Academy of Drell, Part 7

[Tokiwong]

Looking out - and it seems as if the entire populace of the island is looking outside - a large ball of fire has left a smoking remnant on the side of the mountaintop, but there's no imminent avalanche or secondary explosions visible from either the campus or the village below.

Keith gives one look to Charlotte, "I really wanted that brief respite..." and starts running for the campus as fast as he can... without another look.

 

[GnomeWorks]

So did I, Keith. So did I.

Without hesitation, Charlotte sprints after Keith, trying her best to keep up with him.

 

[Zhure]

Lyrique cannot tell from whence the fireball came. A successful spellcheck might indicate whether it was indeed a fireball or not.

* * * * *
Palasant turns to Mortimer and Lyrique. "Certainly if you two wish to go investigate, you may. This is a free empire. And we're not truly under martial law here. Plus my guards and scouts should recognize you so you'll be safe from them," he says with a rueful smile.

* * * * *
Charlotte and Keith sprint up the half-mile hill toward campus. A number of people are doing the same, but at nowhere near the same pace. They all seem a lot more cautious than the two students.

* * * * *
Sildarin flies upward, keeping fairly low so he doesn't stand out against the moonlit skyline. As he is the closest among the group, he is also the first to arrive. The site of the impact is obvious, where a huge chunk of stone has been badly charred. A few saplings, that were clinging to the side of the steep mountain are burnt, but it looks as if they were destroyed by a blast rather than by fire.

 

[Jarval]

"Right, we'll let you know if we find anything interesting." Mortimer says to Palasant, before heading off at a brisk jog towards the impact site.

Days of trudging through snow, and what do I do when you get back? Trudge through some more snow... I need to find somewhere warmer to live. He thinks wryly to himself as he runs.

 

[Dalamar]

Sildarin circles around the stone, trying to determine what it is.

 

[Zhure]

Sildarin's examination of the rock reveals it to be nothing out of the ordinary. The blasted area seems a natural boulder left by the last glacial activity, many thousands of years ago. He also notices a number of non-flying people making their way up the ridge.

Sildarin also notices a squad of Crimson Guard making excellent time up the hill. It's hard to tell how many are in the group, as he keeps losing sight of one or two, and generally only sees two at a time, but he estimates there are at least four involved.

* * * * *

The rest are making good time, but lacking Sildarin's aerial abilities, they have to travel far more indirectly. Quite a few of the townspeople point out the tiny elven form near the rock flying through the air and talk excitedly among themselves.

It seems as if it's been awhile since any student actually flew around the island; most seemed to lack the skill, although Agius the elven cleric was known to fly around a lot on an animated carpet of some sort usually.

 

[Dalamar]

Sildarin manifests detect psionics, just in case.

 

[Tokiwong]

Keith will keep running up the hill towards the crater... making his way as fast as possible, confident that Charlotte is right behind him.

 

[evileeyore]

"Hey Rallyn, I think we should check this out."

Kith steps out the door, but waits while Rallyn checks on his Pa.

 

[Jeremy]

Rallyn heaves a sigh at his relaxing dinner and time off with his father and nods, taking up his pack, his spear, and his duty and races off with Kith up towards the blast.

The only sign he had been home being the half-eaten meal and the note on the table that reads, "Way to go, Da! Missed ya, sleepy head."