Power of the Forge - The Whispering mines

[Strahd_Von_Zarovich]

Level 2

You follow the map but quickly you encounter a block in the way, an avalanche block the way, you guess it will take sometime to clear few rocks and continue down the corridor, there is a narrow path to the room in the right, but you will have to clear a large rock from their.
you spot few bones and skeletal remines of dwarves, possibely miners who didn't make it to the exit.
Suddenly you here faint screams, it's not Gortok from above, it's coming from behind the rocks, the screams increase and you can understand them as "Help, run for your lives"
you get's chill and fear grasp your hearts as you see a ghostly visage of a dwarf, he runs like all the abyss are behind him through the rocks towerds you, he then falls a few feet infront of you, he turns his face back in horror and tries to struggle againsts something, something unseen to you grab him and pulls him back, he vanish behind the rocks and the screams fade slowly.

 

[Krug]

Kragen gulps. "W-w-what was that a-about?" asks the terrified dwarf, almost wanting to run all the way back home immediately.

 

[jkason]

Kaen

"Nothing good, I'd wager. I really should have stuck to the surface work. I'm good at surface work. There are people to talk to and fool. Can't negotiate a thing with bloody beasties and their bloody fangs and claws and metal-eating antennae."

Kaen spits on the ground remembering what they've faced so far.

"So, do we try to dig our way through here--which'll probably mean getting back up and bringing some of the digging equipment down--or maybe try exploring the side room? Might be something of help there. Or, you never know, maybe a nice secret door to circumvent the boulders."

 

[Jaiaxe]

hun.. good point... - Rogno aproaches the rocks and start to pill it in the corridor trying to dig a passage...

But you see im doing it with my bared hands and it doesnt hurt as welll, so... if we all help it will be quick.. comon!!!! - Rogno makes a smille...

They are always thinking on sticking some metal into stone... one day Skali will burry them down for such sin... argh...

 

[jkason]

Kaen

OOC: I'm not sure if Rogno is supposed to be trying to get through the main passage, or into the side room. I'm going to assume the side room, and I'll edit the post if I'm later proved wrong

"That's a man, Rogno," Kaen encourages, moving over to help in the attempt to move the boulder.

 

[Krug]

Kragen covers Rogno as he explores the side room, helping to move the boulder if necessary.

 

[Jaiaxe]

OOC: I read the passage description and saw the image and i think we have to clear stone either... so you can see for that point... for me i'm just trying to keep your tools in the right place im not digging for any direction, just digging.... you point i dig!!!


Rogno keeps his work - it seems you'll want to help, so get us out of here! let's dig, find the sticks and let this sacred stone place... as quick as we can...

 

[Strahd_Von_Zarovich]

Cave on the right.

It take you sometime to clear the few stones and boulder to enter the sided room, you guess that you will need the proper equipment for the other corridor.
Any spells that have been cast are no more - except Rogno's rainbow stone.
you enter to an empty cave (for desc just see the complete map Kaen holds)
you spot a skeleton of a dwarf, a rusted pick lie near his feet, maybe died from starvation.
there are numerous viens of silver in the walls.
beside it the cave is empty.

 

[jkason]

Kaen

"Poor sod," Kaen says under his breath, then he rubs his hands together and starts looking for an easier way around the boulders.

"I'm hoping for some kind of passage, but don't get your hopes up too high. I'm going to be thorough, so maybe while I do that someone or two of the rest of you might try to get the digging equipment in case we need it?"

OOC: Search for secret doors, especially in the Northeast wall, closest to the next room on the map. Given how much labor it might save, I'll have him take his time (take 20) if possible.

 

[Timothy]

A note of regret

OOC:

Hi all. I am sorry you haven't heard from me in a while. My workload caught up with me. I have been working a full time job and a part-time job next to all my social contacts and a few courses I'm still following at my university. The scarce free time I have is taken up by more relaxing business that do not require planning and continueity (like DM'ing and playing on the boards).

I haven't been able to get myself to write a goodbye-note, becuase I was hoping that things would calm down and I could continue where I left off. Even when I became aware things probably wouldn't calm down, I couldn't get myself to admit I had to quit the boards.

Now after several weeks of feeling guilty about not letting everybody know what was going on, I decided I had to write this note to all the people I was playing with.

So, I'm going away from the boards for at least a couple of months and probably a year orso. After that, I will no longer be the chairman of the cultural board at my university and I'll have more free time again. maybe I'll be checking in now and again and lurk a bit. I hope this does not hinder gameplay, because I have enjoyed this game so far, as I have all my games here at the boards.

So I bid you all farewell. Maybe we'll see eachother in the future.

Timothy.