Yttermayn's "Saga of the Dragon Cult" (IC)

[Voda Vosa]

Wordless, Tuk descends by the rope with ease, taking his time to do so.

 

[maddmic]

Grok looks at the others. Apparently he wasn't the only one to have heard the laughter. He couldn't figure out what it was or where it came from. He just knew that something different had happened. The others seem to be assembling at the base of the drop-off and look to be ready to head north. Grok moves about 20 feet beyond where the others stand to try to see ahead before they move on.

 

[Scott DeWar]

"how much rope do we have? this is a cave so we may be needing more for longer dropoffs or when the rope needs to stay."

then to Jakobee and Thrindar he says, "what do you know of the school of Illusion? this sounds like wer aaare somehow being harrased by the shadows of magic somehow."

 

[Voadam]

"how much rope do we have? this is a cave so we may be needing more for longer dropoffs or when the rope needs to stay."

then to Jakobee and Thrindar he says, "what do you know of the school of Illusion? this sounds like wer aaare somehow being harrased by the shadows of magic somehow."

"Don't kid yourself. The goo and warping are real. Its not a little gnome from this world doing cantrips for his own amusement. There are Things trying to break through here. As they push across our reality bends and changes, gets thinner and more amenable to them and less so for us. Creatures become infected with the goo and get warped in body and mind. As more goes on reality thins more and more, giving them a bigger purchase to come over more fully. Once it tears they will inject more of their reality into ours and spreading ever outward like an erupting plague. We need to stop them."

 

[Scott DeWar]

"This s very distressful. Do you think we need any more supplies before we get too far into thse caveerns?" *amsentlmindedly scratches elbow*

 

[Voadam]

"No. Delays could be very bad." Jakobee glances at John's scratching then back up into his eyes. "Warping and infection is progressive, but not instantaneous. I strongly suggest we press on." He then turns his back on John and resumes walking with Scrag.

 

[Scott DeWar]

"infection. progressive. good to know." says john meekly.

 

[Yttermayn]

As if to punctuate, John feels the swollen skin on his elbow give slightly, followed by a thick wetness under his fingernails. Rosalia sees nothing unusual on the wall Scrag had indicated on her way down. Grok notes that the tunnel ahead appears to diverge for a moment before reconnecting with itself just a little further ahead. For the moment, there seem to be no more disturbances. There is only the sound of dripping water and the low voices of the companions.

 

[Voda Vosa]

"Stop your incessant chatting, my ears will not take any more magic talking; I've had enough!" protests the mercenary, reaching the bottom of the rope.

 

[Helfdan]

Roderic lands beside Tuk, and walks to Grok´s side, longsword at the ready. "I agree that the only way to help our friend is to get to the bottom of this... as soon as possible."