[IC] Halfling Quest - Rooting Around

[Boddynock]

"So what are we going to do?" whispers Alton. "Whatever or whoever it is, it clearly has a line of escape, which means that by the time we could get to it - anybody fancy climbing that wall? - it could be long gone. That is, if it didn't decide to try and pick us off while we were climbing."

"Besides, we don't actually know that it is evil - I'm not sensing anything - and attacking a sentry doing his duty wouldn't be very popular with whoever is down here. Is there some way we can sneak up and subdue it, then tie it up and speak with it?"

 

[hafrogman]

Jerran shrugs.

"Right, cause sneaking up on a sentry, beating him and then tying him up is so much better than just attacking. Perhaps we could try the talking first. Odds are whatever it is knows we're here already. Perhaps I should just go over and say hello. . . and then I could try and sell it some better real estate."

 

[Evilhalfling]

erm... I might be able to um.. get close enough to it to get the jump on it with my bow, but there is no way I could get up that wall fast enough. Sorry guys. Anyway its prolly just another of those things that hurt us and ran away yesterday. We should get it before it gets us.

OOC: Is there a way to get close without being seen? (like backing off 100' and sliding along the wall to get under it)

 

[Ferrix]

Eddie: You imagine you could back away and circle around using the odd shadows from the bio-luminescence to conceal your approach, however it would be a very slow approach since you cannot see very well in the poor light.

Ringly pipes up, "I... uh, might be able to knock it out if I can get close enough. The spell that failed on the boar, well maybe it'd work against whatever this is."

 

[Slippshade]

"Good Idea Ringly." Bubbles whispered hoping whatever it was that the group had seen was still where Ringly could get to it.

 

[hafrogman]

Jerran rolls his eyes somewhat at everyone else's bloodthirsty approach to meeting new people. Oh well, at least if it's just Ringly's spell there was little chance of actual combat. Still, it's not very friendly.

 

[Evilhalfling]

Okay Ill go as back up Rigley then, let me know if I need to shoot him. erm a sign with finger and thumb, k'? Just give me a little bit to get there. If we decide on not killing him just make the sign upside down.

OOC: Hide +11, MS +7

 

[Ferrix]

Ringly nods tentatively to Eddie, a look of apprehension on his face. Gathering his will about him, Ringly steels himself and the two of them disappear into the mottled shadows. Ringly (MS 6, Hide 18) Eddie (Hide 14, MS 27) In the darkness you can hear Ringly struggling to make his way, it's as if any attempt to conceal his movement is amplified by the caves.

The two of you circle around, taking your time to reach the spot which Kiylea had pointed out. You are about fifteen feet off to the right of that spot, when you can make out a slight ledge fifteen or twenty feet up. You cannot however see anything over the ledge.

 

[Evilhalfling]

Eddie, looking up carefully waves his hand to signial his companions, looks up and shrugs, shaking his head. he will then slide back into the shadows.

 

[Ferrix]

All
The rest of you can make out the dim-outline of Eddie waving back at the party, Ringly however is hidden by the shadowy light.

Eddie & Ringly
Ringly looks cautiously up at the ledge of rock, "I don't like this. Maybe we should move," he says with worry in his voice.