As Baran holds the rope he directs his attention to the others.
"Perhaps hasty introductions are in order. My name is Baran Caranthir and this is Rhade and my compatriot down in the sewer is Ulven. I am a bounty hunter by trade and these two gentlemen are my friends and partners. We've come to Sandpoint in hopes of meeting Shalelu and garnering some information on the whereabouts of a bugbear brigand named Bruthazmus. That was Dirdelle who just went down to join Ulven."
"Do you want to head down there?" Rhade asks Baran looking around for somewhere suitable to tie off the rope.
"Catalina's the name hun..." She says brushing past the others...beginning her climb down the rope, the four glowing orbs from her glowing lights swirl around her. Once she reaches the pillar, she'll spend some time observing it.
"Ree," Ree introduces herself with a two-fingered salute. "I'm not too eager to go down there, either," she agrees with Halungalom. "Too stinky for my tastes."
"Do you want to head down there?" Rhade asks Baran looking around for somewhere suitable to tie off the rope.
"I'll wait up here and keep an eye on Mr. Chodd. We'll need to get him to the temple to get him patched up and someone will need to notify the sheriff of the attack. A werewolf is a man who turns into a monster and that matches with the markings so we may have found a clue to the attacks and if so the sheriff will need to be notified. I suggest you go down and catch up with the others; an extra pair of sharp eyes will help. If you find something let us know and I'll get someone to escort Mr. Chodd to the temple and come down and join you."
"Catalina's the name hun..." She says brushing past the others...beginning her climb down the rope, the four glowing orbs from her glowing lights swirl around her. Once she reaches the pillar, she'll spend some time observing it.
FOR CATALINA
Ulvan grunts at this, scowling. He looks around for any other entrances into this room, to see if he can backtrack and find the attacker's likely entrance point.Perception: 1d20+10=17
FOR ULVEN
Traveling south beyond the grate you travel a few hundread yards. Occasionaly moonlight shines through grates in the town streets. Gradually the water gets deeper as the tunnel slopes downward as you get closer to the bay. No passages branch off the main tunnel. Eventually the water reaches your chest, but ahead you think you can see a ladder leading to the surface.
Catalina stands there for a long time with a bewildered look on her face.
"These images here are similar to those used by worshipers of Lamashtu...But it isn't quite right. It all seems fake..." she states slightly puzzled
appraise 1d20+10=20
The piller is a standard constrution support pilller it has no monitary value.
"Do you want to head down there?" Rhade asks Baran looking around for somewhere suitable to tie off the rope."I'll wait up here and keep an eye on Mr. Chodd. We'll need to get him to the temple to get him patched up and someone will need to notify the sheriff of the attack. A werewolf is a man who turns into a monster and that matches with the markings so we may have found a clue to the attacks and if so the sheriff will need to be notified. I suggest you go down and catch up with the others; an extra pair of sharp eyes will help. If you find something let us know and I'll get someone to escort Mr. Chodd to the temple and come down and join you."
Rhade nods back to Baran.
Looking across to Rees before climbing down the rope."Wouldn't happen to have a clothes peg?" he asks her looking down and wrinkling his nose in distaste at the smell.
Rhade then climbs down the rope and heads off after the others using the light source Ulven has as an aid.
Carefully heading towards them Rhade glances around wondering whether to keep using his bow or draw his blades.
FOR ULVEN
** spoiler omitted **
Ulven will attempt to swim for the ladder, and climb it to see where it goes, the arrow held in his teeth for light.
SWIM: 1d20-1=14
Rhade nods back to Baran.
Looking across to Rees before climbing down the rope.
"Wouldn't happen to have a clothes peg?" he asks her looking down and wrinkling his nose in distaste at the smell.
"Sorry, no such luck," Ree replies with a shrug. "I don't even own a clothesline ... But maybe I can give you something else that will be helpful ... Illuminate!" Ree touches an innocent pebble on the ground, which starts to glow with a bright, white light. "Take it with you," Ree suggests, offering the pebble. "You can never have too much light in dark places, hmm?"
Looking at Catalina, Dirdelle frowns. "So we have what appears to be a werewolf attack right above the sewer where someone has gone through a lot of trouble to place a convincing looking, but fraudulant pillar, seemingly dedicated to Lamashtu. Does this make any sense to you at all," she asks.
Looking at Catalina, Dirdelle frowns. "So we have what appears to be a werewolf attack right above the sewer where someone has gone through a lot of trouble to place a convincing looking, but fraudulant pillar, seemingly dedicated to Lamashtu. Does this make any sense to you at all," she asks.
Catalina frowns, her eyes never turning away from the pillar. "No deary, i can tell you that I am quite bewildered..."
"So.. with them down there, and us up here.. what should we do? I'm too small to go down, maybe there's something for us to do up here? We could at least tell the sheriff what's going on, right?"
"If you like," Ree replies. The next moment, the half-orc yawns expansively. "Or we could wait here and see what the lot down there find out," she says in an amiable fashion as she leans against a wall.
"So.. with them down there, and us up here.. what should we do? I'm too small to go down, maybe there's something for us to do up here? We could at least tell the sheriff what's going on, right?"
"Why don't one of us step around the corner and quietly explain the situation to Ms. Ameiko and ask her to go speak with both the sheriff and the high priest while we keep an eye Mr. Chodd. She seems like a pretty level headed individual who we can trust to be discreet. That should give our friends down in the sewer a few minutes to see if they find anything else of interest to the sheriff. What do you think?"
"Why don't one of us step around the corner and quietly explain the situation to Ms. Ameiko and ask her to go speak with both the sheriff and the high priest while we keep an eye Mr. Chodd. She seems like a pretty level headed individual who we can trust to be discreet. That should give our friends down in the sewer a few minutes to see if they find anything else of interest to the sheriff. What do you think?"
"Well, I'm all in favour!" Ree says, applauding politely. "So long as I'm not the one who to explain to her that someone got mugged, anyway. Don't get me wrong, this is a lovely little town, but I got the impression they're not too fond of half-orcs. Getting my name mentioned to a sheriff or a high priest in combination with a mugging, possibly a monstrous savaging, and things could go badly for me."
Rhade nods back to Baran.
Looking across to Rees before climbing down the rope.
"Wouldn't happen to have a clothes peg?" he asks her looking down and wrinkling his nose in distaste at the smell."Sorry, no such luck," Ree replies with a shrug. "I don't even own a clothesline ... But maybe I can give you something else that will be helpful ... Illuminate!" Ree touches an innocent pebble on the ground, which starts to glow with a bright, white light. "Take it with you," Ree suggests, offering the pebble. "You can never have too much light in dark places, hmm?"
"Thank you," Rhade nods back at her accepting the gift making sure the pebble is securely tucked beside his holy symbol which is now openly visible.
Rhade nods back to Baran.
Looking across to Rees before climbing down the rope.
"Wouldn't happen to have a clothes peg?" he asks her looking down and wrinkling his nose in distaste at the smell.
Rhade then climbs down the rope and heads off after the others using the light source Ulven has as an aid.
Carefully heading towards them Rhade glances around wondering whether to keep using his bow or draw his blades.
Rhade moves to catch up with Catalina, Dirdelle and Ulven.
The place foul smelling as it is feels even fouler but Rhade can't place why it should feel so as he moves up beside Catalina and Dirdelle whom can see the half elf thanks to Rees light spell."Problems?" Rhade asks wondering where Ulven is.
Etrac hears Dirdelle he says loud and rather confident "Etrac can do" he looks at Halungalom and says "Come"
Etrac hears Dirdelle he says loud and rather confident "Etrac can do" he looks at Halungalom and says "Come"
FOR ULVEN
** spoiler omitted **Ulven will attempt to swim for the ladder, and climb it to see where it goes, the arrow held in his teeth for light.
SWIM: 1d20-1=14
FOR ULVEN
The seawater is could but you easily swim over to the ladder. Climbing it is not problem and at the top you find another street grate that seems to have been tampered wiith just like the one back in the alley. Pushing it open you find yourself on an empty street between a placed called Hanna's and a place called the Pixie Kitten. Hannas is closed with no signs of activity. Warm light shines from some of the windows of the Pixie Kitten but most of them have heavy drapes covering the windows. Despite the hour there seems to be some actvity there.
FOR ULVEN
** spoiler omitted **
Ulven will move quietly to the window and listen just outside it.
Perception: 1d20+10=29
FOR ULVEN
** spoiler omitted **Ulven will move quietly to the window and listen just outside it.
Perception: 1d20+10=29
FOR ULVEN
From within you can hear the heated breath and soft moans of a couple ingaged in adult pleasures.
FOR ULVEN
** spoiler omitted **
Ulven will shake his head and after checking the ground for tracks leading to or from the grate, will head overland back to the alleyway.
Survival: 1d20+10=25
"I wonder what's keeping Ulven," Dirdelle says. "Maybe we should go check on him."
"I wonder what's keeping Ulven," Dirdelle says. "Maybe we should go check on him."
"I'll take point," Rhade nods back as he moves aheead in the direction Dirdelle pointed.
"Maybe we should go too. Etrac, if you don't mind, i'll stay behind you." Halungalom smiles.
"Ah, well," Ree sighs, "if everyone is going, then go we must." The half-Orc promptly picks up another pebble and enchants it with the Light spell. "Ready when you all are," she announces, bouncing the glowing pebble in the palm of her hand.
Dirdell points Rhade in the direction that Ulven went andfolows him into the darkness.
Dirdell points Rhade in the direction that Ulven went andfolows him into the darkness.
Carefully Rhade replaces his bow over his shoulder and unsheathes a pair of blades (longsword and dagger) before proceeding taking care to let his light source guide his approach.
Ulven will shake his head and after checking the ground for tracks leading to or from the grate, will head overland back to the alleyway.
Survival: 1d20+10=25
FOR ULVEN
You are unable to determin any tracks here, being so close to the harbor a light mist keeps the ground slick and masks the tell tale clues. You quickly cut around the docks passing a few workers loading crates onto a horse drawn cart and turn up Salmon Street. In no time you return to the Rusty Dragon and the alley beside it.
FOR RHADE & DIRDELLE
Traveling south beyond the grate you travel a few hundread yards. Occasionaly moonlight shines through grates in the town streets. Gradually the water gets deeper as the tunnel slopes downward as you get closer to the bay. No passages branch off the main tunnel. Eventually the water reaches your chest, but ahead you think you can see a ladder leading to the surface.
FOR CHARACTERS IN ALLEY
You study the walls but nothing seems to standout as a way for the attackers to get away from the alley without going out either end or down the drain. Footsteps startle you and Ulven returns coming into the alley from the same way you all entered it origianly.
FOR CHARACTERS IN ALLEY
You study the walls but nothing seems to standout as a way for the attackers to get away from the alley without going out either end or down the drain. Footsteps startle you and Ulven returns coming into the alley from the same way you all entered it origianly.
Ulven slips into the alley and grunts a greeting. Taking a moment, he sits down, pulls off his boots and empties them of sewage back into the grate.
"STRANGE PILLAR DOWN THERE. FOLLOWED THE TUNNEL. EXITS NEAR A WHOREHOUSE. NO SIGN OF ATTACKER."
FOR RHADE & DIRDELLE
** spoiler omitted **
FOR CHARACTERS IN ALLEY
You study the walls but nothing seems to standout as a way for the attackers to get away from the alley without going out either end or down the drain. Footsteps startle you and Ulven returns coming into the alley from the same way you all entered it origianly.
Ulven slips into the alley and grunts a greeting. Taking a moment, he sits down, pulls off his boots and empties them of sewage back into the grate.
"STRANGE PILLAR DOWN THERE. FOLLOWED THE TUNNEL. EXITS NEAR A WHOREHOUSE. NO SIGN OF ATTACKER."
"Thanks friend. If you want to take the rope I'll go down and let everyone know they can come back up."
FOR DIRDELLE
FOR DIRDELLE
** spoiler omitted **
1d20+2=14 for Perception.[/ooc]
FOR DIRDELLE
1d20+2=14 for Perception.[/ooc]FOR DIRDELLE
** spoiler omitted **
FOR DIRDELLE
FOR ALLEY CHARACTERS
Dirdelle arrives a few momements after Ulven also soaking wet.