Legacy of the Silver Dragon: Chapter 1 (Chickens, Demons, and a Missing Girl)

[Binder Fred]

"What is it?" urgently whispers the elf from the back. Perhaps the rearmost position was a mistake after all? He cannot see a thing!

OOC: Antares in D, trying to somehow peer through solid earth into the next corridor. Note: to my knowledge the party currently has two torches (stellan and Myst) and one lamp (Antares).

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

"Gold pieces on the floor is one thing -- and often good -- but hanging in the air above the others?"

 

[Binder Fred]

The message takes a few beats to penetrate... "Are you saying- Floating coins in the tunnel that way?" The young mage more than half-suspects Bosco is trying to pull one of his pranks -- and at a typically completely unacceptable time as well.

Nonetheless... "Some hard earths and crystals rare *are* known to repel, or in one case, it is reported, even sustain aloft... Alternatively, perhaps your coins do not hang at all, friend Bosco, but instead rest on things invisible to us from here? Why not go poke them and see what happens? Clearly proper reward has been offered for the task this time..." A gently pointed reference to yesterday's conversation, that, though it clearly mixes with a developing vein of real curiosity...

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

"I know it's hard to hear others when your mouth is constantly working, but yes, that is what I'm saying. Use your eyes and be silent, for one moment in your life."

 

[gambler1650]

Stellan passes the torch up to Bosco.

As the light penetrates down the corridor from both Myst and Bosco's torches, something else becomes evident. The coins were visible in the very low light due to their reflectively shiny nature.

What wasn't reflective, and therefore not visible to Bosco a moment before, are the bones... a skeleton actually. It looks pretty complete, though the bones are oddly darker than normal, streaked with brown and black. The coins hang at about waist high in front of it - and the reason Bosco and Myst can tell it would be waist high is that the skeleton is upright though leaning slightly forward. It faces towards Bosco and Myst but is slightly turned towards the right hand wall (from the adventurers' point of view). The jaw hangs loosely, the eye sockets empty.

OOC: Bosco and Myst.. Quick reaction. What's the first thing your characters do?

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Bosco draws his weapon and moves backward through the group.

"Scouting complete! Now it's time for the fighting!"

 

[Binder Fred]

"I know it's hard to hear others when your mouth is constantly working, but yes, that is what I'm saying. Use your eyes and be silent, for one moment in your life."

Antares does, considering the Halfling across and around the varied body-parts of Stellan, Muzdin and Mysthyr... As nothing further happens <no actions described by Whizbang>: "Bosco does not want to investigate the coins," he translates, somewhat surprised at that conclusion himself. "Is not scouting your avowed vocation?"

OOC: The last bit put in to match Bosco's upcomimg: "Scouting complete!" Since Antares does not get a quick reaction, that's it for now.

 

[Voda Vosa]

"Undead!" Muzdim bellows, "To arms!" His weapon in hand, the dwarf advances to engage.

 

[gambler1650]

[sblock=For Bosco]Just as you start to draw back and Muzdim begins his charge, the skeleton shudders and moves in your direction - sluggishly. You notice two things. The first is that the skeleton's orientation doesn't change at all and the limbs don't move. It's still turned partially towards the wall, leaning slightly forward. The second is that there's a slight shimmer around the skeleton, a very faint, almost watery look - or perhaps like you've seen on a hot day.[/sblock]

Bosco draws his weapon and moves backward through the group.

"Scouting complete! Now it's time for the fighting!"

 

[gambler1650]

"Undead!" Muzdim bellows, "To arms!" His weapon in hand, the dwarf advances to engage.

Ok, I'll assume that's the first thing you do after Myst's quick reaction is stated..

When you say 'advance', tell me precisely what you're planning to do. Thanlks!