To tame the Stonelands.

[Blackrat]

Three days pass quite uneventfully. You take a few survey patrols around the camp but find nothing of interest. Then on the evening Corax comes to you. "Well m'lady. That nobleboy arranged for a squad of his troopers. And one squad of mine are also ready. If you want I can also accompany you to the mountains personally. Judging from what I gathered from the troops we should leave in few hours to get close of the lightsource."

OOC: With "nobleboy" he refers to Huntsilver whose last name obviously points to one of the greatest noble houses in Cormyr. What a scion of that house is doing in the military is beyond your knowledge.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Okay, we'll leave in a half an hour. We'll take the horses most of the way and leave a couple of men behind to guard them when we have to continue on foot. Make sure you gather all the supplies you need.

Launa goes to her tent and gathers up her supplies. After a half an hour, she meets both the squads and Corax. They all saddle up and make for the light source.

 

[Blackrat]

After hours of mountain climbing, almost lost one of the Ravens and some bruises later your group takes a breather in a small plateua. Suddenly, not far from you, only couple hundred feet, a bright green light flashes to life. It comes from a cave straight above your heads. Almost vertical climb. "By the nine hells, how are we going to get up there?" one of the blades sigh.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

OOC: Exactly how tired is my Launa from the climb? Can she manage to cast a spell w/o a Concentration check?

 

[Blackrat]

Not badly. The boots made the climb easier for her. The troops are quite exhausted but she manages. And Corax doesn't really show any sign of being tired, but he never does show weakness outwards.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Okay, I'm gonna fly up there. But before I do, I'm gonna need at least a hundred feet of rope. Anybody thats packin' please give me some. When I get up there. I'm going to tie my rope to the donated rope and then drive it into the ground with a piton. When all that is done I'm gonna yell 'All clear'. After taht I want each of you to climb the rope one at a time.

 

[Blackrat]

Three soldiers each pull a rope from their pack and secure them together making a rope of approximately 150 ft. "I Don't know m'lady. Might not be enough. Maybe one more." Corax says as he takes a rope from his own pack and throws it to the soldiers. After they have tied it to the line too they give you the other end.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Launa, with the other end in hand casts Fly and ascends to the opening.

She then stakes her end of the rope to the ground. She then takes some slack into her hands tries to wedge herseelf iso she can assist in getting all the other climbers up.

Then she yells All Cllear.

 

[Blackrat]

It takes some time for all eleven to ascend the rope but they manage it without incidents. Corax comes last as he demands to make sure every trooper gets up safely. A bright green light emanates from the cave, as if thousands of braziers with green fire were alit somewhere near the entrance.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Launa addresses the soldiers:

Okay we're gonna go in double file; Dark-Eyes, you'll lead on my right.

They then proceed into the cave opening.