Deuce Traveler's Sewer Rats

[Herobizkit]

Pickwick stabbed a few more times at the empty air before he realized that the creature had been slain. He slowly withdrew his longspear, then set it upright, then proceeded to lean on it and whistle inconspicuously...

... until he remembered that the swirling portal of chaotic energy was still open.

"The portal!" Pickwick screamed. "If any of you want to become powerful mutants, now's your chance!"

Pickwick considered his options.

 

[[OMENRPG]Ben]

Chernguk steps widely around the monstrosity, quickly loading another bolt into his crossbow. He shoulders it and aims very carefully into the opening, checking to see if any other threats lurk in the next room. "Go, I'll cover from behind," he says in a grumbly whisper, darting his eyes around the tunnel before focusing the entirety of his attention into the room beyond.

 

[ghostcat]

Hardnose fumbles in his pouch and produces the gem. Without wasting more time he moves up and looks through the doorway.

 

[Deuce Traveler]

Gunzuul rushes towards the opening, and sees a female body inside. Her throat had mutated, and unfortunately it would appear as if the mutation had caused her neck to swell and choke off her oxygen supply. Her blue-tinged face showed that she died quite unpleasantly of asphyxiation. Gunzuul also recognized the 'ogre' as her short and skinny companion, mutated many times his size. Next to her body were the roundish and now useless shards of a small crystal ball.

Hardnose and Chernguk had taken a quick peek inside the mildew-smelling chamber, and seeing no danger they moved quickly inside. The workshop had been cleaned out, most likely by the party that raided the area. The tables were covered with dust and grime, though the outline of various missing materials and tools could be seen on top of them.

The portal stood in the center of the room and glowed with a dim white light. It was about man-sized and just big enough to allow passage through, one individual at a time. There was a slight whining noise and a swelling of some semi-transparent bubble in front of the mirror, as if some pressure was trying to be released. By squinting through the portal's light, the men could see another land beyond the portal, one where lush, twisted vegetation writhed in a constantly mutating and writhing chaotic landscape of unchecked life.

 

[Fenris]

After checking on the workers, Fergus approaches the others. "Ok, Hardnose, we'll cover you if you want to put that gem in mirror"

 

[Fangor the Fierce]

"Just get ready to smash it once he does. I don't want any more of these things happening."

Needles readies a bullet to shatter the mirror with. He hopes the rest have the same intentions.

 

[Boddynock]

Gunzuul kneels beside the woman's body.

"Tania," he says, reaching out to close her staring eyes. Then he picks up the shards of the crystal ball and puts them in his pouch.

His face is grim as he stands and moves across to examine the mirror. As the halfling moves forward he says, "I can do that from a distance, if you think it'll be safer."

 

[[OMENRPG]Ben]

Chernguk remains suspicious of the mirror and portal, remaining as far away from it as possible while remaining within the room. He aims steadily at the mirror, readying a shot to shatter it.

 

[ghostcat]

Hardnose seriously considers Gunzuul's offer but eventually declines. "I don't think that would be wise Gunzuul. It is obvious there is a lot of strange magic around the portal and if it disrupts your spell we my lose the gem."

"OK lets get this over with he." he says as much to himself as to the others and walks rapidly towards the mirror; gem held in his outstretched hand. The fingers of his other hand were crossed against their been another pulse.

 

[Deuce Traveler]

Hardnose places the gem on the surface of the chaotic portal. Instantly the gem sets itself and the portal is replaced by a shimmering reflective mirror that looks almost like quicksilver. Once he steps back, Hardnose's companions let loose with their weapons, shattering the mirror into many flickering pieces that crash to the ground. No harmful effects seem to occur. The threat seems neutralized.

Red asks, "Are we done here? If you can watch our backs, Stubby and I will start sealing this wall back up."