Godwin pulls the collar free of the webs and brushes it off, holding it up to any light. "Looks like it was a bad day for Kita."
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"We should return that to the owner with the news that their dog has been slain by these monsters", he says with a sigh of regret. "I wonder what else we might find here. It is said that there are lands beneath the ground where the sun don't reach, ever. And if an earthquake finally opened this place up, maybe something else has come as well?"
"Well, I'm not overly fond of the dark myself. I think from now on I'll make sure I can see what we're walking into."
Will bends over and gathers some pebbles from the rubble strewn about. He then casts light on one of them and gives it a gentle toss towards the shadow shrouded doorway.
The coin bounces into the northern room; it gets lodged into some rubble but illuminates enough to display that most of the floor is covered with debris. As the group enters, they find a door on the southern wall. It appears accessible.
"You might be right, Sir Loren. Can we entrust you with keeping tabs on said escape route?"
After careful examination, it does look like the fortress is sturdy enough that it won't collapse in the near future.
"Well, shall we open the door to the south then?"
"Works for me. Keep an eye out for the evil druids. Probably have a bunch of devil monkeys waiting for us."
You all gather around the door as you attempt to open it. With a loud creak you manage to open it only slightly. By the feel of it, there is a lot of rubble on the other side. The light from the coin illuminates enough for you to see the contents of the room.
A cylindric staircase stands in the middle. Rubble decorates just about every inch of each step, as well as majority of the floor, and a large chunk of the building appears to be stuck where the first and second floor cross.
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"Well, it seems we are not ment to go this way. We will need to find anotherway to go up, unless someone feels the need to clear this stair and risk further cave in."
I will go ahead and write in common on the door that this way is completely caved in, and draw (poorly) a upwards spiral, to show the staircase.
I'll also look around the rubble for a small piece of the Fortress wall, looking for a small smoother piece to take with me as a memento, adding it t a small collection in my pouch. Just something that catches my eye as interesting. :)
"Well. I can't fit through myself. Anyone else care to, or shall we find a different way out?"
"Well then, which way do we go now?"
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"It is very possible that the damage to th upper floors has cut off access to all of the stairs going up or down. If there are spiders here, it is possible that they have nested by the entrance because there hasn't been any traffic past that point. I think we should check the other rooms, but will likely have to go outside to scale the wall. A feat I am not an expert in. . ."
I am going to take out my map while others continue to check this room just to see if there are any notes that might help, but otherwise I am ready to go when everyone else is.
"Rooms it is, then." Godwin walks to the nearest closed door and opens it.
Will double checks his crossbow and casts another spell to light up a pebble.
"I'm not much of a climber myself, so hopefully we'll find an easier way."
Anath peers into the doorway, trying to see anything inside
Through the doorway you see rubble. Every foot seems to contain rubble, to the point where entering would be close to impossible.
The only way up seems to be up the walls.
"So, we climb then?" Godwin will look for the easiest spot to climb up.
Climb:
"As a matter of fact, I do!" Takes out his hemp rope (50 ft.) and hads it to Loren.
As you get back outside, the cool air greets you; inside, it was a lot more pungent than you imagined. The torn-up walls here seem a lot easier to climb than the masterfully craftsmanship that consists of the rest of the tower. This is also the only place that appears damaged.
"So, we climb then?" Godwin will look for the easiest spot to climb up.
Climb: 1d20+1
Here I go!
Godwin clutches onto a couple of rocks and heaves himself upwards - only to lose his grip on some smooth stones a little higher up. He lands on his feet, a little wiser of how the wall must be climbed.
"I don't suppose any of you brought a grappling hook, did you?"
Places sword back in scabbard and shield on back, and tries to climb the wall
Godwin wipes his hands on his pants and looks at the wall again. "Well, never let humiliation get in the way of a good time, right?"
Climb:
Godwin attempts to climb up the wall again, and reaches the second floor without any incident.
On top of the second floor, Godwin finds that the drop down is a lot steeper than it looks. Two doors decorate the walls, one to the north-west and one to the north-east. On the wall are torch holders, sturdy bits of metal that have been planted into the wall.
Godwin will pull out his length of rope from his pack, pick the most secure torch sconce, tie off the rope and throw it down for the others to climb.
"Come on up! No druids here yet!"
Anath grabs the rope and tries to climb too:
With the rope you easily manage to climb up to the second floor. The two doors to the north-west and north-east still stand there, closed.
Godwin will move to the NW door and inspect it for traps!
Perception:
Disable Device, if needed:
If Anath did not have any trouble climbing, he will stay right behind Godwin to provide Backup if needed.
Anath climbs up without problems thanks to the rope, and moves up close to Godwin; while Godwin finds no semblance of traps on the crude door, he does find that it is locked - and that the keyhole has been mangled beyond repair. It also seems to require some force to be pushed open.