(YBA) Kalath in Wicht's Lair III.

[Wicht]

Round: 5
Hits remaining: - / 1 / - / - / 3 / -

Zombie 2 attacks Rettburg: The unseen spear falls next to the plain; reduces the kick of the steel!

Zombie 5 attacks Kalath: The crane shatters the garden; blocks the thrust of the river! *yen*


Hits Remaining: 5

Rettburg attacks zombie 2: The spear shreds the river; quells the chi of the orchid!

yen = 2

 

[graydoom]

Current Hits: 11
Current Ki: 6

Kalath attemps to sever the life of the zombie from its body!

Attack (SL +1) at Zombie #5: The manticore severs the pillars; protects against the edge of the sun!

 

[Wicht]

Rettburg fells his zombie. Kalath is hard pressed and it is only his experience that allows him to do 2 hits of damage to the zombie he attacks.

 

[Wicht]

Round: 6
Hits remaining: - / - / - / - / 1 / -

Zombie 5 attacks Kalath: The fang secretly slaughters the vale; defends against the assailment of the ki!


Hits Remaining: 5

Rettburg attacks zombie 5: The owl strikes close to the island; parries the aggression of the stars! *yen*

yen = 4

 

[graydoom]

Current Hits: 11
Current Ki: 3

Kalath helps with finishing the zombie off.

Attack at Zombie #5: The owl decimates the wastelands as it beautifully tramples the mesa; quells the descent of the scythe!

 

[Wicht]

The two fighters effortlessly finish the zombie off.

Kalath recieves 1/2 an experience point

Rettburg smiles at kalath. "Quite the team. This should be a profitable undertaking I have no doubts. At least that is, if you don't mind me tagging along."

A search of the zombies reveals a total of 4 yen on them. Rettburg offers to let Kalath take all 4 yen for himself at the cost of Kalath's dagger which Rettburg seems keen to use. Otherwise Rettburg will keep two yen for himself.

There is a door leading further into the crypt and Rettburg assures Kalath that the stairs down will be found in there and that they lead down to the third level of the complex.

Continued tomorrow...
(I gotta dig up my notes on the third level)

 

[graydoom]

Kalath is willing to give Rettburg the dagger, and gives it to Rettburg, and takes the four yen.

"Don't mind you tagging along at all."

And so Kalath heads downwards, penetrating further and further into Wicht's Lair, though many mysteries still lie behind him. What is Dizrinantus guarding? Who will open the peaceful tomb? What lies in the depths of the goblin's temple? What does the entirety of the sign under the wolves' tree read? What is on the Path of War? And what lies beyond the guarding orcs at the end of the goblin's area?

The unanswered questions lie behind him and Kalath continues onwards, though he resolves that, someday, he will find the answer to them all.

ooc: Heh, someday I'm going to try to find all of those out .

 

[Wicht]

Rettburg smiles and takes the dagger.

"Much better. Very profitable indeed! Come let's go see Ooga."

The door opens revealing an inner chamber, dominated by a massive sarcophigi on the southern wall. Two torches burn on both the east and west wall and the room is fully lit. The sarcophigus seems to be locked, but fortunately for Kalath, Rettburg seems to know his way around well. The small man pulls one of the torches away from the wall and there is a click from the sarcophigus and the lid swings open.

"Otherwise a trap goes off," explains Rettburg.

The sarcophigus is not a sarcophigus at all, but the door into a short hallway at the end of which are stairs heading down.

 

[graydoom]

"Good thing you knew about that. I've been lucky enough to avoid traps so far, but I don't to press my luck."

Kalath enters the passage behind the sarcophigus and starts down the stairs.

 

[Wicht]

The stairs lead down...and down... and down... twisting and turning the wole way until Kalath has no way of discerning which way he is headed into the earth (except for down of course).

After a while spent slowly descending the stair, Rettburg places a hand on Kalath's shoulder and beckons him to listen.

As kalath listens, he hears the sounds of heavy footsteps coming up the stairwell.