Feint Whispers: Unearthing the Past

[jasamcarl]

The party opens without incident, no trap having been found. A new corridor is revealed, another door visible on the far end. Halfway down the left (north) wall of the corridor, there is another entrance into yet another corridor that leads north.

Dah, that was a mouthfull.

 

[Krug]

"Well I think we should check through that door," says Bhartus.

 

[Talindra]

Ardoss scouts ahead of the party, moving quietly, allowing the injured Jericho to fall back with Whitney, if he wishes. His eyes constantly scanning for traps and the like, his hand never strays far from the hilt of his blade. He moves to the door Bhartus has indicated, and listens for a moment for any sound beyond it.

 

[jasamcarl]

Neither Ardoss or the rest of the party detects the presence of traps, nor are any sounds discernable from behind the door. The door does appear to be barred from the outside.

 

[KaintheSeeker]

Whitney keeps quiet and does her best to pay attention to her surroundings (mindful of the last pit trap) and stays out of the way of the others

 

[Talindra]

Ardoss moves back to the others, and speaks very quietly as he squats, taking a breather. "Perhaps since the door is barred from this side, we should explore the passage there...." he points to the corridor leading off to the north. "and then return here to continue. I don't like leaving my back open, so to speak."

 

[Mirth]

Tarowyn nods his approval of Ardoss' suggestion and goes back to peek around the corner up the northern passage, just to keep an eye in that direction.

 

[jasamcarl]

About 30ft down the northward corridor, a bend to the west is visible.


Bhartus and Tarowyn: you hear the muffled rattliing of sliding over metal. The sound is coming from just around the bend in the corridor.

 

[Mirth]

Tarowyn relates what he hears to the rest of the group and waits for Ardoss to take point (assuming we are going towards the metallic sounds).

 

[Talindra]

Ardoss inches along the wall toward the bend, moving as silently as possible. As he nears the bend, he listens closely, and even dares a peek around it, taking only a second to take in the scene, and pulling his head back quickly before inching back towards the others.