Ptolus: 165 Vock Row - "Rat-catchers"

[Aeshen]

Aeshen pauses to remove the beater from beside the gong, stashing it under the body of a fallen ratling - no reason to make raising the alarm any easier. Afterwards he moves among the ratlings, systemmatically checking their meager belongings for anything of value before wordlessly returning to the group.

 

[Vdou]

"Oh my, Valana -- are you ok?"

 

[Wool]

Thurst's face twitches a little. His voice gets a low, dangerous tone to it. "Yer doin' this on purpose aren' you?"

Without warning the exasperated dwarf grabs Valana's forehead and channels yet more of Teun's power into the girl. When he is done, his hand leaves a trace of soot in the vague shape of a hand on her face.

Thurst then stands and points at the now dizzy girl, "If you do that again, I'll stuff gears in you like a real clock!"

Satisfied that his services are no longer needed, Thurst reminds the rest of the group, "Don't forget about the rat tail bounty." Gesturing to Mairan, "You should wear them in your hair like this," he demonstrates by holding a tail next to his own head. "It may enrage and intimidate the little buggers. Not to mention improve your fashion sense."

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Going to eat "light" for the heal. Two left!
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[Fyrie Windlitened]

Mairan raises an eyebrow at Thurst. "I think getting the tails is an excellent idea, as a decoration I just don't think it would match my armor."

She looks at Valana, concern evident in her tone. "Are you feeling any better?" she smiles and says, "I'll have to toughen you up so scratches don't send you off napping again."

Mairan moves to collect the ratling tails and notices Aeshen, "Find anything interesting on the rats?"

 

[Filthy]

Again trying to stand, Valana makes it to her feet with a wince of pain.

"I think I'll make it ... as long as I stay away from the spear's pointy end next time."

Turning to Thurst, Valana offers her thanks while she wipes the soot from her face.

 

[Vdou]

"Wear a tail in your hair?!" Ella says as she gives Thurst a rather exasperated look. "Blech! You dwarves are a funny lot."

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Each of the ratlings has their filthy leather armor, a sling, a spear, sling bullets and copper coins. All told, Aeshen finds 26 copper coins on them.

Turning to the armored ratling, he discovers a small chain shirt, a high quality heavy mace (despite its surface tarnish and pitting), a throwing axe and 31 gold imperials.

The group sets about hacking the rat tails off the six dead creatures, handing them to Thurst to either wear or otherwise carry for the bounty later on.

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[Voca]

Mata looks towards the passage that the "enchanted" ratling had returned from. "I suppose we should head that way", she says, pointing.

 

[Filthy]

"Maybe we should hide the bodies first? If someone were to come from the other door and see the bodies, it could mean trouble. Missing guards are only suspicious, dead guards are an alarm."

 

[Aeshen]

Aeshen gathers the coins, the axe, and the mace while his friends lop off the tails of the ratlings. He stowes the small weapons in his pack and spills the handful of coins into his coinpurse. "I will hold onto whatever we find of value, and we can divy it out after we finish this business if that's agreeable to everyone?" Aeshen offers, "Oh and Thurst", Aeshen continues, sizing up the Dwarf, "That bigger specimen is wearing a coat of chain that looks functional, it's too heavy for me to carry - so if you want it go peel it off him"

Aeshen the dead guards for a minute, "Where would we move them? It's been a one-way tunnel for quite awhile so anyone coming from the direction we came would stumble upon them regardless..." he says, "and anyone coming from deeper in will stumble upon us before they can get to this room"