"Woah!"he turns to Hürrig and Bründir "Look! my new friend is saying hello! This are Hürrig and Bründir. They are brave warriors and true friends! We are in the mines under their city, trying to stop the ones that enslaved their kin to goblins. We have taken care of that but we need to stop the ones that instigated the whole thing... " he then show it to Seid "Look master wizard. This fine hammer is Rikkazarik and he is happy not to be stone anymore. We have to thank Jex for that Rikkazarik "he adds talking again to the hammer and showing it to Jex "He is a little bit grumpy sometimes but he is good hearted and a skilled warrior. " he informs to the hammer " Now my good Seid. Our new friend is anxious to taste the thrill of the battle once more. We should pick that armour and shield too and use the keys to find this evil wizards and stop whatever they are trying to do!"
He puts his old hammer on his back. "Don't you worry my old friend. I will never abandon you. You will rest for now after all this years you deserve it."
Seid nods to Thurston. "Excellent job, my friends! We are indeed full of cleverness here. I say we should continue forth for now instead of wasting precious time checking these items. Let us use them, but see what awaits us in the next room." With that he takes the key and presses his ear to the door for a moment and upon hearing nothing turns the key and opens the door...
The next room is a tall, cylindrical chamber carved out of dark stone. A very large iron cauldron full of murky liquid and with a small door set into the side of it stands in the centre of the room. Every five feet along the wall are two foot openings at various heights. Each is barred shut.
Thutston nods and, beign the tallest and strongest of the party right now, he picks up both the shield and the armor too. Tie them to his backpack and follow the others.
As the party enter the room they see that each of the openings have trinkets inside them. As the last of them enters the chamber, the door swings shut behind them with a clank and the floor begins to slowly rise towards the ceiling.
"Damned hellhole!" Bründir curses, "Think quick, somethin' in 'ere's gotta help!" He rushes to the wall, pulls the bars from the compartments, and unceremoniously discards the contents of each to the floor for inspection.
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Grishkar Darkmoor, Necromancer of Nerull the Despiser Kelvin Rabbitfoot, Diviner, con artist, always hunting for a good sale Bründir Halfshield, Valor Bard, three-time Sheercleft Drinking Competition Champion, Hometown hero
"Ahhhh....cauldron!" Bründir jumps and grabs a glass, liquid-filled glove with a swimming worm, "Throw somethin' in there! Try this." He plops the small sphere into the cauldron and waits to see what happens.
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Grishkar Darkmoor, Necromancer of Nerull the Despiser Kelvin Rabbitfoot, Diviner, con artist, always hunting for a good sale Bründir Halfshield, Valor Bard, three-time Sheercleft Drinking Competition Champion, Hometown hero
The globe sinks to the bottom of the cold water with a muffled clonk. The floor continues to rise towards the ceiling. Vark is also now craning his neck and soon Seid and Jex will have trouble staying upright.
The kindling catches the spark of the tinderbox with unnatural speed, and, in short order, a blazing fire has erupted from amongst the pile of faggots beneath the cauldron. The water begins to sputter and bubble, and great clouds of steam billow up into the air. The moisture settles upon the hardened earth of the roof, which starts to soften and crumble.
Finally, the ceiling is so close that Thurston and Vark are forced almost onto their stomachs. Even the dwarves are crouching by now. However, as the mouth of the cauldron reaches the top, the loose dirt gives away and the entire party is pushed up and through into a new chamber.
The next room appears to be strewn with ruins. It's dark, with stone paving scattered about the floor, and there's a strong smell of sage in the air. Stone columns protrude from the walls, and some have even broken and collapsed. The walls look eroded and as though they are falling apart.
In the middle of the room is a decorative stone basin. It is empty and spotless on the inside. The exit from the room is an iron door. Engraved on the door is the depiction of an expressionless, cloaked figure in front of a mountain with her arms outstretched and water pouring from her sleeves onto the ground beneath her. To the left and right of the door are two vases on plinths.
Still breathing heavily from the fright of the previous room, Seid spends a few moments examining the iconography of the room as well as the basin and vases. He determines that they do not appear to be trapped and tense as he slips one of the vases from their plinths. He lets out a sigh of relief when the walls do not immediately begin to push inward and he begins to fill the vase with liquid from his water skin. “Come, fill them with water. I believe we must then pour the contents into the basin at the same moment. Thurston I believe that job may be yours to complete depending on how heavy these are once filled.”
"Sure"he says looking at the iconography " It's funny, there are clearly elements there to represent or perhaps appeal some water elementals, but the whole thing... it kind of reminds me to Freya..." he says as they proceed to fill the vase with water.
Jex stands aside and nods. "Air, earth, fire, water. It makes sense. There must be a way to fill them from here though." He walks around the room looking for holes or hidden levers or something that may operate a pump.
As he sees Seid inspecting the engraving Jex wanders over.
"Yes, as I suspected, water." He looks over his shoulder to make sure everyone is able to hear. "You know who that is?" Reading Seid's limited understanding perfectly he lets the room realise that he is about to explain something that Seid does not understand, pausing to let the situation sink in, the only sign of how much he is enjoying himself the slightest upturning of the left corner of his mouth in the start of a smug grin, and a twitching of his left eye as he suppresses his instinct to wink. "To priests of Thor, such as Thurston and myself, she is known as Freya. At home in Saramei, most know her as Nephthys. She also goes by Brigantia to those of Breanne. She is the most honoured of deities here, the lady; guardian of rivers, and most revered at midwinter when her stars grace the sky." He sweeps his arms in a dramatic broad gesture towards imaginary stars. "The river guardian to complete our puzzles of the four elements, in an airtight room that is clearly subject to flooding." He nods at the loose rocks as an arm casually reaches up to touch where the pillar next to him is water worn. "I hope you can hold your breath." The wink that has been held back is released and the smug grin is now clear across his face. He uncorks his waterskin and mirrors Seid's actions with the other vase.
Once the water has filled the basin, it is imbued with a cyan glow that illuminates the entire room. The distant sound of rushing water can be heard and then two sheet-like waterfalls pour from above, hanging like curtains in front of the pillars on each side of the room. The water rapidly drains through cracks in the stone and a familiar clanking of turning gears and wheels can be heard. The iron doors swing open.
"Well done well done!"says Thurston patting Jex's shoulder "Let's go after them"
As he enters the corridor the norscan says to Seid
"I am thinking... for a bunch of wizards they aren't too smart aren't they? I mean, they needed months to figure out how to cross this chambers and we are doing it on the go... "
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As Thurston's hand brushes over the head of the hammer, he sees three new runes light up across its side, glowing a pale blue.
The Chronicles of Arden: Sheercleft - DM for Aiden, Bründir, Jex, Thurston, Valaith and Vark
The Chronicles of Arden: Hunters - DM for Alaris, Astrid, Caio and Shiva
"Woah!" he turns to Hürrig and Bründir "Look! my new friend is saying hello! This are Hürrig and Bründir. They are brave warriors and true friends! We are in the mines under their city, trying to stop the ones that enslaved their kin to goblins. We have taken care of that but we need to stop the ones that instigated the whole thing... " he then show it to Seid "Look master wizard. This fine hammer is Rikkazarik and he is happy not to be stone anymore. We have to thank Jex for that Rikkazarik " he adds talking again to the hammer and showing it to Jex "He is a little bit grumpy sometimes but he is good hearted and a skilled warrior. " he informs to the hammer " Now my good Seid. Our new friend is anxious to taste the thrill of the battle once more. We should pick that armour and shield too and use the keys to find this evil wizards and stop whatever they are trying to do!"
He puts his old hammer on his back. "Don't you worry my old friend. I will never abandon you. You will rest for now after all this years you deserve it."
PbP Character: A few ;)
Seid nods to Thurston. "Excellent job, my friends! We are indeed full of cleverness here. I say we should continue forth for now instead of wasting precious time checking these items. Let us use them, but see what awaits us in the next room." With that he takes the key and presses his ear to the door for a moment and upon hearing nothing turns the key and opens the door...
Valaith "Rimehand" Kalukavi - Chronicles of Arden
The next room is a tall, cylindrical chamber carved out of dark stone. A very large iron cauldron full of murky liquid and with a small door set into the side of it stands in the centre of the room. Every five feet along the wall are two foot openings at various heights. Each is barred shut.
The Chronicles of Arden: Sheercleft - DM for Aiden, Bründir, Jex, Thurston, Valaith and Vark
The Chronicles of Arden: Hunters - DM for Alaris, Astrid, Caio and Shiva
Thutston nods and, beign the tallest and strongest of the party right now, he picks up both the shield and the armor too. Tie them to his backpack and follow the others.
PbP Character: A few ;)
As the party enter the room they see that each of the openings have trinkets inside them. As the last of them enters the chamber, the door swings shut behind them with a clank and the floor begins to slowly rise towards the ceiling.
The Chronicles of Arden: Sheercleft - DM for Aiden, Bründir, Jex, Thurston, Valaith and Vark
The Chronicles of Arden: Hunters - DM for Alaris, Astrid, Caio and Shiva
"Damned hellhole!" Bründir curses, "Think quick, somethin' in 'ere's gotta help!" He rushes to the wall, pulls the bars from the compartments, and unceremoniously discards the contents of each to the floor for inspection.
Characters:
Grishkar Darkmoor, Necromancer of Nerull the Despiser
Kelvin Rabbitfoot, Diviner, con artist, always hunting for a good sale
Bründir Halfshield, Valor Bard, three-time Sheercleft Drinking Competition Champion, Hometown hero
Seeing the trinkets Thurston takes off his cloak and push it into one of the barred holes. He looks up and says
"You don't like it? Come on! it's magical!"
When the floor doesn't stops he pulls it out saying to the others
"You better think of another thing! Maybe cook something in the cauldron?"
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As the ceiling draws closer, it becomes apparent that it is made of hard packed earth. Space grows cramped and Thurston is the first to have to stoop.
The Chronicles of Arden: Sheercleft - DM for Aiden, Bründir, Jex, Thurston, Valaith and Vark
The Chronicles of Arden: Hunters - DM for Alaris, Astrid, Caio and Shiva
"Ahhhh....cauldron!" Bründir jumps and grabs a glass, liquid-filled glove with a swimming worm, "Throw somethin' in there! Try this." He plops the small sphere into the cauldron and waits to see what happens.
Characters:
Grishkar Darkmoor, Necromancer of Nerull the Despiser
Kelvin Rabbitfoot, Diviner, con artist, always hunting for a good sale
Bründir Halfshield, Valor Bard, three-time Sheercleft Drinking Competition Champion, Hometown hero
The globe sinks to the bottom of the cold water with a muffled clonk. The floor continues to rise towards the ceiling. Vark is also now craning his neck and soon Seid and Jex will have trouble staying upright.
The Chronicles of Arden: Sheercleft - DM for Aiden, Bründir, Jex, Thurston, Valaith and Vark
The Chronicles of Arden: Hunters - DM for Alaris, Astrid, Caio and Shiva
Thurston throws some mead into the cauldron with a sigh.
"Shouldn't we light it?"
He kneels to avoid the approaching ceiling and takes his tinderbox trying to light a fire under the cauldron.
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The kindling catches the spark of the tinderbox with unnatural speed, and, in short order, a blazing fire has erupted from amongst the pile of faggots beneath the cauldron. The water begins to sputter and bubble, and great clouds of steam billow up into the air. The moisture settles upon the hardened earth of the roof, which starts to soften and crumble.
Finally, the ceiling is so close that Thurston and Vark are forced almost onto their stomachs. Even the dwarves are crouching by now. However, as the mouth of the cauldron reaches the top, the loose dirt gives away and the entire party is pushed up and through into a new chamber.
The next room appears to be strewn with ruins. It's dark, with stone paving scattered about the floor, and there's a strong smell of sage in the air. Stone columns protrude from the walls, and some have even broken and collapsed. The walls look eroded and as though they are falling apart.
In the middle of the room is a decorative stone basin. It is empty and spotless on the inside. The exit from the room is an iron door. Engraved on the door is the depiction of an expressionless, cloaked figure in front of a mountain with her arms outstretched and water pouring from her sleeves onto the ground beneath her. To the left and right of the door are two vases on plinths.
The Chronicles of Arden: Sheercleft - DM for Aiden, Bründir, Jex, Thurston, Valaith and Vark
The Chronicles of Arden: Hunters - DM for Alaris, Astrid, Caio and Shiva
Looking around Thurston informs to the others
"All my ale went to into the cauldron I am afraid!" pointing to the vases at the sides of the door.
PbP Character: A few ;)
Still breathing heavily from the fright of the previous room, Seid spends a few moments examining the iconography of the room as well as the basin and vases. He determines that they do not appear to be trapped and tense as he slips one of the vases from their plinths. He lets out a sigh of relief when the walls do not immediately begin to push inward and he begins to fill the vase with liquid from his water skin. “Come, fill them with water. I believe we must then pour the contents into the basin at the same moment. Thurston I believe that job may be yours to complete depending on how heavy these are once filled.”
Valaith "Rimehand" Kalukavi - Chronicles of Arden
"Sure" he says looking at the iconography " It's funny, there are clearly elements there to represent or perhaps appeal some water elementals, but the whole thing... it kind of reminds me to Freya..." he says as they proceed to fill the vase with water.
PbP Character: A few ;)
Jex stands aside and nods. "Air, earth, fire, water. It makes sense. There must be a way to fill them from here though." He walks around the room looking for holes or hidden levers or something that may operate a pump.
As he sees Seid inspecting the engraving Jex wanders over.
"Yes, as I suspected, water." He looks over his shoulder to make sure everyone is able to hear. "You know who that is?" Reading Seid's limited understanding perfectly he lets the room realise that he is about to explain something that Seid does not understand, pausing to let the situation sink in, the only sign of how much he is enjoying himself the slightest upturning of the left corner of his mouth in the start of a smug grin, and a twitching of his left eye as he suppresses his instinct to wink. "To priests of Thor, such as Thurston and myself, she is known as Freya. At home in Saramei, most know her as Nephthys. She also goes by Brigantia to those of Breanne. She is the most honoured of deities here, the lady; guardian of rivers, and most revered at midwinter when her stars grace the sky." He sweeps his arms in a dramatic broad gesture towards imaginary stars. "The river guardian to complete our puzzles of the four elements, in an airtight room that is clearly subject to flooding." He nods at the loose rocks as an arm casually reaches up to touch where the pillar next to him is water worn. "I hope you can hold your breath." The wink that has been held back is released and the smug grin is now clear across his face. He uncorks his waterskin and mirrors Seid's actions with the other vase.
Once the water has filled the basin, it is imbued with a cyan glow that illuminates the entire room. The distant sound of rushing water can be heard and then two sheet-like waterfalls pour from above, hanging like curtains in front of the pillars on each side of the room. The water rapidly drains through cracks in the stone and a familiar clanking of turning gears and wheels can be heard. The iron doors swing open.
A dark corridor extends on the far side.
The Chronicles of Arden: Sheercleft - DM for Aiden, Bründir, Jex, Thurston, Valaith and Vark
The Chronicles of Arden: Hunters - DM for Alaris, Astrid, Caio and Shiva
"Well done well done!" says Thurston patting Jex's shoulder "Let's go after them"
As he enters the corridor the norscan says to Seid
"I am thinking... for a bunch of wizards they aren't too smart aren't they? I mean, they needed months to figure out how to cross this chambers and we are doing it on the go... "
PbP Character: A few ;)