Academy of Drell, Part 6

[Tokiwong]

The trio in the woods begin masking their trail with the blanket conjured by Sildarin. After a few minutes, it's obvious no one is following.

Keith tries to make his way back to the camp, to find the others, and report what they found...

 

[Argent Silvermage]

Lyrique will lead the way for the others to get to the cave. Along the way he will check the map to see if there is a marking for it on the map. It seems to big for the Orcs to have missed.

 

[Jarval]

Mortimer waits with Glukma and Boromin for the search party to return. After all, it's probably better if they've got someone with them who knows were the cave is.

 

[Zhure]

Sildarin, Keith and Paendaerig easily make it back to the longboat and the impromptu camp where Mortimer, Glukma and Boromin are waiting.

Lyrique's search of the map shows no sign of the cave. It's possible the orcs never explored the island in great detail; it's also possible the cave was so well known, it was never marked.

 

[Tokiwong]

"Well we found the giants... or at least one of their abodes... though we made haste to not tarry long... where is Charlotte?" Keith looks around, trying to get a good grasp of the scene...

 

[Jarval]

"Charlotte's gone with the others to check out a cave we found a little way along the beach. It'll stop us from being spotted, and more importantly by the sounds of your sighting, it's too small for a giant to get into." Mortimer stands from his rock and heads off along the beach. "If you follow me, I'll take you there. Other than the giants, any other signs of life?"

 

[Tokiwong]

"A bear, with the giants..." Keith replied, as he followed, "But no signs of the orcs, though I admit, we did not investigate the whole of the island."

 

[Calim]

Paendaerig quietly follows after them all.

 

[Zhure]

Quickly splashing through the shallow cave (some of the taller members of the group have to duck down in places), the assemblage of Drell students pass through the entrance without difficulty. Finally, everyone is together near the primitive cave drawings. Described earlier...

Assuming the group wants to travel deeper in the cave....

The cave widens up a lot, and there's much more room to walk. The water -which is still a trickle - slowly becomes more dank and filthy as the group clambers higher. After awhile, it becomes obvious this is some sort of oubliette.

Not much today, bad week at work, and started a new RL campaign. Hopefully tomorrow will have a lot more.

 

[Tokiwong]

Keith places a hand on Charlotte's shoulder, and fills in the rest of the party on their findings, "Hmmph, dank and dark, but it may provide shelter, depending on how high the tide comes in..."