IC: Dichotomy's Age of Worms Redux, Part V(b)

[Dichotomy]

[sblock=OOC]Is someone out of town, or sick, or something else?[/sblock]

 

[TiCaudata]

"So... If the spell isn't useful, do we chase the thing down the sewers? Or do we regroup and get in touch with Allustan's contact in the city? I would think contacting him would be our best course."[sblock=oc]"Kushnak uses speak with dead on a lizardfolk and learns that this tribe of lizardfolk lair due south and that the tribe itself has approximately 60 members." That's from the summary in Part IV post #107[/sblock]

 

[o3caudata]

"Our original goal in resting here was having a defensible place to regain our magic and identify that device. We should resume that plan. Search these fellows if you would, Erdoliell We'll bring the body of one of these creatures and will learn what we can. Nethezar can identify that thing and we can get on to the city."

Kushnak gathers one of the drow and takes him back to their 'campsite'.

[sblock=oc]I'll prepare speak with dead and ask some questions. Neth should be around when i ask, in case he doesn't answer or understand common. Will save 17

my ideas for questions are more or less(input and fine tuning welcomed):
1) Were you working with the people from 'this' place?
2) How do we get to your 'lair' from here?
3) Which god do your employers follow?

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[TiCaudata]

Erdolliel agrees with Kushnak's plan and does a search of the bodies. She then resumes her earlier search of the building (as time allows).[sblock=oc]Search +7 Sounds good on the questions, I think you would get a 4th question too though no? Unless Kushnak has a level of fighter or something. How does gestalt work for figuring caster levels? (That's an aside...)

edit: For the 4th question... maybe ask what kind of creature it's master was? Character knowledge is power...[/sblock]

 

[Dichotomy]

[sblock=OOC]I assume enworld was broken for everyone over the weekend... Effers.[/sblock]
Nethezar grabs the other drow, "Just in case," and the trio heads back to the throne room.

Once there, Erdolliel searches both drow bodies. She finds a variety of useful items. Erdolliel also notices that the boots of both drow are cake with a yellow phosphorescent fungus. None of the trio knows what the fungus is.
[sblock=OOC]2 potions of cure mod wounds, 4 alchemist's fire, 2 tanglefoot bags, two masterwork rapier, two masterwork hand crossbows, two chain shirts, two heavy steel shields[/sblock]

 

[TiCaudata]

"I suppose if we can find the fungus, we can find where they came from." Erdolliel muses, "Maybe our scholar friend will have some idea." With that she scrapes some of the fungus off with a knife and puts it in her pouch. She then proceeds to finish her earlier search while waiting for Kushnak to prepare his spell. She returns to the room when she needs to rest and prepare herself for the next day.[sblock=oc]Search +17 oops, I thought I sent this yesterday morning...[/sblock]

 

[Dichotomy]

Day 43

[sblock=OOC]I've got to, sometime, go back and make a bit of a timeline to figure out precisely what day and time of day we are on.[/sblock]
Erdolliel finishes searching the complex, while Nethezar and Kushnak, again, prepare to rest. The elf finds nothing new. The place looks deserted.

The trio gets their rest and wakes up refreshed and revitalized.

 

[o3caudata]

[sblock=oc]oh hi guys. i'm shea. you might remember me from films such as: unreachable jerk and douchapolis. In an effort to not unnecessarily delay the game further i'm posting all the questions in one shot. [/sblock]

Kushnak prepares his spells and turns his attention to the drow body for questioning.



He casts his spell and begins the inquisition.



"Were you working for or with the residents of this compoud?"

"What, in clearest detail you can provide, is the safest, most direct route to your masters primary residence?"

"What god or being would you describe as the chief or principal deity for your masters?"

"What type of creature was your non-drow companion when we encountered you?"

[sblock=oc]

I *tried* to be fairly direct and avoid the stupid obvious 'because....' answers, so hopefully that carries some weight.....

Also, i'm sorry for sucking. I was hijacked by work-induced mono.... or exhaustion.... or something similar... But i'm not on call again til christmas... wheeee...[/sblock]

 

[Dichotomy]

[sblock=OOC]en is being a bitch again...

Will save: 1![/sblock]
As Kushnak summons his divine power, the mouth of the drow opens, though no other life seems in it, if this can even be called "life."

Fortunately, the drow speaks common and answers each of Kushank's questions in turn:

"They serve my master, as do I."

"Hours in tunnels, none are safe. Near cold forge, find beggar's gold, in old and low places."

"My master is a god. I will serve the master."

"Illithid."

The spell's effect ends, and the corpse's movement ceases. "This raised probably more questions than answers. I have never heard of... illithid," Nethezar stumbles a bit over the foreign word.

 

[TiCaudata]

"But maybe someone else has... Let's go find the sage." [sblock]That's the plan right?[/sblock]