[AU] Stone Bones

[rangerjohn]

Atlas

*Blushing at the reminder of his recent insecurity, Atlas respond to his companions.* "Friends, you misunderstood my question. I was asking your opninion on the content of the message, not the means of its delivery. Now can I have the true insight I asked for? *He asks with a grin.*

 

[Erekose13]

"Solid information, still wish we had guides, but poor guys didnt stand a chance against those nasty mouth-things. Personally I think that if we ever spot any of those darkfolk, we should deal with them as quickly and cleanly as possible to prevent information from reaching the Shadow Serpent. Hope some more of the greyfolk turn up though, I had really hoped to have longer discussions with them." Phaern says a little hesitant in his opinions after hearing those haunting voices through the device around his head.

 

[dead_radish]

*Kelthet nods.* "We should proceed, then. The dark folk, I think, we should not spare." *He stretches his arms to limber them again, and allows his sword to dissipate into a tiny swirl of iron filings, leaving a slight greyish coating across his skin. He points further down the path.* "There?"

 

[manifold]

Dak

Dak looks down he passage, and then at Kelthet.

"All right."

He looks expectantly at Atlas.

 

[rangerjohn]

Atlas

"Does no one else wish to speak? In that case I suggest we should be on our way, following the rainbow path. But do keep alert for these dark folk and the other dangers of which we have been warned.

OOC:Isida, how many charges did Atlas use of his wand to get back to full hps?

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

*Following the rainbow path down the green tunnels, the party travels for a few days, the walls getting progressively damper, and small streams frequently bisect the path. An abundance of fugus grows in great profusion on the walls and floors. On the fifth day you discover a vast chamber with a ceiling soaring to a height of nearly fifty feet. Enormous mushroom grow in great profusion, enough so that it's like walking through a forest. Scuttles of lizards, bats, and spiders are heard as they move away from your light. In the center of this "forest" lies a perfectly round pool full of water. Your torches and glowglobes catch the glint of gems and shiny metal from both the pool and the base of many of the huge mushrooms...*

[OOC - Atlas used 4 charges.]

 

[dead_radish]

*Kelthet holds up a hand warningly.* "I've got a bad feeling about this." *He peers warily towards the pool, trying to discern anything lurking in or around it, or any possible ambush sites.*

 

[Rybaer]

"I know what you mean," Leesea says, warily keeping her distance. "It feels like bait...or remains."

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

*Nothing seems to be lurking at present, at least nothing you recognize. There are smaller mushrooms beside the larger ones, many which show signs of being regularly harvested. There is even the partially removed cap of one of the tall tree-like mushrooms that lies on the ground.*

*However, the glint of metal and gems resolves itself to being bits of worked metal in the form of scraps of armor, armbands, necklaces, and other jewelry. Amongst them are old bones and the occasional half-decayed body partially sunk into the slick ooze that surrounds the base of the mushrooms. Most of them seem to be of giant lizards and bats, but one body seems to have shreads of gray, hairless flesh clinging to it. It seems that more than one grayfolk body is here.*

 

[dead_radish]

*Upon realizing this, Kelthet's greatsword shimmers quickly in to being, almost without concious thought.* "The darkfolk?"