Academy of Drell, Part 5

[Jeremy]

"Ah man, I wish Maerath were still here.. Anyone who can gather around.."

Rallyn draws upon his gnomish blood and casts prestidigitation: dry and goes from one person to the next, including himself, before someone gets frostbite from the water freezing.

"Let's get moving and get the blood pumping... Any ideas which way to make the ascent without being seen? You can see for miles from the Academy walls."

 

[Argent Silvermage]

I say we go back to the Academy. What were you all doing in there anyway?
Lyrique chants A Desert's Dreaming and his clothing drys. (prestiditation)

 

[Jeremy]

"Didn't you hear me explaining to Sh'ar and Palasant how we tracked Coles and Yodwin and some druid figure down through the pool? There have been many strange occurences even before the orcs showed up."

"But, yeah. We need to get up to the Academy and salvage what we can, as well as retrieve our gear. From the way most of the orcs were escorting people towards town, I'd say, it's going to be pretty empty. But most likely they've left at least a token force to hold the Academy for a least a long enough for them to get whatever it is they want off the island."

"I just wish I knew what was going on..."

 

[GnomeWorks]

"A few token orcs, however," Charlotte says, "should not be a problem for the likes of us. I don't know why, but I have an odd feeling that my talent for psionics has grown since we left the Academy."

"As for how to attack the Academy... well, perhaps we could go under the walls? I don't know if any of us know a way that we could do that, but it is an idea. We could also consider flying over them, using astral constructs."

 

[Argent Silvermage]

[OOC: Considering Lyrique has lived at the academy all his life, is there a way that he knows of to go "under"?]

 

[Zhure]

-Clarification-The wall around the academy proper is only a few feet tall. It can easily be climbed over. "Climbed" might be too strong. "Stepped" over would be closer.

Rallyn and Lyrique manage to get everyone dry in just a few seconds.

At Charlotte's prompting, Lyrique thinks back over the rumors he has heard and realizes that while there's no way "under" the ancient stone walls, there are stories of secret passages throughout the island. In fact, Boromin the dwarf who runs the tavern Dorac'z, down by the docks, used to say, "This place is riddle like old cheese!"

But as to specifics, Lyrique hasn't ever seen one of these fabled secret passages.

 

[Zhure]

(Still need a destination)

 

[Argent Silvermage]

"Hey. That sounds like a good idea. Boronim may be able to help us. I say we go to the inn."

 

[Jeremy]

"The inn? Why there? That's the opposite direction from the Academy..."

Rallyn scratches his head.

 

[Argent Silvermage]

Rallyn there is no better source of information than an Inn. I want more information as to what is happening around here.