Last Stand of the Dorinthians (Chapter 3 - The Imperials)

[Deuce Traveler]

After a few moments, Chalik answers in the affirmative. "Hmmm... yes, I would say they do. And the marks look to be quite old. From the amount of rubble, however, I think that we could try to clear some of it out with 30 minutes or so of work. Maybe it will let us see what's on the other side."

 

[Fenris]

"Well, let's set to it stout dwarf" says Dartis with a grin, claping Chalik on the shoulder.

"Danica, would you hold my bow please and help keep watch?"

 

[Deuce Traveler]

The men begin digging as Danica stands watch closer to the room with the pools of water. The four of them form a line, Dartis and Chalik passing rocks and rubble to Kel and Silas to palce along the ground. The four of them work up a sweat, until their clothes and skin are covered in a thin layer of dust, but within 30 minutes a hole is made on the top of the pile of rubble that is large enough to allow a human or even a dwarf. Chalik stops the party for a moment, lest the opened passage becomes too unstable. The dwarf climbs up the pile of loose rock and sticks Silas' lantern into the next room. You hear him gasp, as he scrambles over the rubble and inside the next room.

"Gods!" You hear the dwarf gasp and the scraping of metal against stone. "We've found it!" You can hear him struggling with something in the darkness.

Danica
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As you stare into the room with the pools, you hear the sound of something scraping upon the stones. It seems to be coming from the direction of the tunnels that your party had come from. As you concentrate your vision in that area, you believe for a moment that you see a flicker of movement, then the sound seems to get slightly closer, but now the movement comes from the ceiling, and in many directions. You back away in fear, as you also watch the pools of water begin to move in noticeable waves, as if something or somethings swim quickly beneath its depths.
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[Kobold Stew]

"Whatever we've found, can it wait?" asks Danica, as she leans the bow against the wall and raises her own crossbow instead. Her voice squeaks a bit as she asks, and in her mind doesn't sound serious enough.

"There is something moving in the room with the pools. In the water, and on the ceiling. I think we need to prepare ourselves."

With her left hand, she throws her everburning torch twenty feet in front of her. Perhaps her action will catch some creature, like a deer in Dancing Lights. After she throws, she raises her crossbow and aims...

 

[Deuce Traveler]

"What did she say? Someone throw me a rope and take this shield!" Chalik shouts, as something metallic is pushed against the lip of the cleared opening.

 

[GlassEye]

Silas grabs the shield from Challik pulling it up through the crevice created by their excavations. "She said that something's moving around up here. Possibly a lot of somethings. How much room is there in there? Might be wiser for us to retreat in there and limit their options in surrounding us..." He looks over at Dartis to see what he suggests.

 

[Fenris]

"Not unless there's another way out of there. Let's arm and see what's out there. Now that we have the shield, or at least a shield (and Silas check it out to make sure it's the one we want). we can leave here. I would prefer to fight our way back out. At the least make sure one of us gets out with the shield to free our people. Come let us see what we are up against" says Dartis grabbing his bow and drawing an arrow.

 

[Deuce Traveler]

Silas grabs the shield, and with a quick glance can see ancient writing and the molded features of a male human on its surface. It definitely looks to be what they were after, but before he can take a closer look Danica fires her crossbow as the sounds of crawling creatures comes nearer. Her bolt misses, but you hear the hissing chattering of agitated humanoids, such as the ones you had recently fought. From the sounds of it they are almost on top of the tunnel opening now...

OOC: Dartis' intentions have been stated, but I need actions from the others and the positions of the PCs.

 

[Kobold Stew]

Danica reloads, and prepares to fire again. Did the illumination help at all? She hopes so.

This is what she will continue to do --right side against the wall, taking steps to avoid chargers, firing bolts -- unless she sees a figure which appears especially armored or who is clearly a leader. If she sees that, then her actions will change.

 

[GlassEye]

Silas stands directly in front of the cave entrance. He'll slide the shield a little towards Dartis in case he should need to grab it up and use it. "It certainly looks like the shield we were told about. Quickly he will kneel and slide his pack from his shoulders, trusting Dartis and Danica to keep whatever is out there off his back. He'll unstrap the rope he has and will toss one end down to Challik and affix the other end to anything that he can. If nothing is available he'll brace against something and use his own strength to help Challik out of the hole.