Midnight: A Lost Faith's Shadow. Book 1, The Awakening. Chapter 3, Baden's Bluff
OOC: Most of the channel is lost in shadows, although the lights from various houses, establishments, and the intermittent street lamp glistens off the water almost ten feet below the level of the street. The depth is unknown. The water laps against the man-made stone channel and does not appear stagnant; it certainly does not contain the same smell as the previous one. The channel is almost twenty feet wide.
maddmic
Explorer
OOC:
Assuming that Herger has now caught up to the others.....
IC:
"We must move. They shadow approaches fast. If you are trying to decide which way to go, I suggest into the water as it will hopefully throw our trackers." With that, Herger moves to the edge and waits to take Aislin or any other person not strong enough to keep their head above the water should they decide to get in.
Assuming that Herger has now caught up to the others.....
IC:
"We must move. They shadow approaches fast. If you are trying to decide which way to go, I suggest into the water as it will hopefully throw our trackers." With that, Herger moves to the edge and waits to take Aislin or any other person not strong enough to keep their head above the water should they decide to get in.
OOC: Based on Bobitron's and maddmic's posts, I assume the Heroes are going into the channel.
Kaela focuses her will on the trackers, the two gangly creatures pausing in the near shadows of the alley. Kaela weaves a soft zephyr of comforting warmth from Aryth's magic and descends it on the hiding figures. Quickly the two drop over silently, their black orbs lidded and their bodies unmoving.
Herger lowers himself over the edge. Thinking of the Fell that inhabited the last channel, Herger grits his teeth and drops into the water with a splash. His feet quickly hit a stone bottom, the water not more than waist high on his tall frame. Footing is treacherous, the stone bottom is covered in slime and a slight current moves through the channel. Valurel helps Aislinn into Herger's outstretched arms. Without waiting, Fallax scrambles onto Herger's back while Aislinn is being transferred and drops into the water, the water as high as the old man's chest. Lodric and Valurel follow, dropping into the water and moving down the channel. Above, Starhl and the Wolf stand next to Kaela, refusing to leave the young woman alone against their pursuers. The Wolf begins to growl, but her head turns to the south. Standing at one of the bridges is a young Erenlander, an obvious look of surprise on his face at seeing the Heroes.
OOC: I assumed Starhl would stay above based on his reply. The fallen trackers are only 30 feet away. However, there is a risk that Starhl would be spotted if he moves into the alley, performs a coup de grace and retreats back to the channel. If Krug wants that, I can amend the above post.
Valurel's keen elven eyes scan the water for any sign of movement. To the south, on the far side of the channel almost twenty feet away is a large culvert, its dark opening blending in with the shadows cloaking the channel.
Kaela focuses her will on the trackers, the two gangly creatures pausing in the near shadows of the alley. Kaela weaves a soft zephyr of comforting warmth from Aryth's magic and descends it on the hiding figures. Quickly the two drop over silently, their black orbs lidded and their bodies unmoving.
Herger lowers himself over the edge. Thinking of the Fell that inhabited the last channel, Herger grits his teeth and drops into the water with a splash. His feet quickly hit a stone bottom, the water not more than waist high on his tall frame. Footing is treacherous, the stone bottom is covered in slime and a slight current moves through the channel. Valurel helps Aislinn into Herger's outstretched arms. Without waiting, Fallax scrambles onto Herger's back while Aislinn is being transferred and drops into the water, the water as high as the old man's chest. Lodric and Valurel follow, dropping into the water and moving down the channel. Above, Starhl and the Wolf stand next to Kaela, refusing to leave the young woman alone against their pursuers. The Wolf begins to growl, but her head turns to the south. Standing at one of the bridges is a young Erenlander, an obvious look of surprise on his face at seeing the Heroes.
OOC: I assumed Starhl would stay above based on his reply. The fallen trackers are only 30 feet away. However, there is a risk that Starhl would be spotted if he moves into the alley, performs a coup de grace and retreats back to the channel. If Krug wants that, I can amend the above post.
Valurel's keen elven eyes scan the water for any sign of movement. To the south, on the far side of the channel almost twenty feet away is a large culvert, its dark opening blending in with the shadows cloaking the channel.
Toric_Arthendain
Explorer
Valurel heads for the culvert, not really wanting to go beneath the earth again but realizing that it is probably their best hope for escape and survival. He looks back towards his companions and points towards the culvert. "This way...a tunnel ahead."
Thornir Alekeg
Albatross!
Lodric follows Valurel to the tunnel. I cannot see a thing in there, and we dare not risk a light. I've heard that elven eyes are far better than those of humans. Can you see anything, Valurel?
Krug said:
OOC: Kaela was heading to the water once her spell goes off, so I assume Starhl follows rather than head into the alley.
Valurel's elven eyes pierce the darkness of the tunnel. Within, a tiny rivulet of water runs down a channel in the stone culvert, the floor littered with refuse. Pulling himself up into the culvert, Valurel helps Aislinn and Fallax scramble up from the water. Lodric and Herger quickly follow. Moving into the culvert, several rats squeek and scramble out of the way of the Heroes. The tunnel heads straight for almost thirty feet before branching. Along the culvert's length, drains and small tunnels open along the sides, each a drainage channel from private households or side streets.
A splash sounds behind the Heroes. Turning, the Heroes see both Kaela and Starhl swimming through the water, frantically trying to reach the culvert. Without warning, another form hurtles through the air and lands next to Kaela and Starhl. The young Erenlander from above. Breaking the surface of the water, the young man speaks quietly, but quickly, his hands raised. I mean you no harm, Dorn! Into the culvert, quickly! I will be whipped for this, but I know a way to safety! Tell your comrades to follow the tunnel to the right of the first junction!
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