IG's "Those Left Behind" Chapter 3

[industrygothica]

[sblock=Rogash]It looks like a shipment of some sort. Why it's here in the sewers is anyone's guess, though your roguish background gives you a well-deserved clue.

One of the larger barrels is full to the rim with sugar. It is free of insects, at least any that you can see.

The other larger barrel is of a bit more use to Rogash, as it is full of exotic weapons. They are:

1. Battleaxe
2. Dire Flail
3. Spiked Chain
4. Shuriken
5. Whip
6. Morningstar

And finally Rogash hits paydirt with the smaller barrel--16 gallons of famous Dwarfhead Stout.

The small crate is full of common cosmetics. Well, as common as can be expected, as cosmetics are typically only worn by the rich. As rogash rummages through what must be over 2,000 gp worth of the stuff, he notices a false bottom on the crate. Underneath, a well packed box with a small amulet.[/sblock]

 

[Scotley]

Rogash

After a quick sample of the Dwarfhead Stout that leaves him licking foam off his lips, Rogash calls to Talashia, albeit reluctantly, "Lass, come see what I've found. I suspect that some of it may be magical in nature. This cask is full of weapons, that cosmetics, but also this amulet." He holds out the carefully packed amulet. "The others are just food stuffs," he amends with perhaps too casual an air.

 

[Shayuri]

"Hmm?" Talashia goes over to Rogash and looks over the barrels with some surprise. "This is a rich stash for a handful of kobolds in a sewer," she murmurs. "Lets have a closer look."

A few magical phrases, and the room lights up in her eyes with the ebbs and flows of magical energy. She examines the amulet, but also the other barrels, looking for sources of enchantment.

 

[industrygothica]

[sblock=Talashia]To Talashia's surprise, none of the weapons in the barrel glow under her spell. The sugar and stout are perfectly normal as well... at least as normal as Dwarfhead stout can be.

The cosmetics in the crate are magical only in the amount of gold they will bring, but the amulet nearly blinds her as it reveals to her its magical properties.

Amulet of natural armor +3

Note: this will translate into a level 6 Amulet of Protection after the 4e conversion, worth 1,800 gp.[/sblock]

 

[Shayuri]

"These are mostly trade goods," Talashia notes, though her eyes linger over the jewelry and 'cosmetics' for a moment. "Ordinary, though valuable. But this..."

She lifts the amulet and tilts it this way and that.

"This is remarkable. A strong protective spell is on it. It should prove very useful in fending off even chaos beast attacks."

(OOC - IG, there's a pretty big relative power difference between an Amulet of Natural Armor +3 (fairly powerful stuff in 3.5e), and a level 6 Amulet of Protection (negligible value, since we're all level 11 in 4e)...are you sure that's the conversion you're looking for?)

 

[Scotley]

"I hope we have seen the last of those hideous chaos beasts, but best to have it just in case."

 

[Leif]

Uulark Simental, Cleric6

Grateful to be alive after the battle concludes, Uulark takes a moment to thank the 'higher powers' in prayer for preserving everyone pretty much intact.

OOC: Hey, IG, looks from the 4E rules like U-dude is going to need to specify a deity after we make the switch. (Or did I miss something? Anyway, I know some of the spells and things only work for followers of certain deities, or at least that was my impression?) Any thoughts that you have on this will be appreciated, but please note that I don't mind choosing a specific deity.

 

[jkason]

Shaimon Hu'u, barbaric human druid

Shai is slow to re-enter the room, keeping Dyspeer close to heel as he scans around to make sure nothing else is planning to pop out or drop down upon them. As it becomes clear no further attacks are in the offing, he enters, keeping well away from any chaos goo and warning Dys against same. He frowns as the others recount the horde in the room.

You know, the journal said summat about the kobolds being in the way, didn't it?" he says, clearly working to remember. "And they were working for White Plume's old boss. Maybe this is where they were storing whatever they were bringing into town, and where that old alchemist's trouble got mixed up with theirs?"

He scratches Dyspeer absently behind the ears as he cocks his own head to the side and offers, "Probably this is the kind of proof we don't want to take to the magistrate if he's with White Plume, huh?"

 

[Shayuri]

"Not to mention it's not proof of anything," Talashia adds. "There're no markings on these barrels, no evidence of who they belong to or where they came from. For all we know this is all just supplies that the kobolds have stolen from around town."

She shakes her head. "Of course, you and I know kobolds aren't likely to steal whole barrels of sugar and weapons too big for them to use, but the point remains. Technically speaking we don't even know if any of this was obtained illegally. Certainly there's no obvious contraband in it."

 

[Scott DeWar]

"That sounds more like what a cirtain forest bandit would have taken and kept in their stores. Perhaps this is what was brought befoore the magistrate that got that poor soul eviserated and drawn and quartered the other day."