effects, since it seems to affect one even when not purposefully drunk. However, it would surely allow for the time needed to make our way through the tunnel to find what is on the other end."
She looks to Derlan. "I have no other idea, but I do feel that we must find another way. There are caverns in the area, we might be able to find an alternate path?"
All make an Int-check DC10
With the help of the townscryer you get a meeting with Dolga in no time.
By the tome you reach the townhall the dwarf feels much better.