Ptolus: The Legend of Longcoat

[Trollbabe]

"If these did belong to Crofter, he had access to some magical enhancements too. This dagger, scroll and these 2 bottles are magical. We'll have to get someone to have a look at them to figure out what they do, but we might as well take them for now." says Maugra pocketing the items.

Garnet motions to the scroll that Maugra found. "I think I might be able to dicpher that Maugra. If I could take a look at it."
[sblock=OOC] If Maugra allows Garnet to read the scroll I will cast Read Magic and attempt to discern what if any spells are scrolled there.[/sblock]

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Ada looks at the barrel warily.

"This paladin is a terrible human shield..." she mutters. She searches the area and prods the quivering blanket while staying well back and ready.

Ada moves in and stumbles into a sticky mass of spiderwebs filling the bottom half of the doorway, the webs being almost invisible in the dim light. As she untangles herself, she prods the blanket and dislodges it, exposing a mass of yellow and black spiders as big as her thumbnail.

As she attempts to get untangled, she spots movement above her: A yellow and black spider the size of a cat or a small dog scurries across the ceiling toward her.

* * *

Downstairs, Vanden moves down the tunnel, toward the doorway with the red glow beyond.

A dark crimson mist fills the room before him. The mist glows ominously, seeming to swallow up all light that comes in contact with it. Vanden can’t make out anything more than a few feet in front of him, but the stomach-churning stench of blood hangs heavily in the damp air.

 

[Cthulhudrew]

Vanden chokes back the rising bile in his throat, steeling himself against the smell. He raises a hand to his face in an attempt to ward it away. Still the eunuch presses onwards, a growing sense of urgency within him as he nears the door.

[sblock=ooc]Does this red mist seem to just be some kind of water, or actual blood? Is it thick enough to soak his clothes- and thereby leave red stains- or does it seem relatively harmless aside from the smell?[/sblock]

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

[sblock=Vanden]It seems to be blood spritzed into the air. Biohazard![/sblock]

 

[Trench]

"Oh crap," Ada says. "PALADIN!" she shouts. Ada takes her club and smashes the spider into it's gooey bits.

(Let's Power Attack it. -1 to hit to add +1 to damage)

 

[Cthulhudrew]

Vanden stares in horror at the bloody mist enveloping him for a moment. He looks over his shoulder briefly to see if his companions are behind him, then presses forward to the door.

[sblock=ooc]Listen check at the door, Spot check to make sure no one's sneaking up on him in this dark misty hallway.[/sblock]

 

[Voadam]

Garn heads down after Vanden, peering ahead with his orc-sight.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

[sblock=Vanden]Vanden hears several sounds: First, there's a soft burbling liquid sound. Then there's a more quiet sound of nasty laughter, but pitched too high to determine whether it's male or female. And very quietly, so quiet that Vanden almost misses it, there's the soft sound of a woman whispering.[/sblock]
[sblock=Garn]The bloody red mist blocks Garn's vision just as it does Vanden's.[/sblock]

 

[Erekose13]

Maugra follows the others, having pocketed the magic items.

 

[Trollbabe]

Remains quiet after not being allowed to examine the scroll. Sheepishly he follows his companions down towards the mist watching for Vanden and Garn.