[ic] nameless III: lost and found
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Maerdwyn
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Fredar looks away from Craddoc casually, and lets his gaze fall upon his own shadow. He gasps silently, and looks absolutely terrified, as if he's going to bolt. The he grins at Craddoc. "Just being careful, mate. If it's a trap, or if there's something here that even the gobbos weren't expecting, I want to know about it before it knows about us."
doghead
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Craddoc, Human Militian
Something hard passes across Craddocs face as Fredar plays out his little pantomime. He's about to say something when Fredar flashes him a grin and jumps in first. By the time Fredar finishes, whatever it was has gone. Craddoc shrugs. "Aye. I plan to," he says in a concillatory manner.
"But we aren't going to find out anything crouching here. Odds are we won't be able to sneak up on anything much. So best we just move on up there, careful as you like, and see what's the story is. At least that what I reckon."
He turns to Nate and gives him an obvious "Well?" look.
Something hard passes across Craddocs face as Fredar plays out his little pantomime. He's about to say something when Fredar flashes him a grin and jumps in first. By the time Fredar finishes, whatever it was has gone. Craddoc shrugs. "Aye. I plan to," he says in a concillatory manner.
"But we aren't going to find out anything crouching here. Odds are we won't be able to sneak up on anything much. So best we just move on up there, careful as you like, and see what's the story is. At least that what I reckon."
He turns to Nate and gives him an obvious "Well?" look.
doghead
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There is a gentle cough from off to your right. But you see nothing until the goblin shaman steps from the cover of a tree about 20 feet away. A moment later her worg appears beside her.
"You rather spoiled my plans for a dramatic entrance," she announces calmly. She glances around the group, as if checking each of the faces. She whistles softly. From each side of her her companions emerge mounted on their worgs, although this time between you manage to hear one and see the other before they step completely from cover.
"We are glad that you came. Time is against us, and we must be leaving soon. But first I must show you something."
With that she turns and strides off towards the ruins of the fort above you. Her worg pauses for a moment, watching you. Then at some sound you can't hear, it turns and pads after the shaman. The two other goblins, their spears held lightly at their sides remain where there are until you move. If you tarry they begin gesturing with their spears for you to get moving. Once you are one your way they fall into position, one about 20 feet to your right and the other about 20 feet behind you.
The shaman is waiting for you about 10 yards in front of the opening that once was the gatehouse of the fort.
"You rather spoiled my plans for a dramatic entrance," she announces calmly. She glances around the group, as if checking each of the faces. She whistles softly. From each side of her her companions emerge mounted on their worgs, although this time between you manage to hear one and see the other before they step completely from cover.
"We are glad that you came. Time is against us, and we must be leaving soon. But first I must show you something."
With that she turns and strides off towards the ruins of the fort above you. Her worg pauses for a moment, watching you. Then at some sound you can't hear, it turns and pads after the shaman. The two other goblins, their spears held lightly at their sides remain where there are until you move. If you tarry they begin gesturing with their spears for you to get moving. Once you are one your way they fall into position, one about 20 feet to your right and the other about 20 feet behind you.
The shaman is waiting for you about 10 yards in front of the opening that once was the gatehouse of the fort.
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The shaman is peering into the interior of the ruins as you approach, but turns to face you as you arrive. She steps to one side a bit and motions towards the opening. Her worg lies a little to one side, its gazed fixed on the opening.
"Interesting don't you think?" She motions in the direction of the interior of the fort. "It gave us a bit of a scare at first, I must say."
The shaman's companions have pulled up about 20 feet back from her and turned to keep watch over the hill.
Beyond the entance there is an empty yard. Some brambles grow within the confines of the wall along the south end, although they do not block the entrance. The remains of a barracks stands against the back wall. The walls stand no higher than four to five ft. and ceilings have mostly collapsed except in the north east corner. The back of the north east room is heavily shadowed and you cannot see the back wall.
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"Interesting don't you think?" She motions in the direction of the interior of the fort. "It gave us a bit of a scare at first, I must say."
The shaman's companions have pulled up about 20 feet back from her and turned to keep watch over the hill.
Beyond the entance there is an empty yard. Some brambles grow within the confines of the wall along the south end, although they do not block the entrance. The remains of a barracks stands against the back wall. The walls stand no higher than four to five ft. and ceilings have mostly collapsed except in the north east corner. The back of the north east room is heavily shadowed and you cannot see the back wall.
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The rooms are mostly bare. In places the ceiling beams cross the rooms where they have fallen in. All the furniture and furnishings appear to have been taken.
In a shadowed corner of the center room, half concealed behind fallen stone a wolf lies motionless, watching you.
In the back of the room on the right, deep in the shadows, there is a second wolf, also motionless.
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Maerdwyn
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Fredar whispers to his companions and the shaman, but doesn't make any other sudden movements, and not making eye contact with the wolf. "There is a wolf in the center room near the back wall, by those roof fragments. Just watching us from the shadows right now. That what your dog smelled, Hadarook?"
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Hadarook, Halfling male scout.
Hadarook pauses his efforts to see around the others and considers Fredar's question for a moment.
"Aye, that migh' do the job all righ'. But with the worgs around, I wonder how he picked 'em."
"Where did you say they were again," he adds, taking advantage of Fredar's attention to nudge him to one side a bit. "Oh yeah. See I him now. Odd, him jus' lyin' there an' all. Not real natural like. Wonder if they go' cubs in there?"
Hadarook pauses his efforts to see around the others and considers Fredar's question for a moment.
"Aye, that migh' do the job all righ'. But with the worgs around, I wonder how he picked 'em."
"Where did you say they were again," he adds, taking advantage of Fredar's attention to nudge him to one side a bit. "Oh yeah. See I him now. Odd, him jus' lyin' there an' all. Not real natural like. Wonder if they go' cubs in there?"
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