DM Jan Thursday May 24th, 2007 2:03:47 AM
"I sense nothing about that hole," Config answers Valdor. "Crow is still somewhere in a north western direction. The elementals - " The metal head shifts briefly toward Nonam and Mordrid. "They would be free, and almost always return to our native plane. We are not harmed by third party intervention. The harm comes if we free ourselves."
"But, but - what if you don't come back?" asks Tommy nervously as Ve Mundr disappears from view down the tunnel.
Surrounded by lantern light, the Protector of Domi is about twenty paces down the tunnel when he starts to see light ahead. It's a faint lilac glow. A few more steps and there appear to be small veins of lilac in the rock below his feet. The tunnel roof sweeps away abruptly. Directly ahead is a great cavern. More pale light is in evidence, radiating from the cavern floor, as those tiny veins grow in width and connect along the way ahead. These veins appear to contain some kind of liquid, and in the far distance there is a great lake of it. And silhouetted, straight ahead (approx 50 yards) - a natural, raised dais of rock, upon which rest four tombs. One of them rests below something that looks like a giant spider, it's eight legs are like bars, surrounding - either trapping or protecting it.
For an instant, there is a momentary flash of light from another source. High above - a spark of light travels from somewhere beyond the lake, swoops toward and high above Ve Mundr's head, and is gone.
Jus Thursday May 24th, 2007 7:49:03 AM
Jus starts rocking back and forth, waiting for someone to do something. He may know these people, but he still feels like an outsider due to his time away. Finally Ve Mundr heads off, and Jus doesn't stay far behind.
Even though the others are talking about planar annihilation, Jus still has a strange feeling that Config should follow them. No matter, he's going ahead with Ve Mundr and will let the others decide what to do about Config.
Seeing the streams, Jus gets close. Not too close to touch it, but close enough to attempt to see what their made of.
Jus tenses as the spark of light quickly approaches Ve Mundr, and just as quickly disappears. "Pray tell, what was that," Jus mumbles, adding a nervous chuckle as he realizes his choice of words in this godless world.
Jus slowly walks toward the tomb that is farthest away from the spider. "Surely this isn't tombs of the gods," Jus says. "Jancassis popped into my mind when I saw that spider. Not the most pleasant thing to think of."
A chill runs down his spine as the death of magic and possibly the death of the gods becomes a little more real.
Jus tries to get close enough to see any writing or symbols on the other tombs, but manages to keeps a bit of distance until the others of his party join them. He doesn't have a torch with him (Idiot didn't buy any Jus silently chastises himself), and can only see by the lilac glow of the liquid.
Onrad Thursday May 24th, 2007 10:26:05 AM
They are just around the corner, Dahlia. Next room over. See?
He looks around the corner and sees Ve and Jus disappear through the back wall.
"Wow! Come on!"
Onrad does a forward flip and rushes towards the others, his eyes bright with excitement.
He hesitates as he sees the hole in the wall, and pivots towards Nonam.
"What's up with the hole?"
Valdor Thursday May 24th, 2007 11:18:39 AM
Valdor tells Tommy,"We won't go far without you, I promise. If you have any problems, come running down this tunnel. I'll leave you a torch, just in case you need it."
He then tells Config,"We will release you from your prison soon. Please protect these two while we're gone for a few minutes."
He then makes sure everyone is together and heads down the tunnel behind the others.
Ve Mundr d20+13=22 d20+9=26 d20+24=29 Thursday May 24th, 2007 1:21:33 PM
Ve stoops to look closely, but not touch the 'liquid'. "Wold's blood perhaps. Faded and losing power, but still here." he replies to Jus. ve looks up at the light flash and towards the tombs, "Where others fear to tread." Ve mumbles as he moves closer to the lake and dias rock.
As the light flash vanishes, Ve responds to Jus, "Pray might be the most appropriate of phrases Jus." Ve then sets the lantern down, the light of the lake and rivlets providing enough light and he starts taking slow steps up the dias towards the 4 tombs. [Spot 22, Listen 26 Know Religion 29]
He keeps his eyes about for signs of danger and his ears home in behind him. Ve will eventually make his way fully up the dias and search the surface of the tombs for symbols and sigils. [Search 22]
Nonam Thursday May 24th, 2007 2:42:12 PM
Nonam follows Valdor into the opening. As they walk he tells Jus, "Do you remember when you laughed and joked about everything? You seem to have forgotten how now, but I'll bet you can remember if you try."
On seeing the spider and the liquid, he closes his eyes and listens to determine if the liquid is in fact Woldsblood.
Corialote and Amarth d20+31=50 d20+36=49 Thursday May 24th, 2007 11:49:28 PM
Cori has been following along feeling of little use right now. Sure she has her natural abilities and some of them work but it seems that even her natural spells are failing her.
She comes to kneel near the liquid and studies it closely but does not touch it. If it is indeed Woldsblood than it would be a mistake to take the chance right now.
[knowledge(arcane) 50 and spellcraft 49]
Nick Friday May 25th, 2007 2:05:52 AM
Nick is drawing all sorts of conclusions about the scene before him, and as the group advance, he finds his heart racing. He wants desperately to dash forward toward that dais, his mind having some fanciful notion of what he will find there.
He's oblivious of the lilac veins, their convergence, the lake beyond, and what they signify. If that was Alemi in one of those tombs....
Dahlia Friday May 25th, 2007 7:03:15 AM
Moving back with Onrad as he rushes to the others, Dahlia takes another look at things from the other direction to see if anything come to her. As she catches up to the others she moves her way to the front in order for her to help scout the way.
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