"West sounds good." Saralyssa says,, dusting her hands as she waits for someone to take the lead. She would have sent Sabastian to scout, but sighs instead as she readies herself to move onward.
The quintet wind their way first west and then south and then west again. The passage splits, leading far to the south but west into a cavern.
Bloodstains on the floor hint at violent skirmishes that took place here in the past. Peering into the poorly lit cavern, those with darkvision can see a dozen bugbears standing guard.
Saralyssa pauses, gaging her companions response for a moment before acting. She is ready to toss a fireball out though, if it looks like her friends are ready to attack instead of talking to the bugbears.
Titus steps forward with Morph, he lays his clawed hand on the hilt of his sword and speaks to them Bugbears “We need not spill blood on this ground fellow travelers. Surely the under mountain has given you your fill of that by now. Tell us the way to the skull port we can reward you in both information and coin. If you insist on bloodshed, be warned we are more than capable of defending ourselves.”
A hobgoblin growls from the darkness. "We are no travelers. This is our home," he says. "We keep the cave elves at bay."
There is a pause. "Skullport? Not the stairs?" he says. "You are almost there. Follow the passage as you were and pass us by. You will find Skullport before long."
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Morphgives Titusa smile and pat on the back, whispering,
"Nicely done."
Morphsteps forward and speaks to the hobgoblin,
"Actually, do you know where the stairs are as well? Not that we wont to disturb you fine beings any longer, but if we did need to find the stairs at a later point, that would be useful information to have."
Saralyssa shrugs and lets the others speak, sighing as she would rather just blast these guys and not have to worry about them backstabbing the group at the first chance they get.
"So, do we head to Skullport or down to the next level? If Krennic was trying to get to Skullport and then head out into the Underdark by boat, we will miss our opportunity if we don't go there first."
"If, on the other hand, he is continuing down, well we would only have to catch up, we would still know his general location."
"My vote is we check out Skullport, see if they stopped in there and if they left there, via boat or back into Undermountain."
"Skullport works for me." Saralyssa says with a nod. "Can resummon Sabastian while we are there, and get more supplies for that spell as well, hopefully."
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Morph bights his lip,
"Maybe we wait for a better time and place Saralyssa. Oh and I have a brazier and materials, if you need them, when we do have time to stop."
"So we have drow behind us and who knows what, down the south passage, maybe we just take the west passage and see what we find?"
David Gearlock | Human | Artificer | Revenge Heist
Knox | Warforged | Cleric | Shadowthorn's Out of the Abyss
"West sounds good." Saralyssa says,, dusting her hands as she waits for someone to take the lead. She would have sent Sabastian to scout, but sighs instead as she readies herself to move onward.
"Ok, lets get moving then, before those drow behind us workout we came this way and catch up to us."
Morph waves to Titus and Rethan forward, to lead the way.
"After you."
David Gearlock | Human | Artificer | Revenge Heist
Knox | Warforged | Cleric | Shadowthorn's Out of the Abyss
The quintet wind their way first west and then south and then west again. The passage splits, leading far to the south but west into a cavern.
Bloodstains on the floor hint at violent skirmishes that took place here in the past. Peering into the poorly lit cavern, those with darkvision can see a dozen bugbears standing guard.
Saralyssa pauses, gaging her companions response for a moment before acting. She is ready to toss a fireball out though, if it looks like her friends are ready to attack instead of talking to the bugbears.
Morph whispers to Saralyssa and the others.
"Be ready to attack if they show any hostility."
Morph steps forward and calls out to the bugbears.
"Hello, we come in peace."
Morph watches to see how they react, ready to act if they show any signs of hostility.
Insight check, if needed: 22
Action: Ready Action:
Trigger: The bugbears show themselves to be hostile
Action: Cast Eldritch Blast targeting the closest bugbear(s) still alive:
Beam 1: Attack: 9 - Damage: 9 force damage
Beam 2: Attack: 11 - Damage: 2 force damage
David Gearlock | Human | Artificer | Revenge Heist
Knox | Warforged | Cleric | Shadowthorn's Out of the Abyss
Titus steps forward with Morph, he lays his clawed hand on the hilt of his sword and speaks to them Bugbears “We need not spill blood on this ground fellow travelers. Surely the under mountain has given you your fill of that by now. Tell us the way to the skull port we can reward you in both information and coin. If you insist on bloodshed, be warned we are more than capable of defending ourselves.”
Persuasion: 23
Titus will ready the spell Bless to cast on Morph, Saralyssa, and himself at the first sign of violence.
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A hobgoblin growls from the darkness. "We are no travelers. This is our home," he says. "We keep the cave elves at bay."
There is a pause. "Skullport? Not the stairs?" he says. "You are almost there. Follow the passage as you were and pass us by. You will find Skullport before long."
Morph gives Titus a smile and pat on the back, whispering,
"Nicely done."
Morph steps forward and speaks to the hobgoblin,
"Actually, do you know where the stairs are as well? Not that we wont to disturb you fine beings any longer, but if we did need to find the stairs at a later point, that would be useful information to have."
Persuasion check: 11
David Gearlock | Human | Artificer | Revenge Heist
Knox | Warforged | Cleric | Shadowthorn's Out of the Abyss
Saralyssa shrugs and lets the others speak, sighing as she would rather just blast these guys and not have to worry about them backstabbing the group at the first chance they get.
"If you want pass through hobgoblin passages, you go see Azrok and Lurkana. They decide."
The hobgoblin points north.
"Right, thanks for the information."
Morph steps back to the others and quietly speaks.
"So, do we head to Skullport or down to the next level? If Krennic was trying to get to Skullport and then head out into the Underdark by boat, we will miss our opportunity if we don't go there first."
"If, on the other hand, he is continuing down, well we would only have to catch up, we would still know his general location."
"My vote is we check out Skullport, see if they stopped in there and if they left there, via boat or back into Undermountain."
David Gearlock | Human | Artificer | Revenge Heist
Knox | Warforged | Cleric | Shadowthorn's Out of the Abyss
"Skullport works for me." Saralyssa says with a nod. "Can resummon Sabastian while we are there, and get more supplies for that spell as well, hopefully."