Rhun's I6: Ravenloft - IC Thread

[industrygothica]

Xavian remains silent while looking around the room, as he wasn't privy to the Vistani reading.

Search roll for anything interesting:

 

[Rhun]

Helga stares wide-eyed at Ryan, obviously taken aback by the spectacular event she has just witnessed.

Xavian searches the room. He doesn't really find anything of interest...certainly, many of the books and items in the chamber may be valuable, but packing them out of here wouldn't exactly be easy to do.

Near the fire he notices something strange about the fireplace tools...it looks as though the poker is attached to some sort of mechanism at its base. It may act as some sort of lever or trigger.

 

[industrygothica]

"Hmm," Xavian mumbles. "This could be something. This poker here, it's a lever of some sort. Let's see what it does, shall we?" Without really waiting for an answer, the young rogue works the lever and takes a quick step backward, just in case.

 

[Rhun]

A low grumble of stone sliding on stone sounds from the fireplace, as a concealed portal opens behind the raging flames. The portal covers most of the rear of the hearth and is quite large, the opening being perhaps 4' x 4'. Beyond is a dark chamber. In the flickering light of the fire, Xavian can make out what looks to be a chest, a few scattered coins, and a shape that could be a dead body lying upon the floor.

 

[industrygothica]

"I suppose that's something, isn't it?" Xavian says nervously.

 

[Rhun]

"Are you going to go in there?" asks Helga.

 

[industrygothica]

Xavian looks around nervously. Seeing that no one else appears to be taking point, he screws up his courage and moves forward into the darkened chamber.

 

[kinem]

ooc: Who has a light? Also, Rhun, does the sword shed enough light to see by?

Ryan follows Xavian into the hidden chamber, sword in hand.

 

[Rhun]

Xavian looks around nervously. Seeing that no one else appears to be taking point, he screws up his courage and moves forward into the darkened chamber.

Xavian prepares to move through the hearth, but realizes that he is going to have to find a way to extinguish the fire still burning within it, or risk some burns.

 

[Rhun]

ooc: Who has a light? Also, Rhun, does the sword shed enough light to see by?

OOC: Esme had the light source (per post 858), but we'll say that it expired while you were searching this chamber (60 minute duration, and it has been a while since she cast it.)

The blade in Ryan's hand does continue to glow, emitting light equivalent to that of a torch.