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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rylnethaz" data-source="post: 6752263" data-attributes="member: 6801218">... six kobolds arguing with each other and pointing at the staircase. Pickaxes and hammers were in their hands and they were clearly excavating the area. On the far side of the round area was the beginning of another tunnel. On the left, hung from a wooden pole was a bell with a chain trailing from the bell into the tunnel on the far side and supported by hooks nailed on the walls. Clearly an alarm system connected to other bells.At that very moment, one of the kobolds broke into a run for the bell. Rylnethaz shrugged with dismay and he was right behind it, passing by the rest of the kobolds. Those, in turn, gathering their wits and realizing the situation, run right after Rylnethaz.In the last possible moment, Rylnethaz’s sword sliced through the arm and half the upper body of the kobold reaching for the bell and then, in a swift motion, Rylnethaz turned to impale one of his pursuers all the while readying his shield for the impact of the attack. However, a wall of bodies slammed into him and threw him to the ground. Only his fine elven armor and shield protected him from the stabs and bites.As if on cue, an arcane phrase was heard and then three of the kobolds fell unconscious, the forth paid for its resilience to the spell, with his head being cut off by Rylnethaz’s sword.BoldItalic was also at the bottom of the staircase now, his arcane energies binding the kobolds in forced slumber.“Indeed you were quite correct in your assumptions dear BoldItalic. Kobolds!” Exclaimed Sir Rylnethaz with one eye towards the tunnel. “But this could not be just a simple mining operation. Why would miners connect their mine to the inside of a tomb? There must be another purpose to this. That staircase was not just a couple of steps to a higher elevation, we have been descending for quite a while now.”BoldItalic eyed the tunnel wearily and replied. “You are right, of course this must be something else. The question is though, do we go any further now or do we do something about the three kobolds left? The spell will not hold for more than a minute.”Rylnethaz said “We don’t want surprises on our backs.”BoldItalic moved closer and …</blockquote>

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