Kelvin looks at Brandark, "shall we follow her down this hole? I can make the jump."
If Brandark agrees, Kelvin lightly jumps down the hole to the floor below, and even though he is prone, he quickly rolls over and stands with the dogslicer drawn.
The big barbarian follows Kelvin down the hole, greatsword at hand.
Not liking the drop, Brandark lowers himself down to the full extent of his arms, then drops the last few feet where he promptly falls over.
Shalelu, not so gracefully, jumps down the hole. She lands on her arse.
Piles of broken stone, dirt, and a few ruined pickaxes line the edges of this room. The floor in the middle of the room has been torn up to reveal an ancient set of stone spiral stairs, obviously of much older construction than the surrounding basement, winding deep into the bedrock below. A foul stink, like that of rotten meat, wafts up on a cold breeze from the darkness.
When Elektra makes it down the hole and begins to step down the spiral stairs:
(half on a DC 16 Fortitude save), and also must make another DC 16 Fortitude save.
"NO no go away.... go AWA"
"This moron, this half-witted son of a donkey and a lepreosis skunk. If I meet him, I will mea... "
NO! FOCUS... ANGER, emotion is the bane of rational thinking!
Power is nothing without focus! remain focused! You are a spring, a lake...
Finally back in control Elektra adresses the others.
"Aldern Foxglove, in his mindless obsession, released a horde of ghouls. Maybe he is cursed.. because this house is filled with ugly history, but he should be apprehended and judged!"
The woman headed down the spiral stairs into the darkness.
Garrath helps Shalelu up and helps her brush off, shrugs and grins, and starts to head down the stairs but stops. "Do we have light?
Brandark shrugs off his pack, and pulls out his trusty old lantern.
As much as I don't need it, we do
He then lights the lantern, and passes it to Shalelu, and then follows the woman down the stairs.
"Elektra, let myself or Brandark or Garrath go first. You need to be behind us." and Kelvin tries to move up in front of her to keep her out of harms way.
I think it was a ghost like the one that tried to eat me in the main hall. And yes, let us finish this fast
The stairs end in a limestone cavern. The walls drip with moisture, and swaths of black and dark blue mold grow in spiraling, tangled patterns on the floor, ceiling, and walls. Rubble and broken bones clutter the floor, and a rhythmic sound—like the breathing of some immense creature—echoes through the cave from three tunnels, one to the north and two to the west. Of the two western tunnels, the southernmost one seems to be a relatively new creation.
Well, I don't know about you, but shall we go that way
Brandark points off to the north, as he reslings his shield.
"Right hand rule, Brandark. So lets go north as you suggest." and Kelvin starts moving up the tunnel, dogslicer out and eyes peeled for danger.
As Kelvin moves toward the north, the mold seems to grow particularly thick in this portion of the tunnel. Several pickaxes have been tossed into the corner of the room—one of them looks particularly well made.
"I do not like the looks of this mold. I suggest we go around another way." and Kelvin starts to back out of the tunnel very carefully.
Hold on, Elektra, Shalelu can either of you tell what type of mould this is?
Brandark pauses while he contemplates on how to fish the pick out and waits for an answer.
Shalelu nods at Brandark and looks closer at the mold.
Shalelu carefully backs out, "That is Yellow Mold. You breathe in their spores and it could kill you. You can destroy it with fire."
Do we have spare oil?
"Not I. Too much clanking and clinking with bottles."
Shaking his head slightly Kelvin, that is why I don't carry the oil in flasks.
He then shrugs out of the waterskin, tucks part of it under his arm, and then starts to spray oil onto the mould.
Although, someone else will have to provide the spark, as well as wait until I get back down, I have another 4 pints up at the horses.
As Brandark starts squirting oil around, Kelvin backs up and lets the dwarf do what he is going to do.
"Don't breathe it in."
Thanking Stone with a smile Elektra puts her own scarf over her mouth and prepares to light a torch to throw it into the oil soaked mold, before thinking better of it and handing it to Kelvin.
The oil erupts when lit by the torch. The Yellow Mold is quickly burned off. All but one of the Pick Axes handles catch fire. One Pick Axe seemed to survive the burn off well with only minor scorch marks.
Kelvin picks up the pickaxe and hands it to Brandark, "can you use this? If not can you stow it in your pack?"
He then proceeds down the hallway.
I can use it, but it is more a mining tool.
He shrugs off his pack, and straps the pickaxe to it.
He will then shoulder the pack again, then follow Kelvin down the hall.
Kelvin sees a Ghoul hiding behind an outcrop of rock. It appears to know your existence and waiting for you. You do not see the woman.
Round One
Although, someone else will have to provide the spark, as well as wait until I get back down, I have another 4 pints up at the horses.
By all means. Brandark passes the pick over to Stone
Kelvin steps up to give the others, especially Brandark and Garrath room to get into the fray. "Ghoul" he says calmly.
Kelvin slashes at the ghoul, wounding it. "Die again !"
Hearing the call of Ghoul and seeing Kelvin step aside, Brandark Trundles past drawing his axe as he goes, and attempting to put the ghoul down hard.
Garrath charges in, with a roar, swiftly moving towards the ghouls other side and trying to avoid the thing's attacks.
Furious Focus - ignore penalty for first attack from power attack
Power Attack - -2/+6
Reckless Abandon -2 AC +2 attack
Rage - +4str, +4 con, +2 to Will Saves, -2 AC (current AC 13)
Superstition: +4 save vs Magic, but have to save against all spells even friendly ones
Witch Hunter +2 Damage vs Spellcaster, or creatures that use spells or spell like abilities.
"Beware... there is more than one... keep close to support to each other."
Shalelu moves up behind Stone.
A second Ghoul appears and attacks Garrath.
A third Ghoul comes around a corner and attacks Kelvin.
Kelvin warns the party about a Ghoul and gives room for the fighters.
Round One
Stone moves up next to Kelvin.
Garrath hears Kelvins warning, and tumbles by the Ghoul so effectively that the undead menace cannot react to the big Barbarian's maneuvre. Garrath then cuts down the Ghoul.
Shalelu moves up behind Stone.
When Brandark moves up, he will see that Garrath had already mucked up his weapon with stinky Ghoul goo.
Elektra warns that there are more Ghouls.
Kelvin reacts and slices into the third Ghoul, wounding it just before it in turn bites into the Elven Rogue.
Both Garrath and Kelvin are then attacked and bitten by more Ghouls.
Round Two
Kelvin strikes back at the ghoul that bit him, but the injury disrupts his swing.
For a quick moment Elektras eyes glaze over and she gives Kelvin diviners fortune. +2