He doesn't have surgeon's tools (they don't have many fancy "Doctors" down here) but he will offer a Healer's Kit, a couple doses of Bloodblock, an Antidote Kit and 5 Masterwork backpacks for your loot, if you are looking for more mundane supplies.
5 Masterwork backpacks
In that case, he fills up the Healer's Kits with 10 more doses and gives you in 50 gold pieces. The coins look old, but they are still serviceable as money topside.
I would like a Masterwork backpack
So it's settled:
The Ring, Statue and Gems
for
Healer's Kit w/ 20 doses, Bloodblock 2 doses, an Antidote Kit with 10 doses, 3 Masterwork backpacks, and 50gp
That sounds ok to me.
Hooray!
Lann is tired but leads the party back to the exiles' lair this night. Aravashnial, Anevia and Horgus will follow behind as well. They believe time is of the essence to warn whomever still survives above ground.
After a half-hour of walking by magical light, the group is back at the front entrance of the lair (h1). Aravashnial, Anevia and Horgus will stay here by the battlements with Lann, as none of them would be that useful in a fight in their current condition.
"I think we should work from right to left, starting in that 'dining room' and working our way back to the chamber with the hole in the ceiling and the noisy hallway off of it. "
Caliban says, considering the rest of the party.
The paladin will detect evil to see if he can figure out what is still around (at least if evil is still there).
The paladin will detect evil to see if he can figure out what is still around (at least if evil is still there).
There are no evil auras present as Caleb searches through the areas the party has been so far.
In the rooms below, near the dining room, it is much as it was the other day. It does not seem that anything has come to move any of the furs or other treasure left behind. The room with the hole in the floor has an unchecked exit that turns out to be only a garbage chute. (H4)
All the way back to the top, in the room that held the cultists (H10) there are two unexplored exits. This room is an eerie trophy room, with one door to the east and a dirty tunnel lined in cloth to the north. The cultists bodies and bedrolls still lay here.
Well, looks like we killed the one that had cleaning duty. Kloss smirks.
Let's check what's behind this door he says, as he points to the door to the east ().
Caliban shrugs, grasping the door, and pulling it open. "I would hope that one of these is a way out of this warren..." Caliban says as he hefts the chief's morningstar.
Kloss and Caliban enter the hallway to the east of the "trophy room".
A muted roar echoes down the walls of this hallway. Near the eastern end, the worked stone give way to natural cave walls, just before the hall ends at an open shaft. Hanging over the edge of the shaft is a knotted rope—the other end tied to an iron spike driven into the ground.
Down the shaft is a 40 ft drop to an underground river of some sort. There is a eddying pool near the bottom of the rope that looks to be still water surrounding a small 5x5ft uncovered stone area. The river extends into the dark in the north and south directions.
Looking down the shaft, Caliban struggles to be heard over the roar of the river,
"I can see some odd markings down near the water's edge. I do not know if they are simply carvings, or some kind of passageway." Caliban yells, pointing to the markings.
Shall we try and get over there? Kloss finally says, not so much a question as a statement.
Why didn't I think of that?
Sioned pulls her rope out of her pack and hands it to Kloss. Why Kloss, I'm supposed to be the one coming up with ideas here.
Based on what precedent? Now I just sound arrogant...
Grinning at Sioned and Kloss, "Who is skilled at climbing ropes, do they want to check this for us?"
Caliban looks around the group, considering the climb, and shakes his own head no...
Shall we try and get over there? Kloss finally says, not so much a question as a statement.
There is already a rope to get down to the small rocky outcropping in the middle of the river. Climbing does not seem to be much of a problem (the rope could be knotted for even more safety). Getting to the side of the wall may involve some swimming however, it is impossible to see how deep the river is from here. The river water isn't moving particularly fast.
I can serve as an anchor up here and help keep the rope steady
"I suppose I can take a quick look," Suryani says, trying to keep her voice from shaking.
Sioned, it is difficult when no updates are forth coming.
Sioned, it is difficult when no updates are forth coming.
"I suppose I can take a quick look," Suryani says, trying to keep her voice from shaking.
Suryani climbs down easily, with Caleb holding the rope. She lands on a small out-cropping of rock sticking out of the middle of the river. The markings on the bank across the water look like they are the outline of door, in the wall 20ft away from Suryani's current location.
If she shines her light it will show that the water between here and the door is deep. There is no pathway to walk on.
Suryani calls up, "It's safe to come down, although a bit gloomy. I think I can make out some kind of door on the other side." She draws her scimitar and pokes at the water, gauging its depth.
Wanting to be useful, Sioned quickly climbs down after Suryani. Sioned then pulls out her long length of rope and ties it to herself.
"I'm going to swim to the other side. Pull me back if I give two sharp yanks or if you see me in trouble." Sioned then hands the other end of the rope to Suryani, wades into the water, and swims for the other end.
Nodding at what Suryani and Sioned say, Caliban climbs down the rope and helps to brace Suryani and the rope attached to Sioned.
"Agreed Sioned, sounds like a plan." Caliban then scans the water for trouble.
I will pull you back as quickly as I can, Sioned.
Sioned wades out into the water, but it quickly drops off below her feet. She pushes off into the water, but there is a current here in the underground river, especially under the surface. With her armor weighing her down she can't make much for progress without running the risk of going under.
Sioned ritually caresses her cheek, slightly blessing herself.
Glancing at Sioned struggling in the water and Caleb and Suryani attempting to help her, Caliban returns his eyes to the shape under the water.
Quietly to Kloss, "Look off to the right, there is something there, if it comes closer, we need to stop it. "
Caliban flexes his fingers, calling the words of a spell to mind and ready to cast at the undefined shape under the water.
"I've got my bow at ready. If it moves, it'd better have good reason for doing, 'cause all of these caves are making me cranky" Kloss says, clearly in a tetchy mood.
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Sioned's head submerges under the water for a few seconds, but she soon flails back to the surface, a few feet downstream of where she started. Caliban notices that Sioned's frenzied movements have seem to brought some unwanted attention as a large shadow moves with alarming speed towards her!
Kloss: 21 - surprised
Sioned: 15 - surprised
Caliban:13
Suryani:12 - surprised
Creature: 8
Caleb: 7 - surprised
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Caliban is the only one able to react as soon a he spots the danger, everyone else is yet to notice the creature's shadow.
Caliban, seeing the creature swimming toward Sioned, focuses and and fires a ray of energy at the creature - Ray of Enfeeblement
Caliban, seeing his coruscating ray connect with the creature yells out, "[b]Sioned! look out! Caleb! Pull her back![b]" While drawing his sword and preparing another spell.