The Great Pass lies in the Black Mountains, one of the highest and most forbidding mountain chains in the known lands. Here peaks are permanently ice-covered, and large glaciers fill many of the high valleys and saddles. From a distance the mountains appear white and dull blue, but when viewed closely, the blue becomes dull gray, barren rock. Most of the mountain land is well above the treeline, even above the highest of the alpine meadows that cover the lower slopes.
Father Fuller has a fair idea where the Pass should be, and leads his companions there this morning, intent on reaching the land of the evil Master and ending the threat to the civilized lands.
You find a heavily trampled path and follow it. However, the path just leads up to a blank cliff wall.
"Well, if that isn't suspcious, than I don't know what is," says Aram, looking over the cliff wall before them. He removes a pair of spectacles from his pack, puts them on, and then moves to the cliff wall, slowly checking over the surface of the rock for anything unusual. "This could take a little while."
Search +15, take 20 if appropriate and won't take hours. Take 10 otherwise.
Also, can we assume the during our day of rest waiting for Beving to appear, that Father Fuller prayed for the spells necessary to remove Aram's negative energy level?
__________________ -Rhun
"I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful than facts - hope always triumphs over experience - laughter is the cure for grief - love is stronger than death." -Robert Fulghum
Father Fuller presumably prepared the spell (right renau1g?), but Aram was able to overcome the negative level on his own.
Girgal had used his wand of lesser vigor to heal himself and Ripclaw. I'd say he used about 5 charges.
Father Fuller is fully healed having used his own spells yesterday to heal himself. The party is at full hp.
I'll assume that Bevin wasn't carrying the loot from the commander at the time he vanished. You should decide who has the ring of telekinesis in particular.
Aram gives the sheer rock face a close visual inspection, but he doesn't see any signs of a secret passage or other irregularities. If anything, the rock looks smooth and featureless.
Eventually, Aram sighs in frustration. "Well, there is no concealed entrance here. Magic perhaps?"
__________________ -Rhun
"I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful than facts - hope always triumphs over experience - laughter is the cure for grief - love is stronger than death." -Robert Fulghum
Father Fuller says "Maybe there is good Master Aram, I will take a look. By the way, that new ring of yours looks mighty nice" as he casts a minor incantation to detect magic
OOC
I assume it might be nice for Aram to have something in case we run across foes his blades can't harm? Like the skeleton?
I just assumed Aram would take what I can only assume are the gauntlets of ogre power, and give the ring to someone else. Fuller would be a good candidate, since he really doesn't have a great weapon right now, and may need something if he runs out of spells.
__________________ -Rhun
"I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful than facts - hope always triumphs over experience - laughter is the cure for grief - love is stronger than death." -Robert Fulghum
Keira walks back and forth in front of the cliff face, muttering and flipping through her book.
"Open Sesame? No... Abra Cadabra? Blatherskite? There's got to be something in here..." The woman continues flipping pages as she ponders the wall, sighing as she leans up against it.
ooc
pleasefallthroughpleasefallthrough.
In other news, assuming it's not an illusory wall, would any knowledges help in figuring this thing out? Engineering(+11) to notice some hidden lever? History(+15) to know of past instances of this type of 'road leading into wall'?
Aram safely stows his goggles back in his pack and waits patiently for Fuller and Keira to finish their investigations of the cliff face. He turns his attention outward, keeping an eye and ear open for any sign of danger.
__________________ -Rhun
"I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful than facts - hope always triumphs over experience - laughter is the cure for grief - love is stronger than death." -Robert Fulghum
Father Fuller studies the wall with his magical sight.
renau1g
and detects a moderate aura of illusion
Keira mutters and ponders, finally leaning onto the cliff face in frustration - and flops down into the dirt as she tumbles right into the solid wall of rock as though it were thin air.
Beyond the illusory mountainside, she sees a narrow box canyon. The mouth of the canyon is 20 yards wide. Cliffs 300’ high rise up on either side. The canyon curves to the right ahead, blocking line of sight.
Keira coughs from the dirt her fall kicks up, and between the coughs her voice comes from beyond the illusory cliff wall "found it." she calls as she picks herself up.
Hearing Keira's cough and call from beyond the wall, Aram chuckles. "Well done," he calls. Then, he glances at Father Fuller and Girgal. "Come on, you two. There are heroic deeds to be done." With a smile, the dervish walks through the wall in roughly the same place that his companion fell through.
__________________ -Rhun
"I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful than facts - hope always triumphs over experience - laughter is the cure for grief - love is stronger than death." -Robert Fulghum
The mouth of the canyon is 20 yards wide. Cliffs 300’ high rise up on either side. The canyon twists and turns at this same width for half a mile and ends in a large open area one mile across. At the far side of this bowl is a cave mouth 30' from the ground. A ramp of packed earth runs from the ground to the opening.
As you cross the open area, heading towards the cave mouth, you see wisps of what might be steam drifting from the opening.
Finally, 30' away, you hear a great rumbling noise and a large cloud of steam billows out of the cave. Suddenly, the large head of a green, dragon-like creature thrusts out of the cave! If it is indeed a dragon, the body must be truly collossal.
The creature says in a booming voice, “What is this? More of the puny creatures who run the face of the earth? Go away and leave me alone!”
renau1g
Father Fuller has never heard of any dragon guarding the Pass.
WD, Jemal
The dragon seems ... odd.
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"Ho-ho, we are just simple travellers looking to pass on by. We mean you no harm oh great....I didn't catch your name oh powerful one." Father Fuller fawns.
Aram's scimitars seem to leap into his hands at the appearance of the dragon, and he drops into a defensive crouch. He certainly wasn't expecting a dragon! "Fuller? Keira? Is there something about this pass you might have forgotten to mention?"
__________________ -Rhun
"I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful than facts - hope always triumphs over experience - laughter is the cure for grief - love is stronger than death." -Robert Fulghum
If it wasn't for the sheer seriousness of the situation, Fuller's comments would have made Aram laugh. Instead, he just shakes his head and moves to the rigth, away from his companions. If the beast had a breath weapon of some sort, it wouldn't bod well for them to all stand together in a pack.
__________________ -Rhun
"I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful than facts - hope always triumphs over experience - laughter is the cure for grief - love is stronger than death." -Robert Fulghum
"Leave NOW or suffer the consequences!" the dragon declares.
Billowing gas or steam continues to drift out of the cave and out of the dragon's mouth.
ooc: How spread out is the party and where are you standing? The cave mouth is about 50' wide, and the earthen ramp is 60' long, 30' high at the cave end, and 50' wide. The dragon appeared when you were about 30' from the entrance.
To the sides and back is the mile-wide bowl-like valley which the canyon had led to. The tracks definately led toward the cave.
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