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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Blarkon Dragonslayer" data-source="post: 3447039" data-attributes="member: 49372">May 3, 1106 Morningbeneath StonegateThe battle comes to an end, as the crossbowmen surrender their weapons, with worried glances at the blood covered harridan that the normally attractive Johanna has become.  Of course her rage leaves her a few moments later, leaving her tired, but by then the crossbowmen are disarmed.As they are marched back to the guard post, they seem unwilling to speak, until the one that first offered the surrender says, "Bah, we owe them nothing, the fanatic bastards! Six months ago, we were part of the Iron Manticore company, sworn to the Baron of Three Forks. We fought a battle with the Dark Rune, and the Baron was defeated, most of our company killed.  We who remained were taken by the orcs, who dragged us off to Rivenshield Delve, as slaves for the old dwarven mines.  Instead, these crazy Ebon Flame bastards show up, with a Drow Speaker, of all things. They buy us from the orcs, give us back our gear, and bring us here.  That swine of a captain killed four of the lads before we got through the mountains, and you've done for most of the rest of us.  What's left of them are in the shrine, chanting in their death speech to their precious Ebon Flame, probably raising the dead against you. There is the chief priest, and two of his acolytes, left. Plus some walking dead, four or six of them. I'm not sure, we're not allowed to enter their "place of the flame."The guards take charge of the prisoners, and the group makes its way back down into the darkness.  A fairly short walk takes them past the scenes of their previous battles, heading north, then turning west, checking a few empty rooms as they go. Some of them appear to have been used as sleeping quarters, but aren't used any more, and one of them has a considerable store of water, food, torches, and other supplies.Their trek brings them finally to a pair of double doors, on the northern wall of the east-west hallway. The doors are heavy oak, bound in old black iron, and seem quite solid. From behind it can be heard the almost frantic sounds of speech in some dark tongue. A quick examination indicates that the heavy doors are barred from the other side, quite securely.The hallway continues on past the doors, to the west, going about 40' past the doors before  ending in a blank wall.  Interestingly, as Jillian and Broderick look over this wall, they find that a hidden catch will cause a 5' section of the wall to swing outward, revealing a passage beyond. Inside the hidden passage, immediately to the left/south, is a metal barred gate, with a huge old chain, and iron padlock, with steps leading downwards beyond. To the right/north, a narrow passage heads north. The floor of the passage is covered in a fine layer of dust, as if no one has trod it for many, many, years.OOC:500 xp each Loot:1 suit masterwork full plate1 masterwork heavy shield1 masterwork heavy flail1 masterwork shortsword4 halberds4 heavy crossbows w/36 bolts9 bucklers5 breastplates4 chain shirts4 shortswords4 longswords1 morningstar1 longspear10 daggers1 silver Ebon Flame unholy symbol.2 potions cure light wounds (CL1)1 potion protection from good (CL1)1 potion bull's strength (CL3)1 potion cure moderate wounds (CL3)150 gp84 sp200 gp in misc brooches, rings, etc.</blockquote>

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