stonegod's Expedition to Castle Ravenloft: Ch. II [IC]

[stonegod]

OOC: I'm going to kick this forward a bit.

After discussing for a moment, Tessa and the newcomer reach common ground on the location the group is looking. The ruined stones of power sit unquietly to the north she indicates, looking in a direction opposite the camp.

Though some are distrusting, the group cautiously follows the shifter into the woods. Alert, Jarrith sees ruined stone structures first: Old buildings now nothing more than stones and bulwarks for trees. Soon, it opens into a clearing where more stone fingers reach to the sky. But the more interesting feature is the jutting rock similar to that below the Hill, green yellow stones gleaming at even this distance.

OOC: The group is at the edge of the clearing.

 

[EvolutionKB]

Avron shuffles forward, eyes upon the stone, examining them for further clues.

 

[Stormwind]

Ashlyn has been fairly quiet since the arrival of the mad archivist and during the arrival of the shifter. She has nodded her greetings to the shifter on her arrival, but otherwise has been fairly quiet during the subsequent discussions. She has been somewhat preoccupied with her thoughts even as they travel.

As she comes up to the side of the clearing with the familiar jutting rock, her attention snaps back and she focuses on the current situation. Her sable stallion flicks its mane and sniffs the air, whilst her raven takes flight from her shoulder and circles the clearing before returning to alight on Ashlyn's outstretched arm.

[Valo: Uses scent to try and detect any creatures in the vacinity]
[Korppi: Flies around the clearing and tries to Spot any creatures in the vacinity. (Spot: +7)]
[Ashlyn: Uses Detect undead to attempt to locate any undead in the vacinity]

 

[stonegod]

As Avron inches closer, Ashlyn stays alert. Nothing piques her sight, nor do her companions report anything. For now, it is silent.

Approaching the stone, Avron notices etchings in the ruined stone that have been weathered by time. The runes are arcane in origin, speaking of binding and power. These are similar to the ones at the Lysaga sight, and perhaps serve a similar purpose.

The pillar of rock itself is again not natural stone, but runs with veins of material more at home deep within the earth. Here and there, sickly weeds try to grow out of crevices, but they all avoid the crystal embedded within it---golden in color, like the rarest Siberys dragonshards.

 

[EvolutionKB]

Avron mumbles, "Binding runes the curse?" Avron circles around the stone looking for further clues, before kneeling down and brushing dirt away from the base of the stone. He brushes slowly and investigatively at first. As he continues his task he increases in intensity and speed, showering the area with dust.

 

[DEFCON 1]

Jarrith and Khensu begin walking towards the pillar and where Avron is scrabbling in the dirt. Both have their hands on their weapons and their eyes to the surrounding area. An unexpected arrival will not be sneaking up on them, if they have anything to say about it.

"This seems the place..." the Stalker says, glancing at the pillar that reminds them of the one underneath the ruined monestary. The paladin nods, and looks down at the archivist. "May we assist in the digging, my good man? You needed go it alone. Are you sure this is where to start looking?"

As neither of them were totally sure where to dig the last time for the relic, they do not make assumptions of Avron's decision now. But Khensu does want to confirm that this is a reasoned decision in location, and not just a random place Avron chose.

 

[renau1g]

Ravika shivers as she stands in the presence of the stone, she'll turn away from the structure and stand with Jarrith, keeping an eye on the threats from outside the location.

 

[pathfinderq1]

"We do still have a shovel, you know," Tessa murmured as the men began to dig at the base of the stone. While some of the group watched for any threats which might approach the excavation, Tessa kept watch instead on the stone itself- studying it to see if there were any changes as the work progressed.

 

[EvolutionKB]

Avron

"No no, shovels are for eating..." Avron digs for a few moments more before looking up and scanning the area for some way to find a way to an area underneath the pillar, much like the area at the last site.

 

[Stormwind]

Ashlyn dismounts, and once again takes the shovel that she used at the last stone, and moving over to where Avron is sratching in the dirt, she begins to dig.

As she digs, her sable mount and raven vigilantly continue to scout the area, keeping nose and eyes alert for intruders.