Wing and Sword: Life During Wartime

[shadowbloodmoon]

Pyotr is pretty confident they've seen what they could see up there, so no worries.

 

[Bobitron]

Marcel taps Normand on the shoulder and hands him the round. "Fresh one, looks straight from the box." He looks about with a hint of nervousness. "Couldn't have been here too long, it was dusty but unblemished."

He turns to peek at Normand's branch. "What's that? Looks like it has been chewed..."

ooc: Knowledge (Life) is a 20.

 

[Barak]

Normand stands and shrugs, accepting the round.

"Beats me. My best guess would be that some pack animal got tied there for a bit, and the bullet slipped from a bag or something, while the animal chewed on the branch. Probably while fells unloaded some stuff to hide somewhere or something. But.. that's just a wild guess. We should tell the boss."

 

[The Shaman]

Examining the branch, Marcel sees markes left by big, blunt teeth – an herbivore definitely, a donkey possibly.

Raffaele peers inside the small hole, flashing the light around the inside of the low mausoleum. Aside from a thick layer of dust and sand at the bottom, it appears empty. Playing the light up to the lid, the legionnaire sees that the top appears cemented in place. Just to make sure we’re working from the same visual here, the mausoleum is roughly six feet long, about three feet wide, and about two feet high. It’s possible for Raffaele to reach in through the hole created by moving the loose stone, but his reach will be restricted to about half of the interior and he won’t be able to see what he’s doing while his arm is inside.

 

[Bobitron]

"You're probably right, Normand. A donkey." He curves his fingers into teeth and rakes them through the crevices left by the beast of burden.

"If they unloaded from here, it seems they wouldn't have gone far to dump the cargo. Want to search this area a little more thoroughly first, or leave it up to the Sergeant?"

ooc: If you want to search first, Barak, let's take 20.

 

[Barak]

Normand looks around and speaks up.

"Place's pretty deserted, and the sarge ain't far. Why dontcha poke around a bit, and I'll go let him know and come back."

 

[shibata]

Raffaele peers inside the small hole, flashing the light around the inside of the low mausoleum. Aside from a thick layer of dust and sand at the bottom, it appears empty. Playing the light up to the lid, the legionnaire sees that the top appears cemented in place. Just to make sure we’re working from the same visual here, the mausoleum is roughly six feet long, about three feet wide, and about two feet high. It’s possible for Raffaele to reach in through the hole created by moving the loose stone, but his reach will be restricted to about half of the interior and he won’t be able to see what he’s doing while his arm is inside.

Can the hole be enlarged? Does the top appear to be recently cemented in place? Is there any other sign or place of entry?

 

[The Shaman]

Can the hole be enlarged?

While the stone side of the mausoleum is cracked, it does not appear that other pieces may be removed to permit entry into the mausoleum itself without further breaking down the stone.

Does the top appear to be recently cemented in place?

No - Raffaele recognizes immediately (taking 10 on Craft - structural) that the work is rather old by the quality of the cement.

Is there any other sign or place of entry?

Negative - the little hole seems to be it as far as Raffaele can tell.

 

[shibata]

"B-m. Well sergeant, it looks like the fells cached their weapons elsewhere. What now for me, sergeant?"

 

[Bobitron]

Normand looks around and speaks up.

"Place's pretty deserted, and the sarge ain't far. Why dontcha poke around a bit, and I'll go let him know and come back."

"You got it." Marcel begins carefully looking around the area.