[LANAI] The Rod of Seven Parts: Into the Crucible

[CanadienneBacon]

Arden grabs Phud and darts to the right, down the southern of a pair of passageways. With everyone else in tow, the pair quickly finds a shallow alcove in the natural rock wall in which to hide. The air is moist and stalagmites spire from the cavern floor up toward the low 8 foot ceiling in this area. A few icicle-like stalactites narrowly hang from the ceiling in clusters. Inside this new cavern, the air is dead still. The shrieking from the crystal cavern endures another half a minute then abruptly ceases, seemingly of its own accord. Other than the occasional plink of water dripping somewhere down here, everything is quiet.

 

[Rhun]

Rowan stays toward the rear of the troop, his walking stick in hand, ready to club the first thing that jumps out at him. He also does a mental check of his prepared spells, just in case one of them is needed soon.

 

[hafrogman]

Rhys groans slightly and opens and closes his mouth a few times, trying to get the ringing out of his ears.

"That was unpleasant."

 

[Brain]

Arden stays still and whispers to her companions, "Let's observe a while longer. Whoever heard that might be pretty far away; it was mighty loud."

 

[CanadienneBacon]

"BOOM!" Deeper in the network of caverns, the sound of something heavy slamming against rock resounds with thundering ferocity. The reverberation from the sound causes the dripping plink of water to momentarily cease, then resume with an increased pace for a few seconds before settling back into its former pattern. Yssal's ears prick.

[sblock=Wyleck]Wyleck makes out the sound of heavy footfalls approaching, albeit from relatively far away. Whatever is walking seems to be heading in the party's general direction, though not hurriedly. And it's big.[/sblock]

 

[Brain]

Arden nods knowingly. "As I suspected." she whispers. She pulls out her crossbow, loading it quietly. Then she crosses the room to the south to the other alcove and hides there to create an ambush.

 

[Rhun]

Rowan also takes up a position in hiding, ready to aid Arden.


Hide +7

 

[pallandrome]

"I hear one, large and approaching our position. Yssal, don't attack until you see the... coloration of it's...eye like appendage...things?" Wyleck whispers to Yssal and his companions. Standing a little away from the others, and slightly behind Yssal, Wyleck casts Produce Flame, and uses it to cast a huge Yssal shadow, in the hopes of keeping the monster's attention away from those in hiding.

 

[Guest 11456]

Phud : Male Half-Orc Sorcerer 1

Phud takes off his two backpacks full of stuff and then takes Bird off his shoulder and places him on one of the packs. "Stay Bird!" The bird looks up at his master and replies. "Bird will stay." Then Phud turns to his companions. "Phud look round!" Then the large half-orc walks off into the darkness toward the area near C-10. As he gets away from the light his darkvision kicks in and he is able to see without the aid of the light.

 

[hafrogman]

Rhys carefully sets the lantern down at his feet, tightening his grip on his spear. He smiles a little bit at Wyleck and the lantern light catches in his eyes, giving him a slightly devilish look.

"What if it has no eyes?"