Shackled City - Chapter II
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hippocrachus
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Orpheus eyes Alinis.
"The boy could be the tool of a faction not powered by humans," he says slowly, a bit indignant that she didn't see the plot right away.
"The boy could be the tool of a faction not powered by humans," he says slowly, a bit indignant that she didn't see the plot right away.
Alinis grins at the overimaginative bard. "Well in any case, we can't know for sure. All we can do is protect the boy and test him for any hidden powers he might possess." she bowed to the priestess. "I think we'll all be able to think more clearly after some rest," she said diplomatically.
Majin
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~Althron & Co.~
Jenya shakes her head solemnly at Orpheus. "Sadly we have no other information to help you. This is as much a mystery to the church as well. I think the best we can do is arrange for the boy to stay here. If he is under watch constantly, the chances that anything would happen to him without our knowledge would be drastically reduced. Brother Althron could then have a safe environment in which to question the child as well," she adds, nodding to the priest across the table.
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~Zeric & Raven~
Despite Zeric's words, Raven does her best to search the small room before leaving, but unfortunately turns up nothing.
Searching the other rooms in the corridor turns up much the same. Nothing but what appear to be guest quarters. Heading west, the only direction remaining to search so far, the pair come across an arched stone bridge, connecting a 10-foot wide causeway that spans one wall of a great cavern. Fused with the rough-hewn cavern walls are smooth walls of dull black stone, some with doors and windows set into them. A pair of 9-foot tall statues carved from white marble stand in alcoves on each side of a reinforced wooden door set deep into the west wall. The statues depict a male and female dwarf clad in armor, each of which brandishes an urgrosh.
The cavern plunges 30 feet below the level of the causeway, ending in a pool of still, black water.
Paths skirt the edge of the drop north and south, which also end in doorways.
Jenya shakes her head solemnly at Orpheus. "Sadly we have no other information to help you. This is as much a mystery to the church as well. I think the best we can do is arrange for the boy to stay here. If he is under watch constantly, the chances that anything would happen to him without our knowledge would be drastically reduced. Brother Althron could then have a safe environment in which to question the child as well," she adds, nodding to the priest across the table.
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~Zeric & Raven~
Despite Zeric's words, Raven does her best to search the small room before leaving, but unfortunately turns up nothing.
Searching the other rooms in the corridor turns up much the same. Nothing but what appear to be guest quarters. Heading west, the only direction remaining to search so far, the pair come across an arched stone bridge, connecting a 10-foot wide causeway that spans one wall of a great cavern. Fused with the rough-hewn cavern walls are smooth walls of dull black stone, some with doors and windows set into them. A pair of 9-foot tall statues carved from white marble stand in alcoves on each side of a reinforced wooden door set deep into the west wall. The statues depict a male and female dwarf clad in armor, each of which brandishes an urgrosh.
The cavern plunges 30 feet below the level of the causeway, ending in a pool of still, black water.
Paths skirt the edge of the drop north and south, which also end in doorways.
Manzanita
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"Dwarves. Interesting. I thought this was a gnomish city. But perhaps when we went throught that secret door, down the elevator, we left the gnomish part. Better dwarves than goblins anyway."
Raven considers mentioning that the bridge makes her nervous. But Zeric might take that as a sign of weakness. And he would lead where he willed, whatever she said.
Raven considers mentioning that the bridge makes her nervous. But Zeric might take that as a sign of weakness. And he would lead where he willed, whatever she said.
Manzanita said:
"It is not uncommon for two races to provide support to each other. The dwarves would have given the gnomes the martial protection from whatever threat might have arose, while the gnomes would have been able to interface with the surface city on behalf of the dwarves. However, I still do not understand what could have caused both races to have relinquished hold over their homes."
Although his frustration was mounting at their inability to find any of the remaining guards, as well as captives, Zeric kept his face as stoic as possible.
"Come, let us see what is on the other side of the bridge. If the rats have truly fled this sunken ship, we will return to the gnomish city and await the other's return."
Striding across the bridge, Zeric hoped that Raven's strength would hold a little longer.
hippocrachus
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"Mayhaps I can be of assistance to you in your questioning of the boy, Althron?" Orpheus slides across to the dwarf. Living with a bunch of gnomes for awhile can give one quite a bit of incite into youthful minds...
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