Lets see what is behind the curtain.
Anya pulls back the curtain....
Behind the curtain is a large alcove containing a pair of casks and crates. The crates once contained food but are now empty. One cask contains water and the other is half full of ale laced with violet rust poison.
The back of the alcove contains a secret door.
Several humanoid tracks are found which lead to the secret door in the back wall.
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Current Location: The Ogre Cave: Blog's Lair Time: 12:51 pm
"Hey, there are tracks leading to a secret door!" Newt says as he makes his way over to it. He points it out to anyone that wants to see it.
Mischa comes close to Newt. They are not ogre tracks are they? Do you see any traps?
Just to confirm, we haven't seen any other exits out of this room other than this secret door?
Before we go through this secret door, should we finish looking for the poor townsfolk that were taken around here? We didn't finish looking where we saw the wolf.
Making sure they are safe is our priority.
I'd think they are being held for their usefulness, and are safe except for the residents of this... camp. Newt, traps, then the honors?
Anya then walks around the cave looking for other exits.
They could be behind this door Mischa points out. Since we're here we might as well go in
"They could" - Bowen nods at Mischa's words - "Or... I shudder at the thought that this ogre could actually be working in league with someone from the village - the thought just occurred me, and I don't like it" - he adds, moving to the place where the secret door has been pointed out, and guarding it.
Anya walks around the ogre's cave looking for any other exits, over by the pile of furs she sees that above the furs is a natural chimney about three feet in diameter. Definitely big enough for a medium sized creature to squeeze through.
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Current Location: The Ogre Cave: Blog's Lair Time: 12:52 pm
Eye socket?. She muses, looking up.
If someone was working with the Ogre...they will pay for it! Through the secret door then. If someone would be so kind, I will move through.
Casimir readies his sword and shield.
Bowen moves to the center of the room at Anya's words - "Might be actually" - he comments, then turning to Casimir - "Shall we scout it first, or move in full force? Newt, how about them traps - see any?"
This place has been trapped in other places. We should check for traps and then move in together. Mischa moves behind Bowen with bow ready.
Bec follows Bowen, doing his best to stay out of the others' way, as they search for traps or secret doors.
Move to H:10
Apparently this situation calls for eye of... Newt. Anya seems pleased with the wordplay.
Newt carefully checks for signs of traps, through he is not sure if any are there.
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Casimir opens the secret panel and looks at the corridor beyond and steps through. He then turns waiting on the others.
Bec, Bowen and Anya gather together toward the center of the cave.
Newt carefully checks the passageway where Casimir has already tread and found no traps.
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Current Location: The Ogre Cave: Blog's Lair Time: 12:53 pm
Mischa moves in to stand next to Newt and will follow in the middle of the marching order as they move into the passageway.
We have slain the monster, but all they mysteries remain
"You lads keep on pushing - we'll be following as usual. My stomping boots are sure to alert every critter in a hundred mile radius. If not that, the smell would" - the warrior chuckles, waiting for the passage to be scouted so he can follow.
Casimir nods to Newt to scout ahead.
With nothing much to do, Anya waits.
Newt scouts ahead quietly except for the light off of his beetle gland.
The corridor continues to the southwest for about 60 feet before ending at a shaft. A wooden ladder attached to the shaft leads down into darkness. Further than his light source can see.
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Current Location: The Ogre Cave: Blog's Lair Time: 12:54 pm
Bowen moves to the entrance to the corridor, making sure he can still see the light source carried by Newt, and stands ready to assist if necessary, bow at the ready.
Seems like a good place to keep prisoners mayhaps Mischa whispers as she follows 20 feet or so behind Newt. Do we go on? Whatever is down there will know we are coming from our sources of light
I have no choice Mischa...my course is set. I will save these people or die trying. I would feel better with the rest of you at my side though. he smiles trying to lighten the situation just a little.
We go down... Casimir straps his shield to his back, We can't risk letting Newt go down that far alone, if you will all see this through lets go.
My turn Newt. If someone could hold drop a light when I get half way down?, Casimir starts down the ladder knowing that it's just better at this point to get us all down as quickly as possibly rather than trying stealth.
Mischa nods and casts Light on another pebble and hands it to Casimir. You can hold this I trust
Newt slowly descends the ladder while keeping his senses alert for any trouble.
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Our adventure continues...
Casimer straps his shield to his back and clutches the lighted stone in his hand and closes his fist around it to block out the light as he descends the ladder. As he is descending on about the eight rung the handhold breaks away. He tries to grab another as the lighted pebble falls from his hand but is unable to do so as he falls the remaining 20 feet to the hard cavern floor and lands awkwardly in a twisted pile. His body lays lifeless as blood pools by his head.
Newt quickly finishes his descent after Casimir avoiding the broken rung altogether. It looks like someone had designed that rung to break away he notices as he passes it. Once at the bottom of the 30 foot ladder he checks over Casimir, he still has a pulse but has a nasty looking bleeding head wound and will need some immediate aid.
Looking around the narrow corridor continues on to the southwest. If something or someone was now here they had to have heard Casimir fall.
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Current Location: The Ogre Cave: Blog's Lair Time: 1:00 pm
Hearing the sound of someone falling Mischa calls down Is everything alright, what happened?
Bowen approaches the rim of the shaft, peering down below in silence, and trying to understand what happened - "Are you guys ok?" - he whispers.
Perhaps we no longer need to whisper Mischa says to her friend Bowen The commotion down there has alerted anyone within earshot already
Fort Stabilize roll vs. DC 14 failed at -5 at the end of the round.
"I'm fine, but Casimir is hurt and bleeding. If anyone knows anything about healing I suggest they tend to him soon!"
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Mischa starts descending carefully. Is there a trap or was Casimir just unlucky? she calls out.
"The eighth rung have way. Watch out for it."
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Bec follows Mischa down the ladder, looking mistrustfully at every rung before touching it. When he reaches the bottom, he runs to Casimir,
Will he be okay? Can we heal him?
As everyone goes down the ladder, Bowen waits to watch the rear, then follows as soon as possible, making sure to avoid the messed up ring.
Once down below, he moves to keep watch a tad up front in the corridor.
Once down Mischa's expression twists into a grimace as she sees the state that Casimir is in by the light of the fallen pebble still glowing in the darkness by her simple cantrip.
She kneels next to him and first casts Stabilize on him to keep him from getting worse. Then gathering herself she concentrates and uses up her higher level spells for the day and casts Cure Light Wounds holding her hands over Casimir's bloody head and chest.
Anya goes down last.
Lord Casimir continued to bleed as the others made their way down...
Mischa was the first to make her way down the ladder, due to the narrow nature of the tunnel, Newt made his way to the other side of Casimir's body to make room for Mischa.
Bec made his way down next, pushing the group to spead out even further down the tunnel to make room. Mischa was not giving up her spot next to Casimir and sent Bec on over by Newt so she could have room to work.
Finally Anya and Bowen came down and further cramped the space, Bowen moved down to take the forward position in the corridor. He didn't notice the tripwire that was set just across the corridor as he moved. As the tripwire was broken a greatclub that was attached to the ceiling swung down toward him on a rope. Bowen managed to dodge the trap as the greatclub swung hard and smashed into the cave wall. The impact making everyone in the group jump with fright.
Bowen noticed that only a few feet from him now the passage opened up ahead into a large cave.
Mischa finally got Casimir stabilized in all the commotion and then applied a healing spell. The severity of his injuries was great and the healing spell barely was enough to bring him conscious. Casimir flicked open his eyes.
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Current Location: Below the Ogre Cave: Trapped Corridor Time: 1:01 pm
Healing Salves are 1d3 cure items right?
While Casimir is being tended to, Newt moves just ahead of Bowen to silently keep an eye out.
"I'mgoingtokeepwatchsothingsdon'teatus!"
Healing Salves are 1d3 cure items right?
Full Round Application equals 1d3 hitpoints is correct.
Newt moves in front of Bowen to look ahead of the group. the cavern opens into a large area....
This chamber is 35 feet in diameter and has a clean stone floor. Along the northwest wall is a stocky L-shaped wooden workbench covered with beakers, flasks, and assorted glassware. A smaller wooden table rests to the southwest but is not nearly as cluttered. It holds a few opened 'books, and orderly rows of upside-down glassware. Along the northeast wall are several pegs holding cloaks and a broom. A passage exits the room in all directions.
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Current Location: Below the Ogre Cave: Trapped Corridor Time: 1:02 pm
You are with us. This is good Mischa says briskly. Her bedside manner terse.
She applies two healing salves to the worst wounded areas of the young noble's body.
Checks to see how effective they were and grimaces at how little they did. She applies two more
And nods with satisfaction at the result. You are fine now. Though we run low on supplies. The trap that felled you... These are not ogre made. Who was it working with.. Or for... And to what purpose?
Casimir struggled to get to his feet and might have fallen back to the ground without the swift hands of Bec and Bowen to stabilize him.
Thank you...I am better though still a little shaky. Misha, your magical abilities have come in handy again...namely saving my life. Sorry I caused more of an issue than I helped by falling down.
He drew out his sword and donned his shield, Maybe we will finally find out who or what is truly behind all of this.
Anya examines the scene for anything familiar.