Constables of the 14th Ward Part 2

[Leif]

OOC: Darius

Yes, the cart will work to transport Raul's "remains." And the very small cart, while big enough to hold Raul, isn't much bigger than he is. It looks to tiny to have been pulled by a full-sized horse. Maybe a pony? (For some wee little cart folk, you surmise, maybe gnomes?)

 

[Leif]

Braevil Talisker

Brae descends into the shaft. It get very dark when you get about 15 feet deep. The shaft goes on down to a depth of about 25 feet. All along one side are wooden rungs driven into the side of the shaft, that appear spaced for someone roughly man-sized. At the bottom there is a tunnel that goes just a foot or two before it opens into the side of a longer tunnel, running perpendicular to the smaller branch that leads to the shaft.

 

[Rhun]

Brae takes care not to touch the bottom of the tunnel, nor any of the walls, fearful of traps. The cleric picks up Alarion's torch and uses it to quickly peek into the longer tunnel, looking both directions. The cleric does this quickly, just long enough to ensure there is not an ambush waiting for his companions.

 

[Nightbreeze]

Sentran stops studying the ant, glancing down the shaft to ensure that the intrepid explorer is still alive, then suddenly starts staring at Thea, studying carefully her face with a frown.

 

[Leif]

Brae takes care not to touch the bottom of the tunnel, nor any of the walls, fearful of traps. The cleric picks up Alarion's torch and uses it to quickly peek into the longer tunnel, looking both directions. The cleric does this quickly, just long enough to ensure there is not an ambush waiting for his companions.

Brae notes that the tunnel is quite damp and dreary, with water seeping slowly from the walls. An odor of mildew and dung, while by no means overpowering, is detectable.

 

[Rhun]

Seeing no immediate threat, Brae drops the torch to the ground to provide some light for the climb down. He moves back to the bottom of the shaft, and shouts up to his companions. "CLEAR!!!"

Then he turns back to the opening to the longer tunnel, and readies his quarterstaff and buckler in case any threat should materialize.

 

[pathfinderq1]

With Raul's body squared away, Thea joined most of the others at the edge of the shaft. "If we're going to go down there, I guess I had better go next," she said quietly. "I think I'm probably the lightest, and I can try to check those rungs on the way down." She looked around the group, to see if anyone had any better plan...

 

[Helfdan]

"I disagree, milady. You should not go first into danger, that is what I am here for. And I suspect the rungs are stout, an the orcs use them." Without further words, the knight sheathes his sword, straps the shield on his back, and begins the climb down.

 

[Fenris]

"I disagree, milady. You should not go first into danger, that is what I am here for. And I suspect the rungs are stout, an the orcs use them." Without further words, the knight sheathes his sword, straps the shield on his back, and begins the climb down.

"Yeah, all the orcs around here wear one hundred pounds of steel armor too." teases Jonas with a wink to Thea.

 

[Rhun]

Seeing Alarion climbing down, Brae moves out from under the shaft. If a rung did break, he certainly didn't want the knight and all of his armor crashing down on top of him.