A Merc's Life: Howl of the Carrion King [02]

Houwlou manages to extract one of the venom sacs from the tarantula.

Keeland finds his arrow intact; as he's doing a slow recon to avoid participating in the butchering of the spider he feels a tile give slightly under his foot. He kneels quickly and pries up the tile - underneath is a fairly sizeable rotting cloth bag. The bag contains a golden pectoral which the Áilleacht's experienced eye values at around 1300 gp, a copper mask symbol of the god Nethys which would likely fetch 30 gold in the markets of Katapesh, 82 tarnished silver pieces and an intricately carved bronze scarab on which he can't really place a value.

Tsadok exits the room and moves North, but quickly comes to the end of the hallway.

[sblock=OOC]I've cleared the areas on the map that can be seen from where everyone is standing.[/sblock]
 

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The Áilleacht announces, "found a few trinkets. When we have more time I'll check them for magic." He moves them from the rotted bag to his pouch and then strides to the northeast corner of the room and holds his bow up to cast light ahead. He moves west across the whole room casting light into the chambers beyond so they the group can see what's next before we advance.
 

The chambers and hallways immediately north of the tarantula room appear empty, thought Houwlou notices that the dust on the floors has been disturbed - there are definitely things moving about in here, but he can't tell if they are 'typical' denizens of the high desert or something that doesn't belong.
 

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Having done his part to facilitate the choice, Keeland waits for someone else to advance. He stands ready to cover them with his bow.
 

Houwlou Groulenas - Male Olcán Ranger 2

"I note that someone or something has passed this way in the not to distant past. See how the dust is distubed?"

OOC: Do the markings in the dust seem to be discrete marks, like feet, or swaths, like something crawling and dragging its belly?

[sblock=Stat Block]
Code: 
   Level: Olcán Ranger3
   HP: 30/32     AC: 17   AC(T): 11   AC(FF): 16
 Init: +01    ST(F):+04  ST(R):+04    ST(W):+05

  BAB: 03       CMB: +6     CMD: 17

Weapon                  Attack    Damage      Critical     Special
Longsword (MW)          +6        1d8+3       19-20/x2     +1 TH Gnolls
  Dagger +1             +6        1d4+2       19-20/x2     +3 TH/Damage
Longsword (MW)          +4        1d8+3       19-20/x2        (Undead)
  Longsword             +3        1d8+1       19-20/x2     
Javelin                 +4        1d6+3          20/x2     

                        *+7 & +6 TH if using these alone in primary hand
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Houwlou Groulenas - Male Olcán Ranger 2

"The tracks seem to mostly have been left by small scurrying creatures, but there are some made by jackal-like beasts, and a few made by a larger feline, so 'ware big cats!" On a hunch, Houwlou will try to follow those feline tracks for just a moment, looking to see if they suddenly change, as if whatever made them has shape-shifted.

[sblock=Stat Block]
Code: 
   Level: Olcán Ranger3
   HP: 30/32     AC: 17   AC(T): 11   AC(FF): 16
 Init: +01    ST(F):+04  ST(R):+04    ST(W):+05

  BAB: 03       CMB: +6     CMD: 17

Weapon                  Attack    Damage      Critical     Special
Longsword (MW)          +6        1d8+3       19-20/x2     +1 TH Gnolls
  Dagger +1             +6        1d4+2       19-20/x2     +3 TH/Damage
Longsword (MW)          +4        1d8+3       19-20/x2        (Undead)
  Longsword             +3        1d8+1       19-20/x2     
Javelin                 +4        1d6+3          20/x2     

                        *+7 & +6 TH if using these alone in primary hand
[/sblock]
 
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not being sure what other denizins that may come out of the shodows, Harnrey prepares himselfr with his wand to cast a spell that he had not memorized yet, but had been formulateing in his studies.

ready an action: cast monster summoning II through bonded item (Wand) duration 4 rounds
creature: small air elemental with augmented summons

happens if any thing such as that large hunting cat were to pounce from anywhere, paticularly from above since the pugwumpis and the giant spider have both tried to attack from above now.
 

"If some cat's show up I'll trust to your own canine instincts to deal with them" Aodhán jests as he prepares to take the lead this time.

[sblock=ooc]
Aodhán steps 2 squares north of his current map spot [/sblock]
 

As the Abhác strides forward a vague sense of power, a sort of tension, begins to fill the air. From somewhere ahead comes the muted sound of pipes playing a mournful tune.

From where he is standing, Aodhán can see a carving of a magnificent figure (he recognizes it as Nethys, God of Magic) on the north wall of the chamber beyond. He can't see enough of the carving to make out the theme from here.
 

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