With the snake dead, the pool has lost its blue glow, and there appears to be no magic within or around the pool. You do though see the body of a long-dead adventurer in the pool, and beside him, the pommel of some sort of sword or knife.
It will take some digging out.
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Elo points into the pool. Looks last the last guy wasn't so lucky. Or... didn't have such nice strategy as all of you. There's some sort of sword or other blade next to the body if you want to dig it out. I'll be over here...
He pulls out one of his signature cigars and lights it.
Calvus covers his mouth with his sleeve as soon as Elo starts smoking. Seeing the other to wandering off, he goes to retrieve the object Elo saw.
Calvus gets out of the way. He does not feel like exerting himself right now.
"Too big" Laurel tells Esha, twirling his starknives happily, without so much as pausing even a second to cast the object a single glance.
Looking at the others, he manages to turn his whirling blade into a fan of sorts, and uses the motion to blow Elo's smoke out of Calvus' face!
Smiling at the elder kobold with a glint of mischief...
The knife will take about 20 minutes to retrieve, so plenty fo time for a rest for the others.
Anything else you'd like to do?
As his first cigar in a while nears its end, Elo notices Esha's wounds and suddenly jumps to attention. The rest of the cigar stub falls out of his mouth and he unconsciously ignores where it falls (very unusual for him!)
Oh, you got a little banged up there Esha! Let me grab my healers tools and see what we can do...
He sits her down and lays out the kit.
The kobold makes short work of her cuts and bruises, but he thinks he can do better if allowed to continue.
So, you're definitely in a much better spot than before, but if we can afford the rest of the hour I'll have you like new! What does everybody think?
If you succeed at your check, you can continue treating the target to grant additional healing. If you treat them for a total of 1 hour, double the Hit Points they regain from Treat Wounds.
Right, no problem, I sure can.
The kobold looks at Laurel's bruises but can't make heads or tails of what will bring the swelling down.
I, um... m'really sorry. These ones are not so easy right now.
Elo looks over Laurel's wounds and then at the rest of the group.
Look, I can't make Laurel better right now. What do you all think of falling back and returning here in another day or two?
Elo still has the box they found earlier tucked under his arm.
Calvus, looking exhausted and drained, nods weakly.
Elo is tentative about the plan to retreat partially and stay in Hallod's "territory". His one concern is that he has to guard the chest that they recovered while trying to get rest. That aside, if his group is confident that they can take watch shifts and rest sufficiently, then he is more or less agreeable.
Esha, after about twenty minutes you pull out a low-grade silver rapier.
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The barbarian pulls out the silver plated rapier and looks at it for a moment, then snorts slightly in disgust and lays it on the ground, no longer interested. It dawns on her that the others are discussing where to rest.
She looks back and forth between Elo and Calvus. Ummm...Sir Calvus is our fearless leader! I'm sorry, Elo, but he's been our fearless leader for days now. You should have seen how he navigated us across the farmlands! She looks at Elo, eyes big and noddly slowly to emphasize her point.
It's fine, we can set up watch here. We just need to be careful.
Elo will use the newly acquired chest as a pillow even when it's not his turn for the watch.
"Ok"
Laurel lies down right where he is, waking for the fourth watch!
The cave floor is not very comfortable. It's also not very warm down here. But it doesn't get cold enough to be a problem. With no natural light, it's hard to tell how time passes too. The night drags on as each of you takes a turn watching the tunnel entrance hoping not to see the form of Hallod appearing out of the dark.
The night does pass undisturbed though, perhaps surprisingly.
For his watch, Laurel paces back and forth for hours, as if hoping something will happen, but it doesn't.
Eventually, he wakes everyone up!
"Less Go!" he yells.
"Not so loud Laurel!" says Calvus gently. "If we're going to get Hallod we need the be quiet and stealthy,"
He looks much better, by the way. That odd vibe of being off balance seems to be gone as does his exhaustion.
Two hands react to cover his own mouth, and Laurel tries to "catch" the sound that escaped like as if to "put it back"...
...He obeys dutifully...
Elo nods at the others as they settle down and quiet themselves before moving on to continue with their exploration. The chest is once again tucked under his arm as he follows from behind.
Calvus brings up the rear being as quiet as possible.
You move off, quietly into the darkness. The tunnel winds again for 10 minutes before something in the air changes. It smells fresher, with hints of green grass. Another few minutes and the tunnel opens into a cave, and you can see a forest beyond the cave’s mouth. The sun seems to be just rising, and a slight mist hangs in the air outside.
The roots of a large tree block the middle of this entrance, as if the tree had grown into a hillside that has since eroded away. Beyond the tree is a large pond; a path around the water begins to one side beneath a curtain of moss hanging from the tree. The cave itself is piled high with two rows of neatly stacked crates and boxes.
Stood near some of the crates, one hand stifling a yawn, is hallod.
Yes, he's actually stood on a raised mound of earth by the tree, he's got no cover.
◆) Hunt Prey: Hallod
◆) Seek for Traps
If Laurel does not see any traps (having learned from earlier), he will Sneak straight forward. Otherwise, we will Sneak as straight forward as possible while avoiding it!
◆) Sneak
Laurel sneaks forward, using the shadows and crates to good effect, Calvus moves up, but his attempt at stealth is marred by his kicking a stone into the wall.
Hallod looks up at the sound "Oh, so Borts Brats finally arrived? Took you long enough. My dogs get friendly did they?"
Calvus cursed softly. How could he be so clumsy. He looked over at Laurel who seemed to be doing a good job hiding. Hoe fully Esha could manage the same...
Laurel turns around and Points Out the rope trap to his fellows, raising his eyebrows wide and pointing down and then doing a choking motion with his hand across his neck.