IC: Dichotomy's Age of Worms Redux, Part I

[TiCaudata]

As the fire burns, Breth turns back to Trentons belongings. "No, Trenton was an orphan, with no connections left to contact. Well none that would care more about him than taking what money he had at least."

He gathers up what he can and walks into the office to find a suitable place to store them and Nav's belongings too.

"I am certainly in no shape to continue without some rest, although sneaking a peak at that mirror might not be a bad idea before going back. It would be good to have something other than what went wrong in there to mull over. Now's not the time for that discussion though. Besides we'll probably have to have it twice with whatever strong arm we can find, no sense in having it three times."

With that he hobbles back up towards the cairn.

[sblock=ooc]I think that the kitchen, or maybe the storage area where we found some of that stuff would probably be our best bets for securely hiding what we can't currently carry.

Assuming no one stops him, Breth will go to the mirror, cast detect magic on it, and examine it.[/sblock]

 

[michael_noah]

As Breth stores Trenton's belongings, Boldak assists him and divies up the things that require it. He'll take the bread and cheese and make a lunch of it as they do so, sharing with the others as they desire.

"Are you sure, Breth?" questions Boldak with a furrowed brow. "There could be anything there now, including the wolf you ran off. I suppose, though... I'll come with to back you up if anything happens."

[sblock=OOC]Boldak takes 9g 1s 1c, Dagger, Torch. Breth takes as below. Totals updated.

This leaves in the office:
9g 1s (this should go to Alexis)
1 Chain Shirt
7 Javellin
1 Scythe
1 Winter Blanket
1 Bedroll
1 Flint and Steel
2 Backpack
10 Trail Rations
1 Waterskin
4 Torch
1 Belt Pouch
1 Clay Mug
7 Oil

Boldak goes with Breth to check out the mirror and runs away if they run into anyhing scary. He'll then accompany the others to town to find some other stongarm.[/sblock]

 

[TiCaudata]

[sblock=ooc]during the division, Breth will take 1 flask of oil, 9 gold, and 1 silver [/sblock]

 

[o3caudata]

"...I can't believe this...." Alexis shakes her head and climbs to her feet.

She blindly follows them back toward the cairn and back toward town afterward. Constantly repeating those words to herself.

[sblock=ooc]Alexis will assist as she is able in determining anything about the mirror-like thing.[/sblock]

 

[Dichotomy]

As the three survivors head back to the Whispering Cairn to examine the odd frame, the find nothing untoward on their approach. After entering the cairn, you see no sign that the last wolf has returned. Indeed, the bodies of the other two lay where you had beaten them.

Around the base of the platform, Boldak finds a few black shards. The substance is unknown to all of you, but it feels like stone and is slightly cold to the touch. You also find, in the slot in the frame where the "mirror's" glass would have been, several runes of glyphs craved there. Oddly perhaps, Breth can make neither heads nor tails of them. But both Boldak and Alexis find that they look familiar, and perhaps signify transportation.

On the base of the apparatus is a larger glyph. While none of you know what it means, to Alexis it seems reminiscent of arcane symbols representing elemental air.
[sblock=OOC]The CLWs on Boldak restored 8 hps.
The detect magic reveals nothing.[/sblock]

 

[TiCaudata]

"Well I can't see how this is useful at all... Maybe if I study one of those shards some more?"

Shavora flies from her feast to Breth's shoulder. Her beak is gory and she looks like she's gorged herself to twice her size. "To town! Rest!

"Oh I suppose you're right... Well let's go see about finding a strong arm from the mines."

Breth begins the journey back to town yet again.

 

[michael_noah]

"I certainly don't make anything interesting of it. Wierd is more like it. Perhaps it was a travelling merchant's great ode to his narcisism? Boldak comments to Breth as they make the walk back. "In any case, we can perhaps understand it better after seeing the rest of the cairn. It does seem a strange place for the thing.

"I wonder where we should start. The workers at Parrin's mine could certainly always use a second income," Boldak muses. "Heh, they could use a first!"

[sblock=ooc]Is the frame's base attached to the floor? If not, does it move easily? Is there any trace of it being brought there (scratches on the cave floor, etc.)?[/sblock]

 

[Dichotomy]

[SBLOCK=OOC]Unlike the rest of the cavern, the platform/base is marble. You aren't certain whether it is attached. Any attempt to move it with the resources you have (even just trying to tip it) fails.[/sblock]

 

[o3caudata]

"How very strange." She hesitates a long moment, lost in thought, then continues," There's something about that symbol.... We should go. It doesn't appear that there's anything we can do here, and we're quite defenseless. Let see about getting some more help, and a good rest."

 

[michael_noah]

"I'd say that a rest is definitely in order. In fact, I'm buying today. After you two finished what I couldn't back there, I owe you," replies the dwarf, in considerably better humor now that some distance has been put between the party and their near-demise. He continues trudging up the road, but with a spring in his step.

[sblock=ooc]Boldak will gather up sellable stuff from the office on their way back to town.[/sblock]