The Emperor of Solmaria

[Lichtenhart]

Xanthas looks to Darhaan for his opinion of what should be done next, as the elves are busy practicing the "Fine Art". "What would you say, Sir?"

Dar leaves his place in the back and helps Kinden examining the corpse, trying to figure out what caused its untimely demise (Aid another, Heal +6), then he puts his right hand on its forehead and murmurs a prayer for the poor soul.

When he's finished, he accepts the coins unassumingly.
"I suggest you put away the scroll and that stick until we have time for further examinations; I wouldn't like to be surprised here, by the guards or whatever else. If the path gets steeper, we'd better rope ourself together. The flow may get stronger and I wouldn't like to lose any of you."

 

[Li Shenron]

Still talking with Lenya...
Necromancy... magic that unmercyfully cripples life and living beings. Too many times in history it has been the cause of troubles, and yet many people believe they can find good purposes for it. Especially humans who always think the ends justify the means. I won't prevent you using that scroll if it pleases you, young woman. I just hope you won't be delighted by it.

 

[Majin]

Shadowleaf accepts 2 of the gold pieces and pockets them away somewhere within the shadowy depths of his cloak, then goes back to keeping watch while the others finish sorting out the loot.

 

[hippocrachus]

Xanthas takes the coins with a smirk and considers Darhaan's words. "If we are to do this, I suggest the strongest members of the party be at the end; they can provide the bracing needed if some one slips or is taken with the current. If not, let us stay close to the walls and watch our footing."

 

[silentspace]

Looks like a torch... Lenya smirks.

Kinden smiles at Lenya, and holds up the stick he found hidden in the sludge. I meant this stick, not the arrow you lit with your magic. But speaking of torches and light, perhaps Midnight can take the arrow and see what's ahead before we tie ourselves together? Another option is to head back and see where those other passages led.

 

[Majin]

"I would suggest we hurry with our decision. Whatever is capable of killing someone fully clad in platemail would have little trouble with us I would think if not given our numbers. That is if we outnumber whatever did this..."

 

[deadestdai]

Dylan hear's the elf's words and swallows audibly with fear.

The man speaks wise words. Lets move on, eh?

 

[Thanee]

OOC: @silentspace: From the description I thought the 'stick' could be one of those Everburning Torches, hehe. Altho on second glance, he said the whole thing glows...

While cleaning the arrow with her still-running Prestidigitation spell, Lenya speaks to her familiar: Midnight, would you scout ahead a bit more? Take this light source with you, then it should be easier to see. And be careful, please!

 

[Mithreander]

Kinden clears off most of the 'stick' to see the beginnings of a blade, though it does not look spectacular in any way. After switching his bcakpack for the waterproof one (yes, most backpacks are water proof from indirect contact. The one that this person had could be submerged and it would remain dry inside). The plate mail is to covered with grime to determine much about it (as is Kinden and a number of the others by now). Looking at the man with Darhaan's aid he determines that the flesh was completely off the poor soul. It was definately human, when it was alive. You think it was initially wounded through the chest, which the corpse had craddled until it died, though what ever had caused the wound was no where around.

The skull looks like it had been cracked at one point, either from whatever had harmed it to begin with, or from a fall. Since there was no helm, it's hard to say exactly.

Poking around more in the sludge does not reveal anything else.

The smell of the sewer sworms in once more, causing more then one of you to gag. It seems that Lenya's spell has expired.

 

[silentspace]

Kinden

Kinden tucks the blade in his belt for now, realizing that cleaning it would be a lengthy process much better done somewhere else.

Kinden peers into the darkness and says I suppose forward is as good a direction as any, and if someone has a rope all the better. What say you all?