[AU] Stone Bones

[Jaws]

Wil

"Okay I'm all set, shall we see where the red cavern leads us next?"

"Yes. Lets go."

*Wil starts leading his mule down the red cavern.*

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

*You head down the red, crystal-studded cavern, your torches and sunrods leaving a faint glow behind you. The dried slime trail goes down this way, and for several minutes you follow it. The crystals become less prevalent and eventually fade entirely, leaving only red rock walls. Up ahead you all hear a faint squishing sound. Cautiously proceeding forward you come upon a most unusual sight.*

*The passageway opens into a larger cavern, at one side of which is a pool of some sorts. Cavorting in this pool is the author of your slime trail. A enormous snail, at least the size of a horse with splashing in the pool. Instead of a normal head it bears a collection of mace-like appendages where its head should be. Its shell, in your reflected light, seems to be made of a thousand, swirling, jewel-like colors. The snail makes no indication that it's aware of your presense. None of you have seen this before.*

 

[Rybaer]

Leesea makes a mock sqeamish face. "Yummie," she whispers. "Doesn't look too friendly. Want me to check out the passage beyond...you know, to make sure nothing else is going to come crash the party if we have to fight our way past this thing?"

 

[dead_radish]

*Kelthet nods, rolling his neck around as he looks down the corridor at the beast, gauging its strength. He swings his arms around ritualistically in patterns to loosen them up, and at some point in the process, a greatsword is suddenly in his hands.* "It's been a while since we've had a good fight, eh? Looks like that's something that's not run of the mill. We might need all our attention on that fellow, so privacy would be helpful."

He nudges Dar. "Does slime wash out of fur? I know it slides off pale skin quick enough...."

(OOC: Using the Sight here too, in case it gives any info)

 

[Erekose13]

Phaern studies the giant slug for a moment, trying to determine if it is at all threatening. "I am not so sure that we should just kill this creature out of sport. It does not appear to have even noticed us. Perhaps we could just move past it."

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

*Kelthet, you think that spoiler

Spoiler

the snail is weaker than any of you in terms of how tough it might be, though you a fairly certain it has no special abilities available to more trainind individuals.

spoiler*

 

[rangerjohn]

Atlas agrees with Phaern "It is after all as entitled to its life as we are ours. However if it wishes to contest the matter, I will sadly send it on its way. He says adjusting his sword.

 

[Rybaer]

ooc: If the group wants Leesea to scout ahead, she'll do so as sneakily as possible (Sneak +19). If they choose to just try to get past, she'll assist as needed.

I'm out of town and unable to post until Wednesday night. Just FYI.

 

[dead_radish]

*Kelthet stares at the creature for a time, then shakes his head.* "It would not defeat us if we were to challenge it - I doubt it is anything beyond what it seems - an oversized creature. Perhaps we could distract it and sneak past?"

 

[Erekose13]

"Let's see if Leesea and I can sneak past it first." Phaern joins Leesea as she tries to sneak past.

ooc; sneak +16