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<blockquote data-quote="Elodan" data-source="post: 3057219" data-attributes="member: 8006"><p><strong>Session 8</strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>30 Tarsakh, Year of Lightning Storms</strong> </span>(con't)</p><p></p><p>The group decides to see where the rungs lead. Cyrus is goaded into going down first. Ash ties a rope around the stout dwarf’s waist and the other end around a nearby stalagmite. As Cyrus heads down the crude ladder, he notices he can see the bottom with his darkvision; it is about 40 feet from cliff edge to bottom. As the warmain reaches the halfway point, two more of the stone-colored eyeless creatures rise from a small ledge on the opposite wall; the ledge is somewhat lower and than the cliff’s edge. One of the creatures hurls a bag at Cyrus while the other looses an arrow at the rest of the party. The bag hits just above the dwarf’s head and a sticky mass quickly expands from the point of impact. Cyrus quickly moves away from the gooey mass and heads for the bottom. In the meantime, Ash, Shayar and Raeva all draw their ranged weapons and take aim at the humanoids on the ledge. After several volleys of ineffectual missile fire from both sides, Ash decides on a rash course of action. The halfling grabs the rope tied to Cyrus and cuts it. The totem warrior then grabs the end and jumps off the edge. He manages to swing into one of the stone-colored humanoids, knocking him down. The creature comes close to falling off the ledge, but manages to hang on and pull himself up. As Ash was in mid-leap, the other monster throws another bag at the dwarf below. Again, Cyrus manages to avoid the sticky mass. He also notices that the contents of the bag quickly dry out. Realizing that the stairs are not blocked by the sticky substance, Cyrus begins to climb. Ash and the creature he used as a landing pad exchange blows. Shayar and Raeva manage to keep the other humanoid occupied with a barrage of missiles. Ash realizes that he cannot continue battling the creature in a straight hand-to-hand combat. Still holding the rope, he slides down, grabs the creature by the leg and slips over the side of the ledge. The creature seems like it will be able to resist going over the side, but the halfling’s momentum is too strong. The eyeless humanoid falls to the cavern floor roughly 30 feet below. At the same time, the missile barrage from the faen and human manage to fell the other creature. With the rope Ash had been hanging onto all this time caught on something on the ledge, the halfling is now dangling high above the cavern floor. Luckily, Cyrus is standing on the rungs close by and manages to pull in Ash.</p><p></p><p>The dwarf mentions he saw two passages leading out of the cavern below, one on the same level as the cavern floor and one about ten feet above the floor. With the rest of the party joining them on the cavern floor, warmain and totem warrior decide to scout the lower tunnel. The natural corridor is narrow and had a very low ceiling. Fortunately, it is high enough that the pair does not have to duck. They only have to walk a short distance before the corridor opens into a larger cavern with a very high ceiling. A pile of rubble occupies the space closed to the opposite wall. Ash notices a pair of eyes watching his movements. Pretending not to notice, the totem warrior leads Cyrus back to the others. “Did you notice the creature amongst the rubble?” Ash asks the dwarf. “Can’t say that I did.” He replies. “Hmm,” says the halfling, “I though I saw more than one and I got the distinct impression that it wanted to harm me.” Raeva quickly interjects, “In our weakened condition, I don’t think we are a match for one unknown monster, let along two. Perhaps we should find shelter and rest.” The group confers for a few minutes and it is decided that the small ledge where the two stone-colored humanoids launched their ambush was the best place to rest.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Elodan, post: 3057219, member: 8006"] [b]Session 8[/b] [SIZE=3][B]30 Tarsakh, Year of Lightning Storms[/B] [/SIZE](con't) The group decides to see where the rungs lead. Cyrus is goaded into going down first. Ash ties a rope around the stout dwarf’s waist and the other end around a nearby stalagmite. As Cyrus heads down the crude ladder, he notices he can see the bottom with his darkvision; it is about 40 feet from cliff edge to bottom. As the warmain reaches the halfway point, two more of the stone-colored eyeless creatures rise from a small ledge on the opposite wall; the ledge is somewhat lower and than the cliff’s edge. One of the creatures hurls a bag at Cyrus while the other looses an arrow at the rest of the party. The bag hits just above the dwarf’s head and a sticky mass quickly expands from the point of impact. Cyrus quickly moves away from the gooey mass and heads for the bottom. In the meantime, Ash, Shayar and Raeva all draw their ranged weapons and take aim at the humanoids on the ledge. After several volleys of ineffectual missile fire from both sides, Ash decides on a rash course of action. The halfling grabs the rope tied to Cyrus and cuts it. The totem warrior then grabs the end and jumps off the edge. He manages to swing into one of the stone-colored humanoids, knocking him down. The creature comes close to falling off the ledge, but manages to hang on and pull himself up. As Ash was in mid-leap, the other monster throws another bag at the dwarf below. Again, Cyrus manages to avoid the sticky mass. He also notices that the contents of the bag quickly dry out. Realizing that the stairs are not blocked by the sticky substance, Cyrus begins to climb. Ash and the creature he used as a landing pad exchange blows. Shayar and Raeva manage to keep the other humanoid occupied with a barrage of missiles. Ash realizes that he cannot continue battling the creature in a straight hand-to-hand combat. Still holding the rope, he slides down, grabs the creature by the leg and slips over the side of the ledge. The creature seems like it will be able to resist going over the side, but the halfling’s momentum is too strong. The eyeless humanoid falls to the cavern floor roughly 30 feet below. At the same time, the missile barrage from the faen and human manage to fell the other creature. With the rope Ash had been hanging onto all this time caught on something on the ledge, the halfling is now dangling high above the cavern floor. Luckily, Cyrus is standing on the rungs close by and manages to pull in Ash. The dwarf mentions he saw two passages leading out of the cavern below, one on the same level as the cavern floor and one about ten feet above the floor. With the rest of the party joining them on the cavern floor, warmain and totem warrior decide to scout the lower tunnel. The natural corridor is narrow and had a very low ceiling. Fortunately, it is high enough that the pair does not have to duck. They only have to walk a short distance before the corridor opens into a larger cavern with a very high ceiling. A pile of rubble occupies the space closed to the opposite wall. Ash notices a pair of eyes watching his movements. Pretending not to notice, the totem warrior leads Cyrus back to the others. “Did you notice the creature amongst the rubble?” Ash asks the dwarf. “Can’t say that I did.” He replies. “Hmm,” says the halfling, “I though I saw more than one and I got the distinct impression that it wanted to harm me.” Raeva quickly interjects, “In our weakened condition, I don’t think we are a match for one unknown monster, let along two. Perhaps we should find shelter and rest.” The group confers for a few minutes and it is decided that the small ledge where the two stone-colored humanoids launched their ambush was the best place to rest. [/QUOTE]
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