Rhun's Greyhawk OMEGA Campaign (ToEE) - Continued

[Rhun]

Ciaran head back toward the "hall of bones" while Shoon looks to Merrick and Zirat for confirmation that they should try to take a prisoner.

Is everone heading out with Ciaran? Or is there another plan?

[Voadam]

"Follow Ciaran to flank around them. Move! We fight with our backs to the exit, not oncoming enemy. Cut down any in our way, the bounty hunter will grab an unconscious fallen foe if he can. Be ready with your wand Prophet. Remember your caltrops people. Move!" Sir Merrick takes the lead in racing around to the other side.

[Dire Lemming]

Shoon shrugs and follows Sir Merrick. He'd gotten them out of here before, while his own plans had constantly failed. There was no reason to think this time wouldn't be the same.

[Strahd_Von_Zarovich]

We need a tactic and not wait for the foes to act first, they are not dumb.
Zirat grunts to Shoon, taking the lead to the other side of the boned corridor.
Be ready to fight who ever lurks here, we need to find a hideout, let them believe we fled.

[Dire Lemming]

Shoon glances ruefully over at the big dumb barbarian as they move, but doesn't voice his opinions of the man. Instead he says. "There is allot of evidence that they are in fact very dumb, Zirat. They have repeatedly let us enter their stronghold and wander about uncontested until we have stumbled upon an unaware group of them and battle broke out. If you had a stronghold like this would you let your men sit around and drink while the halls went unpatrolled and the gates unguarded?"

The monk shakes his head in disbelief

[Dichotomy]

Aeron waits for the others to start moving, and then follows. "Be wary," the cleric calls as Ciaran nears the "hall of bones." "This place has evil in it. More than just our seen foes."

[InVinoVeritas]

Ciaran keeps pace with Merrick, ready to launch the attack from the other side as he plans.

[Strahd_Von_Zarovich]

Perhaps they are confident with their powers, they don't feel like guarding the whole place, the sinister temple is intimidating enough versus the ordinary common folk. Who knows what magical and divine natured traps lie around here, I think the denizens let the temple to overcome you instead of them.
Thinking again the champion adds.
Maybe this argument is part of the temple influence, we must concentrate...

[Dire Lemming]

Shoon can't help but shake his head and sigh. As reliable as he was in combat, in a battle of wits and reason he seemed quite ineffectual. "If they are that confident after taking so many casualties without inflicting even one then they are just as foolish as I said."

[Rhun]

Sorry for the delays...busy week. I should have the next post up tonight.

[Rhun]

You quickly reach the dark hall, bones and skulls breaking underfoot as you move into it. Again, you feel the oppressiveness of the place weighing heavily upon you. You can hear no sounds of pursuit from behind, but in the distance you can hear the sounds of voices raised in alarm. The noise seems to be coming from somewhere north of you.

[Strahd_Von_Zarovich]

left.
the champion leads the way to the uncharted area

[Dog Moon]

"We can't be any less foolish," Deren points out, "Since we keep coming back. But it seems that we, at least, have a purpose for being down here."

[InVinoVeritas]

"Back the way we came, to the north. We need to meet them if we are to capture anyone. We also need to keep closer to the entrance."

[Rhun]

Following Zirat left, you soon enough find that the great hall of bones ends, leaving you one passage heading north and one heading south. The sounds of armored men and raised voices is definitely coming from the north. Although you cannot tell how many of the enemy have been roused, it sounds like a sizeable amount of them.

Shadows flit and flutter at the edges of your vision.

-MAP-

[Dire Lemming]

Shoon starts to head south. He doesn't like this room, and the best best chance they have to escape with a prisoner is to find someone alone.

[Voadam]

Momentarily disoriented in their withdrawal Sir Merrick orients himself again and pushes on South. "South then East. Remember your caltrops. We want to fight with our backs to the exit not have to withdraw deeper into the temple." Sir Merrick glances at the shadows with his dark vision to see if this reveals whether they are supernatural ones moving with the party or mundane ones.

[Rhun]

You follow the corridor south, which zigs and zags in a southwestern direction. Soon enough you find yourselves in a long hall running north and south. To the south there appears to be a four way branch. To the north, you can see a couple of doors and another branching corridor.

You can still hear the sounds of the reinforcements behind you, but they seem more distant now. The corridor that you stand in is dark and quiet.


-MAP-

[Dire Lemming]

Shoon points down the southern corridor. "Look, that left may loop around to the exit."

[Strahd_Von_Zarovich]

Then south it is.
Zirat leads the way to the intersection