Heart of Artifice: Part I--Engineered Enigma

[Rystil Arden]

*Kharas cannot see Anvuss from his hiding place. Anvuss is large enough that he could be the bulky object, though if so it is not obvious.*

 

[Velmont]

Kharas get out and place himself betwen the bulky object and the line as silently as possible. He also tries to identify what is that bulky object.

 

[Rystil Arden]

(OOC: By the time that the stealthily-moving object is visible to him in his Darkvision range, he knows that he doesn't have much time to get out--if he wants to shift the crates and extricate himself totally quietly, he will probably reach the line just after the bulky object does. If he is willing to make a moderate amount of noise, he can probably cut the bulky object off. If he is willing to make quite a loud din, he can definitely cut the bulky object off)

 

[Velmont]

Kharas will try to cut it and do some noise, but not too much, even if it means he will miss his chance to cut teh bulky object. He doesn't know what else than Anvuss that creature could have interest, as he doesn't know what is that ship, but if it is Anvuss, it is either a danger for his friend, or an escape route for him also.

 

[Rystil Arden]

*Kharas, while extricating himself, makes enough noise that one of the guards hears him, and whatever is moving underneath the bulky shrouded object hears him too. As the guard shines a light on the tableau and sees what is going on, he shouts an alarm, and the tiny Clanks underneath the bulky object, seeing that they have been busted by the dwarf's clamour, speed up and start making even more noise as they rush to the line, beating Kharas there. Some of the tiny Clanks tie up the canvas covering the object to the line, and then the line begins to pull away as Kharas approaches the edge. He might be able to jump and try to catch the line if he moves at full speed.*

 

[Velmont]

Feeling that he will have more chance with the clank, he will try to catch the bulky object or the line.

 

[Rystil Arden]

*Kharas leaps after the line and falls onto the bulky canvassed object and the line, which pulls downward into the cloud bank. The miniscule clanks seem to be swarming about, and many of them are fleeing down the line, scrambling into the clouds beyond Kharas's sight.*

 

[Velmont]

OOC: Can Kharas identify the item by now or it is it still unclear to him. Also, I'm not sure what my situation is. I'm I going down, pulled by the line?

 

[Rystil Arden]

(OOC: He thinks that it is probably Anvuss or Anvuss strapped in a makeshift sling or harness. Kharas is now on top of the harnessed Anvuss and they just were pulled over the edge, so they are plummeting on the line into the clouds. Presumably the line will eventually reach the end and then be hauled upwards to whoever cast it in the first place)

 

[Patlin]

A slight whir from the vicinity of Anvuss's skull and some blinking are the only sign that the construct is dreaming.

I can fly! I can fly!

It's fortunate he's "asleep", or he wouldn't be nearly as happy with his free falling experience. As a creature that doesn't normally sleep, the dream is a novel experience for him.