A Candlekeep Mystery (IC)

[Neurotic]

Cairn was already subjected to the effect earlier. And seeing this pathetic creature dusty and now hit by his boss...it holds no more fear for him.

@FitzTheRuke check the last post of the previous page...if there is another round I missed, sorry

neurotic: D20 + 1#cairnwissave → 11(10 + 1)#Cairn Wis save

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Rock and dirt continued to fall into what had once been a large chamber. The two groups became fully cut off from one another. Suddenly, the meenlock, who had escaped into the tunnel not far from Cairn, slipped into the shadows of the hanging moss and disappeared.

Hawthorne and Kaliban climbed up the upward-sloping tunnel until they came to that damp, pit-like crossroards that they had discovered earlier, where Hawthorne had become so soiled while boosting the gnome to the other passage. They were faced with repeating the task - the most likely way to reach the others, now that the chamber had all but fully collapsed. At least this time, Cairn was there to aid them. Perhaps he could stand in the middle of the depression and use his body for a bridge.

OOC: Encounter is over. Feel free to explore westward.

 

[Leatherhead]

Argenti dusts herself off.
"Ethian, Crock Jon, shall we head off?"

 

[Steve Gorak]

Argenti dusts herself off.
"Ethian, Crock Jon, shall we head off?"

“Yes, let’s see if we can rejoin the others”.

 

[Kobold Stew]

"Let me help move the debris, suh."

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Crock Jon brushed off Ethian, though he himself was more dirty, and Argenti led the way down the tunnel. The moss was as thick as ever but they came to a branching path. One led upward to the north, and the other downward to the west. The western tunnel widened as moisture leached through the ceiling above, forming fat droplets that fell into pools of dark water. A sharp scent of minerals filled the air and mixed with the earthy smell of the moss. The sound of the dripping didn’t echo, but was immediately dulled by the moss-carpeted surfaces.

Spoiler: Map

 

[Kobold Stew]

"Muh direction's not good, but I think we're more likely tuh find the others if we head up here," says Crock Jon, pointint at the passage pointing north.

 

[Leatherhead]

"That seems right." Argenti muses. After a pause, she continues. "I bet there are more of those bugs in that room to the west, they might try to follow us if we avoid them, what should we do about it?"

 

[Kobold Stew]

"If you want, I can stay at the back and keep an eye out."

 

[Steve Gorak]

Ethian nods his agreement and proceeds upwards to the north.