Once the body is put back on ice.
Well, it looks like we cannot go any further that way.
he then restows his gear, and starts making his way to the room with all the garbage.
Shall we go that way Pointing off to the south east.
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The ceiling of this vast chamber rises nearly thirty feet overhead. A five-foot-wide ledge runs along the western wall, sloping down to the cave floor ten feet below. Four ramshackle huts made of what appear to be strips of metal, hides, and some sort of fibrous plant matter sit in the cave, while to the south yawns a dark pit. The room is so massive that your light cannot reveal the eastern end.
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Shall we see what is down there?
Druneor starts to walk downslope.
"Okay people. This might look abandoned. But I smell someone or something. So just be careful" she whispers to her comrades
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Theodric begins strolling across the room, torch in hand to light the dark corners.
Pire brandishes his torch, following closely. "I'm liking this less and less by the second."
Cheshire looks up at those around him, "Whatever it is won't be able to pounce on us up here. Common Fuzzles."
The two follow the dwarf down the slope.
Druneor hearing kits words, grasps his spear a little tighter, and continues to walk downslope using his darkvision to look into the nooks and crannies.
Aye, that is my worry, something going to pounce on us
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As you reach the ground, a hairless, smooth-skinned humanoid steps out of hiding and addresses you. From the sides of the entrance, you can see two more humanoids appear as if emerging from the very walls of the room. The color of their flesh is the same as that of the walls!
The one in the center of the room speaks in broken Common. "I am Luepel. We would have no more intrusions in our caverns by your people. Two of you will come with me to reach an accord with our leader. The others will remain here. Choose now!"
Theo goes for his guns, but pauses when the creature calls out semi-diplomatically. "Give us a minute to talk amongst ourselves!"
He huddles the party together. "I think we should request some of their kind in return, and the two we send should be a talker and a fighter. The talker if things go well, the fighter if they don't. I'm thinking me and Pire."
That seems reasonable, but be wary. Also, what kind of a signal will you use if in duress ?
"A gunshot."
Well then, I hope that we don't hear that.
Cheshire nods in agreement.
Theo turns back to the speaker. "If you get two of us, we get two of you in return. It's only fair."
Pire bends over for the huddle, listening closely to the plan. "The two of us sounds like a good pairing. Though you don't look like much of a talker, Theo. I mean, not that... oh. Hey!" A slight frown on his face, he stands next to Theo and faces the small creatures, silently hoping that the two of them aren't disarmed before negotiations.
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Luepel nods. "Brath and Yadriss will remain here with your companions. You two will follow me." Without waiting for a response, the woman leads the duo out of the cavern via the north exit.
Luepel calls out and a gaunt, grey-skinned hairless woman steps from the hut. The pair converse for a moment in a strange tongue, then the newcomer turns to you.
"I am Sef, leader of the skulk. Luepel has told me that you are from the surface. I would strike... what is your word? A bargain. I offer free passage through our territory if you promise not to harm skulks and to defeat our sworn foes. They dwell in a nest to the north. They called jinkins."
The feline whispers this info to the rest of the group
Druneor leans on his spear, while he waits for the return of their allies, while keeping an eye out on the two that were left here.
Theo nods, following the woman.
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"Jinkins nastybad tiny creatures with much teeth. Eyes glow orange and they disappear muchly. Set traps, break things, cause much troubles. You kill or get rid of jinkins, I give you big treasures."
Ducking into her hut, she emerges carrying a leather bag. She opens the bag and takes out a handful of silverdisks and five strange cards. The cards are made of a smooth, flexible material, and each has a brown stripe across it's surface.
"You like? I give you five card and bag of silvers if you get rid of jinkins."
Great. Druneor says with a grin, and he continues to keep an eye out, and on the two that were left with us.
"Hmm might be a little late on this one but if these Skulks or whatever are murders was it wise of us to give up 2 of us and thin our numbers here?"
Cheshire, we did make arrangements for them to contact us in an emergency. A Shot, I think that would be somewhat easy to arrange.
As we have not heard a shot, I am under the impression that they are still there.
"Im grtting bored!" the feline started to complain
"I dont like sitting around doing nothing!"
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"Thank ye kindly." Theo returns to the others, explaining what happened.
"Traps?" she grins, showing her long fangs
"I dont mind traps... and i dont mind helping taking down this... jenkins... do you know what the cards are?"
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"Let's get to it then who knows might be related to why we are here anyway. "
Did they point you in their direction, and if so, would you be so kind as to lead on.
Druneor puts his pack back on, and starts to walk off in the direction indicated.
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Thegroup heads out the middle north entrance and into a warren of tight tunnels where Medium-sized creatures must stoop in order to navigate them. Missle fire will not be possible under these conditions for any creautre not of Small size or smaller. You come into an unoccupied cavern with two exits, both heading north.
Theo suggests the left direction.
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You pass by a small, empty cavern before coming upon another crossroad. The group wends around to the right before entering a fairly spacious cavern. Several different passageways converge on a narrow ledge overlooking a rubble-filled cavern. The far wall is made of a smooth, dark metal. A single circular door, tightly closed, sits on the metal wall just above the upper level of the rubble.
The chamber appears to be empty.
Theo takes a closer look around, leaving those more able to deal with the door to deal with it.
Druneor also looks around while others deal with the door.
Theodric, did they tell you about this room ?
Cheshire looks around.