The Psionicle, Part III

[dkoz]

"I will send Rostrum back to watch the horses and our belongings from the air. He will let me know if someone or thing gets near the staff," Desimus tells Jansson.

Desimus empathically tells Rostrum to guard the entrance and horses. Rostrum (hopefully) has no problem flying toward the light at the end of the tunnel and out into the field. He will circle 150ft above the horses, keeping an eye out for anything.

OOC: Rostrum's Spot +14 in Daylight, Listen +6

 

[Hand of Vecna]

"Right, well, let's keep going, then..."

 

[Zhure]

"I suppose digging it of the question? Seems better than getting lost in these tunnels, but I've no way to do it."

Osius gets back into the "marching order."

 

[GnomeWorks]

Syld examines each way for a moment and then starts moving to the one with the best 'feeling'.

Syld feels a slight tug towards the tunnel leading straight. Syld heads down that way, and the rest of the group follows slowly behind him.

You manage to put 20 feet of tunnel behind you when you come to another intersection, with the straight tunnel continuing, and another going left. The tug pulls at you from the forward direction, so you continue that way.

Another 40 feet pass, and you come to a four-way intersection. Syld, there doesn't seem to be anything in front of you, but the two tunnels leading left and right feel... equally right.

Syld also begins to notice that there are more psionic auras around than there should be - specifically, one more than there should be. It gives you a feeling of being more... natural, than you or the group's auras, and is slightly larger than the other auras. It feels like it's behind you and to the left (your left, when facing forward).

 

[Dalamar]

"Okay... Right and left seem equally good but there is something to the left. I don't know what it is but it feels... normal. Which way do you think we should go?"

Syld turns to face the party and tries ignore the buzzing to hear the others.

[Edit] A good question, can I identify the discipline?[/edit]

 

[Jarval]

Jansson looks somewhat puzzled. "Normal? How do you mean? Can you tell what discipline it is?"

 

[Zhure]

"Knowing my luck, it's a mind flayer..." Osius mumbles to himself.

 

[GnomeWorks]

Syld, the "natural" power to the left would appears to consist primarily of Psychometabolism, but there could be a smattering of Clairsentience and Metacreativity. It is moving very slowly, but it is only swaying back and forth in one position. It's roughly 20 feet down the tunnel.

OOC:

OOC: By saying "natural", I meant that it felt like the powers were naturally recurring, not requiring even some degree of training like yours did.

 

[Dalamar]

"I don't know for sure Jansson, it seems it is not really disciplined, more of a, how should I say it, naturally flowing power it's not trained like we are. It's mostly metabolic, but there are hints of metacreativity and Clairsentience."

Syld starts to think and then his eyes open wide.
"Do Thri-Kreen have a central creature? If they do, that aura could be it."

 

[GnomeWorks]

As Syld converses with Jansson, he notices that the auras are beginning to fade from his vision. Moments later, he can no longer see them.

The tunnel is silent, save for Syld speaking with Jansson. There seems to be no noise from anything inside the cave. You can hear the very faint sounds of a hawk outside the tunnel, circling over the entrance slowly.

The torch flickers. Three tunnels lay before you, and one behind you. Which way do you go?