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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JesterPoet" data-source="post: 9132" data-attributes="member: 138">06/08 continues...It looks as though we’re not going to rest, however.  The group has decided to press on a bit farther.  I guess speed is important, as the people we’re looking for could still be alive down here.  Such is the way of things.Gigantor, being the genius that he is, started opening doors as soon as we set off.  The first door he opened up closed off a room that was swarming with rats.“I’m gonna kill some,” he said, stepping over the little ledge keeping the rats in the room.From the other room we all called to him to come out of there.  None of us felt like wading through a sea of rats to try to pull him out, so we just kept shouting, to which he replied “There has to be something in here.”“Yeah, there is something.  Rats,” I said.Finally he decided to come out, just as the damned rats chewed their way through the little wall holding them in.  In a matter of seconds we were infested by vermin.  I managed to quickly skewer mine on my dagger, and we dispatched the others relatively quickly.  Needless to say, though, I am not particularly thrilled that I had rats crawling all over me.After we took care of the rats, we headed off into another corridor.  This connected to what looked like the main hall of the citadel.  Gigantor, as astute as ever, bounded off into the hallway where he was greeted by three kobolds.  He ran up to engage them shouting “Guys, kobolds!”The priest and I looked at each other and shook our heads.  I'm beginning to like her.  I wish I knew what her name was.The kobolds had him covered on all sides.  It wasn’t a pretty sight.  Gigantor was trying his best to cut through them, but it was obvious he needed my help.  Luckily, I saw a clear shot on the opposite side of the corridor, so I made for the far wall and lined up my crossbow.  I had the little bastard in my sights, and all the sudden I could see nothing but elf butt in my face.I briefly considered shooting anyway, but instead chose to shout, “What the hell are you doing?” to the insane rogue who was too cheap to buy lockpicks and too loud to avoid some rats.  “I’ve got the perfect shot” he responded.“What the hell do you think I had?” I shouted at  him.  “Get the hell out of my way.”He jumped back across the corridor on his long legs, but by the time my vision wasn’t obscured by elf read-end, the human had dispatched the kobolds that were surrounding him and more had come.Just then I heard a scream from across the hall and looked to see Ian not blocking anyone’s view anymore as he crumpled to the floor with a crossbow bolt in his chest...</blockquote>

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