Xochti just sighs and shakes her head slightly at the Turtle's turn of phrase. She glances back to check on 'Timmy', to see how the lad is fairing. Though, other wise, she walks along resolutely beside/behind her Uncle.
"Lets go to the derro, the other can wait"
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Those following the kappas
Agia follows, of course, since they're going where the kids are.
Once Xochti starts to hear the certain sounds, she stops following the Kappas and begins to accelerate past them.
Chasing after the annoying creatures, Hashar prepares for a good fight.
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You arrive at a large cave filled with a number of stone bridges leading to hundreds of tunnels, the entire cave is filled with thick spider webs making the cave seem to be covered in silk. 200ft bellow at the floor of the cave you see a number of humans all bellow 20 years of age. There is something very wrong with them, the are wearing rags and have metal collars, they are stumbling and moving aimlessly occationally raming into a pillar or wall collar first which seems to be very painful as the groan with pain when it happens. A cave tunnel above you is glowing with green and purple lights, strange sounds and screams are comming from there. The kappa stop "Da derro are up there, they say we ain't allowed there, down there are the wierd kids..." they point at a tunnel straight ahead "The dry-up guys are down there"
Agia peeks carefully into the cave. "Lovely, just lovely."
She looks for a way down to the cave floor - any ramps, stairs, ladders, etc?
"Yaar, me hearties! What happens if we go visit the weird kids, eh? Will the derro come and object, d'ya think?" Agia asks the kappa krewe.
"That doesn't sound good."
Agia reaches out to the nearest web and pokes it rather gingerly, to see if it is sticky. She has her trident in the other hand and keeps an eye out for whatever might have made the webbing.
*poke*
"Eeeurgh. Looks like we can climb these if we're careful. I only see little spiders. At least we know there aren't any bugs about, not with these guys to eat 'em. What do you say? Shall we go get the kids?"
Aden looks down on the young ones horrified.
We should not put ourselves at a disadvantage. Those children are being stored there. Not in any immediate danger and trying to get them all out with Derro about puts them all at risk
Leave them there, out.of the danger. We go and remove the threat first. Then we rescie them.
"You're right, Aden, of course." Agia turns to the kappa."Call who here, lads?"
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From the cavern with the strange lights a hoard of giant centepeds rush out followed by a large crab/spider thing being ridden by a gnome sized creature, its the ugliest thing you've seen so far, blue with a very large head for its body. "They're buisy you stupid oaths! Whadaya want anyway?" it says
Xochti looks down at the enslaved children....only the whitening knuckles on the haft of her maul show her feelings. She stands beside her Uncle as the groups events swiftly move along.
Once the horde of bugs emerge, followed by the critter and its rider her narrowed eyes shift and lock onto said big headed, blue meanie.
"We want the children down there," Agia points to the bottom of the cavern. "We want them fixed up, chains removed, and release to come with us."
At Agia's words, Xochti nods and takes a step forwards, now standing beside her Uncle.
Xochti looks for a safe way down.
"What's wrong with them, anyway? How can they be fixed? And we need the key to their collars," Agia calls.
Xochti's frown grows darker.
"You! Where is the way down?" She calls to the Blue meanie.
"You can't just toss them down there. How do you manage to get them down there in one piece?" She takes a menacing step forwards.
At the creature's callus comments Xochti moves forwards...then stops when she realizes she's advancing past her uncle....And just settles for glaring at it in utter hatred and contempt.
Xochti hefts her maul.
She yells.
"Oh it's !" She yells back defiantly.
Aden Charges the Man in the Centre. drawing his weapon at bringing it down in an overhead smash
Initiative
Xochti grins, . She stands/hold her ground and prepares to smite at the vermin swarming towards every one.
"I didn't do it this time."
"get em"
init