Dr. Si's Curse of the Crimson Throne - Escape From Old Korvosa

[Dr Simon]

Edmond and Manachan leave the room with the chests to check on their missing comrades, to find them slumped asleep, but unharmed, around the corner. Suddenly a bell rings and the room lurches again. Manachan just manages to roll forwards into the room to avoid being sliced in two by moving walls in the doorway. As suddenly as it started to move, the room shudders into a new position.

The corridor with the murals has gone, replaced by a room with two alcoves, one of which bears a lever.

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Ignatius and Mhairi are both in a magical sleep. I was kind an re-united the party before moving the dungeon...


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[Neurotic]

"Hey, sleeping beauties, no sleeping on the job."

Edmond nudges Ignatius and gently shakes Mhairri.
"Wake up, girl, The Watch is coming!" he mock whispers

 

[Dr Simon]

Neither Ignatius nor Mhairi respond to this - normal methods of awakening someone do not seem to be enough against this deep magical sleep.

 

[Neurotic]

OOC: Would non-lethal damage work? If yes, Edmond slaps them both until they awaken. If real damage is needed then they get frostbitten for 1d3 Cover them so they get resist cold 1 or 2

 

[Dr Simon]

Slapping and shaking doesn't waken the sleepers, and they don't respond either when Edmond resorts to pricking them with point of a dagger or dousing them in magical frost. Apart from their utter withdrawal from the world, they appear to merely be asleep. Mhairi even shifts in her sleep and mutters something.

 

[Dr Simon]

With no evident way to wake the sleepers, the only option seems to wait. The dungeon shifts three more times during this period, returning the configuration to how it was before Mhairi and Ignatius triggered the symbol. Finally they awake, with no other ill effects. Fortunately, the effects of the earlier symbol of pain begin to wear off as well, so the wait seems to have been beneficial.

But there are sounds of someone or something moving from down the corridor behind you (the one with the disturbing murals).

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Meh, boring trap. Also I realised that Mhairi's a half-elf and shouldn't have been affected by it anyway!
Edmond and Manachan should now be in the same room as Mhairi and Ignatius. The sounds are coming from where they were (and are still marked on the map).


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[Neurotic]

"Good morning! Just in time for some action."
Edmond stands blocking the door for anyone trying to enter.

OOC: Edmond covered the symbol while waited, just in case it resets also. Edmond stands so that he can trip anyone steping into the doorway.

 

[Kaodi]

The ifrit yawns and then swallows once before opening his eyes. "Wher- , ugh, what happened?" Ignatius has an idea of course, but he is a bit groggy after the impromptu nap. Climbing to his feet he touches his temple with one finger and gives his head a bit of a shake. "Anything interesting happen while I was out?"

 

[Maidhc O Casain]

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"Same old boring stuff . . . shifting rooms, magical symbols . . . I almost envy you your nap. The rest should've taken care of that nasty headache, though," Manachan replies with a grin.
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[Axel]

As she returned to consciousness Mhairi sighed contentedly and stretched like a cat. "I must've needed that, gods do I feel a lot better. What'd I miss?"

 

[Dr Simon]

There is definitely someone coming down the corridor. Stealthily, but not quite enough, and it's not like there's anywhere to hide. It's Vencarlo. Looking battered, clad only in rags and clutching a kukri rather than his accustomed rapier. He stops a short distance away and regards you carefully. Then his face breaks out into a grin.

"My friends!" he says. "This is beyond my wildest hopes! Unless..." He looks cautious. "You're not prisoners too? No, you're armed. How did you come to be here?"

OOC: Apologies for the slow updates. Not only is it a busy time at work, I'm shortly changing jobs and moving, so expect patchy service for the next few weeks!

 

[Axel]

Mhairi, still sitting, runs at her eyes and face. "Ok, I definitely missed something important. Thanks for waking me guys..." she mutters before standing.

"Don't think I've had the pleasure, sir. Call me Mhairi," she says, offering her hand. "You must be Vencarlo. Someone's gone to a lot of trouble to keep you out of sight."

 

[Kaodi]

The ifrit nods. "Ignatius," he introduces himself. "Though I am often known descriptively as 'Crazy Ignatius'. To put it simply we got here by asking Glorio Arkona nicely. As he tells it you are the 'guest' of one of his relations."

 

[Dr Simon]

"Mhairi, Ignatius," says Vencarlo with a slight bow. "So he told you that, did he? Then, my friends, you've been lied to. It was Glorio himself who put me here, after I went to him for help. As you can see, however, nobody keeps Vencarlo Orisini prisoner for long. Although, having escaped my cell I now find myself trapped in this shifting labyrinth," he adds, slightly abashed.

 

[Kaodi]

Ignatius sighs. "And he seemed such a gentlemen too," he says, disappointed. Hefting his morningstar he adds, "Well, at least he was a bit more sporting with us."

 

[Axel]

Mhairi frowns, not believing Vencarlo. But not disbelieving him either. "That doesn't make any sense. If the Arkona's wanted you gone, why aren't you just dead? And likewise for us? We're only four people, which can't be hard for any group as powerful as the Arkona's to quietly erase. And you, well you're only you..."

 

[Neurotic]

"Hello, Vencarlo. Were you treated well? How did you escape? We came for you, so at least part of the mission is accomplished. Now we get out and sort everything from outside."
Edmond voice as always sounds like he's reading a list of supplies instead of being happy for Orisini escaping.

OOC: [MENTION=21938]Dr Simon[/MENTION], any magic on him?

 

[Maidhc O Casain]

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"Oh, aye, we've come to the rescue." Manachan smiles at Vencarlo, and then at his friends. A grim smile. "Luckily, we're not the sort to need rescuing ourselves; as Edmond says, let's be about finding our way out of here. We can better sort out those who played us false from the outside."
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[Dr Simon]

Vencarlo looks cautiously at Mhairi.

"I think that Glorio likes to toy with his prisoners. I've no doubt that you, and I, would be destined to die when he wishes, but not until he's grown bored of playing with us." He then regards Edmond with the same cautious stare. "As to how I escaped, my friend, I was unguarded and free from bonds. As I said, I think Arkona considers this labyrinth to be prison enough. I mean, we aren't free yet.... We need to find a lever to pull. Have you tried through that door ahead? This area is new to me."

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Vencarlo's kukri is magical.
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[Axel]

Mhairi considers Vencarlo's information before replying. "Probably safe to assume he can see or hear everything going on. Or both..." she trailed off, before raising both hands in an obscene gesture and turning full circle. "See that Gloirio? That's what I'm going to do to you once I get out!"

Visibly calming herself, Mhairi continued, "We haven't been too many places, though something knocked me out cold here. I don't think we got more than three or four levers in."