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Re: (041) The Fireplace Subterrane
« Reply #45 on Jul 8, 2012, 6:20am »
Soon enough Highbough finds himself at the foot of the stair, and can finally straighten his back!

He has entered a cramped, musty vault which extends further back to his right into the darkness. There is an unpleasant smell in the air, not unlike the acid of crushed ants... as he remember from his last visit, the walls are encrusted with a thick, crystallised saliva -- or something of that nature.

Not 20ft directly ahead of him, Highbough spies another narrow stair, which climbs up toward the ballroom hall. Farther back, there appears to be a clutter of old crates and such, as well as a significant amount of clumping earth. All this surrounds a great black hole in the ground.

Meanwhile, halfway down the cramped stair from the ballroom, Dieter now sees a yellow light in a space some 30ft or so ahead...
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Re: (041) The Fireplace Subterrane
« Reply #46 on Jul 8, 2012, 7:49am »
"Look up to the holes in the ceiling, when we get to the first chamber," Desmond whispers as they enter the passage.
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« Reply #47 on Jul 8, 2012, 9:17am »
Ulric returns to the ballroom to find anyone not yet descending into the cellar.

"We need to secure our valuables before we leave the upper house vacant. Bennug has suggested that some of the servants have been overly interested in our wealth. Help me take any coins or other valuables not on our persons to my room. I have a strongbox we can place them inside; I can then seal the door against intruders."

Ulric will go about the process moving any obvious valuable to his room, placing as much into his strongbox as possible then locking it. Any other valuables will be placed under his bed. Once this is done he will secure the door with The Trammel.

When the task is done he will join Team Dieter.

OOC: Ideally we can get this done before everyone (or anyone) goes below.
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Re: (041) The Fireplace Subterrane
« Reply #48 on Jul 8, 2012, 10:38am »
Highbough bobs his lantern up and down three times to indicate the coast is clear (for the moment).

Retroactively he would have taken Ulric aside and whispered to make sure the fell sword from the crypt is locked away with the other valuables.
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Re: (041) The Fireplace Subterrane
« Reply #49 on Jul 8, 2012, 1:41pm »
Josiane helps Ulric secure the company's wealth before moving to join Gustave's party as they enter the tunnels.

Am I right in thinking she's small enough to squeeze through the entrance in her light armour?
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Re: (041) The Fireplace Subterrane
« Reply #50 on Jul 9, 2012, 7:07am »
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Very good. Ulric lugs the valuables up to his strong box (with Josiane's help), which the others are commencing the descent.

This done, he makes the door to his room fast with an application of the reptilian verses of The Trammel.
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Re: (041) The Fireplace Subterrane
« Reply #51 on Jul 9, 2012, 7:10am »
The Subterrane

Meanwhile, Highbough, Desmond/Mondes, and now Dieter have emerged into the musty cellar... Highbough's lantern illuminates the strange place.

Dorgan and Gustave are about to enter, followed by Olaf and Guntrum. Ulric and Josiane are still above.

All of the Men have had to remove their armor and packs to squeeze down the tiny passage.

What now?
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Re: (041) The Fireplace Subterrane
« Reply #52 on Jul 9, 2012, 7:11am »

Jul 8, 2012, 1:41pm, doctorx wrote:

Am I right in thinking she's small enough to squeeze through the entrance in her light armour?


Alas no; even Josiane will have to remove her carapace and pack to squeeze down the goblin-sized stair.
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Re: (041) The Fireplace Subterrane
« Reply #53 on Jul 9, 2012, 10:47am »
So be it. This she does, dragging it through after her.
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Re: (041) The Fireplace Subterrane
« Reply #54 on Jul 9, 2012, 10:50am »
Olaf will enter, sans armor, with armed with bow and arrow (sword in scabbard). He will attempt to give Dieter cover with this ranged fire, if needed, while the warrior puts his armor back on.
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Re: (041) The Fireplace Subterrane
« Reply #55 on Jul 9, 2012, 11:38am »
Dorgan will descend as soon as practicable, in order to provide martial support to Old Man (Elf?) Highbough.
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Re: (041) The Fireplace Subterrane
« Reply #56 on Jul 9, 2012, 11:42am »
With their valuables secured, Ulric will descend into the cellar behind Desmond with his lantern in one hand and pack in the another.
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Re: (041) The Fireplace Subterrane
« Reply #57 on Jul 9, 2012, 12:04pm »
As soon as Desmond clears the tunnel and is in the room with the open stairs, he'll ready his sling and start eyeing the ceiling, looking for all of the possible centipede holes and pointing them out to everyone else.

(WOTE, can we get a mudmap? I'm having a hard time visualizing this area...)
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Re: (041) The Fireplace Subterrane
« Reply #58 on Jul 9, 2012, 7:08pm »
Gustave glances about in the dim hole, noting with no small chagrin that there is in fact no wine here at all!

He sets his armour down carefully on the unpleasantly filthy floor and draws his blade, not wishing to go through the rigmarole of again donning his armour (and risking a scrape against some unseen rocks!) if this turns out to be a false alarm.

"Well this is a merry place indeed", he observes.
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Re: (041) The Fireplace Subterrane
« Reply #59 on Jul 9, 2012, 7:22pm »
Once the fighters are in position, Highbough falls back to the second rank and holds his lantern high to illuminate the cracks in the ceiling.
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