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That cackle... something bodes unwell about this...
Moving towards the doorway with the fur on her neck standing up, De'arv'ki Calls out:
You inside! Be you frrrriends orrrr foe? Do you know a Midio, fine acrrrrobat and fine hunterrrr.
De'arv'ki will also prepare her crossbow and ready an action to use vanishing trick if someone attacks her
Gemheart takes the ring and gold pieces.
Mundarion has no problem with Gemheart taking the ring and the gold.
Mundarion turns to Nightwing and says, "I'm not going to spend you down there alone. Too much could go wrong."
What Mundarion does instead is get down on his belly (with Nightwing moving around on his shoulder as necessary to keep a good perch and stay out of the way). Mundarion will then crawl over the edge of the hole the trap door covered so he can extend the full length of his arm down into the hole but not risk falling. That done, Mundarion will cast "mage hand" and see whether or not one end of the rope ladder is close enough to be reached by the spell and light enough to be lifted.
Satisfied that he was able to cast the spell properly Mundarion starts trying to pick up the rope ladder.
On hearing the voice and seeing the diembodied tiefling Yessai starts, a sudden rush of adrenalin causing her to pulse with fell power again...
Swift Action: Expend 1 point from terror pool:
Before she turns she notices the object lying next to the dragonborn, but makes no move to engage with it or the tiefling. Yessai keeps her eyes on the ground, neither looking at the pyramid nor making eye contact with the tiefling.
"So, you would be the dark arcanist. The question returns - what would you want with us?"
"For what purpose are you going down there?" he asks of Mundarion.
He turns briefly back to the dwarf, "And this crystal? Is it a regular crystal or psionically resonant? And do you require further services? Have you recovered all of your goods?"
Mundarion retrieves the rope ladder and then uses his dagger to cut just enough off the bottom of it that he can tie up the white dragonborn. After Mundarion finishes tying the dragonborn up he says:
"Now all we need is a piton or a metal rod or something like that we can pound into the floor here to secure the ladder to. Does anybody have any ideas?"
Mundarion replies to Gemheart:
"I am going down there to find whatever it is that is supposed to be able to help my country. Also, I want to make sure the silver dragonborn down there stays incapacitated. She might prove to be a problem if she comes to otherwise. Besides which if she's a known criminal there might be a price on her head."
Gemheart looks around for pitons, hammers, nails, spikes, or anything of the sort to create something to affix the ladder to.
"No problem. What does the gem do?" Gemheart asks, taking any valuables (and mundane supplies) off of the enemies that he can.
If there is a "guard" in this city, then Gemheart suggests the dwarf call them to handle these thieves.
Yess instinctively edges closer to Thomas, though she makes sure the tiefling can hear her-
"Does it whisper your heart's desire too, Thomas?"
Then, to the incorporeal Tiefling:
"What of it, spirit? What entrance do we seek - the small pyramid on the floor here? Once the Pyramid is gained, how would we leave?"
Mundarion turns around and sees Padd and Midio. All of sudden Nightwing reacts in a way that might make people think he was nervous, moving around on Mundarion's body so as to try to hide from Padd. Mundarion comments:
"For a supposedly abandoned building this place is busier than the main lightning rail station in Metro the night before a holiday. Who are all you people and what are you doing here?"
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At the specter's appearance Thomas immediately grabs for his holy symbol around his neck.
In a whisper to Yessai
It speaks of a great artifact to aid me on my quest. But I doubt he speaks the truth. I say as we do as it says. Even if this being is attempting to device us, we should attempt to stop him.
To the voice
What guarantee do we have of our safety Foul Being?
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Calling out from the hole, De'arv'ki rasps Mine and midio's mutual frrrriend lead us herrrre. I hearrrrd you and Constrrrruct frrrrom the strrreet, and decided you make... interrrresting people to be arrrround... As forrrr you, little snack, you have my worrrrd I shall not attempt to... consume you without perrrrmission... You have a knight who was not a knight to thank forrrr that...
Mundarion looks at Gemheart, shrugs his shoulders and then shakes his head. Mundarion rigs the rope ladder to the board as best he can.
Mundarion draws his dagger, holds it between his teeth pirate fashion and then proceeds to climb down the ladder.
Gemheart concentrates for a moment, then the ectoplasmic crystal that forms his armor dissipates. Seeing the others go down, he starts to climb down the hole as well. If he slips, he will activate his magical gauntlets to arrest his fall.
Midiotoziggeroto wastes no time introducing himself
Hi! I'm Midiotoziggeroto. I'm here looking for a friends boss, who seems to have dissapeared..
Oooh a hole! What's down there?
Midiotoziggeroto will then go over to the hole and look down, winking out of existance and reappearing a few feet off the ground before floating the rest of the way down gracefully. POP.
Its dark...
At the ghosts inquiry Midiotoziggeroto blurts out Adventure! without really thinking.
Gemheart picks up the remaining stuff from the fallen sorceror.
In response to the ghost, Gemheart replies "Knowledge, adventure, power."
Mundarion says, "I seek a way to heal my land."
Mundarion looks concerned. He takes a deep breath and then goes through the entrance with his weapons sheathed and Nightwing riding on his shoulder.
Gemheart travels through, weapon in hand.
Mundarion says:
"Well, I was seriously considering killing that Orc molester anyway. Now I've got good cause and get to do it more than once apparently."
Mundarion looks the rest of the group over and says:
"Any of you speak giant?"
Gemheart looks for exits and also looks to see if the walls are scalable.
Mundarion says: "I can try to cast a spell that will let me understand what he's saying, but I won't be able to talk to him in his language. It would be much easier if we had somebody who could speak his language. I suspect that trying to defeat him in battle would be a chore."
On arrival, Yessai's retrousse nose wrinkles in distaste. She sees the rest of her group and relaxes.
"He wants to know why we are in the pit. His pit. His name is Gurrak apparently."
Yess calls up to the foul hulk...
"Mighty Gurrak! We have travelled far to meet you, and inspect the filth and horror of your pit. There have been tales told that you have the mightiest corpse-pit in creation! Also, there are those who would seek to make your pit theirs - we come to root them out!"