Storms of Change, Part 2

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Upon hearing the sound, the party scrambles. Manzanita had wanted to take a look at the books Dunathar had just uncovered, but now might not be the best time. Manzanita places her bullseye lantern on the desk, shining straight down the corridor at the closed door.

Dunathar grabs the javelins while he and Devan take up positions flanking the doorway (The office itself is well-lit, with two torches on the walls, but Dunathar manages to find some shadows to meld into.). Rowyn stands behind the desk with her crossbow readied. Manzanita stands next to Rowyn, with her bow [Everyone has the benefit of Cover.]

Filbert [Autopilot] uses his wand to heal Devan. [3 charges used on wand]

Status
Adromon: unconscious
Devan: 7/10 hp
Dunathar: 7/8 hp
Filbert: 6/10 hp
Manzanita: full health
Rowyn: full health
Zanock: unconscious

 

[GPEKO]

Filbert

As Filbert heals Zanock, Adromon and Devan, he looks nervously at the others. What are they doing reading letters and the like ? We should grab what we can and flee this place as soon as possible.

His fears are confirmed when he hears the sound of a door closing. He freezes for a moment but, as the others prepare themselves, he realizes that they may have to move out soon and that Zanock weights 400 pounds. He places himself close the two fallen warriors and tries to bring them back to consciousness with his wand. (starting with Zanock and doing it as silently as possible)

OOC: Sorry for the delay in posting. I hope this is only Mirena and Alyssa . Hey, a guy can hope.

 

[silentspace]

Filbert heals Zanock and Adromon, who both regain consciousness. Seeing the others preparing for battle, the two stay quiet and ready their weapons.

There is a knock on the door.

Status
Adromon: 7/11 hp
Devan: 7/10 hp
Dunathar: 7/8 hp
Filbert: 6/10 hp
Manzanita: 5/5 hp
Rowyn: 6/6 hp
Zanock: 5/12 hp

 

[Manzanita]

Manzanita

"At least they're polite" Manzanita mutters. Then she hisses, "Keep silent. Perhaps they'll leave."

 

[GPEKO]

Bert

Filbert heed Manzanita's advice and remains silent after healing the two warriors. He puts the wand away and readies his crossbow, keeping an eye on the door.

 

[silentspace]

After a few seconds the knock repeats. Then again. And again. Then several minutes pass without further knocks.

 

[Manzanita]

Manzanita

"Perhaps they've gone." she whispers. "Hextor is cruel master, and perhaps his servents are too fearful to investigate the priest's office. Stay alert, but let's continue our search, then let's get out of here."

Manzanita will continue to look at the books taken from the drawer. "Dunathor, perhaps you have a key for the small box."

 

[silentspace]

Manzanita picks up the books. The books are similar to spellbooks. The books are unlabelled on the outside. Opening them, Manzanita finds them filled with jumbled script. As she starts to study them, applying her Knowledge of Arcana and Spellcraft, she realizes the books are not magical. Looking over Rowyn's shoulder, the text looked very similar to the text on the coded letter.

Rowyn translates the first couple pages of each book. Two of them appear to be ledgers, records of receipts and shipments of weapons, armor, and other things, which can't be deciphered. The third book appears to be a personal journal. These books might hold information that could be useful, but the information will take time to extract. Deciphering the code, even after Rowyn has figured it out, is slow work. It will take about two hours to decipher one book.

 

[Manzanita]

Manzanita

"OK. We'll take these books, and the small box. Let's also take the morningstar and longsword. The chainmail and scalemail are valuable, but heavy. Does anyone want to carry them? We should go now. Dunathor, can you check the door? Listen and try to determine if anyone is still out there. If not, let's head back to the Alyssa, get our horses, and get back to Carodan."

OOC: Did I miss any treasure there?

 

[Manzanita]

ooc

OOC:having trouble finding the OOC thread. Just a note to say Verbatim is on a ship. Perhaps you could NPC him, Silentspace to keep things moving. Manzanita will boss him around to make your job easier.