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<blockquote data-quote="Arabesu" data-source="post: 332568" data-attributes="member: 534"><p><strong>The crypt</strong></p><p></p><p>Session 1 (cont):</p><p></p><p>Rain and a chill wind. </p><p></p><p>Gilder wanted a warm bed and a warm meal. He was thinking to himself, “Why is it that any time that dwarves or humans go adventuring they don’t have the common sense to come in from the rain or have a proper meals? They hadn’t even had time to snack at the Griffin, what with watching for Sneed and all.” He stirred from his thoughts at the sound of a snort and neigh from Eric who was by now wearing The Boots of the Goat.</p><p></p><p>Sneed led them through the rain to a small cemetery. He pointed to a crypt at the back, said a few encouraging words, then reminded them to meet him tomorrow night at the Griffin with the ring and left. The group used stealth and caution to approach, for no apparent reason. The crypt was well sealed; the sole window at the back was barred and the handle had long ago rusted off the heavy stone front door. With effort, they pried open the front door with a spike from Knom’s gauntlet. It was dark inside. Gilder entered and began lighting a candle. As soon as the little tongue of flame sprang to life, everything went black. Somewhere, someone had cast darkness.</p><p></p><p>The group sprang to action; Gilder was listening as Knom and Eric drew weapons. They heard “Flit, Flit, Flit.” Knom asked, “Bats?” Gilder responded, “I don’t think so.” Suddenly Eric gave out a yelp that was quickly and suddenly muffled. They could hear him struggling, and mumbling as if under a blanket. Feeling for him they found him struggling with a leathery skinned beast that had wrapped itself around his head. The heard a second flapping and Knom felt it brush past him with tremendous force. Arriving at the same conclusion immediately, “Darkmantles,” Knom and Gilder retreated out of the crypt, hauling Eric with them. They scurried about trying to find the edge of the darkness as Eric succeeded in killing the beast by head butting the side of the crypt. He was dizzy, but he would recover, at least he could breath again. They found the edge of the darkness and realized that the second darkmantle hadn’t followed them. They waited until the darkness ended, resting briefly. When they returned, they were attacked again but no darkness fell. They reckoned that they were lucky. The one that had survived was the one that had generated the first darkness effect and it had spent its “darkness gland” for the day. </p><p></p><p>Looking around them, they saw that the interior of the crypt was a small room with no stairwell or doors. Two small sarcophagi flanked the doorway with a third larger one at the back. They cautiously pried open the lid of both of the nearer vaults after Gilder had confirmed that they were safe. Inside each was the desiccated corpse of a small child. After, opening the second one, they had all almost lost their nerve to proceed. Yet Knom had a strange sensation, one of a dark and malevolent force nearby, and he desperately wanted to destroy it. </p><p></p><p>They carefully replaced the lids on the two smaller sarcophagi and inspected the third. It was covered with diagrams depicting an historic battle. Imbedded on the vertical surfaces were carved panels, three panels ran along each long side and one on each end. The top was a massive relief of an 8ft tall humanoid at rest. Time and the elements pouring through the barred window at the back of the crypt had conspired to wear away nearly all of the detail of the top, but the side of the sarcophagi farthest from the window was in much better shape. The stone panels featured a tall ogre or half-ogre wielding a massive flaming greatsword in one hand and a longsword in the other. A large shield was stowed at its back. The artist had given the ogre a pristine expression of peace that was neither ugly nor gruesome. Furthermore, the carving evoked a sense of holiness about him. The last panel that they could inspect showed a tall half-elf at his coronation. Nearby, in the background was the ogre, radiating nobility, friendship, and approval.</p><p></p><p>During their inspection of the stone panels, Gilder and Knom found that on both of the narrow ends was a narrow groove that ran from the lip of the stone top to the floor. Upon further inspection, they discovered that a thin cable, tightly anchored in the top, lay within the groove and ran into a hole in the floor. The presence of the cable at either end, made the sarcophagus difficult to open with out snapping or stretching the cable. Finally, they decided to cut one of the cables and to pivot the lid about the other; hopefully any trap that had sprung would be only partially active.</p><p></p><p>Gilder pulled the cord out and cut it with his dagger while Eric and Knom heaved on the top pivoting about the second cord’s anchor point. The sound of stone scraping on stone was deafening. Gilder stood up and looked in. No body, instead there were stairs. Knom and Eric stopped shoving on the top, but the sound of stone moving against stone didn’t stop. They all listened at the stairwell and heard the distinctive sound of a stone door opening down below. </p><p></p><p>And then the sound stopped and all they could hear was their loudly beating hearts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Arabesu, post: 332568, member: 534"] [b]The crypt[/b] Session 1 (cont): Rain and a chill wind. Gilder wanted a warm bed and a warm meal. He was thinking to himself, “Why is it that any time that dwarves or humans go adventuring they don’t have the common sense to come in from the rain or have a proper meals? They hadn’t even had time to snack at the Griffin, what with watching for Sneed and all.” He stirred from his thoughts at the sound of a snort and neigh from Eric who was by now wearing The Boots of the Goat. Sneed led them through the rain to a small cemetery. He pointed to a crypt at the back, said a few encouraging words, then reminded them to meet him tomorrow night at the Griffin with the ring and left. The group used stealth and caution to approach, for no apparent reason. The crypt was well sealed; the sole window at the back was barred and the handle had long ago rusted off the heavy stone front door. With effort, they pried open the front door with a spike from Knom’s gauntlet. It was dark inside. Gilder entered and began lighting a candle. As soon as the little tongue of flame sprang to life, everything went black. Somewhere, someone had cast darkness. The group sprang to action; Gilder was listening as Knom and Eric drew weapons. They heard “Flit, Flit, Flit.” Knom asked, “Bats?” Gilder responded, “I don’t think so.” Suddenly Eric gave out a yelp that was quickly and suddenly muffled. They could hear him struggling, and mumbling as if under a blanket. Feeling for him they found him struggling with a leathery skinned beast that had wrapped itself around his head. The heard a second flapping and Knom felt it brush past him with tremendous force. Arriving at the same conclusion immediately, “Darkmantles,” Knom and Gilder retreated out of the crypt, hauling Eric with them. They scurried about trying to find the edge of the darkness as Eric succeeded in killing the beast by head butting the side of the crypt. He was dizzy, but he would recover, at least he could breath again. They found the edge of the darkness and realized that the second darkmantle hadn’t followed them. They waited until the darkness ended, resting briefly. When they returned, they were attacked again but no darkness fell. They reckoned that they were lucky. The one that had survived was the one that had generated the first darkness effect and it had spent its “darkness gland” for the day. Looking around them, they saw that the interior of the crypt was a small room with no stairwell or doors. Two small sarcophagi flanked the doorway with a third larger one at the back. They cautiously pried open the lid of both of the nearer vaults after Gilder had confirmed that they were safe. Inside each was the desiccated corpse of a small child. After, opening the second one, they had all almost lost their nerve to proceed. Yet Knom had a strange sensation, one of a dark and malevolent force nearby, and he desperately wanted to destroy it. They carefully replaced the lids on the two smaller sarcophagi and inspected the third. It was covered with diagrams depicting an historic battle. Imbedded on the vertical surfaces were carved panels, three panels ran along each long side and one on each end. The top was a massive relief of an 8ft tall humanoid at rest. Time and the elements pouring through the barred window at the back of the crypt had conspired to wear away nearly all of the detail of the top, but the side of the sarcophagi farthest from the window was in much better shape. The stone panels featured a tall ogre or half-ogre wielding a massive flaming greatsword in one hand and a longsword in the other. A large shield was stowed at its back. The artist had given the ogre a pristine expression of peace that was neither ugly nor gruesome. Furthermore, the carving evoked a sense of holiness about him. The last panel that they could inspect showed a tall half-elf at his coronation. Nearby, in the background was the ogre, radiating nobility, friendship, and approval. During their inspection of the stone panels, Gilder and Knom found that on both of the narrow ends was a narrow groove that ran from the lip of the stone top to the floor. Upon further inspection, they discovered that a thin cable, tightly anchored in the top, lay within the groove and ran into a hole in the floor. The presence of the cable at either end, made the sarcophagus difficult to open with out snapping or stretching the cable. Finally, they decided to cut one of the cables and to pivot the lid about the other; hopefully any trap that had sprung would be only partially active. Gilder pulled the cord out and cut it with his dagger while Eric and Knom heaved on the top pivoting about the second cord’s anchor point. The sound of stone scraping on stone was deafening. Gilder stood up and looked in. No body, instead there were stairs. Knom and Eric stopped shoving on the top, but the sound of stone moving against stone didn’t stop. They all listened at the stairwell and heard the distinctive sound of a stone door opening down below. And then the sound stopped and all they could hear was their loudly beating hearts. [/QUOTE]
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