House Millithor in the City of the Spider Queen

[Calim]

Torellan will use his seldom used skills of moving silently and hiding to get a closer look at what might be cuasing this disturbance.

 

[Endur]

Matron Ki'Willis Millithor searches the goblins after binding and gagging them quite securely. Searching Krecil's goblin (Grivak), she discovers a poisoned pin about 4 inches in length and a silver coin that feels strange to the touch. The coin is weathered and tarnished, and if there were once features inscribed upon it, they are vague now and impossible to make out.

Dariel discovers a cunningly hidden goblin sized secret door next to Snarka's sentry post. It looks like the secret door only leads about twenty feet away from the crevice into a small room (too small for a medium sized creature to squeeze into). Beyond the sentry post, the goblin tracks appear to lead deeper into the crevice, perhaps several hundred feet or further.

When Krecil explores near Grivak's sentry post, he finds a goblin sized secret door in the back of Grivak's hole.
The secret door appears to lead into a deeper hole within the hole, going another 15 feet deep, and being so small that a goblin would have to squeeze to fit into it. Beyond the sentry post, the crevice appears to lead much deeper, perhaps several hundred feet or further.

 

[Endur]

Torellan explores further, sneaking along the corridor heading in the direction of the disturbance.

Several corridors and tunnels branch off of this tunnel, but it is becoming increasingly easy to follow the dust disturbance back to its source. Still no noise however.

The tunnel begins to slope and ascend higher.

Finally, after traveling a mile through the Underdark, Torellan sneaks up on what is causing the disturbance.

One hundred feet ahead in the tunnel (the tunnel is 30' wide by 30' high at this point), a ray of green light is transforming the solid stone walls of the tunnel into dust. The green light is being created by a huge floating head. Or to be precise, the green light is being projected from one of the many eyes attached to stalks that sprout from the head the way hair sprout from the head of a drow.

The creature does not appear to have noticed Torellan.

 

[Prince Atom]

OOC: I'm guessing that's merely a gas spore disintegrating the cavern walls....

IC: Marckarius maintains his vigil over the bulk of the family. He particularly keeps an eye on the spider. "The first sign of Lolth's displeasure with us will surely be manifest in the attitude of that spider. If it starts moving towards us, it's time to brush up on my praying." He moves always to put himself between the unknown and Matron Ki'Willis.

"Matron Mother, do you wish our goblin slaves to travel before or behind us as we move through this unknown cavern?"

 

[Endur]

After Krecil finished examining Grivak's sentry position, he scouts further down the 8' high by 3' wide tunnel. After traveling approximately 300 feet, the tunnel opens up in a large circular cave, perhaps 100 foot in diameter with a 40 foot high ceiling with half a dozen other cave entrances off of it.

After Dariel finished examining Snarka's sentry position, he scouts further down the 5' high by 5' wide tunnel. After approximately 300 feet, he sees the same large cave.

There are over two hundred goblins living in the cavern. And potentially more through some of other cavern entrances.

The goblins do not notice Dariel and Krecil.

So carefully and silently do they move, neither Dariel nor Krecil spot each other peering out of their respective entrances into the cave.

 

[Xael]

Quertus waits patiently, knowing there isn't really anything he can do right now, other than offer advice. Scratching his chin, he speaks to nobody in particular: "By this rate, we will have a goblin slave army when we reach Mentol Derith. How many can we reasonably guard - or keep frightened enough - before they start becoming a nuisance?"

OOC: I assume that since Quertus is speaking to all in close vicinity, he doesn't have to add that "Matron Mother" in every sentence. If he does, our beloved matron can imagine few there.

And it's not a gas spore, it's an illusion! I disbelieve!

 

[Calim]

This would be a powerful ally. The Matron will need to know of this.

With necessary caution and slowness so as not be making a nuisance of himself. Torellan will make his way back to the group.

 

[Raurth Snowfang]

Krecil taps his foot silently while waiting for his drow companion to return... What could be taking him so long?

 

[Endur]

Krecil and Dariel return to the main group in the cavern after scouting out the location of the Goblin encampment.

Torellan returns from his scouting a half hour later (due to a wrong turn on the way back).

 

[Yasarra]

Ki'Willis studies the coin for a moment before handing it over to Quertus, "What's wrong with this coin?" She then holds onto the pin until her Patron returns, handing it to him, certain he would know the best way to handle it. She had simply nodded when he requested permission to investigate further, though she felt that simply marching into a goblin city all that wise, it was good to know what possible threats could come back to haunt them before they reached Mantol Derith.

When Marckarius' voice interrupts her many thoughts, she turns to face him, "Hmmm? Oh, yes. Send them in front of us, Marckarius. Better that they meet any dangers before us. Slaves can be replaced easily, but replacing the nobles of this house would be far more difficult."

She nodded to Quertus, "This should be enough, for the moment, Quertus. Once we get to Mantol Derith and know more, I'll decide what to do from there." Calmly, she waited for the return her son.