stonegod's Expedition to Castle Ravenloft: Ch. III [IC] (Completed)

[Stormwind]

Ashlyn winces a little as the noise from Marot's blasts echo's through the stairwell, but nethertheless she seems pleased that the warlock is trying to solve the problem of the wall.

"Well it seems we have no other option than to try the other stairs at this point, however tomorrow we could try again to go through this wall. For now, let us be off to the stairs behind the dining room."

Ashlyn, with her sable raven on her shoulder, walks to the altar where she kneels briefly before turning and walking to the doorway of the chapel where she waits for Jarrith to preceed her as they head for the second stairwell.

 

[pathfinderq1]

Tessa had retreated into the chapel while Marot made his attempt. She spent a few moments in (relatively) quiet contemplation. As the others came back out of the stairwell, she ventured a brief response. "If we cannot find another way in, I can pray for assistance tomorrow, but such a prayer would be of comparable power to the location spell I was granted today. Hopefully another entrance will be discovered..."

 

[stonegod]

Jarrith leads the way back to the other spiral stairway. Doing so, they pass the room where the group previously had their "meal" with the mysterious Lord Sergei. A quick look in shows the room empty, the chandelier still beaming its light over the now empty tables.

Soon, the group is at the stair, a thin whistling of air rising from the depths and spiraling by. All look pensively down into the darkness.

OOC: I need marching order and any other preparations one has made. I'm assuming y'all have not cast locate object as of yet.

 

[EvolutionKB]

Avron keeps quiet during the first part of the exploration of the castle. The stillness of the place unnerved him, his eyes darting to every shadow. A potion is in hand, ready to drink if combat starts.

[sblock=ooc]potion of shield of faith in hand.[/sblock]

 

[DEFCON 1]

Jarrith looks at the other members of the party at the top of the stairs and begins going through a mental calculation. He closes his eyes and tries to stratagize as best he can, then opens them quickly.

"All right... here's the situation. We want to get down into the crypts and get the sword reawakened without causing too much havoc down there. The Flames knows who or what is down there waiting for us." He moves up the group and circles them in. "I can pray to Hide five of you From all Undead. They will not see, hear, smell or notice you in any way... so long as you do not attack nor interact with any of them. This will allow the five of you to find the tomb with hopefully a minimum of incident."

He glances at Khensu, then looks at the others. "The three of us who will not be enchanted will stay further away from the other five. Khensu, myself, and one of you can stay back... probably down there at the base of the stairs. If we three avoid entering the crypts, perhaps we'll not alert anything that might be down there. But we'll still be within shouting distance, should something go wrong. Unless the creature is extremely intelligent and has a reason to suspect you down there, the five of you warded can scream at the top of your lungs and you still won't be noticed."

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If the group is okay with it, Jarrith will cast Hide From Undead (50 minute duration) on the five that will look for the tomb. Jarrith, Khensu and one other who might be least helpful in awakened the sword (Ravika?) can stay out of the crypts themselves back on the stairs, so as to not alert anything.

Jarrith will also cast Magic Circle Against Evil (50 minute duration) on himself, so that he, Khensu, and whomever stays behind is warded against mental control or domination (on the off-chance that any vampires come looking for them while the others are Hidden.

 

[renau1g]

Jarrith looks at the other members of the party at the top of the stairs and begins going through a mental calculation. He closes his eyes and tries to stratagize as best he can, then opens them quickly.

"All right... here's the situation. We want to get down into the crypts and get the sword reawakened without causing too much havoc down there. The Flames knows who or what is down there waiting for us." He moves up the group and circles them in. "I can pray to Hide five of you From all Undead. They will not see, hear, smell or notice you in any way... so long as you do not attack nor interact with any of them. This will allow the five of you to find the tomb with hopefully a minimum of incident."

He glances at Khensu, then looks at the others. "The three of us who will not be enchanted will stay further away from the other five. Khensu, myself, and one of you can stay back... probably down there at the base of the stairs. If we three avoid entering the crypts, perhaps we'll not alert anything that might be down there. But we'll still be within shouting distance, should something go wrong. Unless the creature is extremely intelligent and has a reason to suspect you down there, the five of you warded can scream at the top of your lungs and you still won't be noticed."

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If the group is okay with it, Jarrith will cast Hide From Undead (50 minute duration) on the five that will look for the tomb. Jarrith, Khensu and one other who might be least helpful in awakened the sword (Ravika?) can stay out of the crypts themselves back on the stairs, so as to not alert anything.

Jarrith will also cast Magic Circle Against Evil (50 minute duration) on himself, so that he, Khensu, and whomever stays behind is warded against mental control or domination (on the off-chance that any vampires come looking for them while the others are Hidden.

"I have no desire to travel underground battling the undead. They are not my foe. I will await you here once you're done. I will consult the spirits to discuss the future." Ravika says, a shudder escaping her as she considers the crypts.

 

[ethandrew]

Ladreth considers the options before him, he could stand and guard, fighting off whatever came at those that stayed behind, or he could accompany the rest down into the crypts, hiding. While subterfuge had never been a forte for the large half-orc, he knew that if things did end up going wrong down below, they could use a blade like his. Much as he was loathe to skulk in shadows, he figured for now this was probably for the best.

 

[Stormwind]

Ashlyn nods slowly as Jarrith speaks, and then responds, "That is a truly devious plan. I do like it ... but I an unsure if now is the time for it. We do not yet know how to get to the crypts, and I fully expect this second stairwell to lead down to a kitchen or some such thing given that the dining room is just down the corridor from here and we have not seen any other sign of a kitchen in the areas that we have explored already."

"Perhaps we should all proceed together for now?"

Ashlyn is silent for a few short moments and then, remembering a passage from the 'Cannons of the Knittes of the Ravven' she turns towards Jarrith and stepping towards him she mentions quietly "From what I recall of the ritual required to reawaken the blade, it will require a full eight hours of ritual and prayer, so it will be no quick thing."

 

[s@squ@tch]

"Quite right, milady," says Marot as he half bows towards her in a regal fashion,"There is every bit of chance that we would run into the larder or guest bedroom by going down."

"For all we know, the crypts, in this place, could be on the roof."

As they fall in line walking through the corridors of the castle, he notices himself walking next to Avron. Shaking his head, he mutters aloud,"What did I do to the rest of you to deserve this?"

The warlock still thought the man was a loose cannon and a banana short of a fruit salad.

 

[EvolutionKB]

Avron walks along with the others. Eventually, Marot strides next to him.

As they fall in line walking through the corridors of the castle, he notices himself walking next to Avron. Shaking his head, he mutters aloud,"What did I do to the rest of you to deserve this?"

The scholar scratches his arm where the abberant mark was and mumbles "If it is a kitchen maybe we could stop for a snack..."