Corren & Rowan VI

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The</div> <div>                                                                  mists are heavy, everything is pretty damp.</div> <div>                                                                  Rolb is cooking breakfast </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Corren stretches, checks his</div> <div>                                                                  gear, takes care of "business". </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: As he finishes that, the rest of</div> <div>                                                                  you pack up the boats. Talbon is consulting</div> <div>                                                                  his parchment again </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: "We are perhaps three hours</div> <div>                                                                  from our destination." He announces as he</div> <div>                                                                  puts the paper away "Or, we're hopelessly</div> <div>                                                                  lost." </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Corren smiles wryly. shrugs. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: After you finish eating and</div> <div>                                                                  clamber into the boats, Talbon points his</div> <div>                                                                  oar in the direction you have been traveling.</div> <div>                                                                  "Thatta way." </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Off we go... into the swampy</div> <div>                                                                  mists.... </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: After you have been paddling</div> <div>                                                                  for about an hour and a half, you notice</div> <div>                                                                  some changes in the terrain. The reedy</div> <div>                                                                  swamps are giving way to more trees and </div> <div>                                                                  stretches of real earth. The channel is</div> <div>                                                                  narrowing some, and you are seeing a few</div> <div>                                                                  big boulders </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Another hour or so and now</div> <div>                                                                  the area is definately changing. There are</div> <div>                                                                  larger and larger islands, true islands, not</div> <div>                                                                  those reed and mud pads you slept on </div> <div>                                                                  last night. The trees are becoming bigger</div> <div>                                                                  and you see more 'dry' type species. There</div> <div>                                                                  are far more rocks and boulders as well </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Corren looks around with</div> <div>                                                                  interest. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: A little further on and ahead</div> <div>                                                                  you see the shape of a hill, tree covereds</div> <div>                                                                  and studded with a number of large</div> <div>                                                                  boulders </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: ta daaaa. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Talbon is heading for the hill.</div> <div>                                                                  Its completely surrounded by water, so its</div> <div>                                                                  also an island </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: how big is this island? </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: The margins, where the trees</div> <div>                                                                  don't overhang the water, are reed grown,</div> <div>                                                                  and it is to one of these areas that Talbon</div> <div>                                                                  steers </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Several acres in extent </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: trees big enough to climb? </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Probably 150 to 180 feet high</div> <div>                                                                  at the top </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: yes, easily </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: okay </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Talbon holds offd landing,</div> <div>                                                                  craneing his neck around to look at you </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: He is clearly waiting for the</div> <div>                                                                  money fighters to go first </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Corren paddles on in. </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: am I in the bow? </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: you can be if you want ;-) </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: As the bow pushes through the</div> <div>                                                                  reeds, Corren, who is in the bow, almost</div> <div>                                                                  shits himself as several ducks explode from</div> <div>                                                                  cover in a flurry of wings and </div> <div>                                                                  sqawks </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: If corren is in the bow. he puts</div> <div>                                                                  away his paddle and takes up spear. </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: any close? good eating, those. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Sorry, too late </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: <sigh> </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: "shoulda brought a net...." </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Rolb says, "Don't worry lad,</div> <div>                                                                  them Coohlari are probably good eatin too.</div> <div>                                                                  I'll see if I can find one fer ye." </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: corren probes the water around</div> <div>                                                                  the landing area a little with his spear to</div> <div>                                                                  make sure no coohari are there. not that I</div> <div>                                                                  am expecting any, since there were </div> <div>                                                                  ducks. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: You find nothing. Rolb paddles</div> <div>                                                                  you aground </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: "Oh, would you? I'd really</div> <div>                                                                  appreciate that." </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Corren jups off and pulls the</div> <div>                                                                  canoe ashore. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: "No problem, laddie! I'll put im</div> <div>                                                                  in yer bedroll." </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Corren chuckles. Unships shield</div> <div>                                                                  and stalks "inland" looking for trouble. </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: looks around, then up into the</div> <div>                                                                  trees. stops to listen. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: A few minutes later and Talbon</div> <div>                                                                  and Yossarian are ashore. Rolb jumps out</div> <div>                                                                  and wades the last yard, pushing the boat</div> <div>                                                                  as he goes </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Lots of birds, bees, bugs, the</div> <div>                                                                  usual sounds of the swamp </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: corren does a quick perimeter</div> <div>                                                                  before going back to help Rolb </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: How far out are you going? </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: ten yards. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: ok, nothing inside that radius </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: depends on how dense the brush</div> <div>                                                                  is. </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: essentially looking for anything</div> <div>                                                                  immediate. </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: okay. get gear unshipped. put on</div> <div>                                                                  backpack. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Mostly tall grasses and low</div> <div>                                                                  shrubs in this immediate area. Trees start</div> <div>                                                                  about 60' further on </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: ok Talbon, you want to give us</div> <div>                                                                  any more detail that will help us in what to</div> <div>                                                                  expect? </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: He looks at you for a moment,</div> <div>                                                                  then says. "Somewhere near the summit</div> <div>                                                                  we will find the entrence." </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: He picks up his gear, and</div> <div>                                                                  accompanied by Yossarian, starts across</div> <div>                                                                  the clearing </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: I will follow them </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Corren takes right flank. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: There are some fairly steep</div> <div>                                                                  bits to climb, but there are a lot of trees and</div> <div>                                                                  shrubs to help pull yourselves up, so tho</div> <div>                                                                  hard work its not particularly </div> <div>                                                                  challenging </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Corren stops occasionally to</div> <div>                                                                  listen. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: The summit area is visible</div> <div>                                                                  now. The entire slope of the hill, as far as</div> <div>                                                                  you can see, is dotted with stones and</div> <div>                                                                  boulders. Near the summit the boulders</div> <div>                                                                  seem </div> <div>                                                                  to be arranged in a series of rings set</div> <div>                                                                  about 30' apart and seem to encircle the hill</div> <div>                                                                  top </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: You clamber through the first</div> <div>                                                                  ring, then the second. By now Talbon is</div> <div>                                                                  walking very slowly, peering intently at the</div> <div>                                                                  ground and the stones and the </div> <div>                                                                  underbrush </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Corren looks around for ambush.</div> <div>                                                                  checks his six </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: He starts circling the hill,</div> <div>                                                                  following the inner ring of stones. You get a</div> <div>                                                                  third of the way around when he pauses</div> <div>                                                                  and points. Through the brush you see two </div> <div>                                                                  tall, pointy stones, almost like fangs,</div> <div>                                                                  sticking up. Each stone is maybe 12' high</div> <div>                                                                  and 6' apart </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: "That's what we are looking</div> <div>                                                                  for! Right there!" </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: He heads towards it eagerly </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Corren takes out a waterskin....</div> <div>                                                                  drinks. </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: why do I feel like Indiana Jones?</div> <bR> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: He starts to push into the</div> <div>                                                                  undergrowth, but Yossarian stops him and</div> <div>                                                                  amkes a hacking motion with his hand </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: "what are they?" </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: (Do you have a hat?) </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: What? </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: are there any machettes in the</div> <div>                                                                  gear? </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: No, but several swords </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Ty, what are they? </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: corren doesn't havea sword. you</div> <div>                                                                  mean, Talbon has some swords suitable to</div> <div>                                                                  clear brush, or are they weapons? </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: are you asking or mimmicking</div> <div>                                                                  my question? </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: asking </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: I think Rowen was asking Talbon</div> <div>                                                                  what the pointy rocks are. </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: correct </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: "The entrence!" </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: entrance </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: corren clears brush. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Talbon has a sword, so does</div> <div>                                                                  Rolb </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: he is wearing his gloves. uses</div> <div>                                                                  his large knife. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Sorry Ty, missed the context </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: ah </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: grab plants by the stem, hacks at</div> <div>                                                                  base. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: As the brush is cut away an</div> <div>                                                                  opening is revealed. Between the two</div> <div>                                                                  uprights is a low, but wide opening. It is</div> <div>                                                                  about 4' high and runs from upright to</div> <div>                                                                  upright </div> <div>                                                                  (6') It is roofed, or supported with a thick</div> <div>                                                                  stone slab </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: corren lights a torch or lamp </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Dirt, comprising the bulk of the</div> <div>                                                                  rest of the hill, is abov the slab. The interior</div> <div>                                                                  is very, very dark </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Talbon looks very pleased.</div> <div>                                                                  "Alright, lets bring the rest of the gear up</div> <div>                                                                  here and set up camp and get ready." </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: actually, coreen uses his axe to</div> <div>                                                                  clear brush. forgot about that. </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: "Aye, Lord." </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Corren goes to get gear. </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: tacit on way. </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01 has entered the room. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: It'll take about a half hour to</div> <div>                                                                  haul the stuff up here. Once its all present,</div> <div>                                                                  Talbon lights a lantern and crouches down,</div> <div>                                                                  a few feet back and shines the light </div> <div>                                                                  in </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Ty, another Velitrium player is</div> <div>                                                                  coming in to observe </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Name is Troy </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: hey troy. this is Tyler, playing</div> <div>                                                                  Rowen, you know Jim </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: Hi Troy </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: howdy </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: As the light enters the hole,</div> <div>                                                                  there is a flurry of wings and a loty of</div> <div>                                                                  squeaking. Suddenly a cloud of bats pours</div> <div>                                                                  out... </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: what all kind of "stuff" do we</div> <div>                                                                  have? </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Talbon rocks backwards to</div> <div>                                                                  stay clear </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Corren crouches unhuriedly. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: There is a pile of lanterns,</div> <div>                                                                  ropes, prybars, picks, shovels, sledge</div> <div>                                                                  hammer, spikes, chisels.... </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Pretty well equipped </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Talbon calls for a rope </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: k. thanks. corrrn get his some</div> <div>                                                                  rope </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: he brinks back two coils. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: He ties the rope to the lantern</div> <div>                                                                  and swings it out and lets it drop down into</div> <div>                                                                  the dark. He plays out about eight or ten</div> <div>                                                                  feet and then the rope goes slack. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: "Hmmm, someone take a look</div> <div>                                                                  down there." He says </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: I see everyone rushes to look </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: sorry. coffee </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: sure </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Corren crawls forward to take a</div> <div>                                                                  look. he has his knife out. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: The interior proves to be about</div> <div>                                                                  8' from the opening to the back wall. It is</div> <div>                                                                  squared off with what looks to be dresseds</div> <div>                                                                  stone forming the walls. THe </div> <div>                                                                  bottom, where the lantern is now sitting, is</div> <div>                                                                  littered with sticks, leaves and bat guano </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: It is well illuminated and other</div> <div>                                                                  than cobwebs and spiders etc, appears</div> <div>                                                                  empty </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: "Pee-yoo. Dressed stone, about</div> <div>                                                                  8' back, nothing but sticks and bat shit." </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: corren puts away his knife and</div> <div>                                                                  stands up. anything to tie the other rope off</div> <div>                                                                  onto? </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Talbon has Rolb tie off one</div> <div>                                                                  end of the rope to a stout tree, thenlooks</div> <div>                                                                  down for a minute </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: k. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: "We'll need to clear the bottom</div> <div>                                                                  to find the door." </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: COrren puts a coil of rope, a</div> <div>                                                                  prybar in his backpack, picks up a shovel.</div> <div>                                                                  He will climb down to begin clearing. </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: <notices Corren does a lot of</div> <div>                                                                  volunteering.> </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: (Well, the boss is paying you</div> <div>                                                                  guys to get dirty/bloody or dead... How you</div> <div>                                                                  divide the labor is up to you. But Ty is afraid</div> <div>                                                                  of my adventures... very afraid) </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: (Aren't you, Ty?) </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: I noticed he is not jumping. </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: always </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: I don['t suppose shape earth</div> <div>                                                                  would move bat shit out of the way </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: and the boss is paying for</div> <div>                                                                  protection not for doing his dirty work as I</div> <div>                                                                  recall </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: <snort> </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Hmm, don't remember that in</div> <div>                                                                  the contract... </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: I don't remember a contract </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: (Keep up that attitude and</div> <div>                                                                  Talbon won't remeber how much your</div> <div>                                                                  suppose to get paid!) </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: contract was for services. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Ok, who's in the shit, er, hole </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: I'm paid to bodyguard, not to</div> <div>                                                                  wipe his ass </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Corren already volunteered. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: (I see, well, lets see who's ass</div> <div>                                                                  will need saving before its over with!) </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: I don't think I remember how</div> <div>                                                                  much he is suppose to pay me...mostly in</div> <div>                                                                  shares I think </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: "For you...$500 per month plus</div> <div>                                                                  10% of spoils" </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Ok, Corren, you find that the</div> <div>                                                                  guano is pretty deep, but its not difficult</div> <div>                                                                  digging </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Talbon calls down,</div> <div>                                                                  "Concentrate on the center, it's most likely</div> <div>                                                                  where you'll find the slab </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: bleah. Corren will want to clean</div> <div>                                                                  off afterward </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: corren shoves shit off to side. </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: he tries not to get too dirty. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Altogether its about 18" of</div> <div>                                                                  guano. Working from the center and</div> <div>                                                                  spreading out, you eventually hit stone </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: (Good luck) </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: okay, clear around in a circle </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: It seems to be a solid piece of</div> <div>                                                                  stone down here... </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: After clearing an area about</div> <div>                                                                  three feet across, you find what seems to</div> <div>                                                                  be a seam </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: "found a seam" </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Tracing it with the shovel blade</div> <div>                                                                  you can eventually uncover a circular piece</div> <div>                                                                  of stone about 3.5' across, set flush in the</div> <div>                                                                  floor </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: "found it. about 3 and a half feet</div> <div>                                                                  in diameter" </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Talbon will climb down and</div> <div>                                                                  study it for a bit. "This is it! This is the</div> <div>                                                                  entrance." </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: He passes his hand over it</div> <div>                                                                  several times, then says, "Lets get the pry</div> <div>                                                                  bars down here!" </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: corren catches one. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Yossarian, who has a LOT of</div> <div>                                                                  muscles, will pass down two bars, then</div> <div>                                                                  climb down himself </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: how much more room is there,</div> <div>                                                                  or do we need a lookout on top? </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Rolb leans over the hole and</div> <div>                                                                  says, "How are ya holdin out laddie?" </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: "you wanna be muscles? Ican</div> <div>                                                                  clean off." </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Well, the floor is 6 x 8, so three</div> <div>                                                                  is pretty crowded right now, with room to</div> <div>                                                                  work the bars </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: "All right, if ya rather an old</div> <div>                                                                  man like me show up a young buck like</div> <div>                                                                  you!" </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Talbon will climb out of the</div> <div>                                                                  hole to give you room to work. </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Corren laughs, climbs up. "I can</div> <div>                                                                  take the blow to my ego." </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Corren goes to clean off some.</div> <div>                                                                  pulls up handfuls of grass to wipe off his</div> <div>                                                                  boots etc. then water to wash hands. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Rolb clambers down and</div> <div>                                                                  grabs a bar. He and Yossarian spend</div> <div>                                                                  several minutes hammering away at the</div> <div>                                                                  edges, until they finally chip enough to set</div> <div>                                                                  the </div> <div>                                                                  pry. Then the real fun begins </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: room for a third now that Corren</div> <div>                                                                  is reasonably clean, if no sweet smelling? </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: The two heave and grunt and</div> <div>                                                                  heave for several minutes, until at last the</div> <div>                                                                  slab seems to shift. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Rolb will call for someone to</div> <div>                                                                  come down with a hammer and spikes to</div> <div>                                                                  wedge the gap when one appears </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Corren hurries down </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Another five minutes of huffing</div> <div>                                                                  and heaving brings one edge up to the</div> <div>                                                                  point where an thin opening appears....</div> <div>                                                                  Before you can move to spike the gap, a </div> <div>                                                                  strong wind blows out of the gap, swirling</div> <div>                                                                  the guano all about, making everyone</div> <div>                                                                  choke and cough... The slab slips and the</div> <div>                                                                  gap is closed. After a bit the dust will </div> <div>                                                                  settle </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: "Damn!" Rolb coughs </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: From above you hear Talbon</div> <div>                                                                  say, "It hasn't been opened in almost 800</div> <div>                                                                  years." </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: bleah. corren ties a cloth over his</div> <div>                                                                  mouth and nose </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: After everyone catches their</div> <div>                                                                  breath, Yossarian and Rolb start again </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: It takes another five minuteds</div> <div>                                                                  to reopen the crack... This time the airflow</div> <div>                                                                  is much less </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: can corren help pry? </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Rolb calls for you to start</div> <div>                                                                  hammering in the 'damned spikes' </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: hammer away </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Once the spikes are set in</div> <div>                                                                  place the men can relax without fear of the</div> <div>                                                                  gap closing... Then they can move the</div> <div>                                                                  prybars to a new spot and lift there </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: It takes four more lift and</div> <div>                                                                  spikes, bt at last the slab is free of the hole </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: The stone is almost 5 inches</div> <div>                                                                  thick </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: whew. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Once it is clear of the lip, all</div> <div>                                                                  three of you can wrestle it to the side </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: You are now looking down into</div> <div>                                                                  a round, black pit </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: right. lowerthe lamp </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Talbon climbs down, "Wait!" </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: corren waits </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Crouching over the hole,</div> <div>                                                                  Talbon seems to concentrate for a bit, then</div> <div>                                                                  says, "Ok, now." </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: corren lowers the lamop </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: The light lowers down a few</div> <div>                                                                  inches from a worked stone wall. Opening</div> <div>                                                                  further into the hillside is a room, exact</div> <div>                                                                  dimensions are hard to see, but the floor </div> <div>                                                                  is about twelve feet down </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: The floor is of irregular stone</div> <div>                                                                  slates. The whole thing appears damp and</div> <div>                                                                  slimy looking </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Rolb lays down and wiggles</div> <div>                                                                  forward, "Someone grab me belt." </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: He lowers his head and</div> <div>                                                                  shoulders into the darkness and twists</div> <div>                                                                  around to look </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Yossarian will grab Rolb's</div> <div>                                                                  harness as the merc lowers himself to peer</div> <div>                                                                  around </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: sorry. getting dog. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: "Och! What a lovely, nasty wet</div> <div>                                                                  hole this is!" Rolb mutters </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: will the previously tied off rope</div> <div>                                                                  reach down into this hole? </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: "Its a bit of a hallway down</div> <div>                                                                  here." Rolb calls "Nuthin seems to be</div> <div>                                                                  movein tho..." </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Yes </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Rolb struggles to pull himself</div> <div>                                                                  out, Yossarian drags him back </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: "We can use this rope, sjould we</div> <div>                                                                  usea second? </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: "All kinds of slime and moss</div> <div>                                                                  and fungus stuff on the walls." Rolb reports </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: "It would be prudent." Talbon</div> <div>                                                                  agrees. He peers into the hole. "Rowan,"</div> <div>                                                                  He calls. "You know all about plants and</div> <div>                                                                  such. Go down there and see what </div> <div>                                                                  this stuff is." </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: "Could be dangerous?" Corren</div> <div>                                                                  looks at Rowen. "Take a look? </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: nix </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: look at what? or are you hinting</div> <div>                                                                  at magic? </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Corren climbs out so there will</div> <div>                                                                  be room </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: oh sorry, missed Jim's post </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: "Its some kind of plant matter</div> <div>                                                                  on the wall." Talbon says "See if its safe to</div> <div>                                                                  go down" </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: Rowan climbs down to where</div> <div>                                                                  Rolb is </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: As Rowan is climbing down,</div> <div>                                                                  Talbon says, "Some exotic types of mold</div> <div>                                                                  are highly poisonous, and some slimes are</div> <div>                                                                  acidic in nature." </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: takes a lantern and looks</div> <div>                                                                  through the hole as Rolb did. "Rolb, hold on</div> <div>                                                                  to me" </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: "A Druid will be able to tell" </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Rolb grabs on </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Corren sharpens his knife. </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: well, Rowan takes a good look</div> <div>                                                                  around and uses his naturalist skill to make</div> <div>                                                                  a determination </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: You can see the chamber</div> <div>                                                                  below is about 12' deep, maybe 8' wide</div> <div>                                                                  and runs into the hill about 15' The walls are</div> <div>                                                                  dressed stone, the floor is slate flag, at </div> <div>                                                                  the far end is a large stone door. </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: and the plant life? </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: The walls and floors are</div> <div>                                                                  festooned with fungus, mold, mosses, and</div> <div>                                                                  oozing slimey gunk of all manner and</div> <div>                                                                  description.... </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: green slime tea, anyone? </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: anything that appears to be</div> <div>                                                                  dangerous? </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: You don't see anything that</div> <div>                                                                  strikes you as immediately dangerous. Lots</div> <div>                                                                  of things you wouldn't want to eat, but its</div> <div>                                                                  hard to do an accurate assesment </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Dark, fuzzy looking walls are</div> <div>                                                                  hard to asses </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: what about the floor, is it just wet</div> <div>                                                                  or is it covered in muck too? </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: wet looking, kind of green.</div> <div>                                                                  Could be some kind of slime, or algae or</div> <div>                                                                  who knows what </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: looks slippery </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: I'd like to tie off a lantern to a</div> <div>                                                                  rope and lower it down to get a better look</div> <div>                                                                  at the floor </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: already done </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: sitting on floor </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: ok, I didn't think it was all the</div> <div>                                                                  way on the floor </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: yep </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Talbon says, "What do you</div> <div>                                                                  think?" </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: Rowan reports that he can see</div> <div>                                                                  no obvious danger, but it's too dark to</div> <div>                                                                  make a detailed accessment </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: "Hmm, well then, Go down and</div> <div>                                                                  see whats what." </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: tie off a second rope and lower</div> <div>                                                                  down to us </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: ok </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Corren ties off a second rope.</div> <div>                                                                  tosses it to Rowen </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: Rowan will tie off the end around</div> <div>                                                                  himself and have Rolb and "Mr. Muscles"</div> <div>                                                                  lower me down </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Its about 12' down, and the</div> <div>                                                                  descent is unevenful. As they are lowering</div> <div>                                                                  you, you hear Talbon explain "Jhensari</div> <div>                                                                  tombs are often protected and trapped </div> <div>                                                                  with a variety of strange plant life. I've heard</div> <div>                                                                  some incredible accounts of what they do</div> <div>                                                                  to the unwary. That's why I knew a Druid</div> <div>                                                                  would be invaluable." </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: well, I'll be on the lookout for</div> <div>                                                                  strange plantlife </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: Rowan takes the lantern once</div> <div>                                                                  he's down and starts to examine the walls</div> <div>                                                                  and ceiling </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: There are many things down</div> <div>                                                                  here that you have never seen before. But</div> <div>                                                                  of immediate concern is your footing. As</div> <div>                                                                  soon as your weight is off the rope, </div> <div>                                                                  you start to slide towards the door at the far</div> <div>                                                                  end </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: take up the slack!!! </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: neat trap. if it is one. is corren in</div> <div>                                                                  any position to pull the rope up? </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: that's why I didn't climb down</div> <div>                                                                  and kept the rope tied </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Grabbing at the rope, you slip</div> <div>                                                                  and land in a half sitting posistion in the</div> <div>                                                                  muck. As the slack is drawn in you realize</div> <div>                                                                  that you are still sliding and that the </div> <div>                                                                  floor is sloped, very subtly, towards the</div> <div>                                                                  door </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: You are lifted back onto your</div> <div>                                                                  feet by the rope </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: wonder why the lantern didn't</div> <div>                                                                  slide </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Corren says" Maybe we could</div> <div>                                                                  covert he floor with dirt, rocks or grass. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: "Probably not heavy enough"</div> <div>                                                                  Talbon suggests </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: (The lantern)' </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Rolb nods, "Good thinkin lad!</div> <div>                                                                  Lets shovel the shit in." </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: well, now that I know the floor is</div> <div>                                                                  slippery and slanted, is there any way to</div> <div>                                                                  maneuver to the walls? </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: corren hands the shovel down to</div> <div>                                                                  him. </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: corren goes to collect the brush</div> <div>                                                                  we cut away to get in here. </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: With graet diffuculty, keeping</div> <div>                                                                  the rope taut, you can work yourway over.</div> <div>                                                                  You loose your footing several timesd, but</div> <div>                                                                  the rope will keep you up </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: I just wanted to get a better look</div> <div>                                                                  at the walls and the plant life </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: As stated, the walls are</div> <div>                                                                  covered with a wide variety of plant forms,</div> <div>                                                                  many you have never seen before </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: As you move to study the</div> <div>                                                                  fauna, you notice that behind the layer of</div> <div>                                                                  growth are, what appear to be rings or</div> <div>                                                                  indentations in the wall </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: Identify plant might work. </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: well how about an indentify plant</div> <div>                                                                  spell ? </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: you have it </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: yep </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: I was typing it as Dave was :-) </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: One cast per plant type </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: how do I pick out one plant in all</div> <div>                                                                  of this? </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: great minds </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: eenie, meenie, minnie... </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: You can identify an individual</div> <div>                                                                  plant, question is, which one to start with </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: we will have some time..... </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: never mind, it probably won't</div> <div>                                                                  help at this point, not until we're ready to</div> <div>                                                                  touch something.....I have a better idea, I</div> <div>                                                                  cast plant vision to see what's behind all </div> <div>                                                                  this growth </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Some of it you can see</div> <div>                                                                  through, a lot of it you can't </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: that would be the fungus </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: What you see is that the wall</div> <div>                                                                  behind has a lot of carvings on it </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Hmm, not all of it </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: can I make out anything? </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: It has Jhensari Hieroglyphics</div> <div>                                                                  and another pattern of rings carved in it </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: The rings do not appear to ber</div> <div>                                                                  part of the hieroglyphic workings </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: are the rings carved into the wall</div> <div>                                                                  or are they attached to it? </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: carved in </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01: Thanks for letting me lurk; I'm</div> <div>                                                                  gonna get offline - Tyler, nice meeting you;</div> <div>                                                                  Jim, you are a gentleman and a scholar;</div> <div>                                                                  Dave, bugger off =-O </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: the inner circle is much deeper</div> <div>                                                                  then the outer </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: troy: biteme </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: Thank you for noticing </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: brown-noser </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: I need to call it quits soon</div> <div>                                                                  too....late night </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: see ya Troy </div> <div>                                                                  Missiledine: ok, just let me kill you, please! </div> <div>                                                                  tacit01 has left the room. </div> <div>                                                                  Dukejr01: killin' plants </div> <div>                                                                  ElwingFD: you need to ask??? 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