Paca returns to the group and whispers very softly, "Lizi sees and Adult Dodongo up there. Most likely here protecting its offspring. Lets try not to make it angry, she says the big ones can spew fire and the small ones can explode. Keep that in mind should we find ourselves in a tough situation."
“Great,” Theo whispers. “We’ve got an angry parent with their children up there. Anyone know how to calm them down, other than just waiting here for them to forget us?” Theo tried to remember anything he knows about these creatures.
All of you are met with the sound of rustling dirt, as behind you near the hole you examined earlier. A small, lizard like creature with no legs or arms burrows up from the ground. Thankfully you are all fairly well concealed so the creature does not see you.
It slithers on its belly across the floor towards where you had entered the cave.
Simultaneously, you hear a low guttural growl ring off the cave walls. Then hear what sounds like a large foot stepping, above you a few pebbles break off from the ledge from the heavy impact of the footfall. Then another, and another. The Adult Dodongo, the Mother of whatever Young Dodongos that lurk in this cave is very clearly awake and searching for the sound that woke her.
Quiggley,
Looking over the lantern, you are fairly certain that with a bit of repair it can be used again but the drop has rendered it unable to produce any light at the moment.
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Seeing Quiggley fail to reignite the lantern, Paca thinks to himself, "Last time I borrow anything out..."Then hearing the footfalls says "Ok, These adult Dadongos are very slow, we can move now and probably get away we just don't know what is ahead. We need to decide quick, stay and fight or go off deeper into the unknown. I personally vote to avoid this Dadongo. I am not fond of fire."
Quiggley puts the broken lantern in the bag of holding taking out a torch. He waits for the others to move before starting to fly again to follow them.
Hearing the others wish to move passed the Adult Dodongo without engaging, Praxius lets out a sigh of disappointment, before moving quietly forward once more.
"So be it", he says quietly.
On reflection, he wouldn't want to kill the mother of the child Dodongos anyway.
He stays alert as he moves, ready to charge the Dodongo if it tries to get to one of his companions. He also tries to motion to the others to make their way forward behind him, to leave himself between them and the Dodongo noises.
"Stay behind me if you can", he whispers in case they didn't see his motion.
In unison, the four of you sink as close to the ground as you possibly can. In fact you are having a difficult time spotting your own companions as you slink further along the left wall. Taking care with each step so not even the sound of dirt crunching under you heel is loud enough to alert the freshly awoken Adult Dodongo above you. It's heavy footfalls continue, one after another with a resounding THUD that almost shakes the entirety of the cave.
Moving forward bit by bit, eventually a strange sight comes into view within this cave. A metal cauldron and pipe that looks to be worked into the rough rock of the northern wall. This is VERY out of place within this cave of natural formation, as you grow ever closer to it. You catch a small bead of red light leak from the pipe and fall into the awaiting cauldron, it sizzles against the metal before rapidly cooling.
Moving closer to the Northern wall, you take a few moments to fully take in this new environment. To your left, you can see a steep incline made of earth and stone that appears to lead up to the ledge where you had heard the Adult Dodongo.
To your right, You can just make out a faint bit of light and feel a warm breeze pass through a VERY small passage. Far smaller than the passage in which you had entered.
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Praxius turns to make sure his friends had managed to move further into the cavern behind him and is presently surprised at how concealed they were.
"I think that passage is too small for me", he whispers very quietly, hoping the other's can hear him but the Dodongo could not. "I can guard whilst you take a look", he suggests equally quietly and starts to move into position.
You move up to the opening within the cave wall and peer inside, Immediately you are blasted in the face with a wave of intense heat which only grows stronger as your squeeze into the opening. Pressing through, keeping mind of how tight it is for you and the size of it. You, being an intelligent person determine that your large friend, Praxius. Cannot squeeze through this passage, he is simply far too bulky.
Pressing further in, the heat growing more and more to the point where you are fairly certain. If you were not gifted the ring by the Goron, you would likely be on the verge of collapse. However there is a rather bright light coming from what you assume is another room to this Cave system. Finally you reach the other side, after sidling through the opening for nearly two minutes. Just to find yourself face to face with a large gray rock, lit in a silhouette by a strangely orange light behind it.
Taking in the immediate area, you can see that the ground here is fairly well worn and packed. Meaning it is frequently traveled and what appears to be a worked stone path a little further up on either side of the rock.
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Paca will ask Lizi to go through with Theo. "Lizi, follow Theo and assist in his investigation. If he asks for help in a task please help him. He can be trusted."
"Well, what do we do while we wait, other than, well....wait. Anybody bring a sandwich?"Pacawhisper ever so gently
Praxius smiles at Paca’s comment, but he is more interested in looking for another way to proceed passed the Dodongo. Judging by the difficulty even Theo had making it down the small passage, he knows it is not for him.
”There must be another way through”, he mutters quietly.
Your attention is drawn back to the pipe protruding from the wall, close to the opening in which Theo had squeezed through. Moving closer to inspect it, you find a large metal basin in front of it. Meant to catch whatever comes from the pipe, Peering into the basin. It is mostly filled with long cooled magma and some simple rocks that likely fell from the ceiling of this cave.
You look up and into the pipe, It appears wide enough for a person to crawl through. Even one of your size, while you are unable to see exactly where the other end exits out to. You do see a fairly bright, orangeish light about 80 feet down the pipe.
Meanwhile,
Lizi nods at your suggestion Paca. "Remember, Dodongo's excel at digging and smashing through rock! Perhaps we could lure it to the opening and get it to charge. Open it up for Praxius?"
She then Flutters off after Theo, easily following through the cramped passage before softly landing on Theo's shoulder. "Paca wanted me to help you out! What do we do?" She chirps up at Theo.
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"It looks like there might be another way out", Praxius whispers to Quiggley and Paca. He then sheathes his sword and carefully and quietly climbs into the pipe.
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Paca returns to the group and whispers very softly, "Lizi sees and Adult Dodongo up there. Most likely here protecting its offspring. Lets try not to make it angry, she says the big ones can spew fire and the small ones can explode. Keep that in mind should we find ourselves in a tough situation."
“Great,” Theo whispers. “We’ve got an angry parent with their children up there. Anyone know how to calm them down, other than just waiting here for them to forget us?” Theo tried to remember anything he knows about these creatures.
Nature: 11+1=12
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All of you are met with the sound of rustling dirt, as behind you near the hole you examined earlier. A small, lizard like creature with no legs or arms burrows up from the ground. Thankfully you are all fairly well concealed so the creature does not see you.
It slithers on its belly across the floor towards where you had entered the cave.
Simultaneously, you hear a low guttural growl ring off the cave walls. Then hear what sounds like a large foot stepping, above you a few pebbles break off from the ledge from the heavy impact of the footfall. Then another, and another. The Adult Dodongo, the Mother of whatever Young Dodongos that lurk in this cave is very clearly awake and searching for the sound that woke her.
Quiggley,
Looking over the lantern, you are fairly certain that with a bit of repair it can be used again but the drop has rendered it unable to produce any light at the moment.
Malenia - [Monk - Way of the Jedi] - Auryn: Princess of Destiny
Seeing Quiggley fail to reignite the lantern, Paca thinks to himself, "Last time I borrow anything out..." Then hearing the footfalls says "Ok, These adult Dadongos are very slow, we can move now and probably get away we just don't know what is ahead. We need to decide quick, stay and fight or go off deeper into the unknown. I personally vote to avoid this Dadongo. I am not fond of fire."
“I agree. I’d rather not fight this thing and then have to fight something else,” Theo says. “Better get a move on it, though, if we are to run.”
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Quiggley puts the broken lantern in the bag of holding taking out a torch. He waits for the others to move before starting to fly again to follow them.
Katerielle in Lost mine of Phandelver.
Bhelmek Thuldren in The dark tower of Cabilar.
Iam Unsure in Tower of Heaven.
Hearing the others wish to move passed the Adult Dodongo without engaging, Praxius lets out a sigh of disappointment, before moving quietly forward once more.
"So be it", he says quietly.
On reflection, he wouldn't want to kill the mother of the child Dodongos anyway.
He stays alert as he moves, ready to charge the Dodongo if it tries to get to one of his companions. He also tries to motion to the others to make their way forward behind him, to leave himself between them and the Dodongo noises.
"Stay behind me if you can", he whispers in case they didn't see his motion.
Stealth: 10+6=16
Theo continues to move behind Praxius, hood already pulled up on his cloak.
Stealth: 15+5=20
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[A]
Quiggley begins to fly as the group creeps forward.
Stealth 10+5= 15
Katerielle in Lost mine of Phandelver.
Bhelmek Thuldren in The dark tower of Cabilar.
Iam Unsure in Tower of Heaven.
Paca creeps so low to the ground he seems nearly invisible.... "Lets go" he whispers
Stealth: 23
In unison, the four of you sink as close to the ground as you possibly can. In fact you are having a difficult time spotting your own companions as you slink further along the left wall. Taking care with each step so not even the sound of dirt crunching under you heel is loud enough to alert the freshly awoken Adult Dodongo above you. It's heavy footfalls continue, one after another with a resounding THUD that almost shakes the entirety of the cave.
Moving forward bit by bit, eventually a strange sight comes into view within this cave. A metal cauldron and pipe that looks to be worked into the rough rock of the northern wall. This is VERY out of place within this cave of natural formation, as you grow ever closer to it. You catch a small bead of red light leak from the pipe and fall into the awaiting cauldron, it sizzles against the metal before rapidly cooling.
Moving closer to the Northern wall, you take a few moments to fully take in this new environment. To your left, you can see a steep incline made of earth and stone that appears to lead up to the ledge where you had heard the Adult Dodongo.
To your right, You can just make out a faint bit of light and feel a warm breeze pass through a VERY small passage. Far smaller than the passage in which you had entered.
Malenia - [Monk - Way of the Jedi] - Auryn: Princess of Destiny
Praxius turns to make sure his friends had managed to move further into the cavern behind him and is presently surprised at how concealed they were.
"I think that passage is too small for me", he whispers very quietly, hoping the other's can hear him but the Dodongo could not. "I can guard whilst you take a look", he suggests equally quietly and starts to move into position.
Quiggley will hunker down and wait to find out what's in the small tunnel
Katerielle in Lost mine of Phandelver.
Bhelmek Thuldren in The dark tower of Cabilar.
Iam Unsure in Tower of Heaven.
“I’ll try and sneak in,” Theo volunteers. “I’ll see what’s in the next room and if there’s any kind of danger we need to know about.”
Perception: 10+7=17
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[A]
Theo,
You move up to the opening within the cave wall and peer inside, Immediately you are blasted in the face with a wave of intense heat which only grows stronger as your squeeze into the opening. Pressing through, keeping mind of how tight it is for you and the size of it. You, being an intelligent person determine that your large friend, Praxius. Cannot squeeze through this passage, he is simply far too bulky.
Pressing further in, the heat growing more and more to the point where you are fairly certain. If you were not gifted the ring by the Goron, you would likely be on the verge of collapse. However there is a rather bright light coming from what you assume is another room to this Cave system. Finally you reach the other side, after sidling through the opening for nearly two minutes. Just to find yourself face to face with a large gray rock, lit in a silhouette by a strangely orange light behind it.
Taking in the immediate area, you can see that the ground here is fairly well worn and packed. Meaning it is frequently traveled and what appears to be a worked stone path a little further up on either side of the rock.
Malenia - [Monk - Way of the Jedi] - Auryn: Princess of Destiny
Paca will ask Lizi to go through with Theo. "Lizi, follow Theo and assist in his investigation. If he asks for help in a task please help him. He can be trusted."
"Well, what do we do while we wait, other than, well....wait. Anybody bring a sandwich?" Paca whisper ever so gently
Praxius smiles at Paca’s comment, but he is more interested in looking for another way to proceed passed the Dodongo. Judging by the difficulty even Theo had making it down the small passage, he knows it is not for him.
”There must be another way through”, he mutters quietly.
Perception: 18+4=22
Praxius,
Your attention is drawn back to the pipe protruding from the wall, close to the opening in which Theo had squeezed through. Moving closer to inspect it, you find a large metal basin in front of it. Meant to catch whatever comes from the pipe, Peering into the basin. It is mostly filled with long cooled magma and some simple rocks that likely fell from the ceiling of this cave.
You look up and into the pipe, It appears wide enough for a person to crawl through. Even one of your size, while you are unable to see exactly where the other end exits out to. You do see a fairly bright, orangeish light about 80 feet down the pipe.
Meanwhile,
Lizi nods at your suggestion Paca. "Remember, Dodongo's excel at digging and smashing through rock! Perhaps we could lure it to the opening and get it to charge. Open it up for Praxius?"
She then Flutters off after Theo, easily following through the cramped passage before softly landing on Theo's shoulder. "Paca wanted me to help you out! What do we do?" She chirps up at Theo.
Malenia - [Monk - Way of the Jedi] - Auryn: Princess of Destiny
“Lizi, can you check if there’s any creatures or traps on the other side of this rock that we need to know of?” Theo asks.
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[A]
"It looks like there might be another way out", Praxius whispers to Quiggley and Paca. He then sheathes his sword and carefully and quietly climbs into the pipe.