Paxus Asclepius
First Post
"Don't sell the man short. If he said he saw something, he might be right. Better to assume a dragon makes its nest there and be wrong, than assume we don't have to worry about it and stumble right into its jaws."
Endur's Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil
"Come on, we came here to take care of the evil within. Let's not keep it waiting," Craven says finally, and begins down the road down to the Moathouse.
Endur
First Post
The Moathouse
The party approaches the Moathouse cautiously and without incident.
This small ruined fortress is little more than a stone manor and a walled courtyard with a tower, now collapsed. The upper story of the manor has fallen in entirely. It was apparently made mostly of wood and only smashed and charred timbers remain. The condition of the manor is quesitonable. All is quiet other than the buzzing of mosquitos and flies. Little life makes its presence known around the moathouse.
The old road leads to a rotten, slightly bowed drawbridge that crosses the water. Four new planks lie atop the rotten wood.
On the other side of the drawbridge are two gates leading into the moathouse. One stands open, the other is lying on the ground.
The old tower to the left of the drawbridge appears to have once had a wooden staircase, an upper floor, and a roof. Now, each of those is mostly gone, leaving a hollow cylinder, blackened by fire long ago. The ground is covered in wooden, stone, and twisted iron debris, much of it charred.
The wide courtyard beyond the gates is paved with cobblestones. Over the years, grass and weeds have begun to grow between the stones. Rubble from the collapsed walls and upper stories litter the courtyard. A brown smear is in the middle of the courtyard and leads up the stairs, deeper into the manor.
Lylamwyn and Kerwin notice tracks (from the last week or so) going into the moathouse.
The party approaches the Moathouse cautiously and without incident.
This small ruined fortress is little more than a stone manor and a walled courtyard with a tower, now collapsed. The upper story of the manor has fallen in entirely. It was apparently made mostly of wood and only smashed and charred timbers remain. The condition of the manor is quesitonable. All is quiet other than the buzzing of mosquitos and flies. Little life makes its presence known around the moathouse.
The old road leads to a rotten, slightly bowed drawbridge that crosses the water. Four new planks lie atop the rotten wood.
On the other side of the drawbridge are two gates leading into the moathouse. One stands open, the other is lying on the ground.
The old tower to the left of the drawbridge appears to have once had a wooden staircase, an upper floor, and a roof. Now, each of those is mostly gone, leaving a hollow cylinder, blackened by fire long ago. The ground is covered in wooden, stone, and twisted iron debris, much of it charred.
The wide courtyard beyond the gates is paved with cobblestones. Over the years, grass and weeds have begun to grow between the stones. Rubble from the collapsed walls and upper stories litter the courtyard. A brown smear is in the middle of the courtyard and leads up the stairs, deeper into the manor.
Lylamwyn and Kerwin notice tracks (from the last week or so) going into the moathouse.
Seonaid
Explorer
Toriah shivers slightly, hoping no one notices. "Well, even if there aren't dragons, we ought t' be careful. Somethin' is doin' some killin' aroun' here, even if it's jus' bandits." He keeps emphasizing the word "dragon" oddly, as if saying it for the first time each time he says it. He sidles toward Belaver as they walk and says quietly, "Are there really such things as dragons? I mean, have y'ever seen one?"
Paxus Asclepius
First Post
"I have never seen one, no. Neither have I ever seen the city of Greyhawk, yet I believe it exists. My grandfather has told me many things, and not one has yet been proven false. When he tells me that dragons are real, and more dangerous than any other beast in the world, I believe him."
Dalamar
Adventurer
"Thanks, pal, much appreciated," Kerwyn says to Craven with a pat to his shoulder.
Then he almost chokes on the ration as he tries to swallow and not chuckle at Raner's reaction at the same time. "*cough* Yeah, *cough* but I wasn't exactly preparing for the trip. Besides, usually the academy handled the fooding on our trips, so it kinda slipped my mind." With a shrug, he goes back to eating the ration.
Noticing the tracks, Kerwyn crouches down to take a closer look at them. He tries to appear like the great tracker he isn't. "Somebody's been here, within the week I'd say. Old Del wasn't so wrong after all."
Then he almost chokes on the ration as he tries to swallow and not chuckle at Raner's reaction at the same time. "*cough* Yeah, *cough* but I wasn't exactly preparing for the trip. Besides, usually the academy handled the fooding on our trips, so it kinda slipped my mind." With a shrug, he goes back to eating the ration.
Noticing the tracks, Kerwyn crouches down to take a closer look at them. He tries to appear like the great tracker he isn't. "Somebody's been here, within the week I'd say. Old Del wasn't so wrong after all."
Thanee
First Post
Lenya
“Yes, dragons are real. My grandmother said so, too. And Greyhawk also exists, I've been there. It's huge, not like Hommlet. But the people in Hommlet are nicer.”
“So, what would someone want here, except to see the undead? The treasure, of course! So it might be true, that some form of treasure is hidden here! Let's find out!”
“Yes, dragons are real. My grandmother said so, too. And Greyhawk also exists, I've been there. It's huge, not like Hommlet. But the people in Hommlet are nicer.”
“So, what would someone want here, except to see the undead? The treasure, of course! So it might be true, that some form of treasure is hidden here! Let's find out!”
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