[Koboldquest] Delivering the Calzone

Kadan chuckles as his bat finds a safe - and dry - hiding place underneath his robe.

"You know what I've heard? I heard it doesn't rain underground. You know, that place we came from?"

Kadan smirks as he stares at Serk.
 

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The sky looks heavy as clouds even as Miki berates Serk. Even before he finishes, it starts pouring heavily, as though to emphasis a point, Tyamat is pouring water upon you to make you remember one of the few advantages of staying underground away from natural weather.

"Me miss warm tunnels," says Serk.
 

Miki sighs heavily and wanders over to sit underneath the cow, hoping to keep as dry as he can. "Find some, then," he snaps.
 

The cow doesn't provide too much shade, as rain dribbles over his body down on Miki.

Bolts of lightning start to crash from cloud to ground and then, pieces of hail start fallling from the sky.

"We needz shelter!" screams Serk. She points out a large Tor in the distance, its form illuminated by the occasional lightning bolt. It seems rocky and solid, and though climbing it would be risky in this weather, it might have some outcropping that would provide the group (and cow) safety from the storm. The only alternative is to endure the weather. The hail is starting to get rather painful as it pounds on you...
 




Taden yelps and quickly runs after the rest, nearly leaving Target behind but feeling guilty and swinging back to pick up the badger and carry him as best as he could. The entire time yelling about wanting to go home.
 

Soon all of you are sprinting for the tower; kobold, dweibold, badger and cow.

The massive tor towers above the surrounding country. A few narrow ledges offer scant protection from the elements, but a closer inspection reveals a massive, arched entryway at least 20 ft tall and 10 ft wide, set into the side of the hill. The ground just outside it slopes away from the doorway, directing the falling water out and away. Given this fact and sturdy nature of the hill, whatever space lies beyond the door should be both dry and safe from lightning and hail. The construction seems quite sturdy.

Miki, Zort:
As you run past, you notice the remains of an immense, round stone scattered across the entrance.

As you enter Hightower, you see the stone beyond the entrance measures at least ten paces square. Peeling paint and broken scrollwork suggest that it was once decorated with some care, but now only dust remains. Three massive stone doors - one each to the left and right, one directly across from the entrance -- leads deeper into the tor. But here there is sufficient shelter from the storm, as the hail pounds against the walls and lightning flashes across the sky.

Serk covers her ears and shivers, almost whimpering.
 

Miki shakes himself dry as best he can, then wanders over to stare suspiciously at the stone fragments littered all over the floor. Some old trap, long since set off? he wonders. Or perhaps something more recent?

Glancing around at the 3 doors, he narrows his eyes and starts prowling around the floor for footprints, before any evidence is completely destroyed by the rest of the group.
 

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