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Rhade will then sheath his blades and draw his bow and an arrow to use next round unless the little beggars find a way round both Zo and Father Meghdad[/ooc]
Rhade moves up to help Father Meghdad and unless one of the dire rats comes into striking distance he'll provide aid another assistance to the cleric.
"What the?" Rhade mutters out loud.
Rhade motions to the others to come closer.
Rhade motions with one hand for the others to stay put as he sneaks forward so he can get a closer look through the archway without being observed.
"I'll take point, Ignacious watch your step," Rhade nods back.
"Not a problem with me," Rhade nods back.
Rhade glances down at the floor for tracks.There are no kobold tracks in this room, although around the edges of the melee combat area, you do see a few footprints which must be the harpies'. They go to and from the chimney but don't seem to leave the room. "Okay looks like our reptilian friends avoided this room, seems our winged minstrels preferred their privacy or maybe they liked to have their dinner delivered so to speak," Rhade quips as he looks towards the others. "Either we select a door we haven't tried or head back and around to clear this level, any takers?" he asks keeping his voice low so only the others can hear him inside this room and keeping well clear of the table...
Rhade glances down at the floor for tracks.
"I would be most happy to hold those small trinkets and the coin for our future division, of course. It would be a burden, but one under which I would labor." Rhade fails to hide his grin as he focuses on keeping watch.
"Well I guess we ought to share out the gold and let Zo and Lady Crichton decide between a potion or the earrings before Ignacious decides for them," Rhade mutters as he moves to keep watch in case something else sneaks up on them.
"What's this?" Rhade says as he removes a brick from the fireplace...The bricks easily are removed from the back of the fireplace, revealing a small, hollowed-out space containing a small chest. It seems to have a decent lock on it. "Hey look what I've found!" Rhade lifts the small chest out to show the others. "Anyone good with locks, hey Zo what do you make of this?" he asks gingerly approaching Zo."Pick up anything Gregori?" he asks as he passes the paladin.
Rhade notices that a few of the bricks in the back of the fireplace look like they've been removed lately.
"What's this?" Rhade says as he removes a brick from the fireplace...
Rhade notices that a few of the bricks in the back of the fireplace look like they've been removed lately. Looking up he sees the chimney climb up for about 20 feet before hitting the open air. It is choked with debris and protruding stonework from the collapsed upper floor. The harpy must have really squeezed itself through to get past. "Exactly how many of those singing fiends were there?" he asks the others curiously openly wincing as he briefly glances up the chimney. "That must have hurt," he tells noone in particular as he looks for the exits from the chamber.
After hearing Zo's warning Rhade steers clear of the table but makes quick sweep of the area to see if there's anything else of interest.
The Father catches his breath and nods to the paladin. "Yes, Gregori. I'm just not used to fighting on the front lines, and I am not as young as I used to be." "What?" Rhade snaps out of his fugue. Takes a good look around."Where did that come from?" he asks pointing at the corpse.
"Shhh!" Zo reprimands Rhade and Iggie crossly, before returning her attention to the lovely sound."You can say that again, where's the rest of the audience or the bar for instance?" Rhade nods back briefly confused but then focuses on the singing. Rhade looks back at Iggie and shrugs before returning his attention to the singing.
Adjusted Rhade accordingly, one question do we still get that bonus skill point for either a Craft or Profession?
"You can say that again, where's the rest of the audience or the bar for instance?" Rhade nods back briefly confused but then focuses on the singing.
"Really is that what this place is called? Funny I was wondering why my dad would be anywhere near any place without a major population..." Rhade mutters back confused as he tries to listen to the singing.
"What are you two doing?" Rhade asks as Gregori and Lady Crichton attempt to attack something in the room in front of them. "I know my dad's music isn't to everyone's taste but isn't that a mite over the top?" he asks wondering whats possessed his two comrades.
"Dad...?" Rhade mutters as he sheathes his dagger and holding his longsword loosely he walks after Ignacious trying to look into the room and see if he can spy his father.
I have no problem with this haven't been able to use Invisible Castle so if it helps speed things up then by all means, I don't know if I've mentioned this here but am in the process of moving home which looks like it'll happen sometime between now and early september will try and update when I know exactly when but this might mean I can't post until I can change my details with my email provider and they acknowledge it.
"Rhade, Father, Ignacious, best you go around, Zo and Cordelia with me." "Gregori wait a moment," Rhade mutters to the paladin as he carefully looks around the room paying attention as he also listens.
"Watch out for that fireplace in case there's another giant bat waiting,"Rhade points out.
"Ignacious do you remember all those coins Zo I think found in that pit that aberration was lurking inside when we first approached this place, Did you leave those behind or bag them?" Rhade asks Ignacious thoughtfully.Ignacious huffs. "Leave money simply lying about? Am I a goblin, man!?! Of course I brought it along, where it is far safer and more likely to be useful." "You sure I mean there was an awful amount of coins out there far too much for any one person to carry, I mean with noone between us and the front door anyone could run out there and grab the lot after all you never know whose listening in at the moment now can you?" Rhade shrugs.
"Ignacious do you remember all those coins Zo I think found in that pit that aberration was lurking inside when we first approached this place, Did you leave those behind or bag them?" Rhade asks Ignacious thoughtfully.
"My vote is for clearing out this level before we head down. I don't like the idea of anything potentially sneaking up behind us from up here and I think we need t a t least establish a clear zone in case we need to rest somewhere. Up here seems a better idea than down there somewhere." "Father?" Rhade asks as he sheaths his shortsword and draws his silver dagger holding it as if ready to throw it as he moves towards Zo and the waiting and occupied room.
"Aye, we need to do this quickly and quietly unless any of you have a better idea?" Rhade nods.
"I hate to see such a possibly valuable item wasted if there is no need. Therefore..." Iggie steels himself, walks over to the bed, and lays down upon it, holding his breath. Rhade blinks... then blinks again as he glances at the others. "O-okay," Rhade mutters to noone in particular as he turns to keep watch in case something sneaks up on them in the meantime.
"Hmm correct me here but how about we all move back and once Lady Crichton is far enough away she heavenly fire this sucker and we run before we're caught in whatever this thing actually does?" Rhade asks. "I figure if this thing is evil," Rhade looks at Gregori at this point for confirmation.
"Transmutation?" Rhade asks the others. "Its not that thrice damned fairy story again is it?!" Rhade shakes his head."The one with the pea and the notion that only a princess trying to sleep on it could actually tell there was one... " Rhade stops as he catches the look from the others. "My dad was a bard," Rhade explains with a wry look.
Iggie will wander over, looking disoriented. "I'll take a look at the bracelet, if you like! A person always ought to have a second opinion on matters of valuation, Abadar tells us." "A bit slow on the response there Ignacious are you feeling okay?" Rhade almost grins at the mage. Looking across at Lady Crichton he frowns."Something wrong Lady Crichton?" he asks.
** spoiler omitted ** "Here Zo take a gander at that!" Rhade says as he tosses the bracelet to Zo.
Rhade avoids the bed as he takes a closer look at the closet.
The party moves north from the stench-filled storage room and immediately encounters the narrow closet that Zo has already been through. It is approximately 10 feet in length and 5 feet in width and is strewn with small heaps of trash. On the wall there are empty hooks for hanging things and above your heads various strings are strung to also hang things from. The closet opens up on the other side into a decrepit bedroom with a large, mouldering four-poster bed in it. That room has two other exits: one to the west which opens into a hallway, and one to the north-east, which leads into another hallway. Rhade takes a look round being careful not to touch the bed as he draws forth a shortsword.
Rhade can only smell the sparkling overtones of the putrid scent (part swamp/part decaying body/part stuffy box) coming off the dead bodies he is currently sharing a room with. That, and a bit of damp, musty ruined castle, of course. Rhade sneezes. Wiping his nose and shaking his head he looks back at Lady Crichton."Other than the stench of those two, I can't see anything of interest here, maybe those kobolds knew about these and released one as some kind of trap?" Rhade responds after wiping his hand on his leggings. "Zo you see any reason to stick around here?" Rhade asks her. Dm Note:
Spoiler: Might be unable to post for a few days as I'm starting the process of moving home, I'll let you know more when I find out precisely when
"Owch!" Rhade comments standing upright shifting the weight off of his injured leg. Rhade sighs as the wound largely heals. "Thank you Lady Crichton," he thanks her.
Rhade glances around pausing to kneel and then sniff the air.
"Owch!" Rhade comments standing upright shifting the weight off of his injured leg.
Iggie once more casts Disrupt Undead: 1d20+1=8, 1d6=2 Rhade looks over his shoulder as Ignacious's spell flashes past. "Its down there," he points with his sword for a moment before heading over to retrieve the ornate silver dagger which once he's cleaned it he'll put it away."Its embarrassing that I was better wielding only the longsword than with any other weapon I've used today!" he admits to Gregori. "So where now?" he asks.
Smarting at the loss of his second silver dagger Rhade shifts his now weaponless hand behind his back and kneeling slightly slices into the zombie with his longsword.
Rhade tries to keep focused but he slips and totally loses his rhythm badly overbalancing himself...
Rhade tries to coordinate his attacks but whilst trying to remain a difficult target to hit his zombie foe manages to keep him off balance enough to seriously miss with his new silver dagger...
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