Ptolus: 165 Vock Row - "Rat-catchers"

[Filthy]

[sblock=barricade]How tall is the barricade?[/sblock]

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

The barricade, made up of trash from the city above, is 10 feet high. It is impossible to tell from here how wide it is.

 

[Voca]

Valana, can you tell if the noises you heard before are coming from up the stairs or behind the barrier? [sblock=ooc]My listen skill is bad so passing the buck.[/sblock]

 

[Wool]

Thurst whispers, "I would wager that staircase leads back the way we came, to that second path. Is it worth checking out?"

Thurst squints at the barricade.

[sblock=ooc]Does the barricade appear to be just one large wall for blocking access to the other side, or does it appear to be a defensive position. Is there an access point to the other side?[/sblock]

 

[Filthy]

Taking a cue from Thurst, Valana whispers in reply, "The sound was definitely coming from down here somewhere. But it could have been echoes from whatever is behind this mess."

"Aeshen, would it make a lot of noise if you tried to climb up this and peek over the top? There could be something on the other side."

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Thurst peers at the barricade. As he's about to open his mouth and point, Aeshen holds up a single finger before his and Valana's mouths and nods. They've spotted it, too: Near the south wall is a narrow gap, sized for someone the size of a gnome or a halfling to squeeze through, under a ruined table, through a barrel missing both ends and under a few more gaps, and eventually letting out on the other side.

[sblock=ooc]Three of you made a DC 15 Search check. Sheesh![/sblock]

 

[Filthy]

Holding up her hand to get the group's attention, Valana raises a single finger to her lips as a signal for everyone to be quiet. Then she slowly points at the hole in the barricade.

Being careful to stay out of line of sight for anyone in the makeshift tunnel, Valana circles wide around and slowly approaches the entrance from the side. When she is close enough, she stops and listens to see if she can hear any more echoing voices.

[sblock=ooc]I want to sneak up near the hole from the side so I'm out of sight and listen for voices. Hide 3, Sneak 3, Listen 1[/sblock]

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

[sblock=Valana]There are mumbled words in Rattish and repeated wet sounds, along with the periodic sound of metal striking stone.[/sblock]

 

[Filthy]

Quietly moving away from tunnel entrance, Valana circles back around to the northwest stairs, gesturing for the others to join her.

 

[Voca]

Mata joins Valana, taking the gesture to indicate she should be as quiet as possible.