House Millithor in the City of the Spider Queen II

[Endur]

Zedar responds to Narcelia in the drow hand language. "It is cold during the winter season. Winter will last several more months. For the rest of their lifetimes."

 

[Endur]

The three dire wolves resume their drow forms.

The snow is still falling and obscures vision beyond ten feet.

Zedar, Narcelia, and Kiernan head towards the steepled building. Zedar approaches the front door and attempts to open it.

Torellan, Marckarius, Dariel, Quertus, Velasta, and the other two vampires approach the large building with light. The building's windows are covered with shutters, but it is obvious that surface dwellers are inside and enjoying a festive spirit of sorts.

 

[Seonaid]

Narcelia's lips curve in a smile at Zedar's answer. When they reach the temple, she stands as far back as she can, while still being able to see the door and the two drow. She does not feel threatened by either the possible many humanoids in the town, or by the fact that she is alone with two of Kiransalee's servants, or by the fatigue she feels from the cold. Instead, she begins to relax marginally, and thinks about possible slaves she may take. What a surface worlder could tell me! she thinks to herself. She readies an action to drop Darkness (inherent, not wand) around herself if anyone or anything threatens her life.

 

[Dalamar]

Torellan signs in the silent language of fingers to the other near him.
Everybody knows the drill, don't they? Spellcasters first, then the rest. Try to leave some of them alive, slaves are a good thing.
And if one of them seems an apparent leader, his mine.
If the shutters don't look sturdy/look to be easily openable, Torellan proceeds to break/open them, otherwise he signals for one of the vampires to do so. And when that is done, he jumps inside through the window.

 

[Xael]

Quertus shivers slightly in the cold, and starts to think about the advantages of lichdom. When they reach the house and Torellan speaks about capturing people, Quertus will give a crossbow bolt and a dose of poison to Icho and tells this to apply the poison to the bolt (I suppose he came along, Quertus will poison the bolt himself if he didn't, taking the risk). He will then wield his mighty hand crossbow and wait for Icho to poison and return the bolt.

OOC: Mmm... Lichdom...

 

[Endur]

Torellan breaks open the shutters of the inn and jumps in through a window. The crowd of mostly humans are sitting around, eating a feast, and telling stories. Light is shed in the room from lanterns and two large fireplaces.

Meanwhile, Zedar was unable to open the door to the steepled building, so he used half a dozen blows from the spiked balls on the end of his Dire Flail to bash the door in. Zedar steps into the dark main hall of the building.

 

[Xael]

After (hopefully) receiving his bolt and casting Mage Armor, Quertus will follow Torellan through the windor (letting other, more combatative members enter before him). He will look for a) a Wizard or b) some kind of a leader (preferably not clad in full plate). Quertus will shoot his crossbow (poisoned bolt) if he finds forementioned target(s).

He will of course try to drop the leader before Torellan...

 

[Dalamar]

OoC: Not completely clear on if the humans et al. have noticed me. This is assuming they didn't (as it seems from your post, Endur).

IC: Torellan looks for somebody away from anybody else, preferrably in a place where he can get without being seen. He will then hit the person twice with the pommel of his dagger (subdual).

 

[Serpenteye]

Kilcif still annoyed from the previous accident steps in between breaking their eye contact and looks at the matron; “Does “grave violation of custom” translate out to traps, spells or curses? And just how certain are you about her forgiveness?"

The Matron gives him a cold look, but she's far more concerned with the matter at hand than reprimanding him for his manners. "Yes, and it's quite possible that some traps still remain functional. As to the matter of her forgiveness, suffice to say she neither has the resources nor the inclination to punish such a minor infraction as ours in light of the current situation.
Search this area for traps, we will proceed towards the inner fane once we have taken a closer look at this altar."

 

[Serpenteye]

Before going to the Temple

Ki'Willis sends Kilcif to alert the Kuo-Toa of her arrival. Minutes later Ki'Willis and Carcelon leaves the noble area of Szith Morcane, heading towards the Inn in the commoners area. All signs of her rank are concealed, but she still appears as an upper-class woman.

ooc: At least that's what she intends to do.