Of Sound Mind III

[Zhure]

Gholog

... pokes the gold object carefully with his glaive.

 

[Acmite]

Re: Gholog

... pokes the gold....

OOC: There is Hong joke there just waiting to be butchered. But I'm too classy for that, IYKWIM--AITYD!

IC: Adren will scan around while Gholog is doing this, on guard for any attack.

 

[Jarval]

Gholog gently touches the object with his glave, and that seeming to have no result, picks it up. On closer inspection, it turns out to be a small, beautifully carved bone trumpet, hanging from a delicate gold earring chain.

Adren moves into the cross of the passageways, and looks along all four paths. None seem to contain any sign of danger, although he can only see a short distance along each.

The passage to the west continues for around twenty feet, before opening out into (what you assume to be) a cave. To the east, the passage goes for a short distance, before fading out into another space. To the north, the passage continues to the edge of the torch and tooth light, while the rest of the party stands to the south.

 

[Zhure]

Gholog

"Anyone with a preference? Master Vahrik always said to keep one wall to your left or right when exploring."

 

[Sir Osis of Liver]

Kerrick Jonez

"Uh, shouldn't we take the earing?" Kerrick looks at his companions and shuggs, with an innocent look on his face and says, "You, know. I n case it's something important."

 

[Other Guy]

Jason Master

"Uh, shouldn't we take the earing?" Kerrick looks at his companions and shuggs, with an innocent look on his face and says, "You, know. I n case it's something important."

"I thought Gholog already took it," Jason says to Kerrick.

 

[GnomeWorks]

"Back at the halfling caravans," Seraphina says, looking around, "we usually took the road less travelled. Sometimes, we even made our own paths."

She begins to inspect each of the passage openings, looking for any signs of traversing, traps, or anything unusual.

"Down here, however, it would appear that someone is trying to persuade us from not coming here. The heads definitely prove that... I don't think that was entirely natural. I suggest that we try to determine which way that they were trying to make us not go, and head that way."

"I would also recommend being on the lookout for traps and surprises, and such... some things up ahead might not be as... friendly? As the heads were..."

 

[Acmite]

If the gold is shiny, not dirty, could that not mean it was recently placed there? Perhaps someone else has crossed this path, and may still be inside. I'll take a look and see if I can find any signs of their passing.

OOC: Track check, s'il vous plait.

 

[Zhure]

Gholog

Gholog holds the earring out for Kerrick. "It's ok, I like carrying the loot. I find my companions are less likely to leave me behind in an emergency. But if you'd rather hang on to it, that's fine as well," he says smiling.

 

[Jarval]

Adren and Seraphina both study the passage entrances. Seraphina finds no trace of traps or trails, but Adren spots the traces of several humanoids having both entered and exited from the west passage, then having headed along the north corridor, although the trail does not seem to have returned this way. (Wilderness Lore: 6 + 15 = 21)