Wildwood Red in Tooth and Claw II [IC]

[Shayuri]

Inamar scowls at the mole creatures and shakes her head.

"Alright, which way now?" she complains. "Didn't that wretched bird send us down here? For what?"

She paces over to the dead creature and looks them over, then pokes irritably at the end of the tunnel.

"So now what? If the bird isn't guiding us, and there's two ways to go...which do we pick?"

 

[Pyrex]

"Thelso, can you tell which way the goblins went? Or at least which tunnel has been used more recently?"

 

[Voadam]

Listening to the east corridor more chittering can be heard coming from that way.

For Thelso

[sblock]There is a strong smell of mammals, earth, and plant matter down here with a larger concentration of rat smells coming from the east. To the south there is a rotting moist fungal smell and a hint of goblin.[/sblock]

 

[Voidrazor]

Once Thelso, finishes examining the rat, NR4ZN throws the rat up and out of the pit with all its strength. "Apologies my lords. I know the safer act would be to simply kill it. I am obliged to avoid killing any living thing when it can be avoided." Returning, the robot will lead the way south unless anyone objects.

 

[chakken98]

"There is a strong smell of animals and earth towards the east, though the scent of rats also comes from that directions. To the south there is a smell of rotting fungus as well as a minor scent of goblin..." pausing briefly to view the others for signs of harm "As we are after the goblins I think it would be best to follow there scent. What say you?"

 

[Voadam]

The rat goes flying with great velocity up the tunnel and out of sight as the warzoder flings it away.

It does not return.

 

[Shayuri]

"I'd rather follow goblins than rats," Inamar says fervantly.

 

[Pyrex]

Weylan nods, "To the south it is then."

 

[Voadam]

With the adrenaline from the fight wearing off now Weylan's neck feels a little sore after the tumbling he did. However having rested a little he and Inamar catch their breath a bit and the sting of the bites ease a little (reserve points kick in to heal damage)

NR4ZN takes the lead with Weylan's mindblade providing illumination and Thelso's dover senses tracking the traces of goblin passage. Heading south the natural burrowed tunnel soon splits as it curves, Thelso can smell faint goblin scents this way but cannot pinpoint exactly which way they are coming from, perhaps both passages here. The tunnel to the right you hear some faint clicking sounds while the one to the left Thelso can taste some dampness on the air.

Inamar thinks she hears occasional faint chittering off to the left passage.

 

[Shayuri]

Inamar tilts her head and listens carefully.

"Do you guys hear that?" she asks quietly. "There's...squeaky noises coming from there." She points to the left. "Little 'eee' 'eee' noises."