Knightfall
World of Kulan DM
After Caerth clams down Shouzas, the magical scorpion backs away from the webbed corridor.
When Phar dismisses his wall of force, the webs that were attached to it collapse onto the ground. What remains of the stonework by the open doors of the armoury also collapses under the weight of the webs and the door closest to the the hollowed out wall. The door tips over into the ruins and crashes down into the rubble and webs. The sound echoes through the ruins.
"If we're going to use this place, it's going to need a lot of work," Aureus says.
Aureus shrugs and follows Angus inside. "We probably don't need to worry about too many traps, but we should still be careful."
Caerth lets others lead the way while he continues to sooth Shouzas. "Stay out here," he says firmly to the scorpion.
Shouzas seems to understand.
"Will it affect us?" Quinn asks.
"I don't know. We'll have to be careful," the half-orc druid replies. He looks at his hands where he touched the spider's entrails. "I don't feel anything."
"Are you coming?" Aureus asks as she and Angus head down the corridor towards the open corridor beyond.
Quinn enters next with Caerth close behind.
Shouzas chitters. He is unhappy that Caerth is going without him.
"Stay!"
The magical scorpion obeys. It moves back up onto the roof into its lair and settles itself down to rest once again.
Angus steps out into the large room that the nightshade had been hiding in. It looks like it might have been a meet place of some kind. Perhaps a room where the Boots relaxed. It's hard to tell since most of its walls have collapsed. There are a few scattered bones and some old debris from ruined furniture.
Aureus steps out into the room while holding her nose. "Gods, the smell is terrible in here. I guess it wasn't just the nightshade." She sneezes, then ties a cloth around her nose. "Terrible," she says.
To the west is another chamber that looks like it might have been sleeping quarters or maybe an area for leisure. The room's exterior walls are choked with webs, which might be all that is holding the walls upright. What was once a 10 foot by 25 foot dividing wall is now completely hollowed out. The worst of the smell seems to be coming from dug out walls.
Aureus' tail twitches as she tries to see what is inside. There aren't any spiders but there is something in the hollowed out area. Several dozen multicoloured rock-shaped mounds. They are coloured green and purple and are covered in a slimy material.
"Oh, that's definitely the smell," Aureus says. She backs away to other side of the room and tries not to retch. She falsl to her knees and dry heaves for several minutes. "Ugh."
Beyond the two rooms is a great hall. It looks to be at least 40 feet wide.
When Phar dismisses his wall of force, the webs that were attached to it collapse onto the ground. What remains of the stonework by the open doors of the armoury also collapses under the weight of the webs and the door closest to the the hollowed out wall. The door tips over into the ruins and crashes down into the rubble and webs. The sound echoes through the ruins.
"If we're going to use this place, it's going to need a lot of work," Aureus says.
Angus leads the way into the corridor. There are still webs hugging the walls, but they are no longer animated. They are simple to avoid as long as the centaur steps carefully.
Aureus shrugs and follows Angus inside. "We probably don't need to worry about too many traps, but we should still be careful."
Caerth lets others lead the way while he continues to sooth Shouzas. "Stay out here," he says firmly to the scorpion.
Shouzas seems to understand.
"No, hopefully they will die quickly," Caerth says. "If not, then all we hope is that the disease kills them before whatever curse the nightshade has inflicted on them takes effect."
"Will it affect us?" Quinn asks.
"I don't know. We'll have to be careful," the half-orc druid replies. He looks at his hands where he touched the spider's entrails. "I don't feel anything."
"Are you coming?" Aureus asks as she and Angus head down the corridor towards the open corridor beyond.
Quinn enters next with Caerth close behind.
Shouzas chitters. He is unhappy that Caerth is going without him.
"Stay!"
The magical scorpion obeys. It moves back up onto the roof into its lair and settles itself down to rest once again.
Angus steps out into the large room that the nightshade had been hiding in. It looks like it might have been a meet place of some kind. Perhaps a room where the Boots relaxed. It's hard to tell since most of its walls have collapsed. There are a few scattered bones and some old debris from ruined furniture.
Aureus steps out into the room while holding her nose. "Gods, the smell is terrible in here. I guess it wasn't just the nightshade." She sneezes, then ties a cloth around her nose. "Terrible," she says.
To the west is another chamber that looks like it might have been sleeping quarters or maybe an area for leisure. The room's exterior walls are choked with webs, which might be all that is holding the walls upright. What was once a 10 foot by 25 foot dividing wall is now completely hollowed out. The worst of the smell seems to be coming from dug out walls.
Aureus' tail twitches as she tries to see what is inside. There aren't any spiders but there is something in the hollowed out area. Several dozen multicoloured rock-shaped mounds. They are coloured green and purple and are covered in a slimy material.
"Oh, that's definitely the smell," Aureus says. She backs away to other side of the room and tries not to retch. She falsl to her knees and dry heaves for several minutes. "Ugh."
Beyond the two rooms is a great hall. It looks to be at least 40 feet wide.
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