Last Stand of the Dorinthians (Chapter 2 - Illusions)


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Fenris said:
"I think it may be more prudent to leave the door open with you, Alexander and I guarding it with drawn bows as our cleaver little friend Rix, looks for any other doors. I would want to se any danger coming and drive it away rather than have it sneak up and waiting for us unawares." says Dartis drawing another arrow.

"I'm not going back in there, get yourself eaten human." Rix's voice snarls, "no kobolds came in or out this way, they seemed to only be guarding it. Back the other way." Stupid human.

Rix makes sure that his companions are between him and the troll, whose door should be barred closed again.
 

"I take it then there are no other doors in this room, Rix?" Without turning his head to look back at the kobold.

"I bet the controller was planning to unleash his pet on us"
 

While Dartis and Alexander cover the passage with their bows, the rest of the party looks for a hidden door. Nothing is found for a few tense minutes, until Rix finds a secret door on the western wall that Silas had previously missed. Despite his skill and expertise in such things, even the kobold nearly missed it. The hidden door was only found after Rix removed a loose stone and found a rusted handle in a compartment. Twisting it, a 5 foot section of the wall opens like a large door, revealing a ladder that leads down a musty-smelling chute far into the darkness below. On the wall is an old, crude painting of a large hill underneath the moon, a symbol of the Hill Delver clan of kobolds.

OOC: Good job, guys. Party order and light source please.
 

Alexander lets out a small bit o' a laugh and bars the door back.

"Are you planning to go first Rix? mabye with the controller's clothing?"
An old trick always works, that's why it's old
 

Kel moves over to the hole in the floor and looks down, hoping that the little bit of light that spills in from outside will help him see better.

"I'll follow you down Rix" the elf says looking the kobold in the eye and raising a finger to his lip "We'll go quiet like eh? You first, me following a handful of heartbeats later and then the more cumbersome of our number following a half a minute behind?"
 

A loud banging and shrieking can be heard on the other side of the door, as the troll attempts to unsuccessfully force the barred door open. Rix goes in first, followed by Kel and the others. The rungs of the ladder are rusty and creak with the weight of your body as you descend.

Rix, Kel, and Alexander
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It takes a couple of minutes for you to fully descend, but you cannot measure the distance accurately since your vision is of limited range. Your human companions grumble as they attempt to climb down safely, and as you aid them when they reach the bottom.

The room you find is 30 feet wide by 60 feet long, and reveals several pillars decorated with the kobold motifs of the Hill Delver clan. A low basin filled with a dark, runny liquid sits in the center, and is decorated with the image of a long, skinny dragon eating its tail. A passage extends to the north.
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Dartis and Silas
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You can't see in the darkness, and try your best not to fall down the chute as you journey downwards. After a painfully long time, you reach the bottom of the shaft with the rest of your companions. One of them mumbles words in wonder of something they have seen.
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Kel slides his bow from his back and quickly nocks an arrow "It's too dark down here for most of us" he whispers "We're going to need some light"
 

Silas will shrug off his pack and by feel remove the torch that he has strapped to the outside of it. Again by feel, he'll reach into his belt pouch for his flint and steel. Then he'll attempt to light the torch.
 

Dartis and Silas now see what they had before missed.

The room you find is 30 feet wide by 60 feet long, and reveals several pillars decorated with the kobold motifs of the Hill Delver clan. A low basin filled with a dark, runny liquid sits in the center, and is decorated with the image of a long, skinny dragon eating its tail. A passage extends to the north.

With the torch you can see that the liquid is water that has stagnated.
 

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