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<blockquote data-quote="Milo Windby" data-source="post: 1691" data-attributes="member: 202"><p><strong>Keep of the Borderlands -part twelve (session three)</strong></p><p></p><p>The group moved back down the passageways to the tunnel entrance and the pit trap. Milo quickly looted the kobold bodies they had left from their first battle. He couldn't help but chuckle at the memory of Brigit and Jeremiah falling all over each other. That seemed like days ago to Milo for some reason. After adjusting the boards across the pit to reach the other side the party continued. Not far into the new passage Milo's sensitive nose crinkled. Something smelled bad, very bad. He looked back at his friends and noticed that they too detected the foul stench. As he turned back to look down the tunnel, Milo noticed that it widened into a large cavern. He motioned the others up to the front and pointed out the cavern, motioning Brigit and Jeremiah to their battle positions as quietly as possible. The last cavern they ran into was full of kobolds, no reason to assume that this one wouldn't be either. Mazithra still had her sword out so she moved up with Brigit and Jer as they entered the dim, dank cave. </p><p></p><p>The odor was worse in the cavern than outside, Milo didn't even think that possible. Towards the middle of the cave the group heard some loud squeaking. Milo swung his lantern around and the source of the noise, as well as the smell was revealed. Nine huge rats faced them, long yellow teeth bared. Their den consisted of piles of refuse. The group had just stumbled into the kobold's garbage dump.</p><p></p><p>Jeremiah reacted quickly, he moved forward and swung at the closest rodent. His sword caught nothing but garbage as the rat scurried to the side, avoiding his blow. Jeremiah deflected a bite at his calf, the rat scratched his blade with its wicked teeth. Brigit and Mazi fanned out from Jeremiah's position, each choosing their targets carefully. Neither seemed too eager to be overrun by the vermin. Brigit's ax decimated two rats with one swing, bloody bits of the rodents raining down in the already putrid waste of the garbage pile. Mazi tagged the rat in front of her, causing it to hiss in pain and bare its broken teeth. Milo fired his crossbow at the rest of the approaching rats, missing as he attempted to shoot past his comrades. The other rats reached Brigit and Mazi and attacked. Three of them swarmed around Mazi. Her blade became a swirling maelstrom of light as she repelled bite after bite. Brigit wasn't so lucky, one of the large rodents pierced the armor on her ankle. She winced as she felt the large incisors sink into her flesh. A wave of nausea coursed through her body, passing quickly.</p><p></p><p>Brigit shook the rat from her leg and stepped back a little, trying to bring her ax to bear. She missed, her ax swinging wide. She bared her own teeth at the vermin, almost growling with anger. The rat pounced on her again, plunging its teeth into her other ankle. Brigit roared at the rat, causing it to disengage and cower from her ferocity. Mazi finished off the wounded rat before her and turned to face the other two pressing in on her defenses. Milo shot his crossbow at the beast that wounded Brigit. His quarrel pierced its tough hide and pushed it back a half step. The rat advanced on Brigit once again though. Jeremiah found his rhythm as he scythed his greatsword in a great swath before the rats. First one rat fell from his sword tip slicing a deep gash in its side, then another as the blade created two halves out of the previously whole creature. The two rats still facing Mazi came at her simultaneously, both managed to get past her defenses. One bit her calf and the other found purchase for its teeth in her outer thigh. She faltered for a split second as nausea washed over her as well.</p><p></p><p>The wounds they had received chagrined the group. Mazi slashed fiercely at one of the rats that wounded her, her blade biting into its furry neck. The beast fell before her. Milo slipped past Mazi where the rat fell and fired his bolt unfettered at the rat he had already attacked. He missed, but watched as the rat fell to Jeremiah's sword. Jer followed the first kill with an impressive display of strength. The unsuspecting rat he cleaved through literally exploded with the force of his blow. Brigit performed a similar feat of strength, if not more so. Her ferocious attack left nothing but a bloody pulp where the last rat's head used to be. </p><p></p><p>"Well how do you like that?" Milo said, "We can wade through a cave full of kobolds with nary a scratch, but a swarm of rats can bite us into oblivion."</p><p>Brigit and Mazi gave Milo a dark look. They stepped out of the room to mop up the blood from their bite wounds. Milo poked through the garbage, trying to find anything of value in the huge compost heap. He pushed one of the rat corpses to the side and noticed a glint in his lantern light. A silver chain was nearly overgrown by the fur around the rat's neck. He found the catch and released the necklace, cutting away the fur with his dagger. After he pulled the last of the foul matted fur from the chain he noticed five bright gems inlaid in the chain. "Looks to be worth some money," Milo said to the others. "Probably around 400 gold or so." He stashed the chain in his pack for later. </p><p></p><p>"Doesn't to be much else to do here." Milo stated. "Let me heal you two up a little before we head out though." Milo completed some minor cantrips before placing his hands over Brigit and Mazi's wounds. He felt something different as he cast his pa healing spells. Something foreign in their systems that he couldn't quite place. </p><p></p><p>"That's odd. There's something strange here." Drawing from the limited knowledge of healing he gained from his studies at the Keep's chapel, Milo looked over the two women. After a quick examination, not really finding much. "Just from our surroundings and the nature of these rats, I think you two will probably get a fever of sorts in a few days. I hope it's not too rough. I can't even slow the disease, so you'll have to ride it out. Sorry." Both of them accepted the news calmly.</p><p></p><p>"Well if we're going to get sick in a few days then we should find those cups soon." Mazi said to the three of them.</p><p></p><p>"Aye, I'm wi' tha elf. Let's get rid o' tha cups and get back to tha Keep, I don' relish tha idea of gettin' sick in here" Brigit agreed with a wave at the caverns.</p><p></p><p>"It's settled then, let's check out the next cave." Milo said after a nod from Jeremiah.</p><p></p><p>They filed out of the garbage dump and trooped over the pit. They chose the last cavern at ground level and approached the opening carefully. Once again Milo took the lead while Brigit and Jeremiah followed, Mazi taking up the rear with her bow at the ready.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Milo Windby, post: 1691, member: 202"] [b]Keep of the Borderlands -part twelve (session three)[/b] The group moved back down the passageways to the tunnel entrance and the pit trap. Milo quickly looted the kobold bodies they had left from their first battle. He couldn't help but chuckle at the memory of Brigit and Jeremiah falling all over each other. That seemed like days ago to Milo for some reason. After adjusting the boards across the pit to reach the other side the party continued. Not far into the new passage Milo's sensitive nose crinkled. Something smelled bad, very bad. He looked back at his friends and noticed that they too detected the foul stench. As he turned back to look down the tunnel, Milo noticed that it widened into a large cavern. He motioned the others up to the front and pointed out the cavern, motioning Brigit and Jeremiah to their battle positions as quietly as possible. The last cavern they ran into was full of kobolds, no reason to assume that this one wouldn't be either. Mazithra still had her sword out so she moved up with Brigit and Jer as they entered the dim, dank cave. The odor was worse in the cavern than outside, Milo didn't even think that possible. Towards the middle of the cave the group heard some loud squeaking. Milo swung his lantern around and the source of the noise, as well as the smell was revealed. Nine huge rats faced them, long yellow teeth bared. Their den consisted of piles of refuse. The group had just stumbled into the kobold's garbage dump. Jeremiah reacted quickly, he moved forward and swung at the closest rodent. His sword caught nothing but garbage as the rat scurried to the side, avoiding his blow. Jeremiah deflected a bite at his calf, the rat scratched his blade with its wicked teeth. Brigit and Mazi fanned out from Jeremiah's position, each choosing their targets carefully. Neither seemed too eager to be overrun by the vermin. Brigit's ax decimated two rats with one swing, bloody bits of the rodents raining down in the already putrid waste of the garbage pile. Mazi tagged the rat in front of her, causing it to hiss in pain and bare its broken teeth. Milo fired his crossbow at the rest of the approaching rats, missing as he attempted to shoot past his comrades. The other rats reached Brigit and Mazi and attacked. Three of them swarmed around Mazi. Her blade became a swirling maelstrom of light as she repelled bite after bite. Brigit wasn't so lucky, one of the large rodents pierced the armor on her ankle. She winced as she felt the large incisors sink into her flesh. A wave of nausea coursed through her body, passing quickly. Brigit shook the rat from her leg and stepped back a little, trying to bring her ax to bear. She missed, her ax swinging wide. She bared her own teeth at the vermin, almost growling with anger. The rat pounced on her again, plunging its teeth into her other ankle. Brigit roared at the rat, causing it to disengage and cower from her ferocity. Mazi finished off the wounded rat before her and turned to face the other two pressing in on her defenses. Milo shot his crossbow at the beast that wounded Brigit. His quarrel pierced its tough hide and pushed it back a half step. The rat advanced on Brigit once again though. Jeremiah found his rhythm as he scythed his greatsword in a great swath before the rats. First one rat fell from his sword tip slicing a deep gash in its side, then another as the blade created two halves out of the previously whole creature. The two rats still facing Mazi came at her simultaneously, both managed to get past her defenses. One bit her calf and the other found purchase for its teeth in her outer thigh. She faltered for a split second as nausea washed over her as well. The wounds they had received chagrined the group. Mazi slashed fiercely at one of the rats that wounded her, her blade biting into its furry neck. The beast fell before her. Milo slipped past Mazi where the rat fell and fired his bolt unfettered at the rat he had already attacked. He missed, but watched as the rat fell to Jeremiah's sword. Jer followed the first kill with an impressive display of strength. The unsuspecting rat he cleaved through literally exploded with the force of his blow. Brigit performed a similar feat of strength, if not more so. Her ferocious attack left nothing but a bloody pulp where the last rat's head used to be. "Well how do you like that?" Milo said, "We can wade through a cave full of kobolds with nary a scratch, but a swarm of rats can bite us into oblivion." Brigit and Mazi gave Milo a dark look. They stepped out of the room to mop up the blood from their bite wounds. Milo poked through the garbage, trying to find anything of value in the huge compost heap. He pushed one of the rat corpses to the side and noticed a glint in his lantern light. A silver chain was nearly overgrown by the fur around the rat's neck. He found the catch and released the necklace, cutting away the fur with his dagger. After he pulled the last of the foul matted fur from the chain he noticed five bright gems inlaid in the chain. "Looks to be worth some money," Milo said to the others. "Probably around 400 gold or so." He stashed the chain in his pack for later. "Doesn't to be much else to do here." Milo stated. "Let me heal you two up a little before we head out though." Milo completed some minor cantrips before placing his hands over Brigit and Mazi's wounds. He felt something different as he cast his pa healing spells. Something foreign in their systems that he couldn't quite place. "That's odd. There's something strange here." Drawing from the limited knowledge of healing he gained from his studies at the Keep's chapel, Milo looked over the two women. After a quick examination, not really finding much. "Just from our surroundings and the nature of these rats, I think you two will probably get a fever of sorts in a few days. I hope it's not too rough. I can't even slow the disease, so you'll have to ride it out. Sorry." Both of them accepted the news calmly. "Well if we're going to get sick in a few days then we should find those cups soon." Mazi said to the three of them. "Aye, I'm wi' tha elf. Let's get rid o' tha cups and get back to tha Keep, I don' relish tha idea of gettin' sick in here" Brigit agreed with a wave at the caverns. "It's settled then, let's check out the next cave." Milo said after a nod from Jeremiah. They filed out of the garbage dump and trooped over the pit. They chose the last cavern at ground level and approached the opening carefully. Once again Milo took the lead while Brigit and Jeremiah followed, Mazi taking up the rear with her bow at the ready. [/QUOTE]
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