Highbough is intrigued by the big spherical thing, which he is just now seeing for the first time.
It is attached to the floor or free-standing? Does it have any wires, pipes, etc. connected to it?
A description of the object from a wise old Elf's perspective would be helpful.
Highbough sees a dark stoney edifice of some sort. It appears as though an 8ft diameter sphere of solid stone was cloven in two by an impossible blade, and the one half of it positioned upon a round dais surrounded by a wide rim at the ground. The flat face of the stone is presented at a 45 degree angle to the room. Even more curious... there appears to be a man-shaped cavity carved into the face... this appears large enough for a proper Man to rest in.
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Re: (036) The Remains of the Day « Reply #545 on Mar 28, 2012, 7:27am »
The Third Vault (Dieter, Josiane*, Gustave, Desmond/Mondes)
Your voices make curt remarks and call out to Wibert and Pelenwin, but there is no reply in the cold other than the ripple of Josiane's burning torch as she casts it about in search of any sign of a struggle.
A quick look at the numerous sarcophagi reveals that most of them are old and dusty, and those that are toppled or fallen or with the lids ajar are empty of any remains... they do not appear to have been emptied recently, however.
As Josiane looks about she immediately spies two fresh looking hessian sacks! These are exactly the sort that could have been purchased in Ket this very day, and there is no doubt they must have belonged to Pelenwin or Wibert. And worse, there is fresh blood upon the floor... a fist-sized splatter behind the row of coffins to the left.
And the rows of sarcophagi seem to go on endlessly into the dark.
Re: (036) The Remains of the Day « Reply #547 on Mar 28, 2012, 8:45am »
Josiane closes her eyes for an instant and whispers a prayer for her two missing comrades.
"Here," she says quietly to the others, trying to keep her voice steady; "Wibert and Pelenwin's sacks."
She swallows hard.
"And blood."
Her eyes sweep the scene as she tries to build a picture of events from the scant clues available.
"Alas," she murmurs; "I fear the lure of the gold was too strong. They saw it, took out sacks to gather it... and something fell upon them. There was a struggle, but it was brief. They were either slain or taken."
She looks off into the unexplored blackness.
"It would seem any further answers must lie yonder."
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Re: (036) The Remains of the Day « Reply #549 on Mar 28, 2012, 9:37am »
"Very interesting." Highbough steps away from the mysterious half-sphere. (He is drawn with desire to insert himself into the cavity but resists; no sense in triggering any more traps until the current predicament is resolved... but he'll be back!)
He notices his companions are about to venture further into the unexplored darkness in search of the missing two, where they will undoubtedly be picked off two-by-two until he is the last Elf standing. "Or, we could draw the foe into an ambush using this gold as the bait. Perhaps we could use this heavy stone door as a dead-fall trap... what say you, Young Master Dwarf?"
Has anyone checked the other side of the door for a lever or similar to open it?
"Or, we could draw the foe into an ambush using this gold as the bait. Perhaps we could use this heavy stone door as a dead-fall trap... what say you, Young Master Dwarf?"
"If ya wanna stand my guard for a moment, I'll have a look and tell ya what I think."
Dorgan holds out his torch expectantly for Highbough to take.
"Or, we could draw the foe into an ambush using this gold as the bait. Perhaps we could use this heavy stone door as a dead-fall trap... what say you, Young Master Dwarf?"
"If ya wanna stand my guard for a moment, I'll have a look and tell ya what I think."
Dorgan holds out his torch expectantly for Highbough to take.
Highbough stands lookout (he has a lantern if you want to keep your torch ).
Re: (036) The Remains of the Day « Reply #553 on Mar 28, 2012, 1:45pm »
Josiane will fall back to the door, kneel down and whisper the news of their grim discovery to Olaf and the others.
"Living or dead, they have been taken deeper into the vault," she concludes; "We must follow this trail to have answers."
She will take a moment to examine her side of the door for any sign of levers, pulleys or anything else that looks like an opening mechanism, although she will be careful not to touch anything at this stage.
"Have you any joy of this door, Dorgan?" she will whisper through the opening if her own examination turns up nothing, as much to hear the reassuring growl of her friend's voice as anything else...
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