Galingal looks at Kolose closely when he describes Stena as being excited. He glances at Stena and watches her for a moment before frowning. He had thought he was beginning to understand how people on this plane interacted and communicated but this left him at a bit of a loss.
"Stena is serious because this place," Galingal begins and waves a hand around at the tunnel they're in, meaning the Underdark in general, "this place is serious."
He goes quiet again as they follow Thorum, keeping an eye and an ear out for sign of trouble.
"C'mon!", the duergar calls back in dwarfish, heading down the tunnel where the path rises as it opens up in to a vast chasm, an old stone bridge arching up into the distance, glowing fungus in the chasm back-lighting the silhouette of the edge set against the glow of the ceiling above.
Galingal spots that the bridge seems to have sustained damage at some point, the upper edge jagged and perhaps not connecting to the far side. Further, the glow of fungus from the far side seems hazy in places, almost as if it were seen through a sheer veil.
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"Stop," Galingal calls out before anyone steps onto the bridge.
He points out the spots where he notices damage and that the bridge might not span the whole crossing. He also points out the hazy spots.
"Could be trap. Maybe illusion," Galingal says.
He looks around for a small stone or two and then uses a sling to whip the stones across the bridge and see what happens when they go through the sheer veil/haze.
...and doesn't seem to pick up on his tone of voice, instead scrambling across the bridge.
((The party is a bit back from the edge of the chasm, the lip of which is maybe 50 ft away and 15 ft above where the tunnel emerged into this vast space.))
Galingal watches the duergar run out on the bridge, thinking that this will be quicker than any ritual Kolose comes up with. If he falls off, they'll know soon enough.
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Stena pauses and half turns towards Gal then turns and squints into the odd veil and damaged bridge. Muttering a profanity she turns towards Thorum and calls so he can hear in dwarven,
"Beralla? Is that you? Thorum, I think I heard Beralla behind us!"
She says it all like it's leaving a bad taste in her mouth, emphasized by her spitting after.
"Who's Beralla? Follow me, this way to Gracklstugh and my beloved Ergha!", Thorum calls out in dwarvish, dashing up the bridge before suddenly plummeting out of view. "Eeeerrrrggghhhaaaaa....."
"Wooooahh, far out man! Way to go full send!", a voice chimes in (*in Undercommon*) from above and slightly behind those of you that have entered the chasm.
"Totally far out!", a deeper voice agrees.
Whirling about, you see a pair of goblins sitting in an alcove, chewing on some rations and passing a waterskin back and forth.
"You dudes and dudettes here to surf the strands too? Gnarly!", the shorter one says, nodding and raising a hand with index and pinky finger extended.
Galingal watches the duergar fall into the chasm and nods.
"Gap," he finally says before looking at the goblins.
From their laid back posture they don't appear aggressive. But whether they're speaking undercommon or goblin, Galingal doesn't know what they're saying. He looks over to Stena and Jimjar to see how they're reacting.
"Nah, man what's sweet is he just fully committed! The bridge? It only goes part way, and don't know no haze, but would be fully honored to surf the silk with you righteous folks if you're as gnarly as your buddy there.", the goblin says in something approaching Common after hearing that being the language you were speaking.
"Totally gnarly!"
"You all surface folks come down to ride the strands? Didn't know word had spread that far, but I fully understand that thrill seekers gotta chase that high, you feel me?"
"Totally gotta!"
"Forkin' stoked to meet you, I'm Yuk Yuk, and this is my dude Spiderbait."
"Totally stoked!"
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The middle seems to have the most traffic through it, though they are close, perhaps people coming out of one and going in the other?
Thorum tags along, seemingly a bit distracted and lost in his own mind, rubbing his hands along his thighs and hugging himself.
After twenty minutes of navigating the tunnel, a faint glow is visible from up ahead, and there is another elongated ''''''V'''''' on the wall.
"Oh! I think I know where we are!" Thorum exclaims, pushing forward and moving to take the lead.
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock
Stena gives Thorum a wary glance but is happy to have him in the lead. She summons some enthusiasm as she follows the dark dwarf.
"Lead on Thorum!"
Kolose leans in to whoever is closest that is not Stena.
"I think that is the most excited I've seen her so far..."
Galingal looks at Kolose closely when he describes Stena as being excited. He glances at Stena and watches her for a moment before frowning. He had thought he was beginning to understand how people on this plane interacted and communicated but this left him at a bit of a loss.
"Stena is serious because this place," Galingal begins and waves a hand around at the tunnel they're in, meaning the Underdark in general, "this place is serious."
He goes quiet again as they follow Thorum, keeping an eye and an ear out for sign of trouble.
Perception: 23
"C'mon!", the duergar calls back in dwarfish, heading down the tunnel where the path rises as it opens up in to a vast chasm, an old stone bridge arching up into the distance, glowing fungus in the chasm back-lighting the silhouette of the edge set against the glow of the ceiling above.
Galingal spots that the bridge seems to have sustained damage at some point, the upper edge jagged and perhaps not connecting to the far side. Further, the glow of fungus from the far side seems hazy in places, almost as if it were seen through a sheer veil.
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock
"Stop," Galingal calls out before anyone steps onto the bridge.
He points out the spots where he notices damage and that the bridge might not span the whole crossing. He also points out the hazy spots.
"Could be trap. Maybe illusion," Galingal says.
He looks around for a small stone or two and then uses a sling to whip the stones across the bridge and see what happens when they go through the sheer veil/haze.
The duergar doesn't seem to understand Galingal...
Insight: 2
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock
...and doesn't seem to pick up on his tone of voice, instead scrambling across the bridge.
((The party is a bit back from the edge of the chasm, the lip of which is maybe 50 ft away and 15 ft above where the tunnel emerged into this vast space.))
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock
"Ah! Illusions! That would be magic, yes?" Kolose asks what should be a rhetorical question with full sincerity.
"I have a spell for that, if we can spare ten minutes for me to recite it from my book. Would let me see the magic in question."
Galingal watches the duergar run out on the bridge, thinking that this will be quicker than any ritual Kolose comes up with. If he falls off, they'll know soon enough.
Stena pauses and half turns towards Gal then turns and squints into the odd veil and damaged bridge. Muttering a profanity she turns towards Thorum and calls so he can hear in dwarven,
"Beralla? Is that you? Thorum, I think I heard Beralla behind us!"
She says it all like it's leaving a bad taste in her mouth, emphasized by her spitting after.
((Deception, with disadvantage: 5))
"Who's Beralla? Follow me, this way to Gracklstugh and my beloved Ergha!", Thorum calls out in dwarvish, dashing up the bridge before suddenly plummeting out of view. "Eeeerrrrggghhhaaaaa....."
"Wooooahh, far out man! Way to go full send!", a voice chimes in (*in Undercommon*) from above and slightly behind those of you that have entered the chasm.
"Totally far out!", a deeper voice agrees.
Whirling about, you see a pair of goblins sitting in an alcove, chewing on some rations and passing a waterskin back and forth.
"You dudes and dudettes here to surf the strands too? Gnarly!", the shorter one says, nodding and raising a hand with index and pinky finger extended.
"Totally gnarly!", the larger of the two agrees.
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock
Stena stops and blinks,
"Ergha? No you..."
Her shoulders slump as he falls out of sight before straightening as she spins and takes aim for a goblin.
After a few tense seconds she asks,
"They must be speaking goblin. Do any of ye speak goblin?"
The goblins are speaking Undercommon, sorry for not saying!
* but with some unusual vernacular...
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock
Galingal watches the duergar fall into the chasm and nods.
"Gap," he finally says before looking at the goblins.
From their laid back posture they don't appear aggressive. But whether they're speaking undercommon or goblin, Galingal doesn't know what they're saying. He looks over to Stena and Jimjar to see how they're reacting.
"Sweet, bruh! Duergar totally gapped it!"
"Totally sweet!"
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock
"What is sweet? The ration? What are they saying Jimjar?"
Kolose is shuddering, although he's not sure why. He gets vague images of youngsters on boards with little wheels who caused a constant ruckus...
Galingal looks closely at the goblins.
"What are they saying?" he asks. "What do they know about the bridge and the haze?"
"Nah, man what's sweet is he just fully committed! The bridge? It only goes part way, and don't know no haze, but would be fully honored to surf the silk with you righteous folks if you're as gnarly as your buddy there.", the goblin says in something approaching Common after hearing that being the language you were speaking.
"Totally gnarly!"
"You all surface folks come down to ride the strands? Didn't know word had spread that far, but I fully understand that thrill seekers gotta chase that high, you feel me?"
"Totally gotta!"
"Forkin' stoked to meet you, I'm Yuk Yuk, and this is my dude Spiderbait."
"Totally stoked!"
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock