Crossed Paths, Part III

[doghead]

Marcus of the Roma

Marcus is not as surprised as Octar. He has stopped thinking about what is coming next in favour of just dealing with it when it comes. Poor Marcus is starting to feel that he has been in the darkness forever. That the world of open skys, stars and breezes is just an old dream he used to have.

He shakes himself out of his revery. "Wasn't this place something that the lizardmen found and took over for themselves?"

Marcus tries to recall what it was but comes up blank. Tullius was with those Roman archeologists. He'll know.

"Tullius, what was it that you were looking for here?"

 

[Despaxas]

(uhum ... I'd love to help but it looks as though I lost Tullius' background ... ehe. *Blush* Manzanita do you still have it?)

 

[Inez Hull]

"I believe this is a greek ruin, we are after all seeking a greek... artefact."

 

[doghead]

Marcus of the Roma.

Marcus nods sagely.

Having been held up by sickness, Marcus had missed the intitial gathering and had only caught up later. And somehow he had never quite got around to finding out exactly it was that they were looking for. Some sort of greek artifact. He knew that. Perhaps a bit more. But over time he had just settled into the roll of helping out with the mundane things, like fighting manticores and looking for traps, while leaving the big picture planning and stuff to Brioc, Ehldannis and Octar. Although, truth be told, Octar seemed happy to leave it to the first two as well.

"Right then," says Marcus suddenly, "shall I check the door then?"

Which, assuming that there are no objections, he does.

ooc: * Search +4 * Disable Device +7 * Open Lock +7

 

[Manzanita]

Marcus finds not traps on the doors. In fact, they do not even appear locked. A simple hard push would probably open them.

I will email you Tullius' origin, although I must admit, I can't seem to lay my hands on your email offhand.

 

[Thomas Hobbes]

Octar shrugs. "Onwards, then."

 

[Manzanita]

Where else, indeed?

Octar gives the door and shove and it opens. Beyond it lies a 50 foot long corridor, 20 feet wide. It seems devoid of marking. The ceiling is about 10 feet high, and all cut out of similar grey stone. At the far end is another set of double doors, this one 10 feet wide total. The same benevolent looking human face is carved upon these doors.

 

[Thomas Hobbes]

This is slightly eerie thinks Octar. "This is slightly eerie," says Octar.

 

[doghead]

Marcus of the Roma

ooc: Octar has a lisp when he thinks.

Marcus follows up after Octar. As best he can he tries to keep an eye on the corridor ahead of Octar for traps.

If Octar moves too fast, Marcus lays a hand on his companion's shoulder. "Slow up a bit. Give me time to look over the corridor."

 

[Thomas Hobbes]

Hush, you...

Octar lets Marcus go ahead.