"Arya!" Aviari cries, happy that she is not alone down in this place. "Who is else down here? Teraldan, Bogo, Quill?"
"This place is dark, but my light should help. Come, let's search the perimeter."
Aviari begins to lead a search around the perimeter of the room using her magical light to see.
"I am here Aviari" - Teraldan retorts, getting up - "Stand ready, there might be follow ups to this trap" - he gets his weapons at the ready, standing defensively.
Nee struggles with Malthor's sarcasm. She gets the distinct impression the dwarf may have been being unkind to some degree. Looking into the room her friends departed from in such a surprising manner the young warrior becomes somewhat scared.
Nee follows after Malthor.
"Just so's you know I'm only coming with you because I'm more scared of whatever happened to them than I am of you. Or whatever else we find this way. Currently."
Here Nee makes a point of looking Malthor up and down.
"I don't think you are being very nice to me. At all." She pauses a moment, then points down the corridor. "After you."
Suddenly, you see the floor begin to move beneath the five's feet. As the floor swings down from a binge near the south wall, the five fall into thc darkness landing on the floor below. The floor swings back into position abovc them, creating a strong gust of air that extinguishes all torches and lanterns.
When light is restored the fallen remaining party memben also see the following:
You are in a room about 30 feet square. It appean to be empty. A corridor leads off in one direction.
The room is empty. The five of the party is now on the lower level of the fortress.
Barely considering the chancy floor, Nee moves over to the stone and lifts it.
"You are right my friend. It would be strange to have a trap sending us down into this room without some danger awaiting us."
'I will stand guard at the corridor' - the halfling nods at Aviari - 'Surely there must be more to this' - then moves off to stand guard with his bow, peering down the corridor.
Aviari, Arya, Teraldan, Bogo and the elven rogue moved into the room and are now in the basement.
The rest are still on the ground floor.
The sound of the newcomers in the basement allow the denizens to move into position.
Aviara
Arya
Teraldan
The Quill
Bogo
Enemy 1
Teraldan is fast enough to see the bestial humanoids approach. The orcs are holding short swords in each hand. The leader holds a single glowing shortsword with a shield.
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Round 1
Teraldan
orcs
Entire party
orcs
Upstairs, the stone is moved where the X is on the map.
'Orcs!' - Teraldan warns his companions, taking a step back, and attacking the first orc in line.
Teraldan takes the lead orc down.
Nee shares her discovery with Maldor, Malthor and Denlin, though she is obviously unable to discern the script on the scrolls nor able to use the warhammer effectively...
"Magic potions and a new Map!" she exclaims somewhat needlessly.
Then, she looks at Malthor, and holds out the warhammer to the Dwarven Cleric:
"A hammer for you Grumpy!"
"Thank you dearie. Something to back up BFH. What does the new map say?"
Maldor offers to hold the potion of polymorph self, and recommends Denlin or Malthor take the potion of enlarge self. It's always fun to have a giant fighter clearing a room of baddies!!
Nee turns the parchment/paper around and around.
"Not sure. Take a look!" handing the map to Malthor.
Malthor looks at the map, it appears to show another treasure at the bottom left of the map.
The map shows a northern room of a corridor heading east, the corridor bends south with three rooms to the east, then bends west with a room to south. The map shows an X in the south west corner of that room to the south.
I was waiting for others to place on the basement map, but we will go with who is there.
The orcs swarm around the group, but only two and the chief have the reserves to attack. The chief attacks Teraldan, but he is prepared for the blow. The two lackeys fail to connect with the rogue, who barely turns aside the shortswords with his studded leather jerkin.
Bogo retaliates and scores a single claw on one of his attackers.
Basement party
orcs
"Well shall we continue on? We need to find the others. I'll take point."
With that said Malthor starts down the hallway.
Nee looks for Denlin and Maldor.
"They're gone! Umm okay. I'll take...rearguard."
Nee grips her javelin tight, starting to feel very unsure about this place.
"Let's find the others quickly. Or the treasure on the map!" Nee smiles nervously, but the staunch dwarf is already off down the corridor. Nee follows on...
Aviari nimbly darts aside to make space for Teraldan. She then raises a hand as lightning crackles about her fingers, and an arc of ligthing dances at the orc engaging Quill!
The lighting blazes through the air, and (most likely, it appears) strikes its target!