Gustav does his best to keep himself and the mule out of the way. He examines the walls with his torch to see if there are any obvious markings.
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"No, Mr. Stonesoul, ursine mammals are not known to construct masonry," Dorian says flatly, before stepping up to the door and examining it closely and thoroughly.
The door is not locked but it is quite stuck in the surrounding wall. Wet with moisture you can imagine that it's been quite some time since anyone came through this way.
However, the sound of dripping water can be heard if you press your ear against it.
I'd hurry up if I were you. This tunnel gives me the creeps.
Willis going to move to the back of the group and level his crossbow at the tunnel they came from to keep watch.
"Yes," Dorian says simply, before offering his own weight to the bar.
Gustav readies his spear and holds his torch high.
You manage to crack the door open and by the light of Gustav's torch can clearly make out the interior of the next room.
A worked crypt of dark stone with bas relief carvings of warriors and explorers lies before you. Water drips from the northern and southern walls (your entrance being the southern one) and pools on the floor have formed.
The stench of mildew and mold assaults your senses.
A tunnel continues on from the eastern wall.
Gustav cautiously follows the others into the room and examines the carvings.
"Be careful," Dorian advises, also moving into the room. He avoids the pools of water, in case anything hungry is resting in them. He makes his way to the eastern tunnel and looks down it.
"Such a curious design. Not one I have seen before." Gustav moves to 10' from the bad relief.
The artwork seems to be of Rangvir origin. Not much is known of their gods and very little is known of their culture.
I'll look around the room.
Let's keep moving guys
Gustav shrugs and follows the group to the eastern passage.
The eastern passage winds for a couple hundred feet. You can feel it progressing steadily upward.
Ahead, you see light... however, you also hear squeaks and chittering coming up from behind!
I shoot my crossbow bolt that I've been casting light on behind us.
Gustav jumps and spins as the bolt goes off down the tunnel.
As the crossbow bolt soars into the darkness, Dorian realizes just what it is.
A swarm of skittering rats are surging your way squealing, frothing and clawing.
They're still at the end of the hall so you have a round to act.
Swarm! Run!
Will is going to try to get out of the way of anyone who can deal with a swarm.
Gustav will pull his mule past Dorian, then give him an encouraging punch on the shoulder. "You've got his, Dorian!"
Dorian nods to Gustav, and pulls a vial from his belt. The circuit tattoos on his hand glow as he charges it with energy before throwing it at the swarm.
The fiery explosive detonates amid the swarm and it quickly flees back into the darkness.
Ahead of you, you exit the passageway and find yourself in a small crevasse, with a winding stone stairway leading out of this passage. Up above the sky is clear and you can hear the wind howling.
"Nice toss, Dorian!" Gustav congratulates the android. At the stairway, he looks at his mule, then at the stairs, and says, "Well, let's give it a try!" and urges the mule up the stairs while he follows the others.
"Just performing my function, Mr. Verhu. It appears we have discovered a way of egress after all. Hurrah." Dorian says in a completely flat monotone. "That is what one says at times like this, correct?"
"I am physically incapable of such frivolous emotional expressions."
You reach the top of the fjord and find yourself in G9!
"Do you fellows want to continue on in this direction, we might be able to swing around the south end of the fjord without descending back into the valley. It will take a few days, but we would in theory eventually reach the village on the other side."
I too say we should head off for town.
The village seemed further south than that but you're going to skirt around the top of the fjord as best you can with no exploration stops if I understand.
Gustav looks around wistfully at the beautiful landscape as they traverse the majestic fjord.
You spend the next four days traveling and encounter no threats. However, you soon arrive to the walls of the Rangvir village. A large cry comes up and a man opens the walled gate.
"Other travelers? Come, the king speaks with your friends."
You get the impression he wants you to all follow him.
[b]"He says the others are here talking to their king. He wants us to follow him."
The other group made it before us? Well that's good, at least they didn't die.
Being ever alert, Will is going to scan the area for anything suspicious.
I'll remove you as players after from their campaign.
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You are lead across the town and into a tall wooden building. The man opens a door inside and you find yourself in a large banquet hall...
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Trleck looks out at the wilderness as the group gathers its things and prepares to move on. You said that way, eh Dorian? The dwarf gestures in the vague direction he was sure the android mentioned at some point.
Do we need anything else? Should we check for gear or weapons? I feel fairly equipped and lack much in the way of coin but I don't want any of us to feel rushed...
Will looks eager to get on the road again.
I'm ready to go when you are