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

[Dichotomy]

[sblock=Ti]After examining the area with detect magic, the only thing that radiates anything is the fountain the sludge is in, but not the sludge itself. It actually seems quite odd, but the fountain radiates conjuration magic.[/sblock]

 

[worthley]

Viktor, continues searching the area around the statue, runs his finger over the surface of the statue, checking for dust. "So, does anyone know anything of these hairless 'people' we've seen all around?"
[sblock=ooc]Viktor is checking for dust to see if someone has been here recently. If he would be unable to notice that's ok[/sblock]

 

[o3caudata]

Alexis cautiously sets her stick down and backs slowly away from the orange goo. After a few steps she turns and hurries to Breth's side, gazing intently at the symbol.

"Isn't that symbol sort of like that other one we saw? Anyone any good at puzzles? Maybe they mean something... I mean OF COURSE they mean SOMETHING. Well... I'm just saying."

 

[michael_noah]

The dwarf ceases his searching for a moment to ponder out loud, "Maybe the fountain is producing the sludge? In any case, it seems harmless for the moment. The rest of these things must certainly be worth something to the right buyer though. Let's gather what we can and bring it back upstairs, it seems this elevator has led us to a dead end."
[sblock=ooc]Boldak gathers what he can of worth from the room. The egg, if it's carriable (though it seems too big), any tools that seem they might be useful, the wooden rod if it's able to be removed from the statue. He'll search the egg and rod thoroughly before attempting to move them.[/sblock]

 

[Dichotomy]

The instant that Boldak touches the egg-shaped stone, its form quickly moves and takes the small of a small anthropomorphic creature. The figure barks out something in a low, gutteral language that no one in the group understands.

[sblock=OOC]Let me know where each of you is right now, if my depiction here is not accurate. I was just guessing off of what you were last doing.[/sblock]

 

[TiCaudata]

"Whoa!" Breth puts his hands out to his sides and continues in a calmer tone. "Hey there buddy, we don't know what you are saying. I hope you can understand me, because I'm calmly trying to tell you that we aren't here to hurt you, we are just harmlessly looking around. Isn't that right?

Breth looks at everyone else and keeps the same calm tone going. "Let's all look harmless here and try not to do anything rash alright? Boldak? Could you try talking to him in Dwarven? Alendar? Elven?"

His eyes shift over to Viktor, "Well I think we just found out where they come from at least."

[sblock=ooc]Looks good on my end[/sblock]

 

[Dichotomy]

Alendar gapes at Breth. He then turns to the thing and quickly says a couple of phrases in, presumably, elven.

 

[worthley]

Viktor looks shocked at the hatched person across the room. "Never heard of a humanoid being hatched before. Any of you?"

[sblock=ooc]looks good here[/sblock]

 

[o3caudata]

Alexis looks wildly from the mass to each of her companions and back to the mass.
"What did it say? What did you say to it? Put it down, see what happens. If we can't understand it, we'll have to trust that it can understand us. I just hope he isn't calling friend...."

[sblock=ooc]Looks good to me.[/sblock]

 

[Dichotomy]

As the party tries there various ways to talk to it, it becomes apparent that the thing intends to attack.

"Get out of the way."
[sblock=OOC]Alendar: delays

Alendar (21)
Breth (19): 1 damage
Viktor (16)
1 (15)
Alexis (13): 2 damage
Boldak (7)[/sblock]