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12/10/2019 12:47 pm  #2141


Re: The Scorched Sanctuary

There's no metal in the whip, is there? I just picture leather whips knotted as the handle, like Indiana Jones. Do whips in Hyperborea have studs or something?

 

12/10/2019 12:56 pm  #2142


Re: The Scorched Sanctuary

Gorgon's Lash is wound of Hyperborea's stiffest leathers, and has been wielded by many of its finest tamers to flex with deadly consequence. Its fall is fitted with 3 metal barbs.


 
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12/11/2019 2:08 pm  #2143


Re: The Scorched Sanctuary

Iron Ranger wrote:

Gorgon's Lash is wound of Hyperborea's stiffest leathers, and has been wielded by many of its finest tamers to flex with deadly consequence. Its fall is fitted with 3 metal barbs.

Kondor shrugs.  “We’ll find the answer below.”

He heads down as described before.

 

12/13/2019 3:41 pm  #2144


Re: The Scorched Sanctuary

Kondor steps into the stairwell, motioning for Sol and the Ixian to follow behind him, holding the lantern over his head. His sword is tip first, pointed into the stairwell in a way so that anything attacking him will be stabbed easily.

 

12/13/2019 8:46 pm  #2145


Re: The Scorched Sanctuary

Tetranna hands the lantern back to the barbarian after lighting her own slim taper from under her bearskin and motions to the thief. "Go ahead. I'll take the rear."

The narrow steps are slick under the barbarian's feet. A lichen grows on the chiseled stone. The walls are littered with carved hollows, just enough to force 3 fingers into... The lantern light falls away to darkness below.


 
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12/14/2019 11:57 am  #2146


Re: The Scorched Sanctuary

Kondor looks into a few of the carved hollows with the lantern light.

"Sol, maybe you should go first, and check for traps?"

 

12/15/2019 9:39 pm  #2147


Re: The Scorched Sanctuary

"Affirmative. Hand me the light"

 

12/15/2019 9:45 pm  #2148


Re: The Scorched Sanctuary

Sol holds the Ixian's slim candle close to one of the chiseled out holes in the stone wall.

Roll d12.


 
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12/15/2019 9:46 pm  #2149


Re: The Scorched Sanctuary

d12: 4

 

12/15/2019 9:48 pm  #2150


Re: The Scorched Sanctuary

There is something wedged down in the hole.


 
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12/15/2019 10:05 pm  #2151


Re: The Scorched Sanctuary

What is it?

 

12/15/2019 10:06 pm  #2152


Re: The Scorched Sanctuary

It looks like a piece of cork.


 
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12/15/2019 10:11 pm  #2153


Re: The Scorched Sanctuary

How wide is the whole, does it taper down to an opening with the cork as a plug?

 

12/15/2019 10:13 pm  #2154


Re: The Scorched Sanctuary

Sol can easily fit 3 fingers or several thieves tools into the hole. The hole is hand chiseled so not uniform, but not tapered either, however the candle isn't casting the best of light to see inside. The cork looks like it's in about 3 inches or so and doesn't quite fill the hole.


 
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12/16/2019 10:21 am  #2155


Re: The Scorched Sanctuary

“Hah! I was right!” Kondor whispers.

 

12/19/2019 4:31 pm  #2156


Re: The Scorched Sanctuary

Tetranna blows out her candle as its wax drips to the stair under her. "If it's going to take a while..." she shrugs. 


 
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12/19/2019 5:10 pm  #2157


Re: The Scorched Sanctuary

“So what do we do? I’m ready to go down, if you can stop the corks and whatever they’re holding in place.”

 

12/19/2019 7:06 pm  #2158


Re: The Scorched Sanctuary

The Ixian nods at the thief, "He looks like he's contemplating doing something in that hole, but look..." She motions to the wall. "Holes are everywhere."

The barbarian's lantern indeed shines across a wall pocked with scores of chiseled holes.

"Must mean something. Let's give him a few more minutes to figure something out."
She pokes Sol with the hilt of her hand axe. "What's the deal here, magic thief?


 
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12/19/2019 10:14 pm  #2159


Re: The Scorched Sanctuary

"Maybe there's something behind it"

Sol will try to wiggle the cork with one of his thieves' tools, making sure to keep his body and head clear of the opening.

ooc: how high up on the wall do these holes go? Could this be some sort of spike trap?

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12/19/2019 10:26 pm  #2160


Re: The Scorched Sanctuary

The stairwell within the wall is around 2 and a half feet wide, about 5 feet high and very steep.
The lantern light doesn't reach the bottom.
The holes are on the west wall in a band from waist to chest high, spaced about 10 inches apart and continue down the stairs.



Sol extracts 2 of his precious picks and plucks at the cork wedged within the hole; and upon careful contact with the cork
a sharp tink of glass sounds and Sol pulls out a small clear glass vial containing a clear liquid, stopped with the cork.

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