agcias
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Post by agcias on Apr 2, 2009 13:51:51 GMT -6
Issa, if you and your spear would join me, we might probe those holes. Who knows what some dlaqo may have secreted there, né? And Hrahyosh, your keen eyes and mind would be helpful. O' most estimable Trinesh, I direct your attention and intellect to the odd pillar of bones. Ohé, lantern boy! Illuminate this for us.
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Post by trineshhissanmarin on Apr 2, 2009 19:26:45 GMT -6
Trinesh lights 1 of his torches from the other lantern boy, then sends him oner towards Teregash's position. He examines the structure the dlaqo was standing by when we attacked.
"Someone cut the head off of the dlaqo. We should take it with us to show our employeer to help loosen his purse strings.
Ouippuo and Hredharru, would one of you please join Teregash in watching the western tunnel and the other stay me so that we can act as needed."
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edsan
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Post by edsan on Apr 3, 2009 8:19:32 GMT -6
The structure is a tub-shaped ring of bones that appear to have been crudely cemented together with some sort of secretion. They form a low wall around 7 melon-shaped, pale objects reminiscent of the cocoons some moths are known to emerge of.
Something else catches Trinesh' attention...the bones that form the nest, in fact, most of the bones scattered around while definitively humanoid are overly large to be human. (Successful Idea Roll)
The party members investigating the holes on the wall don't find anything of importance. None of the holes is big enough for a person to travel unless he feels like crawling.
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agcias
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Post by agcias on Apr 3, 2009 10:25:07 GMT -6
Do'olnar will join the bone group. He wonders if the "eggs" would be worth anything on the surface. He'll also examine the nest carefuly.
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Post by trineshhissanmarin on Apr 3, 2009 11:17:17 GMT -6
Something else catches Trinesh' attention...the bones that form the nest, in fact, most of the bones scattered around while definitively humanoid are overly large to be human. (Successful Idea Roll)
OOC: Is there anything that resembles a pelvic girdle or hip bone? Also, I look carefully for loose coins, gems, or any sort of garments. To Do'olnar: "These appear to be either Shen or Ahoggya bones. Most likely Shen. Or perhaps Nluss. If we can find a pelvic girdle we should be able to tell better. The dlaqo must be raiding a cemetery or morgue and bring bones back thru these tunnels they have dug."
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Post by trineshhissanmarin on Apr 3, 2009 11:20:25 GMT -6
The structure is a tub-shaped ring of bones that appear to have been crudely cemented together with some sort of secretion. They form a low wall around 7 melon-shaped, pale objects reminiscent of the cocoons some moths are known to emerge of. "Does someone near have a mace or crowbar, so that we can break this "nest" open to search it better?"
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Post by spudcld on Apr 3, 2009 12:18:19 GMT -6
"I can hit it with my morningstar if you like" Hrahyosh offers.
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edsan
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Post by edsan on Apr 3, 2009 14:44:14 GMT -6
There does not appear to be anything of value in the bone-nest.
The bones are apparently all humanoid and, as was said before, too large to be human. Some appear to have odd deformities but no one has the medical skills to deduce more from this.
OCC: (sigh) Do'olnar doesn't know what Shen or N'luss are. He has heard of Ahoggya but never seen one. Either way, Ahoggya are hardly humanoid
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agcias
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Post by agcias on Apr 3, 2009 15:27:59 GMT -6
Using his merchant skill, can Do'olnar determine if the cocoon "silk" would be valuable as cloth or if he or Hrahyosh (ropemaking) think it would make an especially strong or durable rope?
I would think that Do'olnar is well read enough to know of the northern giant barbarians, the descendants of the Dragon Kings. Now, Hluss he might not know about (barring his possibly apocryphal back-story which includes an encounter). And, Trin, my assorted N'luss characters strongly resent being called "humanoid." But then, you tiny things have always given us the creeps. Worrying about stepping on you an' all that.
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agcias
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Post by agcias on Apr 3, 2009 18:39:24 GMT -6
Alternately, would dlaqo "eggs" bring a price at some of the "exotic" markets?
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Post by trineshhissanmarin on Apr 3, 2009 21:52:16 GMT -6
Trinesh picks up a large deformed bone and puts it in his sack for later study and cuts the head off the dlaqo and puts it in the sack as well.
"Let us form a line across the width of the room and move east to west to check for anything else. Light a torch if you have it so we can see room better. Teregash stay where you are and guard the western tunnel please."
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edsan
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Post by edsan on Apr 4, 2009 15:38:54 GMT -6
No one has any idea how much Dlaqo eggs would sell for, if at all. However given the creature sacred status to the cult of Sarku and Durritlamish maybe it could be worth something to its members...it is a matter of trying.
The head of the Dlaqo is about the size of a human torso with two scimitar-sized mandibles jutting out. It is not very heavy but it is unwieldy to carry and will take most of the space of a large sack. Whoever is carrying it should drop the sack in case of combat as it can easily get in the way and diminish fighting efficiency.
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Post by trineshhissanmarin on Apr 4, 2009 16:52:58 GMT -6
No one has any idea how much Dlaqo eggs would sell for, if at all. However given the creature sacred status to the cult of Sarku and Durritlamish maybe it could be worth something to its members...it is a matter of trying. "Do'olnar, that would probably NOT be a good idea, unless you wish to unpleasantly shorten your skein of destiny."
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Post by trineshhissanmarin on Apr 4, 2009 16:57:14 GMT -6
The head of the Dlaqo is about the size of a human torso with two scimitar-sized mandibles jutting out. It is not very heavy but it is unwieldy to carry and will take most of the space of a large sack. Whoever is carrying it should drop the sack in case of combat as it can easily get in the way and diminish fighting efficiency. Trinesh decides, after some effort getting it in his sack, to settle for a mandible for comparision purposes. Also, unless Do'olnar wishes to object, he will slice open the cocoons to harvest the silk, and make sure the larvae inside are dead. "Unless anyone objects, let use search this room to see if there is any items of interest or hidden doorways."OOC: Do we find anything?
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agcias
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Post by agcias on Apr 4, 2009 18:47:10 GMT -6
"Do'olnar, that would probably NOT be a good idea, unless you wish to unpleasantly shorten your skein of destiny." Does what little Do'olnar knows of Sarku support this? Trinesh, do not cut the cocoons, you will break the silk and ruin any value it may have. I will carry the "eggs" in my sack and attempt to interest Hritsekkash in acting as intermediary in such a sale. If the danger outweighs the gain by so much as a tnúng (187.4 mg), as a Salarvayani he will flee from it and we will investigate uses for the silk.
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Post by noisms on Apr 4, 2009 20:16:16 GMT -6
Teregash remains in position, muttering to himself in his strange Engsvanyali dialect. What use in investigating the dead insect? It is dead now, and that is that.
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Post by edsan on Apr 5, 2009 9:07:22 GMT -6
Does what little Do'olnar knows of Sarku support this?
No, while the Dlaqo is "sacred" to Sarku that does not prevent their adepts from hunting it, the same way the wolf was sacred to the Romans, given the foundation myth, but that didn't prevent their legion standart bearers from dressing in wolf pelts.
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Post by spudcld on Apr 5, 2009 17:42:28 GMT -6
Hrahyosh continues looking down all the holes in the walls. Seeing if they contain anything of interest. He wants nothing to do with what can only be dlaqo eggs.
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Post by trineshhissanmarin on Apr 5, 2009 19:12:16 GMT -6
"Let us search the rest of this room and then move on down the western tunnel."
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agcias
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Post by agcias on Apr 5, 2009 20:20:53 GMT -6
Do'olnar fits the cocoons carefully into his sack, padding them as well as needed, and readys to search the rest of the room then move out.
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Post by noisms on Apr 5, 2009 20:54:00 GMT -6
"Let us search the rest of this room and then move on down the western tunnel." "Yes," says Teregash.
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Post by edsan on Apr 6, 2009 10:12:38 GMT -6
(Roll, Roll, Roll)
The brave party finds nothing else of interest in the room or the Dlaqo tunnels.
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Post by trineshhissanmarin on Apr 6, 2009 11:06:19 GMT -6
"Shall we continue down the western corridor?"
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Post by spudcld on Apr 6, 2009 12:48:01 GMT -6
Hrahyosh "Fine with me. Let's re-take our positions."
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Post by makofan on Apr 6, 2009 13:45:09 GMT -6
Ouippuo is game - he needs cash
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agcias
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Post by agcias on Apr 6, 2009 16:16:53 GMT -6
Ssá, let's move on.
Do'olnar moves up beside Hrahyosh, loosens the daggers at his sash and readies one in his hand.
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Post by noisms on Apr 6, 2009 20:53:24 GMT -6
Teregash slides into position.
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Post by trineshhissanmarin on Apr 6, 2009 21:55:06 GMT -6
Trinesh puts out his torch (what's left of it) and takes position.
"Lantern bearers, take your places and let us head into the western tunnel checking as we go."
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2009 10:39:45 GMT -6
Issa gives up poking about in the holes and takes her place in the line, prodding one of the lantern slaves into position with the butt of her spear.
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edsan
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Post by edsan on Apr 7, 2009 10:46:54 GMT -6
So the brave band endeavors down the new corridor...
The tunnel is much similar to the one that took you the the Dlaqo-nest room, but as you progress it proves to be in a slightly more decayed status. After slave's lantern light ceases to reach the room you just left, all feel a slightly slanting of the tunnel which becomes more and more accentuated as you walk on. You are traveling not only forward but down.
After a few minutes the increase in humidity in the air is noticeable, as is the increasingly degraded status of the walls and ceiling. A few more minutes and the sound of running water reaches your ears. The end of the corridor can be seen further ahead. From what you can perceive it seems to lead into a much larger passage running perpendicular to it, there is obviously some water source running there, given the noise.
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