[IC] Halfling Quest - Rooting Around

[Boddynock]

"Put out the lantern, quickly," whispers Alton. "It will be a beacon to anyone or anything down here. Let's see if our eyes can adjust to the light from these fungi."

 

[Bobitron]

Bubbles stares openly at the ox-like creatures and whispers. "Has anyone seen anything like that before?" She fingers the hilt of the well-crafted shortsword nevously. "If they are aggressive, we need to prepare for a charge."

 

[Evilhalfling]

Erm .. not unless they can fly.. a slight grin is flashed at Bubbles
Eddie will slide up to the edge of the platform, trying to remaing behind any cover he can find.

they look like cattle, is there a heardsman about?
How far down is the floor, and is there a path or ladder that allows access?

OOC: Hide +11, MS +7

 

[Bobitron]

Erm .. not unless they can fly.. a slight grin is flashed at Bubbles.

"Smart ass." Bubbles returns the grin. "We have to get across, right? That means getting closer to them."

 

[Tarlonniel]

Kiylea gazes in awe at the scene, taking in beasts, moss, ledge, and cavern with the same reverent amazement. "Our gracious Lady! Clara will never believe me...." She glances around to see if any of that strange glowing fungus is within arm's reach, listening distractedly to the others' conversations. "They seem sort of like cattle," she muses, echoing Eddie's unspoken thought, thinking hard to recall anything else she might have seen or heard of such creatures. "Y'know... if we can't get down, this might not be a bad place to rest for awhile... we don't need the lamp so much in here..."

OoC: Knowledge (nature) +5, spot +4

 

[Ferrix]

While Ringly snuffs the lantern at Alton's suggestion the six halflings are sunk into a moment of darkness as their eyes readjust to the odd ambient light generated by the fungi, about as bright as a full moon on a relatively clear night.

Eddie creeps forward to the edge of the ledge, keeping his body low as the entire ledge is smooth flagstone with no lip at the edge, he skirts along it from one end to the other. He discovers what he can only judge to be a wooden platform, five feet square, powered by some sort of manual winch system in the far right corner of the ledge which would lower to cavern floor. Looking over the edge, the cavern floor is about fifteen feet below, although he can't tell how it is supported from up here, but he does notice a ladder affixed to the ledge near the winch platform.

Kiylea looks around for some of the luminescent fungus but it seems the walls have been hewn by tools removing any growth of the stuff from the area around the ledge, although she does notice wall sconces with unlit torches left in them. Her knowledge of subterranean fungus is essentially nothing, however it reminds her slightly of the slight shimmer some rarer varieties of Faerielichen has.

 

[Bobitron]

"Be careful, Eddie! I'm not going down there to rescue you!" Bubbles smiles broadly, trying to lighten the mood of the group.

 

[Evilhalfling]

This is so cool... I agree Kiylea, this might not be a bad place to rest.
Do you think those things are safe? Clara showed you how to deal with wild animals right?

Eddie will go take a look at the wench, does it look like its in working condition?

 

[Boddynock]

"Has anybody else noticed that those ... cattle ... are giving the glowing fungi a wide berth? Maybe we shouldn't touch it until we have a better idea of what it is."

 

[Tarlonniel]

"It's probably just not good for eating. If it was dangerous to touch I don't think the... the herdsman, or whatever, would let them wander around near it." Kiylea scoots a bit nearer to the edge. "They don't look like mean critters, but there's really no way of knowing. Can anyone see another way out of this place?"