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Message: <blockquote data-quote="FitzTheRuke" data-source="post: 9474324" data-attributes="member: 59816">Escella wasn't sure at first what all of the kerfuffle was about - she was used to the party arguing on occasion, and she'd been more concerned with the question of pressing on. When the others had all started to rush past her, she got the gist, and she cast a spell that would quicken her step and keep her up with the rest of them (in fact, she quickly passed the dwarves and Titus, and would have passed Vairar, had he not chosen to take a different route).She caught up to Lunn as the big orc was nearly at the cellar stairs. He'd shouldered aside one of the old wine racks, and a bottle had fallen out and smashed on the floor. There was the strong smell of vinegar. Though Lunn was fast, Escella with her spell was slightly faster, and she ducked by him to ascend the spiral staircase from the wine-cellar to the kitchen.Down in the natural cavern that was to the west of the swollen door, not far from where Tommi had first annoyed a feral rat, there was a rope and bucket that came down from above, to gather water from one of the many fresh streams that flowed beneath the Lodge. As Oh-Six's light illuminated the area, Tommi (and Morgan and Vairar, who were somewhat behind) saw Lionel. At first he looked to Tommi's eyes like his old friend, struggling to climb the free-dangling rope (Lionel was graceful, but quite rotund, and the rope swung from side-to-side as he climbed. If the situation were different, Tommi would have laughed.But as the light grew more focused on him, and Oh-Six squealed out his location, Lionel turned to look at Tommi, and his eyes shone red. Then he cursed, and mumbled in a harsh-sounding language that Tommi was sure Lionel didn't know, and he let go of the rope. Instead of falling, he levitated up and out of the stone well in the courtyard above.[GM]Turn Two Results: Four More Successes. Almost got him!Begin Turn Three: "Catch Lionel before he escapes into the woods." Suggested Skill Rolls: Those below him might want to climb the rope (Athletics) or find another way out. Those upstairs (Escella will reach the kitchen) might want to roll Perception or Investigation to figure out where he's appearing, or Athletics or Constitution to outrun him. By the time they get to a point where they could possibly see him, he'll be looking for cover to make his escape. I'll post a map by request![/gm]</blockquote>

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