Vilya begins to tiptoe down the steps.
"Now that we're all better, lets keep moving." Kaldren takes up his magic spear and moves to the top of the steps ready to aid Vilya and keeping alert for danger.
"Wait Kaldren. The others will be back soon enough. This goblin has yet to reveal his knowledge."
"Vilya, we should wait for the others before straying too far."
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"Now that we're all better, lets keep moving." Kaldren takes up his magic spear and moves to the top of the steps ready to aid Vilya and keeping alert for danger.
Your hear the faint moans in the distance and Vilya's foot steps as she decends.
You see nothing but darkness ahead of you. You even can't see Vilya anymore.
Triska hesitates at the top of the stairs. Should she go down in the dark after Vilya, or wait for the others to come up?
That girl has no sense of self-preservation, she thinks.
The goblin laying on the ground stops crying finally. I talk I talk, don't kill me please. Me no harm. I talk I talk.....
"Very well, take us to your lair. And what is your name?"
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"Very well, take us to your lair. And what is your name?"The goblin laying on the ground stops crying finally. I talk I talk, don't kill me please. Me no harm. I talk I talk.....
Me Mog, this is wheres we live. pointing at the open door on the right. We stays there to look out for people who walks by from up aboves
Dron goes to the top of the stairs and looks around with his perfect nightsight.
Me Mog, this is wheres we live. pointing at the open door on the right. We stays there to look out for people who walks by from up aboves
"Mog, what can we find beyond?"
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Dron goes to the top of the stairs and looks around with his perfect nightsight.
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"Mog, what can we find beyond?"
Me Mog, this is wheres we live. pointing at the open door on the right. We stays there to look out for people who walks by from up aboves
Me not know, after earth shake we stay here where it is safe. Lots of creatures moving around after big shake, not knows whats they are, we stay away from them and hide heres.
"Very well, Mog. You'll become of our tribe. You'll get food but you must swear undying loyalty. Betrayal shall be punished mercilessly."
Toranaga turns to his companions, "Vilya and Triska are past due. Let's go after them. Mog, you go ahead."
"Yoshi, Vilya go there and hurt goblin crawl there in big room. Words on walls too. And doors. And tall things for keeping roof up!" So answers Dron the scout proudly.
"I see in dark!"
"Copy that, Dron."
Triska gestures at the steps with her bow. "Let's go. I don't like standing around here."
She waits for everyone else to go ahead, then brings up the rear.
Dron grabs a stone off the floor. He wipes a bit of his own blood on the stone and casts for Gorum's aid.
"light stone Gorum."
Then he lobs it into the room near where Vilya is.
"Vilya just there, now you see too. Right?"
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Dron grabs a stone off the floor. He wipes a bit of his own blood on the stone and casts for Gorum's aid.
"light stone Gorum."
Then he lobs it into the room near where Vilya is.
"Vilya just there, now you see too. Right?"
You hear a loud thunk as the rock hits the wall and then the ground. It is still pitch black. Vilya in the back ground can be heard cursing under her breath when she hears the noise in her direction.
Kaldren collects the fallen light source and holds it high in one hand while grasping the magic spear in the other, "Enough talking, lets get moving." He heads on in the direction Vilya went.
Dron follows Kaldren. It saves on thinking to have others making decisions.
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Broad steps lead down into an irregularly shaped room filled with a forest of twelve thick granite pillars. The vertebrae of some large beast lie shattered about the floor in a haphazard fashion. There are three other sets of broad stairs and exits, one for each compass point. Otherwise, the room appears empty, except for Vilya hugging the wall slowly making her way into the room and a goblin with an arrow sunk into his body, he is slowly dragging himself away from Vilya as fast as he can heading down the western exit. On the south-eastern diagonal wall someone has written in common" Certain death this way!" with an arrow pointing at the southern exit. On the northeastern diagonal wall someone else has written in common "Even worse this way!" with an arrow pointing to the northern exit. Unlike in much of the rest of the dungeon, the ceiling in this room appears to be about 20 feet tall.
"Move no further vermin. Or you die." Toranaga calmly declares.
Vilya in the back ground can be heard cursing under her breath when she hears the noise in her direction.
"Khot kol nai golov tesh..."
Triska moves into the room, bow ready, scanning for any more threats or details.
If the goblin does not heed Yoshi's call to stop, Triska will shoot it to prevent it escaping and warning others of its kind.
Dron pulls a dagger from his belt and prepares to take down the goblin. he waits to see if Yoshi wants it dead.
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Mog jumps in front of everyone and puts himself between you and the wounded goblin. They whisper between each other for a minute and then Mog gets up and steps to the side looking down at his dead comrade. He dead, he monster chow now, we go now, I'm hungry, find food.
He looks at the group waiting.
Triska sees nothing other than what was stated before.
"Dron, would you say a few words for the departed?"
Toranaga whispers to Dron and out of the earshot of Mog, "Check if the goblin is really dead."
"Dron, would you say a few words for the departed?"
Toranaga whispers to Dron and out of the earshot of Mog, "Check if the goblin is really dead."
Triska sees nothing other than what was stated before.
What's Our Marching Order? Mog should not be up front.
Kaldren is drawn by the large granite pillers and steps up to examine one closely. "Ontdek magisch," he utters casting Detect Magic.
Dron checks the goblin body over.
"Gorum make sure you got this one." Dron stabs it through the neck with his dagger.
"Dead Yoshi", nods the half-orc.
Toranaga observes the reaction of Mog.
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Kaldren is drawn by the large granite pillers and steps up to examine one closely. "Ontdek magisch," he utters casting Detect Magic.
The pillars are all old, smooth and dingy looking. They once might have been things of beauty with images of great battles, heroes of old or pictures of exquisite scenes from nature but after many many years of traffic through here and who knows what else their only purpose now is to hold the ceiling up. You detect no magical auras from the pillars!
Dron goes to see what is down each tunnel.
Mog watches as Dron finishes off the already dead goblin with fear as he might be next if he is not careful. Me follow where ever you go, help find food for you I will. He then steps over next to Toranaga away from the half orc feeling a little safer for the moment.
"Be loyal, Mog and you may live to rise high among your brethren."
Dron goes to see what is down each tunnel.
Kaldren stands ready to aid his companion if trouble should arise.
Vilya rubs her cheek against the stone wall, running her fingers over each brick and block. She grins happily.
Triska follows behind Dron, taking up a watchful post at each tunnel mouth that Dron explores.
Dron decides that enough is enough and begins to go down the tunnel. He carries his greatsword before him and swishes it from side to side.
Toranaga brings up the rear. Mog moves ahead of him.