Island Empire, Part III, The Lich's Curse

[Maidhc O Casain]

H'Roosh

"I'll go wherever the group chooses. I do believe we should all stay together. Splitting up would make it more difficult - or a longer process - to catch us all, but we fight most effectively as a team, the strength of each compensating for weakness in another. Besides, it's just downright scary being on your own, or with one other, and not knowing what's happened to your comrades."

The normally reserved (inscrutable) monk looks somewhat discomfited after this uncharacteristically revealing statement, and subsides to silence.

 

[Lou]

Zurrik Odeil

While looking to Lord Vasa, Zurrik says, "The Count and his nephew Wilhelm carry a wide variety of powerful magic items, while the orcs appear to each carry only a special crossbow bolt, perhaps of slaying. Both men wear magical chain shirts with moderate magical auras, similar to what we wear, perhaps slighly stronger. The Count's sword has a much stronger aura, while his pistol also has a moderate aura. Both men wear magic rings. Wilhelm appears to carry some hidden object of power, perhaps a wand or rod of some sort. I suspect he may have been modifying their appearance in some way.

What sort of hunter is sickened by food? What are they?"

Zurrik draws Warlock's Edge and holds it low. The ease with which the sword exits its scabbard makes Zurrik grin slightly. He clearly is more comfortable with the sword in his hand.

"Whichever path we choose, we need to start moving so we can set a defensive perimeter 'out there' somewhere."

 

[mleibrock]

Radoon

"I agree, H'Roosh, we should stay together and I think in this case, none of us would want to be alone. I am especially uneasy with the use of such magic, I consider it an unfair advantage - though with Geoffrey, we even our odds a bit.

I vote for the warm, humid path as well."

 

[J. Alexander]

Warm and humid works

 

[Leif]

Gnurl Whiskerling hp76/76,AC23

"So, if we're in general agreement about taking the warm, humid, beastly-smelling, best-lighted route, then let us get some distance between us and here and get through this ordeal."

 

[Maidhc O Casain]

H'Roosh

Suiting his own actions to Gnurl's words, H'Roosh starts up the warm, dank pathway.

 

[Leif]

Gnurl Whiskerling hp76/76,AC23

Thankful that someone else is going first, Gnurl falls in behind H'Roosh and heads down the selected passageway on the Genasi's heels.

 

[Lou]

Zurrik Odeil HP 66/66 AC 25

With two already on the move, Zurrik will herd the rest of the group into the dank tunnel. "We need to stay together until an appropriate spread defense location is found. Anyone have any thoughts on how best to survive until dawn?"

"Wait, hold up! I have an idea. If the dogs are loosed down here to select the tunnel we took, we need to cause the dogs some problems. Let's move up and down all three tunnels for the first 100 ft. before we take this tunnel. I'll bring up the rear using my special ability. We should all move down and back in the other two tunnels for at least 100 ft. Feel free to spit on the ground and brush against the walls so the dogs get scent in the other two tunnels." Zurrik smiles.

 

[Leif]

Gnurl Whiskerling hp76/76,AC23

"Good idea, Zurrik, but let's not ALL waste time going down each tunnel. Two of us go down one of the others, and two go down the remaining one, all will go about one hundred yards, scratch around and urinate, and then come back. That should give the dogs a treat! I suppose it would be asking too much for you to work up a good, stinky bm, wouldn't it Zurrik?"

 

[Scotley]

OOC: So let me see if I understand the plan. H'Roosh starts down the first passage and Gnurl follows then a suggestion is made that you should move down each of the other passages to confuse the dogs. There are two other passages, so H'Roosh, Radoon and Geoffrey down one and Zurrik and Gnurl the other? Go 100 yards, urinate, defaecate or otherwise try to leave a scent and return to pursue the first passage as a group. Since there have been some changes in the group we should talk marching order. All three passages are your classic 10' wide stone corridor.