Kendrick will of course offer to escort the lady.
It is the idea of catching him before he reaches thistletop and has time to plan for our arrival. That's what I'd do at least
"We don't know when he left or where a good point to try to cut him off would be based on that, so catching him before he reaches his friends is unlikely to be a worth while endeavor. Let's get Ameiko some help, and finish searching the place to see if he left any clues as to his activities, and we can hit this Thistletop en masse once the sheriff gets back and town has a way to defend itself without us being present. Haste in this case would most likely cause more trouble for us than anything as both Ameiko and the town need our assistance."
Ameiko move over to Kendrick and takes his arm. "May I lean on you Kendrick. I feel rather unsteady at the moment"
"Of course my lady, it'd be my honor. Let us depart this foul place with all speed and return you to the comfort of your quarters" replies Kedrick.
Kedndrick and Ameiko head off back to the surface and the comfort of the Rusty Dragon tavern. As she departs, Ameiko turn to you all. "Be careful, please...I'll await you at the Dragon."
"Fare you well, Mistress." Then turning back to the rest of the party with an almost feral grin, "Shall we hunt?"
"Let's clear the rest of this place out first just to make sure we don't leave any goblins running loose."
You stand at the corner of an 'L' shaped corridor. To your North is the way you have come. Away to the East the corridor travels straight for 70' before turning to the left and heading North (prsumably to join up with the steps that brought you down here.
Away from you along the East corridor are two more wooden doors, on the right hand wall, at aproximately 30' and 40'.
I make way for those leaving the celler and then pull out my sword, putting away my bow. Let us finishing clearing any remaining goblins out then shall we?
Ensu will follow the group finishing the clearing out of the glassworks, crossbow armed and ready.
Galstok strides out of the room and down the east corridor. At the first door, he stops listens, then motions to Drexel.
Perception:
"Since your the door expert." He says waving towards the door.
Galstok strides out of the room and down the east corridor. At the first door, he stops listens, then motions to Drexel.
Perception: 1d20 + 5
"Since your the door expert." He says waving towards the door.
Galstok
Seeing the door slightly open, Galstok throws it open and shines the torch in to see what he can
If needed.
Perception:
The light reveals a room that appears to have been used as a temporary sleeping quarters. An unmade sleeping cot, a table with several candle stubs and the bones of chickens and rats lie scattered across the floor. A small, leather-bound book sits upon the bed.
I peak in the room but otherwise I let them do their thing.
Ensu picks up the book, ready to cast comprehend language if its not in a familiar language, than steps out to let the others search the room more thoroughly.
Seeing no sign of the beasts, Galstok lets the others continue their assesment of the room and moves to the next door.
Perception:
Seeing no sign of the beasts, Galstok lets the others continue their assesment of the room and moves to the next door.
Perception: 1d20 + 5
The door here is wide open and reveals a square chamber beyond; empty apart from bits of rubble. On the far wall of the chamber is a hole in the rock that gives way to a 10' wide tunnel that snakes away to the North winding though the bedrock below Sandpoint.
Ensu picks up the book, ready to cast comprehend language if its not in a familiar language, than steps out to let the others search the room more thoroughly.
A cursory glance through the the small, leather-bound booklet reveals that it contains two dozen parchment pages, most of which Ameiko's brother, Tsuto, has filled with maps of Sandpoint or erotic
drawings of someone. The maps each seem to depict different attack plans. The first set shows the attack plans for a group of thirty goblins—one of these battle maps is circled. Of more pressing concern are the next several pages, which illustrate an assault on Sandpoint by a force of what appears to be two hundred goblins. None of these are circled, and while many are scratched out as if they’ve been rejected, the implications are ominous nonetheless.After the circled battlemap is written the following "The raid went about as planned. Few Thistletop goblins perished, and we were able to secure Tobyn’s casket with ease while the rubes were distracted by the rest. I can’t wait until the real raid. This town deserves a burning, that’s for sure."
After the last of the second batch of uncircled maps - "Ripnugget seems to favor the overwhelming land approach, but I don’t think it’s the best plan. We should get the quasit’s aid. Send her freaks up from below via the smuggling tunnel in my father’s Glassworks, and then invade from the river and from the Glassworks in smaller but more
focused strikes. The rest except Bruthazmus agree, and I’m pretty sure the bugbear’s just being contrary to annoy me. My love’s too distracted with the lower chambers to make a decision. Says that once Malfeshnekor’s released and under her command, we won’t need to worry about being subtle. I hope she’s right."
Most of the drawings of the woman are the same although the last one depicts her with demonic hands, bat wings, horns, a forked tail, and fangs. Accompanying these sketches is the following - "My love seems bent on going through with it—nothing I can say convinces her of her beauty. She remains obsessed with removing what she calls her ‘celestial taint’ and replacing it with her Mother’s grace. Burning her father’s remains at the Thistletop shrine seems to have started the transformation, but I can’t say her new hand is pleasing to me. Hopefully when she offers Sandpoint to Lamashtu’s fires, her new body won’t be as hideous. Maybe I’ll luck out. Succubi are demons too, aren’t they?"
"If he left in a hurry, what else might he have left behind?"
He steps in, giving the bed a wide berth, before checking under it for hidden goblins, with the sharp end of his 'tickling stick'.
There seems to be nothing else hiding within the chamber of any interest that you can see.
Ensu will give a quick summary of the battle plans and the transformation of the apparent leader of the group before once again taking up his crossbow.
Finding the tunnel, "We got another tunnel here too!" Galstok then looks for any signs of recent travel down this path.
Perception:
I follow the others around rather more stealthily not talking or making much noise, i figure if we do run into another band of goblins then there should be no reason that they should know how many of us their are.
Stealth
I follow the others around rather more stealthily not talking or making much noise, i figure if we do run into another band of goblins then there should be no reason that they should know how many of us their are.
Stealth 1d20+7
Tregar
Finding the tunnel, "We got another tunnel here too!" Galstok then looks for any signs of recent travel down this path.
Perception: 1d20 + 5
It looks like there has been some travel down this passage relatively recently. From the looks of it, both goblin and human sized.
Still hanging toward the back of the group watching the way we came to prevent surprise.
Perception
Walking back to the previous room, he leans into the room and says "I got recent tracks in this tunnel. You guys find anything?"
"How recent? If they are recent enough to possibly catch whoever made them, by all means, let's follow. Otherwise, I would suggest not leaving the town open to go on what would probably end up being a pointless chase."
"Kendrick knows the plan, didn't he? We can just leave him sign to where we went."
I am not adverse to going to the beach and back. Let us see what we can find of this foul plot against the town.
"Kendrick knows the plan, didn't he? We can just leave him sign to where we went."
"Recent as in likely came this way to attack and head back, I'm thinkin'. You all done in checking this one out?"
"If we are to go, let's do it before the trail gets any colder."
With Ensu's agreement Galstok returns to the other room and proceeds cautiously down the tunnel, not even thinking about if the others are following or not.
The tunnel seems to wind lazily on a North Easterly route. Drips of water fall occasionally from the roof as the passage inclines down the further you progress. There are no torch sconces that you canmake out along the walls but there are signs of smoke marks on the ceiling.
I follow behind whoever is last in our progression, listening for anything odd.
Perception
Ensu follows Galstok, crossbow ready. As it goes down, he starts to get concerned, but keeps his thoughts to himself, preferring to focus on more immediate concerns like group safety.
Noting the smoke stains on the ceiling, Galstok strains to hear any signs of movement ahead of them.
Perception:
You travel on, for what seems like an hour or more, until ahead of you can be seen a glimmer of daylight.
Galstok
Meanwhile, Kendrick has now escorted Ameiko back to the Rusty Dragon. Her greatful staff help her upstairs to bed so that she can gain some much needed rest.
Kendrick
Seeing the passage on the left Galstok heads towards it.
Perception:
Glastok, where are you going? The light is ahead of us.
[b]"This passage here on side,"[b] he says waving the torch towards it. [b]"Was gonna check it out."[b]