House Millithor in the City of the Spider Queen

[Thels]

Dariel dusts off his cloak and straightens his clothes and then takes a deep breath before settling off towards the canyon. As he moves from rock to rock, taking as much cover as possible, he keeps peeking at the spider at the ceiling. With short intervals he halts to check the surroundings, as well as the ground for any trails.

 

[Yasarra]

The Matron's lips quirked upward in a smile as her large eyes narrowed, "My dear faern (wizard), the portal closed behind me." She gestured toward the stone wall that was devoid of a portal, "And only a drow of Qu'ellar Millithor may activate it, and it closes behind the one that opened it. Even if they could find us, they would still have to make their way through these webs without becoming terribly entangled, first. Now, if you will follow me, I know my way around here fairly well." She then begins to make her way through, looking up occasionally to try to see the spider that she had "trained". If she comes close to a bundle that looks like it may still be alive, she'll poke it on the side and see if it responds.

 

[Raurth Snowfang]

Krecil glances at Matron Ki'Willis as she gives her speech.. He thinks to himself:

"Well well well, I thought something was up.. This explains how the battle went so badly, and why the priestesses used their weapons more!"

He looks towards Quertus' uneasy movements and shakes his head, trust him to be the skittish one. He gives a dispassionate glance to the priestess ordering the males about, it's possible a change could come from this.. Lloth willing of course, he chuckles

He moves towards Matron Ki'Willis and speaks to her quietly, all the while grinning his trademark grin that has earned him so many whippings over his three hundred or so years.


"Where are we going Matron Ki'willis? Let us be gone of this place. I chafe for some revenge!"

 

[Endur]

As Dariel carefully and silently crosses the cavern floor, he notices that the creatures trapped in the web are goblins, some of them still alive and staring. None of the goblins notice Dariel as he crosses the cavern floor.

Scouting ahead, Dariel sees that the cavern eventually shrinks in size to a 30' diameter tunnel in both the east and the west. The webs end at the tunnel entrances.

Dariel sees goblin tracks leading down the tunnels, as well as goblin tracks going deep into two side crevices off the main cavern. The side crevices are small enough that the Spider would not be able to fit into them.

The webs near the two side crevices do not appear as pristine as the web in other parts of the cavern, almost as if these webs have been damaged many times and the Spider has had to repair them many times.

Dariel spots what appear to be Goblin sentries lurking deep in the two side crevices.

 

[Endur]

The remainants of Qu'ellar Millithor follow carefully behind Matron Millithor, avoiding the strands of the great web and watching the ceiling for the Gargantuan Spider.

About halfway between the crevice that contained the portal and the exit from the web, Matron Ki'Willis Millithor comes to a wrapped up goblin that appears alive. She pokes it, and the bundle begins to shake.

A faint voice, muffled by the webbing, begs in goblin first and then undercommon, "Raescuae me! Help meeee!" The webbed figure strains and struggles against the web, making no progress in freeing itself, but a slight vibration travels across the web.

Dariel, still scouting around, does not see the Spider move, nor does he see the goblin sentries notice anything.

 

[Raurth Snowfang]

Krecil takes his crossbow from his back and silently nocks a bolt. If the sentries have to die they will die before they realise what is upon them.


(ooc: Can we get a marching order up? Thanks)

 

[Radiant]

Narcelia dusts of her cloak and then just stands silently during the discussion, her face showing as much passion as a statue. Her hand is on the hilt of her longsword but otherwise her body is relaxed and she seems almost bored, statisfied that the males do the scouting and that her sister does the ordering around without herself having to bother with it.

 

[Thels]

Goblins... Could've known these caves weren't uninhabited, but having guards this close to the spider? They must know it's lethal for sure. Would this be another of the Matron's surprises, something she doesn't care about or something she didn't know about.

Dariel stays put for a little while, overseeing the Goblins actions, before carefully backtracking towards the group.

 

[Yasarra]

"Where are we going, jaluk (male)?" Ki'Willis turned to her Patron, "To Mentol Derith for now. I assure you, there will be enough revenge to be had once we have things in order." The snakeheads were writhing at her belt, reflecting her agitation at having to repeat herself and the seeming sarcasm...or was it disbelief, in the voice of Quertus?

Stumbling across the goblin that still had enough presence of mind to cry out for aid, her smile turned cruel, "Help you? Why would I do that, gol (goblin)? Do you wish to work as a slave in my mushroom garden? Sometimes living can be far worse than dying." There was something amusing to her about the way the creature squirmed, but the potential to replace at least one slave was thought of, "Tell me, which do you prefer, and why would a Matron wish to spare such an insignificant thing as yourself?" Her hand slipped to her dagger, awaiting the creature's response.

 

[Raurth Snowfang]

Krecil smiles as he notices the Matron's cruelty.. admiring her cold and deadly beauty.

He uses the silent code to put his message across to Ki'Willis:


"These guards ahead Matron Ki'Willis, should we dispatch them? Or do you have plans for them also?"