Strahd's "The lost Caverns of Tsojcanth" - Game Ended successfully!

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Toman Kenthur

Toman watches the stairwell as shadows appear to move down it.

As the gnome comes into sight, he is relieved that it is not the gorgimera -- as he already had to endure seeing one of his friends get pulled out of his cage kicking and screaming -- and then listen to him be devoured by the creature.

Then their companion Nadrith died in her cage, from exhaustion and fright -- she had always been somewhat frail -- and the overwhelming fear of their impending doom was too much for her poor heart.

This whole trip had been a disaster. He almost wished he had been put out of his misery like some of the others already -- than wait here, day after day, wondering if and when he would be eaten or killed for outright pleasure by their cruel captor.

Not sure what the creature was waiting for with him -- she would come and taunt him about his slight draconic appearance, belittle his bronze lineage -- and appear to enjoy it all.

The things Toman would do to that damn beast if he had the chance....

The voice of the gnome snaps Toman back to the present, and he recognizes what the gnome has done.

"I can assure you, I mean you no harm, and I will speak the truth, you have my word."

"All that I want for myself, and my companion, is our freedom. We have been prisoners of that beast for countless days and would ask only to be allowed out of our cages and to leave this horrid place."


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spellcraft check (1d20=12) +5 is Toman's spellcraft mod, so a total of exactly 17.


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[Guest 11456]

Drengar

Drengar just nods in agreement as Toman responds to the gnome. Then he laments his fallen comrad. "Poow Nadwith! She was not vewy stwong." Then he turns his attention to the gnome. "I am Dwengaw and this is Toman Kenthuw. Will you please welease us? I no not know how long we have been here. We happened upon the Gowgimewa when we wewe in seawch of a place to west. We did not have a chance to defeat it. We wewe too weak."

 

[Rhun]

OOC: Tailspinner, your PC's speech impediment is killing me. My side is hurting from laughing so hard.

 

[Rhun]

"The gorgimera is no more," answers the gnome. He gives his female human companion a casual look, and then continues. "Allyra dealt with it swiftly, and quite harshly. You seem to be speaking the truth. But I must ask...what were you doing in these caves?"

 

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Toman Kenthur

He puts his hands around the cold bars of the cage and leans his head forward as the memories of why they ended up here.

"I cannot speak for Drengar's personal reasons, but we were part of an expedition funded by a wealthy benefactor to secure some art or books from within these walls."

"But he did not properly warn us of what we were about to encounter, and we were unprepared."

"A few of our comrades are stone statues above, a few were slain outright, and the rest of us taken prisoner and tortured or eaten."

"Only the two of us remain."

He spits on the ground below him,"May a curse be placed upon that man for sending us on a suicide mission -- that was not part of the deal."

"This was described as a simple courier dispatch -- head into the Yatils, find the caves, then get out and return and report."

"A few of the men were just simple farmers, looking to recoup their losses from a poor harvest -- others were down-on-their-luck explorers -- good people, just not good in a fight. Only Dwengar and myself had any experience with a blade or axe..."

Like a whisper,"Like lambs to the slaughter....."

 

[Rhun]

Turo turns to Allyra. "I sense no deception from the people. They are what they appear. Should we call Keldar down to work these locks?"

 

[Thanee]

Allyra

“This is a dangerous place. And we do not yet know how to leave it. The exit is blocked. I reckon that we have a better chance to get out of these caverns if we unite our strengths.”

 

[Guest 11456]

Drengar

The stalwart dwarf nods his agreement to his companion's recall of the events that lead up to their capture. "Aye! We would have faiwed bettew if that beast had not taken all of ouw equipment. Pewhaps we will be able to find it somehow."

OOC: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sbqv3MwwVd8]mawwiage[/ame]

 

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"I know my way, a little bit, around locks, and I have had no success on them, but then again, I did not have access to my tools."

"The gorgimera did have a key -- was attached to a skull of some sort, with the chain wrapped through the eye-sockets."

 

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OOC: lulz