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I meant to take this 20 minute power nap....</div> <div> Docportal: Ok I forget where we were last week. I think we were moving boats in to the house</div> <div> revrat235: yeah, something like that.</div> <div> Dukejr01: I have several suggestions. well, first, we move the boats into teh house where we can protect them or all the way to the storeroom where Corren has</div> <div> hacked a partial door so we can move them out in the morning. also, we can </div> <div> Dukejr01: roof with wet dirt.</div> <div> Missiledine: Yep, that's what you were talking about</div> <div> Dukejr01: We should pack up the stuff we want to take with us. so we can get going right away in the morning. </div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren will want to check the island out and see if there are any graves and such. he wants the bounty on the Hunchbacks head</div> <div> Missiledine: okay</div> <div> Dukejr01: anotehr question is what to do with the corpses. maybe moving some into the house will prevent another fire attack</div> <div> Missiledine: The island is only a few acres in extant, so it doesn't take very long to explore</div> <div> revrat235: I believe I shall thake the oportunity to spend a short while looting and pillaging.</div> <div> Dukejr01: rev: you are needed to patch the boats. how long does it take to boil down the andorra's hand to make salve? we might need it</div> <div> Missiledine: Most of the valuable, portable, loot has already been gathered up and placed in the hall... the obvious pieces anyway</div> <div> Missiledine: you will spend a good day cooking that down</div> <div> revrat235: right. sorry, still waking up.</div> <div> Missiledine: you have already found all the tools and materials you need for the boats, so you can get right to it</div> <div> Dukejr01: we should take some of those materials with us incase some boats are damaged. like a small bucket of tar.</div> <div> Docportal: I walk out side and look at the lake</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren will investigate the island with Vance, show him where the rope linked to the traps are etc</div> <div> Missiledine: Poking around in the underbrush, Corren comes upon a small garveyard, only seven markers... The names are long since obliterated,</div> <div> but they are Mitraen markers. From the moss covered mounds of dirt, you judge these were robbed long</div> <div> Missiledine: ago</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> revrat235: Ill work on repairs</div> <div> Docportal: I then will take the rope and see if I can setup the gong to go off when boats enter the lake.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren ponders this a second. he goes to tell Rolb. "Think we should take a look? the graves are probably empty. I don;t think it would be desecration."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "I wonder if the Hunchback is in one. also, I wonder who was buried there originally."</div> <div> Missiledine: the rope runs just under the surface to the traps on the other side</div> <div> Missiledine: "I dunno think this lot would drag the Hunchback's corpse all the way back ere just ta plant it... "</div> <div> Docportal: I take one of the boats that was from here and set about making changes.</div> <div> Missiledine: okay</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Good point. I can going to do a little digging anyway. After I get the rest done."</div> <div> Missiledine: Rolb shrugs, "Suit yerself lad."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Okay. we move the boats in. ready the stuff to carry. I am thinking 2 boats full of loot, the other two with three people and some little stuff.</div> <div> Dukejr01: the tapestry worth anything?</div> <div> Missiledine: possibly</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren will take it down.</div> <div> Missiledine: (I have a list of the valuable loot, but its still on a yellow legal pad. I need to get it onto the computer so I can mail it out!)</div> <div> Dukejr01: "What if we moved some of the stuff into the basement room down there, locked the door and when we leave. we fire the place. then we could come</div> <div> back later for more stuff and it would be a pain for Sharkey to haul it out</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. can we assume we take the stuff that is most valuable and portable first?</div> <div> Dukejr01: Get Dawn a shield too.</div> <div> Missiledine: "No picnic fer us either."</div> <div> Missiledine: (Yep)</div> <div> revrat235: It would take much ale to get me back here,</div> <div> Missiledine: lol</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Aye. I am just thinking that if Sharkey had the power to push us off the island, he would have. If Sharkey comes back later to get his stuff, it will slow</div> <div> him and make him vunerable"</div> <div> Missiledine: "I dunno thing our Drunmore associates would be liking it much either."</div> <div> Missiledine: thing = think</div> <div> Dukejr01: "its that or burn it"</div> <div> revrat235: Come to think of it, I dont think there IS that much ale. Burn it.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren ponders. "Nah. lets just take what we can and leave. We can outfox ourselves."</div> <div> Missiledine: Rolb says, "Just what were the terms we agreed on to find out were Sharkey be skulkin?"</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Rhone gets 30% of the reward and the merchandise. We should take back enough to satisfy him, but I am not going to try to remove it all. "</div> <div> Dukejr01: "If Rhone wants that stuff, he can come get it."</div> <div> Missiledine: "That's me point, if we burn it, he may decide we cheated him."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Aye. leave it then.</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Fill up one rowboat with stuff for him, take the rest of the room as our loot.</div> <div> Dukejr01: WEll, corren sets to work getting all this done.</div> <div> Missiledine: okay</div> <div> revrat235: s'about time- hand me that tar.</div> <div> Missiledine: you have all been busy, hammering, sawing, tarring, working on traps, collecting loot, chopping doors, digging in graves... along</div> <div> about 2pm it starts to rain</div> <div> Dukejr01: I assumed we wre talking while working</div> <div> Missiledine: yes</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Well at least we won;t have to worry about fire"</div> <div> Missiledine: it is turning cold and it is now a miserable day</div> <div> revrat235: see- I told you it could get worse.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren ignores it and works.</div> <div> Missiledine: by 4 it is almost too dark to work outside... the boats are in pretty good shape, another two hours will see them done, but they should</div> <div> sit overnight before using them</div> <div> Dukejr01: move them inside.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren will help</div> <div> revrat235: it's getting dark. If we sleep now, we can finish up at first light- unless we were planning on leaving in the dead of night.</div> <div> revrat235: <oops></div> <div> Dukejr01: "Finish now. they may attack later."</div> <div> revrat235: <I mean finish now and set out at first light></div> <div> Dukejr01: "they need to dry also, yes?"</div> <div> Missiledine: <yes></div> <div> Docportal: As soon as I am done I come back and pull the boat I was using in side</div> <div> Missiledine: okay</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. we get the boats done and move them inside.</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Dukejr01: pack and ready the loot. </div> <div> Dukejr01: lockand brace and nail shut the door to the top floor.</div> <div> Missiledine: you have organized it as much as you can without actually loading it</div> <div> Dukejr01: eat dinner</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay</div> <div> Missiledine: your chopping on the wall of the store room is finished</div> <div> Docportal: Make sure they all have the marks on them</div> <div> Missiledine: You found the graves to be empty</div> <div> Missiledine: okay</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay.</div> <div> revrat235: so we leave at first light? Let's hope it's a quiet night</div> <div> Missiledine: the trap is set</div> <div> revrat235: <Yeah, bloody likely></div> <div> Dukejr01: Set up watches. Corren will stay in the storeroom. having thrown dirt on the roof.</div> <div> Missiledine: :-D</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. when we have watches..... we watch. mr archer guy might have pegged Sharkey with an arrow since he braxenly walked up to the friggen door.</div> <div> Dukejr01: brazenly</div> <div> Missiledine: lol</div> <div> Missiledine: who is on what watch?</div> <div> revrat235: none of us saw him- he could have walked braxenly. I'll take first watch.</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Missiledine: Dawn will do second</div> <div> Dukejr01: rev: yes. that is why we do more watching and less pacing.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren second.</div> <div> Missiledine: Corren is in the store room? Is everyone in the storeroom?</div> <div> Missiledine: ?</div> <div> Dukejr01: hmmm.... Corern will put several boxes in front of the partial hole he made. can we watch the building from the house?</div> <div> Docportal: I move all my gear to the store room.then after eatting I go to sleep.</div> <div> Missiledine: One side of it</div> <div> Docportal: in the store is were I make my bed</div> <div> revrat235: yes, as far as I know, we're all in the storeroom</div> <div> Missiledine: there are no windows or doors in the storeroom only way in and out is the steps underground and Correns unfinished door</div> <div> Dukejr01: if we can see the side where corren chopped then we should set watches in the house.</div> <div> Missiledine: you can see it, though it is not facing directly at the house, it is in the wall towards the dock</div> <div> Dukejr01: people can sleep in the storeroom. how about that?</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. good enough.</div> <div> Dukejr01: run a rope from house to storeroom. pull rope and knock something over for an alarm</div> <div> Missiledine: you can sleep in the storeroom... the guard will be in the house?</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Dukejr01: yes. can we set two people on watch?</div> <div> Missiledine: if you want</div> <div> Docportal: yes</div> <div> revrat235: not a bad idea</div> <div> Dukejr01: two people on watch.</div> <div> Dukejr01: ince it gets dark early.</div> <div> Missiledine: Right now Corren and Dawn have second, Rev has first... no one on third</div> <div> Docportal: I take first with rev</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Missiledine: Rolb will take third</div> <div> Missiledine: he'll handle it alone</div> <div> Docportal: alon with me</div> <div> Missiledine: you take two watches?</div> <div> Docportal: yes</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Dukejr01: doc: go to sleep early then</div> <div> Docportal: I am the second best archer here.</div> <div> Missiledine: First watch settles in quietly... it is raining quite hard now and visibility is very low</div> <div> Missiledine: the drumming of the rain makes it very hard to hear anything as well</div> <div> Missiledine: you are in the second floor bedrooms, at the window that gives you the best vantage on the storeroom</div> <div> revrat235: A keep an eye out through the window.</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Missiledine: you have been on watch for about two hours, it is a little after 8, when the alarm gong rings once</div> <div> revrat235: Showtime</div> <div> Docportal: I pull one of my crossbow up take aim looking for sharkey</div> <div> revrat235: I'll ready an arrow</div> <div> Docportal: Pull the alarm for the store room also</div> <div> Missiledine: you are watching out the window then? Both in the same room and same window? Or seperate rooms and windows (One window</div> <div> per room)</div> <div> Dukejr01: Coren gets up and shrugs on his mail</div> <div> Missiledine: Rolb and Dawn are up too</div> <div> Docportal: Same windows.</div> <div> Docportal: nope seperate</div> <div> Missiledine: okay</div> <div> Missiledine: Corren, do you take the passage back to the main house? Or wait to see what happens?</div> <div> revrat235: I wait...</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren goes to see</div> <div> Missiledine: You are already in the House, Rev</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Missiledine: Corren, when you reach the bottom of the steps from the store room to the tunnel, you notice that the floor of the tunnel has about a</div> <div> half inch of water covering it</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren stage whispers "Tunnel has water in it"</div> <div> Missiledine: Doc, Rev... You peer into the rainy night, trying to see something... Through the trees beyond the storeroom, either out on the water or</div> <div> on the far shore, its hard to say, you see a light flicker</div> <div> Docportal: I take aim at it tho I don't releas an bolt.</div> <div> revrat235: this does not bode well. I take aim from under cover of the windowsill and try to identify it</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren runs to teh house.</div> <div> Missiledine: You are too far away for any decent shot, even without the trees and rain</div> <div> Missiledine: Corren, you splash down the tunnel and up the steps into the main hall.. The doors to the bedrooms that the guards are using are</div> <div> open onto the balcony</div> <div> Dukejr01: "What do you see?"</div> <div> Missiledine: Watching out the window, you see three slow, deliberate flashes, as though a lantern were covered and uncovered</div> <div> revrat235: I don't know- something s out by the trees</div> <div> revrat235: and it just signaled someone</div> <div> Missiledine: Rolb is with you, "Aye, ta someone we canna see from ere."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren looks out one of hte other windows</div> <div> revrat235: think fast- how will they come in? Can we set up an ambush?</div> <div> Missiledine: all the windows face the same direction</div> <div> Dukejr01: k</div> <div> Missiledine: "There may be a secret entrance we haven't found... " Rolb mutters</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Should we all go to the storeroom?"</div> <div> revrat235: poop. Where is all that water coming from?</div> <div> Docportal: Rolb and corren take the basement it is filling with water they may have open a door on that leave.</div> <div> Missiledine: "Aye, but I'll not shut meself in that store room!" Rolb says as he heads down the steps</div> <div> revrat235: certainly not- we need at least one alternate escape route</div> <div> Dukejr01: "pull the rope if you see someone outside on the island.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren heads back to the storeroom.</div> <div> Missiledine: the water level has risen a tad, perhaps 3/4 of an inch over the floor</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren tries to find the source. where is the water flowing from?</div> <div> Missiledine: "May just be seepin in." Rolb says "We are in a bloody swamp."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "could be."</div> <div> Docportal: Do I see anything more moving out there</div> <div> Missiledine: it seems to be moving slowly from the direction of the coffuin room</div> <div> revrat235: If it were just seepage, wed've noticed earlier. Dammit- where is that water coming from?</div> <div> Dukejr01: Go to the coffin room.</div> <div> Missiledine: Rev, are you in the cellar or in the window?</div> <div> revrat235: Sticking by the others.</div> <div> Missiledine: which others?</div> <div> Missiledine: The other Guard, or Corren and Rolb?</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren will put a foot behnd the door and unlock it. then creak it open</div> <div> revrat235: sorry. Corren & Rolb. Providing cover.</div> <div> Dukejr01: "wouldn;t be surprised if they had some ghouls dig their way to the island."</div> <div> Missiledine: as you approach the double doors, you notice (Which you hadn't before) that the tunnel slopes slightly upwards towards the room...</div> <div> You see that the water thins out as you approach the door.. And it seems to be bubbling up through </div> <div> Missiledine: the floor in front of the door</div> <div> Dukejr01: interesting.....</div> <div> Dukejr01: corren does as described above.</div> <div> revrat235: is anythin off kilter? lilting?</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren listens at eh door </div> <div> Missiledine: "This rain may be raisin the water around the island nough to flood the tunnel</div> <div> Missiledine: which is why they have the store room above ground." Rolb says</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Could be. if so, no harm checking."</div> <div> revrat235: Or the whole damn island could be sinking.</div> <div> Missiledine: "That be a lovely thought."</div> <div> revrat235: I run back to where I can see vance- "see anything?"</div> <div> Missiledine: the door is locked, as you left it... </div> <div> Dukejr01: yes. listen. then wedge the door with foot. then open it a crack</div> <div> Missiledine: Vance is back through the tunnel, past the prison cells, up a flight of stairs, across the hall, up another flight of stairs, in a bedroom on</div> <div> the second floor</div> <div> Missiledine: You hear nothing</div> <div> Dukejr01: unlock and crack the damn thing.</div> <div> Missiledine: The door opens with a creeeeaakkk</div> <div> Dukejr01: stick torch in.</div> <div> Missiledine: nothing happens</div> <div> Dukejr01: water flood out?</div> <div> Missiledine: nope</div> <div> Dukejr01: open door.</div> <div> Dukejr01: look in.</div> <div> Missiledine: floor inside is dry</div> <div> Docportal: I see nothing so far.</div> <div> Dukejr01: corren goes in.</div> <div> Missiledine: no one there, nothing looks amiss</div> <div> Dukejr01: where is water coming from?</div> <div> Missiledine: bubbling out of the floor outside the door</div> <div> Missiledine: you would guess that the floor of the chamber is perhaps 3 inches higher then the tunnel, though it ascends in a gentle slope</div> <div> Dukejr01: close and lock door.</div> <div> Dukejr01: corren pokes at the floor a bit.</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Dukejr01: is there a drain? a water mark on the walls? </div> <div> Missiledine: the ground is flinty stone with clay and a bit of sand... The water is coming up through the stones</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren takes out a knife and looks for a door.</div> <div> Missiledine: the walls are dirt and rock, yes there is an old flood line of perhaps four inches above the fllor</div> <div> Missiledine: in the floor?</div> <div> Dukejr01: yes.</div> <div> Missiledine: you dig and probe for a bit... finding nothing</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. corren goes to check on the storeroom, he listens at the walls</div> <div> Missiledine: Rolb shakes his head, "Sharkey as a damp basement... nuthin threatenin."</div> <div> Missiledine: store room seems okay... the Elf is still there</div> <div> Missiledine: <I moved him !></div> <div> Dukejr01: "Yeah. I wonder about the light though.</div> <div> Missiledine: "There may be an attack brewin, but the water has nougt to do with it."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "aye."</div> <div> Missiledine: Thorin is back at his post... Together you see.... nothing</div> <div> Dukejr01: corre uses a knife to poke a hole in the wall so he can see out. make sure no light comes thru on our side</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> revrat235: <to vance> "for so much going on, there's way too much nothing going on here. Did you know the basement is flooding?"</div> <div> revrat235: "and what is that out by the trees?"</div> <div> Docportal: "I heard it was happening. I am still worried that something is coming from the basement in the cells area."</div> <div> Missiledine: the light is gone now</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren looks out.</div> <div> Missiledine: Thorin, you are in your window looking out, when, from Vance's window a flaming bolt is shot out into the darkness, towards the spot</div> <div> you saw the light earlier. The bolt hits a tree on the island. Sticks, and is extinguished by the </div> <div> Missiledine: rain</div> <div> revrat235: "what's going on? What are you shooting at?"</div> <div> Docportal: Just see if I could hit the thing that made that light.</div> <div> Missiledine: Vance, you make your shot (as described) about two seconds later a cross bow bolt whizzs past your face and shatters on the wall</div> <div> behind you</div> <div> revrat235: <Could we see anything by the light of the flaming arrow?></div> <div> Dukejr01: <now they know we are alert, terrific></div> <div> Dukejr01: <not only was that a waste of time, it cost us a tactical advantage></div> <div> Dukejr01: does corren see anything?</div> <div> Missiledine: from the angle you would guess that it was shot by someone along the tree line of the water edge</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren covers the hole he made with something. cloth maybe. then closes his eyes to get some rest.</div> <div> Missiledine: no, you cannot see anyone or anything... the crossbowman probably shot at thelight... If he had been quicker he might have gotten</div> <div> Vance</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren sleeps.</div> <div> Missiledine: Rolb will sit down comfortably, but he leaves his armor on</div> <div> Missiledine: Dawn will lay down too</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren does too.</div> <div> Dukejr01: it won;t hurt to sleep in armour one night</div> <div> Missiledine: about two hours go by... the first watch is coming to an end... you suddenly see the light again, two short flashes and two long</div> <div> Docportal: Load another fire</div> <div> revrat235: crap.</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Docportal: Shoot at it. light th arrow</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> revrat235: They have to be signaling to someone on shore- There's probably only a couple targets out there.</div> <div> revrat235: I watch closely by the flaming arrow light</div> <div> Missiledine: you raise the bow to shoot the burning bolt... before you squeeze it off you are hit by a bolt from the darkness</div> <div> Docportal: then duck</div> <div> revrat235: + shoot anythin that moves</div> <div> Missiledine: you take 7 points damage and are knocked backwards, unconscious</div> <div> Dukejr01: <you guys are stupid></div> <div> revrat235: can I see that?</div> <div> Missiledine: you are in the next room over</div> <div> Dukejr01: Is it time for Corren's watch?</div> <div> Missiledine: yes</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren makes ready and sloshes to the house.</div> <div> Dukejr01: When he gets there he whispers up the steps "Its corren"</div> <div> Missiledine: Vance doesn't answer but Thorin can hear you</div> <div> Dukejr01: If Corren doesn;t recieve an answer. he will stealth up the stairs with his sword out.</div> <div> revrat235: Come on up.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren comes up. "Its my watch, get some sleep</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren goes to check on Vance</div> <div> Missiledine: Vance is laying on his back with a bolt in his chest</div> <div> Missiledine: he is breathing, just, but is out cold</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren quickly closes the window, "Thorin! Vance has been hit."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren performs first aid.</div> <div> Docportal: <don't forget the burnning bolt</div> <div> revrat235: I run in.</div> <div> Dukejr01: if something is on fire, Corren puts it out.</div> <div> Docportal: ></div> <div> revrat235: "crap. How bad is he?" I look out his window.</div> <div> Missiledine: it has gone out</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Take him to the storeroom. I will stand watch."</div> <div> revrat235: I carry him down.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren makes sure the windows are closed and barred and cracks open a window that hasn;t been used yet.</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren readies his bow.</div> <div> Missiledine: you don't see any targets of opportunity</div> <div> Dukejr01: cooren waits and watches. he is patient. he does not pull his bow. he just waits</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Dukejr01: and he doesn;t have any fire lit to illuminate himself and get himself shot</div> <div> Missiledine: Several hours will pass, then you see the light across the water... four short flashes</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren just waits.</div> <div> revrat235: once vance is attended to, I'll sleep.</div> <div> Dukejr01: can he see the building with teh corpses in it?</div> <div> Missiledine: about fifteen minutes go by and there is two slow flashes</div> <div> Missiledine: yes, yo the right, but only one corner</div> <div> Dukejr01: can corren hear anything? like guys trying to move the corpses out?</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren says and does nothing but watch and listen.</div> <div> Missiledine: no, its pretty quiet... its still raining pretty hard and sounds are very muffled</div> <div> Dukejr01: k</div> <div> Missiledine: another forty five minutes to an hour go by..... You see the light again, it moves slowly from left to right, a distance of a few feet, then it</div> <div> goes out again</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren does nothing but watch and listen.</div> <div> Missiledine: a few minutes later you hear the gong ring</div> <div> Dukejr01: the gong on the island?</div> <div> Dukejr01: upstairs?</div> <div> Missiledine: the one Vance hooked to the trap rope</div> <div> Dukejr01: where is the trap? is it set to trip people on the island?</div> <div> Docportal: < No boat entering the lake></div> <div> Missiledine: it is a rope stretched across the water over the inflow of the stream you arrived by</div> <div> Dukejr01: k</div> <div> Dukejr01: can that be seen from he window>?</div> <div> Missiledine: any boat, or swimmer, contacting it, has a chance of setting it off</div> <div> Missiledine: no</div> <div> Dukejr01: the window is in the opposite direction or its dark?</div> <div> Missiledine: the gong is down by the docks, which is at right angles to the view the windows provide... If you leaned out far enough, in daylight, you</div> <div> might be able to see it... might break your neck too! In the dark, no way</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren watches and listens</div> <div> Missiledine: things seem to quiet down for quite awhile... it is almost the end of your watch, sometime after midnight... suddenly... There is a heavy</div> <div> pounding on the door to the burned out third floor!</div> <div> Missiledine: You secured that door last night, now it sounds like someone is trying to force it!</div> <div> Missiledine: The door is at the top of the steps going up from the balcony</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren closes and bars the window. he pulls the rope leading to the storeroom to call for reinforcement. he then goes out tothe balcony and waits with</div> <div> his sword, crouched in the doorway bearest the door,</div> <div> Dukejr01: nearest</div> <div> Missiledine: Down in the storeroom, Thorin and Rolb are awakened (so is Dawn)</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren inspects the door is it giving anytime soon?</div> <div> Missiledine: doesn't look like it</div> <div> revrat235: one of us should stay with vance.</div> <div> Missiledine: Dawn will</div> <div> Missiledine: <Vance and Long></div> <div> revrat235: right. lets go</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren will crack the window again with his bow ready.</div> <div> Missiledine: The water in the tunnel is now about two inches deep as you splash down the passage</div> <div> Missiledine: Corren, you see nothing</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren closes the window and bars it</div> <div> Missiledine: Thorin and Rolb come up out of the cellar.. As they do, they can hear the pounding on the third floor door</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren takes his sword out again.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren waves at them</div> <div> Dukejr01: "psst!"</div> <div> Missiledine: Rolb waves back</div> <div> Dukejr01: "They are fucking with us. trying to keep us awake. those lights etc. deliberate. no this. wonder what or who is doing it."</div> <div> Missiledine: "d'ye really wanna ken?"</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren shrugs. </div> <div> Dukejr01: IS the door going to hold?</div> <div> Missiledine: "Let's open up and let the poor lamb in te the pen." Rolb suggests</div> <div> Missiledine: Yes, you think so</div> <div> revrat235: can we brace it further?</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Thorin, watch the window,"</div> <div> revrat235: right</div> <div> Missiledine: Hard to do at the top of a narrow flight of steps</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren goes to the door and unbraces it.</div> <div> Missiledine: as you climb the last couple steps, the pounding stops</div> <div> Missiledine: Rolb aims his crossbow at the door, being careful not to aim it at Corren</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Bet it was a spell"</div> <div> Missiledine: "When ever ye are ready, laddy."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren unlocks and opens it.</div> <div> Dukejr01: sheild/sword.</div> <div> Missiledine: the door opens with a creak... the area around the door is still pretty sheltered from the weather, the center of the room has the roof</div> <div> gone.. as the door opens you hear a flutter of wings</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren snorts. closes the door and locks it, then rebraces</div> <div> Dukejr01: "At least he is getting less sleep too"</div> <div> Missiledine: "Anything?" Rolb calls</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Sharkey is a brave man at least."</div> <div> Missiledine: "Oh?"</div> <div> Dukejr01: "I heard wings. he probably was here."</div> <div> Missiledine: "Albino bastard."</div> <div> Missiledine: "You two lads get some sleep, i'll handle anything that might rear it's ead." Rolb says</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren shrugs. "Been trying to keep us awake all night. lights. pulling the gong rope, all that. screw em."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "You get enough rest?</div> <div> Missiledine: "Aye, I'm fine fer now."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren nods and gets some sleep</div> <div> revrat235: aye</div> <div> Missiledine: He takes out his flask and takes a short pull, "I found Sharkey's private bottle, finest stuff! Good night."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren chuckles.</div> <div> Dukejr01: make sureteh front door is locked and braved</div> <div> Dukejr01: braced</div> <div> Missiledine: The two of you return to the storeroom and settle down to sleep after reassuring Dawn</div> <div> Missiledine: The next thing you know it's dawn</div> <div> Missiledine: <Morning that is...></div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren gets up. checks Rolb. then does a check on the island.</div> <div> Dukejr01: lol</div> <div> Missiledine: Rolb is fine, Vance comes too as well</div> <div> Dukejr01: he checks the building where the corses were.</div> <div> Dukejr01: corpses.</div> <div> Missiledine: it seems..... more spacious then it was</div> <div> revrat235: "anything else happen last night?"</div> <div> Dukejr01: hoe many did they get?</div> <div> Dukejr01: how</div> <div> Missiledine: definbately some missing... looks like 8 or 9</div> <div> Docportal: I go do a quick county since I know how many were in there.</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. we load the boats. corren chops the hole.</div> <div> Missiledine: Vance, you are still -3 and are hurting a lot... you had best take it easy</div> <div> revrat235: I knew we should have burned</div> <div> revrat235: 'em...</div> <div> Docportal: ok so i will walk over there</div> <div> Docportal: slowly</div> <div> Missiledine: ok... the hole is opened... you drag the boats to the dock and start loading them</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren is busy. lets get the show on the road.</div> <div> Missiledine: looks like 8 or 9 missing Vance... probably 9</div> <div> Docportal: I report back to the others. then I look at the armor we have around</div> <div> Missiledine: it will take a solid hour to get the boats floated and loaded</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay.</div> <div> revrat235: k</div> <div> Dukejr01: We set fire to the house and building with the corpses as we leave.</div> <div> Dukejr01: use lamp oil.</div> <div> Docportal: k</div> <div> Dukejr01: float the coffin behind us.</div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> revrat235: row row row your boat...</div> <div> Dukejr01: is there any way out of the lake besides the channel we cam in?</div> <div> Dukejr01: came</div> <div> Missiledine: the best, unoccupied, armor in the pile of loot, is a set of light plate for a man 6' 220 pounds. It was worn by a zombie and is</div> <div> pretty...icky</div> <div> Dukejr01: eh?</div> <div> Missiledine: there is another stream, but it is at the other end of the lake and you have no idea where it will take you</div> <div> Missiledine: <Answering Doc's question></div> <div> Dukejr01: Sigh. nothing for it. </div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren will be in the lead. he will stop as we reach the channel and prob with his spear.</div> <div> Missiledine: probe what?</div> <div> Missiledine: it is still raining, though not as heavily as it was earlier</div> <div> Dukejr01: the water </div> <div> Missiledine: you find nothing</div> <div> Dukejr01: looking for skeletons meant to attack our boats.</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay.</div> <div> Dukejr01: WE continue.</div> <div> Missiledine: It is very cold and there is a steady wind blowing the rain at you</div> <div> Dukejr01: "It would be nice to attcak those bastards while they are sleeping. they must have a camp nearby."</div> <div> Docportal: I pull my cloak hood up.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren ignores it. does the rain cover the smoke from the blazing house and corpse building?</div> <div> Missiledine: it is suppressing it</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. we used lamp oil and lit it inside. should burn to the ground nicely.</div> <div> revrat235: <help! i'm being suppressed!></div> <div> Dukejr01: <lol></div> <div> Dukejr01: <come see the violence inherant in the system></div> <div> Missiledine: it's burning, not as hard as it could, but it has definately caught</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Wonder it Sharkey and the gang will try to save their home?"</div> <div> revrat235: Are we pretty safe travelling by day?</div> <div> Missiledine: yes</div> <div> Docportal: "wondder if they try to save the corpse building."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren shrugs. "Maybe. watch for undead trying to destroy the boats from underneath"</div> <div> Dukejr01: how far can we get in one day?</div> <div> Missiledine: Dawn will tell you that it is not likely that the stolen corpses have been animated</div> <div> Missiledine: at least not yet</div> <div> Docportal: <did we get our coffin form the house?></div> <div> Dukejr01: "Aye, but there were the ones we left at that palisade. and the ones at the first trap. they still move and Sharkey will have fetched them, I expect."</div> <div> Dukejr01: yes. we are dragging the enchanted one.</div> <div> Missiledine: if nothing inteferes... maybe a fifth of the way... you are towing the boats and fighting the current now</div> <div> Dukejr01: k.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren rows</div> <div> Docportal: i row</div> <div> Missiledine: you will reach the Pallisade in a few hours</div> <div> Docportal: "I thought we were going the other way"</div> <div> Dukejr01: "What other way?"</div> <div> Missiledine: You don't know where the other way goes</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corre nrows.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren is wearing his helm and has his shield ready.</div> <div> Docportal: muffled the owrs.</div> <div> Dukejr01: good idea</div> <div> Missiledine: ahead you see the log barrier from before.. The logs you cut out have NOT been replaced</div> <div> revrat235: "Funny, you know, all that time I was chained to a wall and not once did I ever say to myself: Gee, What I'd really like would be to be towing an</div> <div> enchanted coffin across a skeleton infested lake."</div> <div> Missiledine: <lol></div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren laughs quietly.</div> <div> Docportal: <lol></div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren will paddle up to the palisade. "Think we should destroy these undead?"</div> <div> Docportal: <Gee this is going to be fun. since we don't have a water mage anymore."</div> <div> Missiledine: Rolb says, "Sincwe we have the white stripes, do you want to tryt passing through?"</div> <div> Dukejr01: "aye. how about one goes first? then returns if its safe?"</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren and rolb in first boat go first.</div> <div> Missiledine: "Neh point in returnin, we'll ken if ye dunno make it."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren rows.</div> <div> revrat235: row row row...</div> <div> Docportal: "Can you just say follow from the hole in the wall."</div> <div> Missiledine: <Question, which boat is towing the coffin?></div> <div> Docportal: <God only knows></div> <div> Dukejr01: Good point. the coffin isn;t protected.</div> <div> revrat235: oh poop.</div> <div> Missiledine: <GM says... Boat #1></div> <div> Dukejr01: "The coffin isn;t protected." lets tie a rope and drag around the palisade when one is thru.</div> <div> Dukejr01: didn;t think of that.</div> <div> Dukejr01: we don;t drag teh coffin thru.</div> <div> Missiledine: Corrin and Rolb row through the passage... about half way the coffin is suddenly pulled under water</div> <div> Dukejr01: hello?</div> <div> Docportal: "Coffin(S)!!!"</div> <div> revrat235: NOT GOOD</div> <div> Missiledine: <If I hadn't asked you wouldn't have thought of it!></div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. Corrn pulls HARD</div> <div> Docportal: "Well there gose all the once we have on boat 2, 3, 4."</div> <div> Missiledine: your forward momentum stops as the rope goes taut</div> <div> Dukejr01: <we painted all the boats, doc></div> <div> revrat235: VERY VERY NOT GOOD</div> <div> Missiledine: nothing is bothering your boat</div> <div> Docportal: <The other offin are behind us></div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren sighs and lets out slack</div> <div> Missiledine: <You have only one coffin></div> <div> Dukejr01: <there are no other coffins. all the boats are protected, chill out guys.></div> <div> Docportal: <ok I had thought we take all of them></div> <div> Dukejr01: we row the boat all the way thru and then corren tries to pull the coffin </div> <div> Missiledine: "Bloody 'ell" Rolb growls</div> <div> Missiledine: "They'll be tearin it ta bits! Let it go lad, won't be worth piss when they 're done with it."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "aye. but a piece mught be proof that we destroyed it. worth a shot"</div> <div> Missiledine: Rolb shrugs and helps you pull</div> <div> revrat235: Well, does anyone volunteer to dive in after it?</div> <div> revrat235: ...</div> <div> Dukejr01: "coming thru, guys?"</div> <div> revrat235: thought not.</div> <div> Missiledine: "No!" Rolb yells, "Stay out!"</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren looks at Rolb.</div> <div> Missiledine: "Dunno dive in!"</div> <div> Dukejr01: oh</div> <div> Docportal: "I was not going to!"</div> <div> Missiledine: "Let the buggers have it, they'll hold ye down if ye go swimmin."</div> <div> Docportal: row the boats thought</div> <div> Dukejr01: wait til they are done with te coffin</div> <div> Docportal: Ok we wait for them to give up the coffin</div> <div> Dukejr01: then we continue</div> <div> Missiledine: several minutes pass... Rolb frowns, "Summat odd... No chips an bits floatin up."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "maybe they are just holding down. perhaps they have orders."</div> <div> Missiledine: You cannot see any sign of the coffin, the rope remains taut</div> <div> Dukejr01: lets get everyone to this side already</div> <div> Dukejr01: then we all pull on the rope.</div> <div> Missiledine: okay... all the boats make it safely through</div> <div> Docportal: row our boats thougth fast.</div> <div> Dukejr01: pull on rope.</div> <div> revrat235: and pray.</div> <div> Docportal: I pull out the Block&tackle. try to use ti to help us pull the coffin out</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren will get on the palisade like before to get leverage</div> <div> Missiledine: you pull... and pull... and pull... then, suddenly, the rope snaps (or is cut) somewhwere below the surface... Your boat surges forward</div> <div> and you almost capsize</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Dammit they will return it to Sharkey."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren examines the rope end.</div> <div> Missiledine: looks, chewed</div> <div> Docportal: "Well let him have it. Lets get the hell out of here</div> <div> Docportal: "</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay. Corren stands up on the palisade and looks for a wake in the river indicating skepletons marchingaway with the coffin</div> <div> Missiledine: with the rain and wind you can't see any</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Dammit!"</div> <div> Docportal: "Come on lets get ourselfs out of here."</div> <div> Missiledine: Rolb grunts, "Vance is right, lets push off."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren gets in. we row</div> <div> revrat235: Despite the lack of immediate personal danger, i feel my original evaluation of very not good still holds.</div> <div> revrat235: row row paddle paddle...</div> <div> Docportal: "did we bring any white pain with us?</div> <div> revrat235: i didn't. anyone?</div> <div> Docportal: pain =paint</div> <div> Missiledine: you will continue up river for the rest of the day... there is no sign of pursuit or ambush along the way... It gets darker and gloomier as</div> <div> the day progresses</div> <div> revrat235: I suggest making camp before darkness falls completely.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren occasionally watches the sky looking for a big white bird</div> <div> Missiledine: Rolb says, "The good part te the bloody rain, is that Albino son of a bitch canna fireball in these wee little buckets."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Aye"</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Lets find a camp spot"</div> <div> Missiledine: you haven't seen any birds out in this lot</div> <div> revrat235: Fireballs? Nobody told me anything about fireballs.</div> <div> Docportal: "yes lets find camp"</div> <div> Dukejr01: Camp.</div> <div> revrat235: I look for a suitable site.</div> <div> Dukejr01: no fire.</div> <div> Dukejr01: cammo the camp.</div> <div> Docportal: "Of course no fire"</div> <div> Docportal: I will help with cammoing the camp</div> <div> Missiledine: it takes some looking to find a less sodden bit of mud to stop on... between the normal swamp levels and the rain, there is little to</div> <div> pick from</div> <div> Dukejr01: pick the one with the best cover</div> <div> Missiledine: finally you see a small grove of some gnarly tree that seems to have semi dry ground to cling to... you can stop there</div> <div> Dukejr01: okay</div> <div> Missiledine: The one with best cover? Be happy it's not under water!</div> <div> Docportal: commo camp and boats after draging the boats as far in as we can.</div> <div> Docportal: then setup my Hammock.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren sets up his hammock and cvers self with tarp</div> <div> Missiledine: Rolb will suggest tying them to the trees as well, to keep them from floating off</div> <div> Dukejr01: good diea</div> <div> Dukejr01: double tie in case some undead try to make off with them.</div> <div> Missiledine: you make a cold, wet, miserable camp... </div> <div> Missiledine: ok</div> <div> Missiledine: Vance... you feel terrible... you are weak and tired, probably coming down with the flu or something</div> <div> Missiledine: who has what watches?</div> <div> Dukejr01: corre nsi second</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren gives him a dose of jhensari bark</div> <div> Missiledine: Rolb will do third, "Thorin, ye take first an let Vance rest."</div> <div> revrat235: k</div> <div> Docportal: I get my Blanket and take off armor then pull some of the food I took out and share with every one. then I go to bed.</div> <div> Missiledine: the watches pass quietly... sometime after midnight the wind drops off and a few hours before dawn the rain slackens to a drizzle</div> <div> revrat235: I take a moment to remind myself that i'm not chained to a wall.</div> <div> Dukejr01: in the morning, give Vance another dose of Jhensari Bark and shove off.</div> <div> Missiledine: When dawn comes the sky is still iron gray and looks like it could start again at any time</div> <div> Docportal: Pull back on my armor and keep my Blanket with me.</div> <div> Missiledine: again the day passes quietly. there is no sign of Sharkey or his servants</div> <div> revrat235: At least it makes it harder to follow us- the rain will wash away most traces of our camp.</div> <div> Dukejr01: "he will track us with magic. I expect.</div> <div> Dukejr01: row!</div> <div> Docportal: I row</div> <div> revrat235: "you know I try to think positive...">:o</div> <div> revrat235: row row row...</div> <div> Docportal: mush msuh mush mush</div> <div> Missiledine: today you do see a few birds, but none of note... in the late afternoon it begins to rain again.. the tempeture is dropping to, the rain is</div> <div> turning to sleet</div> <div> Dukejr01: continue.</div> <div> Docportal: "Dose anyone have a tent we can setup on the boats?"</div> <div> Missiledine: before dark you find a small, reedy island... there are no trees of note on it, only scrubby bushes</div> <div> Dukejr01: yay</div> <div> Dukejr01: camp</div> <div> Missiledine: the ground is wet, but not completely mud</div> <div> revrat235: better than nothing.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren jsut sleeps in the boat</div> <div> Docportal: I sleep in my armor in one of the boats</div> <div> Missiledine: same watches?</div> <div> revrat235: fine with me.</div> <div> Dukejr01: yes</div> <div> Missiledine: again the night will pass quietly... when you awaken, the world is covered with a layer of ice! The rain has stopped bu the sky remains</div> <div> overcast and it is foggy at the water level</div> <div> Dukejr01: eat, stuff faces. give Vancea dose of Bark and continue.</div> <div> Missiledine: Vance, you are definately sick. Though it is not life threatening, it is interfering with your healing</div> <div> revrat235: can I make any guesses about theweather?</div> <div> Docportal: before we set out I do first aid on my self and the elf.</div> <div> Missiledine: does not seem likely to break today</div> <div> Missiledine: first aid won't do any more for you</div> <div> Dukejr01: Row</div> <div> Missiledine: you push on...</div> <div> revrat235: row</div> <div> Docportal: Vance rows</div> <div> Missiledine: Rolb says, "I canna figure why that bastard hasn't tore into us."</div> <div> revrat235: luck?</div> <div> Missiledine: "Every mile makes it that much harder ta get at us."</div> <div> Dukejr01: "He has his coffin. maybe he has his own troubles with food and shelter."</div> <div> Missiledine: "Not bloody likely."</div> <div> Missiledine: "hmmm, mebbe."</div> <div> Dukejr01: <I don;t think we left any food behind></div> <div> Missiledine: there was some</div> <div> Dukejr01: there was?</div> <div> Docportal: "I took 70+ pounds of it"</div> <div> Missiledine: to take it all would have filled the boats</div> <div> Dukejr01: burn.....</div> <div> Missiledine: you didn't burn the store room</div> <div> Dukejr01: <sigh></div> <div> Missiledine: mostly grain and flour etc</div> <div> Missiledine: "The coffin may explain it." Rolb muses</div> <div> Missiledine: again the day passes without incident</div> <div> Docportal: "Any idea how close we are to getting out of this place?"</div> <div> Dukejr01: camp.</div> <div> Dukejr01: watches.</div> <div> Docportal: same as last time</div> <div> revrat235: first</div> <div> Missiledine: The weather remains cold and wet, you even see a few snow flakes</div> <div> Missiledine: maybe two more days</div> <div> Docportal: eat sleep is all I do.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren will give Vance a dose of Pallis so he can sleep.</div> <div> Dukejr01: he will let Thorin make sure its the right dose.</div> <div> revrat235: righto</div> <div> Docportal: set up Hammock then get in bed with Blanket</div> <div> Missiledine: there is not much in the way of wildlife moving about, no insects, no frogs, no coolarhi, no snapping turtles that you can see</div> <div> Missiledine: <Unless you want to try fishing for one?></div> <div> Dukejr01: they are all smart enough to stay in bed</div> <div> Docportal: <Nope not again></div> <div> Missiledine: <lol></div> <div> revrat235: okay, this is wrong...</div> <div> Dukejr01: "What is wrong?"</div> <div> Missiledine: "Wat is, Thorin?" Rolb asks</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren looks about.</div> <div> revrat235: no bugs.</div> <div> Dukejr01: "Its winter"</div> <div> Dukejr01: <trust me, when the snow flies there are no bugs></div> <div> Docportal: "Look don't worrie about them getting us. They be waitting at the end of the creek or whatevery." </div> <div> Missiledine: The place absolutely crawls with them the rest of the year</div> <div> revrat235: but thre's nothing else either.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren takes second watch.</div> <div> Missiledine: Rolb looks about, "Ye may be right, it is bloody quiet."</div> <div> Dukejr01: Pull the boats up further.</div> <div> Dukejr01: Corren looks up in the trees.</div> <div> revrat235: umph. sleep now.</div> <div> Missiledine: <Gents, it is getting late! I'd like to call it here.></div> <div> Dukejr01: k</div> <div> Dukejr01: night</div> <div> Dukejr01 has left the room.</div> <div> Docportal: k good night all</div> <div> revrat235: okay.</div> <div> revrat235: goodnight.</div> <div> Missiledine: good night</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>