Crossed Paths, Part III

[Jarval]

"Tell her we'll go and look for this potion for her." Brioc says quietly to Ehldannis. "Hopefully it won't take us long, and we could do with some more information about what's going on down here. Besides which, I want to know more about the Saurials. We may still be able to forge an alliance with the lizardfolk, and knowing some history might aid us is that."

 

[Manzanita]

Charmed

"Ah, so it's a deal? I suppose I'll trust you with this quest without the riddle. Perhaps we can strike some more deals and play some riddles when you return. If you return..." her voice trails away softly.

Hopping deftly off the podium, she trots directly towards the party, giving Mendicus and Grassus quite a start. Silently padding through, she goes directly to a panel in the west wall of the corridor the party just came from, about 15 feet down the passage. Extending one stilletto-like claw, she pokes one of the green-eyed skulls in the eye-socket, and two panels silently part, revealing a 10 foot wide passage leading into darkness.

"Good luck, brave adventurers."

 

[doghead]

Marcus glances at the darkness and sighs. *sigh*

He settles the bow across his back and pulls out his shortsword. As he passes the sphinx, he salutes the creature with a florish of his sword. "See you soon, m'lady."

He approach brings him alongside the entrance. Holding out the torch, he glances down the tunnel. "Dhormium. If you want to take the lead, I'll go next."

 

[Krilith]

He approach brings him alongside the entrance. Holding out the torch, he glances down the tunnel. "Dhormium. If you want to take the lead, I'll go next."

~Dhormium steps up next to Marcus and puts his hand on his shoulder while he peers into the passageway and pierces the darkness with his eyes. Shrugs and starts to walk~
“Lets go guys, you heard what the lady said….we are brave and adventurous”

 

[Manzanita]

October 23, 11:30 am

Some stomachs begin rumbling for lunch as Dhormium's dwarven eyes peer into the darkness of the coridor. It extends about 30 feet before turning South. Walking the distance, Dhormium sees a stairway start just after the passageway turns. It descends about 50 foot. It is difficult to see all the way down, however, because the stairway is full of thick, dusty webs, as though from a huge spider. The webs do not seem recently used, however, as they are covered with dust.

 

[Despaxas]

"A huge spider ... this place gets better and better. Let's all be on the look out for a spider, it answers to the following description: very big, very nasty, many legs." Tullius smirks. "I hate spiders."

"Let's eat first and then enter. I prefer to be eaten alive on a full stomach, that way the spider will get a better meal out of me."

 

[Krilith]

“A very good idea Tullius, your tactical insight means allot to me, and my belly”

~Realizing they are still in the room with the sphinx Dhormium wonders what the sphinx likes to eat. He turns to address the stone creature~

“Dear Lady sphinx, if you do not mind, we would like to eat some food, we have brought our own, but can we eat here? And I do not wish to show you ill manners and would gladly offer you some too, with the exception of me or my companions body parts that is, but I do not know what to offer”

~And with that Dhormium, the hospitable dwarf and priest of Clangeddin Silverbeard, sincerely waits for a response. He also beckons Grassus and tell him to start preparing some of the food and rations they have brought with them, and when Grassus does not understand what he means he makes the well know hand gestures for food and being hungry, rubbing his tummy and putting food in his mouth~

“Grassus, come here, before we go into this hallway we are going to eat first. Tullius does not like to walk around on an empty stomach, could you start with making some food already?”

 

[Manzanita]

lunch

"Please. Eat. I will watch." The Sphinx returns to her pedestle and observers. Grassus and Mendicus, happy to delay entering the dark crypt, doft their packs and begin putting together your simple lunch. The eating goes uneventfully, leaving the party comfortably full, but perhaps wishing for a hot spicy meal and a warm bath.

 

[doghead]

Marcus looks on in amazement as Dhormium takes two steps into the passage then dashes out at the first mention of food, proclaiming it to be lunchtime. Marcus wonders if all dwarves are like that. Catching Brioc's eye, he gives the druid a puzzled shug.

Marcus expression quickly changes as Dhormium begins ordering Grassius around. His eyes flash darkly. Had it not been for the obvious relief of Grassius and Mendicus at the temporary reprieve, he would have had words for the dwarf. But as it is, he bites his tongue and holds his peace. Instead he helps them get the food ready.

As they finish eating, he looks up at the sphinx, then across at Grassius. "Is there any reason for Grassius to acompany us? I suspect that he would be safer here than down there," he says with a shrug of the shoulder in the direction of the passageway.

 

[Jarval]

Catching Brioc's eye, he gives the druid a puzzled shug.

Brioc shrugs in reply, obviously amused by the dwarf's enthusiasm for food. His frown matches Marcus' dark look as Dhormium issues his orders to Grassius, but he refrains from comment for now, preferring not to discuss the matter in front of the sphinx.

He quickly eats the meal, and is glad of the food. Having risen early, breakfast seemed but a distant memory to him. He makes sure that Wolf is well fed, sharing his meal with his companion.

As they finish eating, he looks up at the sphinx, then across at Grassius. "Is there any reason for Grassius to acompany us? I suspect that he would be safer here than down there," he says with a shrug of the shoulder in the direction of the passageway.

"I think it better if he stays with us." Brioc replies, glancing meaningfully at the sphinx. "Besides which, we're the only people he trusts at the moment. I doubt he'd let us out of his sight, even if we told him to stay."