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<blockquote data-quote="jester47" data-source="post: 2086904" data-attributes="member: 2238"><p><strong>[PLAIN]Opening Doors [Episode 1, Segment 1][/PLAIN]</strong></p><p></p><p>The stairs led down to a small chamber that widened out to about 20 feet and then narrowed again to a large iron door. Lynneth’s ever-burning torch showed rusted and empty sconces on the walls and a small pool that took up half the room. After the pool the available space in the room was about a five-foot wide walkway that curved around the pool to the door.</p><p></p><p>The iron door was covered in strange runes. The runes seemed to have one layer that was stately and carved into the door. Another layer covered that layer and seemed more like graffiti than something important. </p><p></p><p>Heinrich tried the door. It wouldn’t budge. </p><p></p><p>“I bet it’s locked.” Stated Lynneth.</p><p></p><p>“Hey Drow, you’re into that stealth stuff. Unlock it.” Commanded Heinrich.</p><p></p><p>“Unlock it with what? Not like I have a key…” replied Delain.</p><p></p><p>“I thought you were a stealthy drow…” said Heinrich.</p><p></p><p>“I AM, but I don’t know the first thing about picking locks.” Interrupted Delain.</p><p></p><p>“Hrm… Ok, we’ll just have to break it down,” Heinrich concluded, “Where’s that Shatterspike sword we found? Hey Cleric hit the door with the sword.”</p><p></p><p>“Umm… I have a suggestion,” prodded Lynneth.</p><p></p><p>“My name is Morcan…” said Morcon.</p><p></p><p>“I have a suggestion,” said Lynneth a little louder this time.</p><p></p><p>“I don’t care what your name is, break down the door, we haven’t got all day,” stated Heinrich. </p><p></p><p>Lynneth gave up trying to reach her companions. Reaching into her bag and muttering the right words and making some gestures she cast a spell. The lock on the door shifted with a clacking noise and the shifting weight as the door opened caused the hinges to groan. </p><p> </p><p>Two forms then stepped forward from the shadows of an alcove near the stairs. One was a gruff looking man brandishing an axe. He bore a countenance similar to the thugs you might find working for assorted “businessmen” on the streets of Everlund. The other was a beautiful Mulan woman, dressed in a deep red and a white cloak. She looked at Lynneth, “Thank you, how nice of you!”</p><p></p><p>“Who the hell are they!” shouted Heinrich. </p><p></p><p>Lynneth looked at Delain, “What do we say to them?”</p><p></p><p>“Don’t look at me, I’m not spokesperson. Ask them,” said Delain as he gestured at Morcon and Heinrich.</p><p></p><p>Pushing through his companions Heinrich asked: “Who the hell are you guys? …aaaand what are you doing here?”</p><p></p><p>“I just answer to her,” said the man with the axe. He indicated his companion with a motion of his axe.</p><p></p><p>Heinrich looked to the half-drow.</p><p></p><p>“I don’t want to talk to them,” said Delain. </p><p></p><p>“Well exactly, they don’t want to talk to you, that’s what we got him for,” said Heinrich as he pointed to Morcon. </p><p></p><p>The woman turned to Morcon and stated: “We are here to investigate.” </p><p></p><p>“Well crap if I had a copper for every one of those! What are you investigating?” queried Heinrich. </p><p></p><p>“What are we investigating?” repeated the woman.</p><p></p><p>“Wait! How did you get in here?” asked Delain.</p><p></p><p>Answering Heinrich the woman continued: “We heard rumors, through the course of my employment. And my…”</p><p></p><p>“Rumors didn’t get you in here!” interrupted Delain. “Wall, Wall, Wall, Skeletons, Zombies…” he continued as he pointed for effect. </p><p></p><p>“Maybe they went in the front way, like the secret door into the secret door…” began Lynneth, “…a secret passage that goes into the secret passage.” She looked around for approval of her idea only to find blank puzzled looks from the woman, the man, Morcon, Delain, and Heinrich.</p><p></p><p>“Then we are at an impasse,” muttered Lynneth. </p><p></p><p>Morcon raised his hands and shook his head as if to clear the confusion. “Moving on! I’m here to hunt undead, not to interrogate new people we might run into…”</p><p></p><p>“Works for me…” muttered Delain as he shrugged his shoulders. </p><p></p><p>“It has come to my attention that neither of these people are undead. So lets move on and explore the rest of this place.” </p><p></p><p>“Well, now I’m just curious,” started Heinrich.</p><p></p><p>“Quiet you!” shot Morcon.</p><p></p><p>“I don’t want to know a lot, I just want to know what you came to investigate.” continued Heinrich unphased.</p><p></p><p>“We heard the rumors about all the activity up here. So we came to find out what was going on. We were able to get information about the secret door before we arrived. There was a secret door down to these levels, we came here,” answered the woman. </p><p></p><p>“Why didn’t we know about the secret door?” asked Delain looking at Lynneth, Morcon and Hienrich. </p><p></p><p>“Because. You… didn’t… know… the right… contacts!” stated the woman with a bit of sass.</p><p></p><p>“…because you… don’t… have… breasts!” added Heinrich in close imitation. “Its hard to get information without ‘em!” he finished. </p><p></p><p>“A courtisen is really good for getting information!” blurted Lynneth. </p><p> </p><p>“Yes,” said Heinrich.</p><p> </p><p>“Verily,” said the woman.</p><p> </p><p>“Except from undead,” added Lynneth.</p><p> </p><p>“Depends on what kind of undead,” corrected the woman.</p><p> </p><p>“So what are you investigating?” asked Heinrich again.</p><p> </p><p>“Just rumors from work,” stated the woman. </p><p> </p><p>“We seem to be headed in the same direction, perhaps we could work together,” suggested the man.</p><p> </p><p>“How many directions are there?” asked Lynneth.</p><p> </p><p>“Two!” stated Delain as he peered down the hallway beyond the door.</p><p> </p><p>“Not with the Skeletons up there,” stated Heinrich. </p><p> </p><p>“Then just one,” stated the man with the axe.</p><p> </p><p>“Inside the depths, or outside the depths,” said Lynneth. A comment most everyone else ignored. </p><p> </p><p>“We are more effective if we are together,” said the woman.</p><p> </p><p>“If we can be of service, that would be good,” added the man.</p><p> </p><p>“Ok…” said Lynneth, “you can go first!”</p><p> </p><p>“Lead on O Brave Leaders!” Morcon mocked.</p><p> </p><p>“No problem,” said the woman, “just one thing.”</p><p> </p><p>“Whats that?” asked Delain.</p><p> </p><p>“What are your names? My name is Kalista. This is Sol, I hired him to protect me,” answered the woman.</p><p> </p><p>Heinrich spoke up: “The dark angsty drow fellow is Delain. Best not mention the two scimitars guy around him, he’s a bit testy on that as he is mistaken for him all the time. The dark dressed fellow over there is Morcon. He’s a dick but he keeps us breathing. Little miss annoying there is Lynneth. She’s the resident mage on this expedition and handy to have in a scrape. And like hell are you going first. It will be me, Morcon, and you Sol, with angsty pullin up the rear and the girls in the middle. Lets go.” </p><p> </p><p>With that the group filed down the hall and into the darkness of the tunnel.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jester47, post: 2086904, member: 2238"] [b][PLAIN]Opening Doors [Episode 1, Segment 1][/PLAIN][/b] The stairs led down to a small chamber that widened out to about 20 feet and then narrowed again to a large iron door. Lynneth’s ever-burning torch showed rusted and empty sconces on the walls and a small pool that took up half the room. After the pool the available space in the room was about a five-foot wide walkway that curved around the pool to the door. The iron door was covered in strange runes. The runes seemed to have one layer that was stately and carved into the door. Another layer covered that layer and seemed more like graffiti than something important. Heinrich tried the door. It wouldn’t budge. “I bet it’s locked.” Stated Lynneth. “Hey Drow, you’re into that stealth stuff. Unlock it.” Commanded Heinrich. “Unlock it with what? Not like I have a key…” replied Delain. “I thought you were a stealthy drow…” said Heinrich. “I AM, but I don’t know the first thing about picking locks.” Interrupted Delain. “Hrm… Ok, we’ll just have to break it down,” Heinrich concluded, “Where’s that Shatterspike sword we found? Hey Cleric hit the door with the sword.” “Umm… I have a suggestion,” prodded Lynneth. “My name is Morcan…” said Morcon. “I have a suggestion,” said Lynneth a little louder this time. “I don’t care what your name is, break down the door, we haven’t got all day,” stated Heinrich. Lynneth gave up trying to reach her companions. Reaching into her bag and muttering the right words and making some gestures she cast a spell. The lock on the door shifted with a clacking noise and the shifting weight as the door opened caused the hinges to groan. Two forms then stepped forward from the shadows of an alcove near the stairs. One was a gruff looking man brandishing an axe. He bore a countenance similar to the thugs you might find working for assorted “businessmen” on the streets of Everlund. The other was a beautiful Mulan woman, dressed in a deep red and a white cloak. She looked at Lynneth, “Thank you, how nice of you!” “Who the hell are they!” shouted Heinrich. Lynneth looked at Delain, “What do we say to them?” “Don’t look at me, I’m not spokesperson. Ask them,” said Delain as he gestured at Morcon and Heinrich. Pushing through his companions Heinrich asked: “Who the hell are you guys? …aaaand what are you doing here?” “I just answer to her,” said the man with the axe. He indicated his companion with a motion of his axe. Heinrich looked to the half-drow. “I don’t want to talk to them,” said Delain. “Well exactly, they don’t want to talk to you, that’s what we got him for,” said Heinrich as he pointed to Morcon. The woman turned to Morcon and stated: “We are here to investigate.” “Well crap if I had a copper for every one of those! What are you investigating?” queried Heinrich. “What are we investigating?” repeated the woman. “Wait! How did you get in here?” asked Delain. Answering Heinrich the woman continued: “We heard rumors, through the course of my employment. And my…” “Rumors didn’t get you in here!” interrupted Delain. “Wall, Wall, Wall, Skeletons, Zombies…” he continued as he pointed for effect. “Maybe they went in the front way, like the secret door into the secret door…” began Lynneth, “…a secret passage that goes into the secret passage.” She looked around for approval of her idea only to find blank puzzled looks from the woman, the man, Morcon, Delain, and Heinrich. “Then we are at an impasse,” muttered Lynneth. Morcon raised his hands and shook his head as if to clear the confusion. “Moving on! I’m here to hunt undead, not to interrogate new people we might run into…” “Works for me…” muttered Delain as he shrugged his shoulders. “It has come to my attention that neither of these people are undead. So lets move on and explore the rest of this place.” “Well, now I’m just curious,” started Heinrich. “Quiet you!” shot Morcon. “I don’t want to know a lot, I just want to know what you came to investigate.” continued Heinrich unphased. “We heard the rumors about all the activity up here. So we came to find out what was going on. We were able to get information about the secret door before we arrived. There was a secret door down to these levels, we came here,” answered the woman. “Why didn’t we know about the secret door?” asked Delain looking at Lynneth, Morcon and Hienrich. “Because. You… didn’t… know… the right… contacts!” stated the woman with a bit of sass. “…because you… don’t… have… breasts!” added Heinrich in close imitation. “Its hard to get information without ‘em!” he finished. “A courtisen is really good for getting information!” blurted Lynneth. “Yes,” said Heinrich. “Verily,” said the woman. “Except from undead,” added Lynneth. “Depends on what kind of undead,” corrected the woman. “So what are you investigating?” asked Heinrich again. “Just rumors from work,” stated the woman. “We seem to be headed in the same direction, perhaps we could work together,” suggested the man. “How many directions are there?” asked Lynneth. “Two!” stated Delain as he peered down the hallway beyond the door. “Not with the Skeletons up there,” stated Heinrich. “Then just one,” stated the man with the axe. “Inside the depths, or outside the depths,” said Lynneth. A comment most everyone else ignored. “We are more effective if we are together,” said the woman. “If we can be of service, that would be good,” added the man. “Ok…” said Lynneth, “you can go first!” “Lead on O Brave Leaders!” Morcon mocked. “No problem,” said the woman, “just one thing.” “Whats that?” asked Delain. “What are your names? My name is Kalista. This is Sol, I hired him to protect me,” answered the woman. Heinrich spoke up: “The dark angsty drow fellow is Delain. Best not mention the two scimitars guy around him, he’s a bit testy on that as he is mistaken for him all the time. The dark dressed fellow over there is Morcon. He’s a dick but he keeps us breathing. Little miss annoying there is Lynneth. She’s the resident mage on this expedition and handy to have in a scrape. And like hell are you going first. It will be me, Morcon, and you Sol, with angsty pullin up the rear and the girls in the middle. Lets go.” With that the group filed down the hall and into the darkness of the tunnel. [/QUOTE]
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