Tarinhil says, "I can probably start scouting while you heal up... Maybe there's some sign of her -- as you said, before she gets a chance to heal."
"I think I'm good now. Seems more likely she'd have gone back into the fortress than outside doesn't it? She'd have no way of knowing if we had a force out there." Unalaq casts blade tutor's spirit.
Never heard of that spell!
I have never understood smite. When does it end? If you don't find her that is? When you sleep?
Anyhow which door you guys going to?
The door gets pushed open after it is checked for traps
A long table with benches to either side sits in
this room opposite a bookshelf filled with dozens
of books, most of which have been torn from the
shelves, mangled, and then messily stuffed back
in place.
There is no movement in the room
"Looks like the ogres have ransacked this room already. Anyone want to see if they missed anything? Otherwise, I'd say move on to the next door."
The lathes, sawhorses, and other tools i n this
workroom lie in scattered, shattered ruin on the
floor. The walls are smeared with gore, in some
places forming messy graffiti.
Other than that there is nothing immediately present.
anyone speak giant to read the graffiti?
Unalaq looks dumbly at the graffiti. "No idea what they were going on about. Looks like we need to go back to the hallway and keep looking." Once everyone is ready, Unalaq heads back to the hallway and waits for someone to check the door to B23 for traps before opening it.
you came up the yellow stairs to the south of 22
Tarinhil says, "Hold on, I can read giant... in case it could be important."
"Me Big-a-Big, You- Small-a- Small, I Eat Your Head!"
"You Never Think Me Write All Over with You Bloody Neck, I'm Holding You by Mig-a-Mug and Use You as Paint Brush! Had!"
Tarinhil shakes his head, "Never mind. It's ogre or giant wit."
Grips his weapon and waits for whatever might come along.
Darin sighs at the idea of ogre or giant humor.
I'll bet that sort of humor relies on size of appendages or accidentally stepping on people.
"No doubt. Let's look across the hall. I don't think we're going to like what we find in here."
Tarinhil nods, "You're probably right about that...."
The door opens
Crates, barrels, and a stack of firewood have been
smashed apart and heaped in a tangled pile in the
corner of this room. A flight of stairs leads down
to the west...but it is apparently been damaged beyond repair of late
Tarinhil says, "I could try flying down, but I'm thinking we should finish searching places that the rest of you can go first. "
Darin will look at the stairs warily.
Lots of rubble, small bits of wood, nails bits of plaster
Anyone doing a more than cursory search or moving on?
Darin will pick up the detritus and try to scatter it over the ruined stairs to see if it's an illusion.
Not an illusion
I just love those things that go BUMP in the night
Vinny gives the room a good once over to see if there is anything of interest.
additionally you find a box with Giantish written on it
Want to go into the box?
Tarinhil says, "Since I'm still tiny and flying, I can go search the rubble... though I think there's a spell that lets someone search from a distance, also. But unless we think there's a secret stair or passage in here, I'm thinking we should find and deal with the nasty creatures we know are here before they have too much time to get ready for us."
Tarin finds it just rubble, last call on the box above
So far you have spent about 3 minutes in this room after tarin finishes seriously checking out the rubble for any passages
Darin stands suddenly still.
No, that's a terrible idea.
...
I don't want to, it's gotta be something horrible.
...
Fine, but if I die because of this I'm going to spend all my time in the Feasthall preaching temperance. Forever and ever, until I figure out how to be the demigod of sobriety.
...
Yeah, you'd better worry.
Darin will hold his nose and flip the box lid open - with his morningstar.
Ow!
Darin will turn around and glare at everyone. But barring any Draconic speakers he'll gather the items and stuff them in his bag.
"I have no idea what it says. Take it and maybe we can learn more later. Let's keep going." Once Vinny or Tarin has a chance to check the door to B25, Unalaq opens it.
Tarinhil looks at the document, "Just in case it's important... I'll scan it quickly while Vinny works on the door."
Tarin looks at the tattered leather book
It appears to contain specifications for something called "dragon shot" and "pistols" and scatter shot, among other strange things
However there is also a section that talks about lost treasures, most seem simple and innocuous, like Fred's Flaming Falchion and the like, but there is one thing of interest. An artifact that has the potential to immediately kill all foes in a given area.
It seems to be on the other end of a portal located somewhere to the north, additionally the author seems to think that a priest that he and his party have been seeking lies on the other side as well. It goes on to explain how to open the portal
"Let me see that. If anything about the arcane is mentioned I'm all ears." Fernus says with a hint of glee in his voice.
Sorry I wasn't clear you have to speak draconic to make heads or tales out of it. Unless tarin takes the time now to transcribe it word for word.
Sorry!
Just wanna push that till later? You can keep the roll
Covering his face, he looks at the box, then the rest, "I think this might be some ogre attempt at toilet paper..." because, oh yeah, he speaks Giant, as well. "Also...ignore that," he points to the advertisement, "It's a trap." he says with a wink, not really to anyone.
Elorin speaks giant and draconic. He interprets as needed.
disgusting ogres. ..
Unalaq opens the door
This ramshackle area is a mess of smashed tables,
broken crockery, and rubble. No living thing stirs here.
Darin finds a rat.
Tarinhil whistles, "There's something important here -- something that kills everything in an area. Something... bad... and it's on the other side of a magic portal."
He looks at the others, then flips back to the front, "There's also some talk of powder here -- but it doesn't seem alchemical in nature, it's not about fuse grenades or things I'm used to -- maybe it's some sort of strange device?"
"And where is this portal Tarin? Somewhere near here? Is that why they attacked the fortress?"