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<blockquote data-quote="Silver Moon" data-source="post: 8210419" data-attributes="member: 8530"><p><strong>Chapter 21, “The Lower Caves“. Dec. 4, 1882:</strong></p><p></p><p>They continue to clear the rocks and dirt. As it was originally a gold mine Ginnie checked the rocks being removed for mineral content. Jake concludes that the task of digging is not in his job description. They eventually clear enough of the debris to make their way through a narrow opening that Thock can barely make it through. Moving on they soon come to a room stacked with mining supplies. This room smells bad due to greater humidity to it and the meal shovels, axes, and crowbars are all rusted. There are piles of rope that are rotted, which is where the smell is coming from.</p><p></p><p>Moving on they find another collapsed passageway, but this one has gaps through to the other side, which is where the moisture is coming from. The rocks are quickly cleared enough for further passage and the group moves onward, soon reaching the end of this tunnel level where they find a vertical shaft going down.</p><p></p><p>There is a wooden ladder on the wall of the shaft, but it is a lot of mold and rot on it and is not deemed to be safe to use. Light is shined down to see that it goes 25 feet to a solid base. To the side of the base a pool of water is seen. Cathleen comments “With all of these druids and wizards you would think that somebody might have an animal companion or familiar to scout out locations such as this.” Emily comments that she should really get one at some point. Colleen reminds her that there is still a mountain lion in the area. “That is not what I had in mind,” Emily replies.</p><p></p><p>Before descending to the lower level Morgan decides to review his spells. They debate using the ladder and decide it might be safe enough provided the person descending is tied to a rope in the event that it breaks. Morgan goes first, Morgan checks out the adjacent pool, yelling up that it covers a large adjacent chamber that has a narrow ledge. He says that there is also a second passageway off from the base of the shaft in a different direction.</p><p></p><p>El Rohir goes next, loosing his footing on the ladder and unexpectedly releases the rope, falling with a thud onto the ground. He gets up but is a little bit injured from the fall. They decide to send people down based upon weight, lightest first, securing the rope tightly above. Once everybody is down they proceed on the passageway.</p><p></p><p>They soon reaches a larger room, which at one end has what was once a gold bar but has most of it shaved off. There is a knife and pile of rags that it appears was used to shave the gold from the bar. Ginnie speculates that somebody had been shaving off slivers of gold as needed to use for spare change. She gathers up the bar, knife and few remaining shavings and gold dust that are one the rags saying “We shouldn’t leave this room a mess”.</p><p></p><p>The chamber continues on, the walls becoming better constructed than those before and descending at a downward angle. They soon reach a section that is completely flooded. Ginnie proposes that they empty their wine-skins and water-skins to fill with water to breath while they swim onward. Jake mentions that his skins are filled with Kentucky Bourbon, but that he will be willing to empty them into his body if they think that will help.</p><p></p><p>El Rohir suggests they go back to the pool and circumnavigate around the ledge. He leads a small group back there. They use a pole to measure depth and finding it to be between six-and-seven feet deep. They eventually reach a passageway on the far in, but the entranceway has been sealed. It does not look like the prior blockages where the stones have been collapsed, but instead has been expertly sealed by a stonemason. “This will take a lot longer to get through, he comments.” They rejoin the others.</p><p></p><p>Colleen suggests that they have contest to see which of them can hold their breath the longest and have that person then be the one to swim. Everyone pinches their nose, takes a deep breath, and closes their mouth. Jake is the first out, the others take longer. The twins, having a competitive nature, each attempt to last longer than the other but both eventually have to end, almost simultaneously. At that point Thock is the only one still holding his breath and does not appear to be having any trouble, so become the one selected.</p><p></p><p>Thock enters the water, with a magical light source and carrying a pole to help prod before him. The chamber’s ceiling varies in height and continues to descend, he then reaches a point where it begins to ascend, eventually surfacing in a large chamber that he is at the far end of.</p><p></p><p>After catching his breath he shines the light around the chamber, which goes back around thirty feet to a far wall and also runs another thirty feet to the left and twenty feet to the right, ending in a passageway that probably connects to the sealed doorway in the room with the pool.</p><p></p><p>Standing ten feet before him is a skeletal warrior attired in Spanish Conquistador armor and helmet and brandishing an elaborate glowing sword with the hilt encrusted with jewels. The opposite end of the room, behind the warrior, is treasure. That end of the room is filled with gold in the form of stacks of bars and rods.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Silver Moon, post: 8210419, member: 8530"] [B]Chapter 21, “The Lower Caves“. Dec. 4, 1882:[/B] They continue to clear the rocks and dirt. As it was originally a gold mine Ginnie checked the rocks being removed for mineral content. Jake concludes that the task of digging is not in his job description. They eventually clear enough of the debris to make their way through a narrow opening that Thock can barely make it through. Moving on they soon come to a room stacked with mining supplies. This room smells bad due to greater humidity to it and the meal shovels, axes, and crowbars are all rusted. There are piles of rope that are rotted, which is where the smell is coming from. Moving on they find another collapsed passageway, but this one has gaps through to the other side, which is where the moisture is coming from. The rocks are quickly cleared enough for further passage and the group moves onward, soon reaching the end of this tunnel level where they find a vertical shaft going down. There is a wooden ladder on the wall of the shaft, but it is a lot of mold and rot on it and is not deemed to be safe to use. Light is shined down to see that it goes 25 feet to a solid base. To the side of the base a pool of water is seen. Cathleen comments “With all of these druids and wizards you would think that somebody might have an animal companion or familiar to scout out locations such as this.” Emily comments that she should really get one at some point. Colleen reminds her that there is still a mountain lion in the area. “That is not what I had in mind,” Emily replies. Before descending to the lower level Morgan decides to review his spells. They debate using the ladder and decide it might be safe enough provided the person descending is tied to a rope in the event that it breaks. Morgan goes first, Morgan checks out the adjacent pool, yelling up that it covers a large adjacent chamber that has a narrow ledge. He says that there is also a second passageway off from the base of the shaft in a different direction. El Rohir goes next, loosing his footing on the ladder and unexpectedly releases the rope, falling with a thud onto the ground. He gets up but is a little bit injured from the fall. They decide to send people down based upon weight, lightest first, securing the rope tightly above. Once everybody is down they proceed on the passageway. They soon reaches a larger room, which at one end has what was once a gold bar but has most of it shaved off. There is a knife and pile of rags that it appears was used to shave the gold from the bar. Ginnie speculates that somebody had been shaving off slivers of gold as needed to use for spare change. She gathers up the bar, knife and few remaining shavings and gold dust that are one the rags saying “We shouldn’t leave this room a mess”. The chamber continues on, the walls becoming better constructed than those before and descending at a downward angle. They soon reach a section that is completely flooded. Ginnie proposes that they empty their wine-skins and water-skins to fill with water to breath while they swim onward. Jake mentions that his skins are filled with Kentucky Bourbon, but that he will be willing to empty them into his body if they think that will help. El Rohir suggests they go back to the pool and circumnavigate around the ledge. He leads a small group back there. They use a pole to measure depth and finding it to be between six-and-seven feet deep. They eventually reach a passageway on the far in, but the entranceway has been sealed. It does not look like the prior blockages where the stones have been collapsed, but instead has been expertly sealed by a stonemason. “This will take a lot longer to get through, he comments.” They rejoin the others. Colleen suggests that they have contest to see which of them can hold their breath the longest and have that person then be the one to swim. Everyone pinches their nose, takes a deep breath, and closes their mouth. Jake is the first out, the others take longer. The twins, having a competitive nature, each attempt to last longer than the other but both eventually have to end, almost simultaneously. At that point Thock is the only one still holding his breath and does not appear to be having any trouble, so become the one selected. Thock enters the water, with a magical light source and carrying a pole to help prod before him. The chamber’s ceiling varies in height and continues to descend, he then reaches a point where it begins to ascend, eventually surfacing in a large chamber that he is at the far end of. After catching his breath he shines the light around the chamber, which goes back around thirty feet to a far wall and also runs another thirty feet to the left and twenty feet to the right, ending in a passageway that probably connects to the sealed doorway in the room with the pool. Standing ten feet before him is a skeletal warrior attired in Spanish Conquistador armor and helmet and brandishing an elaborate glowing sword with the hilt encrusted with jewels. The opposite end of the room, behind the warrior, is treasure. That end of the room is filled with gold in the form of stacks of bars and rods. [/QUOTE]
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