Scales of War #1 Rescue at Rivenroar IC

[Goonalan]

Freggo nots at Viator's words. "Well said, my friend. Adronsius, believe us when we say that our motivation is saving the good people of Fallcrest who have been so ill-used by these villains. That means we must attempt to suppress our desire for revenge if it means that allies may be gained in our quest to save lives. And Spizz here has helped us to do just that.

Would you have us behave as our enemies behave, with no mercy and no thought for the harm we might do by tossing aside the aid of a willing ally? Think of the downfall of the great dwarven kingdom of Stonemark, whose king thought he could stand alone and rejected the aid of his brethren. Perhaps he was right to lay claim to the riches of his halls and not share an ounce of gold. But that is cold comfort now, for Stonemark is nothing more than that: a sad stone marker where once a proud king ruled."

Velani

OOC: Welcome back, Goonalan! and AWW! I was really hoping Velani woul have to truly deal with Big Tony after that horrible roll... granted my bonus helped, but still rolled a '1'. Hopefully we can still persuade Derek and the Rats to act as surrogate protectors.

"Adronsius, it is good to see you again, friend. Your fine work still shines through the muck and mire that is this forlorn place." Velani wipes away dirt and blood from the lower half of her breastplate, showing the distinct mark of Adronsius' work - a smithing hammer with an 'A' inscribed in the side of the head. "But hear me...this is not your fight. Let us stand in your stead and avenge the horrible acts wrought upon you and our kinsfolk. Afterall, who will put their hands to the forge and create that which allows us to survive if this place were to wholly take you? Nay, I beseech you - trust us and by Moradin I promise to bring those rightfully responsible for your torment to their final justice."

Leaning over to whisper in Adronsius' ear, she adds, "and if the goblin so much as looks at us sideways, my blade will be the last thing it ever sees."

"Let us return to Derek now and repatriate poor Mirtala."

To Freggo

"I hear your wise words youngling... Forgive an old Dwarf, I was perhaps hasty in my assessment, and yet understand I have suffered terribly at the hands of base creatures like this... 'Spizz', I will not suffer further injury- I will make them suffer... But, I digress, I am willing to shelve my anger- for the good of the others, you found me- I am glad of that, lead on."

To Velani

"Your memory is shot Sgt. I am no Smith, although it was ever thus with 'the law', too reliant on stereotypes- I am Adronsius, the Alchemist. I did not make your armour, nor anything you wear. I would read the label again Sgt. either your eyes deceive you or else need to head back to school and learn your letters anew..."

Adronsius huffs and shakes his head.

"I have no idea how far in you are with your plan but I have information that may be of help to you, listen-

They brought us here blindfolded, this I have told- the large beasts that we were shackled too were herded roughly across the entrance chamber and in to a chamber straight ahead.

Understand a blindfold is no hindrance to a Dwarf, we see and hear in the dark, and are used to making our way thusly in life.

From there we were sent in to the complex, we headed west out of the entrance chamber- Sinruth lead us on I believe, we followed a corridor that turned north, waited there a while.

Sinruth gave orders, I do not understand their bastard tongue, but I believe Goblins were left there as guards.

From there we headed west again in to another corridor, which again turned north- in to a larger chamber which... was strange, I remember a crackling sound and an odd smell- the smell of the river.

From there west again in to another corridor, which again turned north and then double back upon itself east- again more discussions and some part of our group departed. We headed on, east again- although the corridor turned north again- we climbed stairs in to a... a... a chamber with a sticky floor- again more of our number departed, one of whom was Mirtala, the cook- I heard her scream as she was hauled off.

Then, and I sense there were few of us left, maybe no more than a dozen of us, we headed down some great stair- it went deep, in to I would suggest a second lower level of the complex.

In to another large chamber, there Jelissa departed, I remember her scent- the priestess smelt of the church and innocence, she must be saved.

Then finally in the large chamber still, with only the Goblins with me they beat me, again... and again... and again. Sinruth was there, he took part, he was the worst- he seemed angry, determined to take out his anger on my body.

I lost consciousness... but not for long.

I came too, still blindfolded retracing my journey back to the entrance chamber, I could smell the breeze, the fresh air, the grass and the forest- I thought, stupidly, they were going to take me outside- to let me go, or else I would be have the opportunity to run, but no...

They dragged me across the entrance chamber, through metal doors and down, in to a chamber that smelt of the storm...

There..."

Adronsius points at the chamber with the once lit mystical symbols in it.

"And then they beat me again, and manacled me here..."

Adronsius breaths hard.

"I hope this will be of help to you- unless they have moved them then I think that four of the prisoners, including myself, are on this level of the complex- one of whom is Mirtala; and two are on the lower level- one of whom is Jelissam, the priestess."

Adronsius looks at each of you, expectantly...

"So, what's the plan?"

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IMMEDIATE CONCERN- SEE 4. then 6. & 5.

The Big Picture

1. Rescue the Prisoners-

Prisoners Rescued 1 out of 7

Jalissa-

Sertanian- he can identify the treasures (see 2.)

Thurann-

Kartenix-

Mirtala- in Sewer Rats chamber/crypt, infected with Filth Fever, need to find Big Tony for prisoner exchange (see 4.)- got Big Tony, need to return to Derek.

Adronsius- the Dwarven Alchemist, FOUND.

Zerriksa-

2. Rescue the Treasures taken from the Hall of Great Valour.

Number and type not known.
Sertanian (see 1.) knows what is missing- find him.

3. The Red Hand & Sinruth?

What is it all about?
Why are the Goblinoids wearing the insignia?
Who is Sinruth?

At The Moment

4. Rescue Mirtala by finding Big Tony, the Gnome.

Big Tony has been found- return to the Sewer Rats for Prisoner exchange.

5. Adronsius' story.

They brought us here blindfolded, this I have told- the large beasts that we were shackled too were herded roughly across the entrance chamber and in to a chamber straight ahead.

Understand a blindfold is no hindrance to a Dwarf, we see and hear in the dark, and are used to making our way thusly in life.

From there we were, that is the prisoners were sent in to the complex, we headed west out of the entrance chamber- Sinruth lead us on I believe, we followed a corridor that turned north, waited there a while.

Sinruth gave orders, I do not understand their bastard tongue, but I believe Goblins were left there as guards.

From there we headed west again in to another corridor, which again turned north- in to a larger chamber which... was strange, I remember a crackling sound and an odd smell- the smell of the river.

From there west again in to another corridor, which again turned north and then double back upon itself east- again more discussions and some part of our group departed. We headed on, east again- although the corridor turned north again- we climbed stairs in to a... a... a chamber with a sticky floor- again more of our number departed, one of whom was Mirtala, the cook- I heard her scream as she was hauled off.

Then, and I sense there were few of us left, maybe no more than a dozen of us, we headed down some great stair- it went deep, in to I would suggest a second lower level of the complex.

In to another larger chamber, there Jelissa departed, I remember her scent- the priestess smelt of the church and innocence, she must be saved.

Then finally in the large chamber still, with only the Goblins with me they beat me, again... and again... and again. Sinruth was there, he took part, he was the worst- he seemed angry, determined to take out his anger on my body.

I lost consciousness... but not for long.

I came too, still blindfolded retracing my journey back to the entrance chamber, I could smell the breeze, the fresh air, the grass and the forest- I thought, stupidly, they were going to take me outside- to let me go, or else I would be have the opportunity to run, but no...

They dragged me across the entrance chamber, through metal doors and down, in to a chamber that smelt of the storm...

There..."

Adronsius points at the chamber with the once lit mystical symbols in it.

"And then they beat me again, and manacled me here..."

Adronsius breaths hard.

"I hope this will be of help to you- unless they have moved them then I think that four of the prisoners, including myself, are on this level of the complex- one of whom is Mirtala; and two are on the lower level- one of whom is Jelissam, the priestess."

6. What to do with the Prisoners?.

As simple as that, do you take the prisoners with you, do you hide them somewhere in the complex, or outside the complex- this needs resolving.

7. Areas yet to investigate.

Chamber with the Sewer Rats in.
Entrance Chamber- North doors, no sign, partially dented and broken.
Doors west from Goblin rest room.
Doors west from corridor to the north of Goblin rest room.
Spiral staircase up from Deadeye's domain.

In The Future

More info from Derek & the Sewer Rats
Lord Frazzle

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The Big Picture updated-

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[Goonalan]

“Don't you worry! He is being watched closely. Most of the goblins we have encountered so far have fallen to our blades and arrows. And we do not intend to stop here,” Kyalia says to reassure the dwarven townsfolk.

"Do not let this surly Dwarf concern you Kyalia, know that I- Big Tony will protect you... no one messes with any of Big Tony's porcupines... I mean, ahem, concupines..."

Big Tony makes a big play of stepping before the Elf to protect her from the 'surly' Adronsius.

Adronsius looks a little confused, and settles for ignoring the Gnome.

"Well, the plan?" Adronsius seems a little desperate.

Big Tony turns and winks at Kyalia- having successfully protected her honour, he understands there's some lingering racial tension between elves and dwarves, he figures his bravado may have melted her heart a little...

Just a little...

"Healing?" he asks, and shakes out his magic hands once more.

 

[Goken100]

Freggo listens carfully to Adronsius's account, drawing a crude map on the floor at each step.

"I have no idea how far in you are with your plan but I have information that may be of help to you, listen-

They brought us here blindfolded, this I have told- the large beasts that we were shackled too were herded roughly across the entrance chamber and in to a chamber straight ahead.

"Right, so the north doors from the entrance chamber lead to some beasts. These are probably the same beasts that are below in the pits, so the north doors must lead to stairs."

Understand a blindfold is no hindrance to a Dwarf, we see and hear in the dark, and are used to making our way thusly in life.

From there we were sent in to the complex, we headed west out of the entrance chamber- Sinruth lead us on I believe, we followed a corridor that turned north, waited there a while.

Sinruth gave orders, I do not understand their bastard tongue, but I believe Goblins were left there as guards.

From there we headed west again in to another corridor, which again turned north- in to a larger chamber which... was strange, I remember a crackling sound and an odd smell- the smell of the river.

"So if we wish to follow in Sinruth's footsteps, we should return to the goblin barracks and head west (rather than north across the pits). That's probably a good place to start after we save the hostage, assuming we don't have a better lead. I'm not sure what the crackling sound or the smell of river might be, but we would be wise to be ready for traps."

From there west again in to another corridor, which again turned north and then double back upon itself east- again more discussions and some part of our group departed. We headed on, east again- although the corridor turned north again- we climbed stairs in to a... a... a chamber with a sticky floor- again more of our number departed, one of whom was Mirtala, the cook- I heard her scream as she was hauled off.

Then, and I sense there were few of us left, maybe no more than a dozen of us, we headed down some great stair- it went deep, in to I would suggest a second lower level of the complex.

In to another large chamber, there Jelissa departed, I remember her scent- the priestess smelt of the church and innocence, she must be saved.

Then finally in the large chamber still, with only the Goblins with me they beat me, again... and again... and again. Sinruth was there, he took part, he was the worst- he seemed angry, determined to take out his anger on my body.

Freggo traces this portion out roughly as well. "We will keep this information in mind when we reach that area, particularly the places that Jelissa was taken. Mirtala we will be rescuing shortly."

I lost consciousness... but not for long.

I came too, still blindfolded retracing my journey back to the entrance chamber, I could smell the breeze, the fresh air, the grass and the forest- I thought, stupidly, they were going to take me outside- to let me go, or else I would be have the opportunity to run, but no...

They dragged me across the entrance chamber, through metal doors and down, in to a chamber that smelt of the storm...

There..."

Adronsius points at the chamber with the once lit mystical symbols in it.

"And then they beat me again, and manacled me here..."

Adronsius breaths hard.

"I hope this will be of help to you- unless they have moved them then I think that four of the prisoners, including myself, are on this level of the complex- one of whom is Mirtala; and two are on the lower level- one of whom is Jelissam, the priestess."

Adronsius looks at each of you, expectantly...

"So, what's the plan?"

"Thank you very much for the information, friend Adronsius. It will no doubt prove invaluable. If nothing else, it tells us that the scale of this place and the number of enemies are both perhaps more than we acticipated. We may wish to move quickly before the enemies can organize against us.

For the moment, we return to the Sewer Rats to fulfill our bargain and retrieve their hostage. My friends seem to want to negotiate with Derek and company to see if they can be of further assistance, perhaps in protecting those we save, so let's try that. If not, I'd recommend we create a camp close by, but we'll talk about that later. Let's go!"

 

[Goonalan]

And so the ever-growing party of adventurers head off, that's the six of you, and Spizz of course, and Big Tony... and Adronsius; so that's nine of you now.

Back in to the entrance chamber and across, west and north down the corridor in to the Goblin Barracks... through the north doors to the passage with the pits in...

Which is where the immediate plan falls apart... a little.

"Jumping! I mean... You see... I don't, that is... Jumping! You didn't say anything about jumping- we didn't come this way, the Goblins took us west back in the barracks, we should go the same way..."

Adronsius, looks at the gaping pit before him, gulps a few more times, rubs his chins and looks nervously at the rest of you.

"I can't jump... I'm not joking... I won't..."

Adronsius looks genuinely terrified- panic-struck.

 

[larryfinnjr]

To Velani

"Your memory is shot Sgt. I am no Smith, although it was ever thus with 'the law', too reliant on stereotypes- I am Adronsius, the Alchemist. I did not make your armour, nor anything you wear. I would read the label again Sgt. either your eyes deceive you or else need to head back to school and learn your letters anew..."

Velani shakes her head and slowly shuffles across the chamber, softly mumbling to herself. Perhaps she took a blow to the head that hadn't fully healed. Or the beginnings of old age were beginning to take hold. In any case, her faculties were now suspect and she began to worry. Staring at the logo imprinted on the left side of her armor, she thought back to her times in training...she could see the dwarf at the forge, hammering, pounding the steel, shaping it to his will. Then the voice of her commander, "Thank you Anderious, we will return tomorrow for the final adjustments. Come, Velani...."

"Ok, ok, my bad...and my apologies Master Alchemist. I confused you with another, but you are correct, my mind is somewhat addled. You said you had information to share? ......"



"Hey...where'd everybody go? ....................."

OOC:

 

[Goonalan]

Spizz swings across the first pit, followed by Big Tony- who completes the task while gripping on to the rope with his legs, freeing his magic hands to make large gestures, to ensure his point is not lost on Adronsius.

Big Tony dismounts, with finesse, and then offers some advice for Adronsius.

"Come on fatty, giddy-up... Get yer chunky backside across here."

New Map-

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[RavenBlackthorne]

Adronsius, please don't panic. There'll be nothing dangerous for you. Please observe...

Viator gestures behind him as the air darkens and coagulates. With a flash of static, the disc moves to the side of the dwarf.

Please, feel free to use this to convey you across the pits. We promised you safe passage.

 

[Goonalan]

Adronsius, please don't panic. There'll be nothing dangerous for you. Please observe...

Viator gestures behind him as the air darkens and coagulates. With a flash of static, the disc moves to the side of the dwarf.

Please, feel free to use this to convey you across the pits. We promised you safe passage.

The result of which is, a few minutes later, Adronsius pressed flat against the floating see-through disc, in an 'X marks the spot' style position, jibbering and screaming like a six year old schoolgirl as he is ferried across both pits.

"No bother", Adronsius recounts at the other end, looking every inch of the sweaty fat Dwarf he is right now- he didn't like that.

"I don't do gaps", he reminds anyone that will listen, "gaps ain't natural."

A few minutes later still the gang find themselves back in the statue chamber, the one with Mirtala... and Derek.

 

[hairychin]

Kali

As the group enter the chamber Kali holds back, and, hopefully unobserved steps into the shadows. His weapons remain sheathed, in case he is spotted, not wanting to spoil any negotiations.

However as the negotiations take place, as he suspects they will, Kali takes quiet steps around the outside of the chamber, but in Derek's general direction.

 

[Goonalan]

The chamber has not changed from before, that includes Deadeye the Hobgoblin who is still hanging about looking nervous...

Big Tony is overjoyed to be back- he evades Velani's grasp and rushes ahead.

"Derek! DEREK! You should see the tottie I've got with me... DEREK?"

Derek the Gnome appears from behind a pillar and backhands Big Tony who splats to the floor.

"Wha..." Big Tony starts.

"I told you not to wander off..." Derek begins, wagging his finger all the while... "If you can't be trusted I will leave you at home next time."

Big Tony looks crestfallen, and mortified, he whispers loudly- "Not now Desie baby, not in front of the skirt- I'm in here, and one of them says she's got her own uniform."

Big Tony turns to smile at you guys, extra pearly-whites for Velani and Kyalia.

"What did mum say?" Derek has his arms folded, he's tapping his foot, and staring daggers at Big Tony.

"DEREK!" Big Tony hiss-shouts, and gestures for him to shut.

"What did mother say?" Derek continues his foot tapping.

"Derrrr-ick, ixnay on the mum-stuff... Please, the birds love me..." Big Tony is watching his credibility disappear.

"I said 'What did mum say?'" Derek is solid as a rock, save the tapping.

"She sayd worimcharb" Big Tony tries the last words running in to each other, making no sense at all.

"What?" Derek.

"Worimcharb." Big Tony muddles his words again, shamefaced, head down.

"We can't hear you, Anthony", Derek pronounces every syllabul of 'Anthony.'

"She said 'you're in charge- and I should do what you tell me...' Gah! Whatever." Big Tony wanders over to the altar scoots up on top of it and sulks.

"Anthony Tideswell St. Hubbins, come back here..." Derek states- his foot has stopped tapping, he means business.

Big Tony flings himself from the altar, stomps across to Derek, and looks up to him- "Wha?"

"Say you're sorry..." Derek states calmy.

"I'm not so..."

"Say you're sorry or I'm going to tell mum when we get back to Fallcrest and then... well, let's just leave it there... Well, do you have anything to say young man?" Derek states arms still folded before him.

"Soz..."

"What was that?" Derek snaps.

"Sorry. Gah!" Big Tony stomps off.
"That's better." Derek adds and then indicates that you guys can come forward, that you should help Mirtala...

But perhaps you have more quesions to ask here, perhaps other tasks for the Gnomes, certainly Derek has promised you some further info- but let's just see what you have to say for a minute...

New Map-

099 Dealing with Derek

Remember Mirtala has Filth Fever... she's not that with it, and is being ill quite a lot...

What's to be done?