Theo pulls up the hood of his cloak, blending into the dark interior of the cave. He then stealthily follows up behind Praxius and the rest of the group, moving quickly but carefully.
Nyka responds back to Praxius. {Be careful. And be quick. That is not the way we need to go}.
He turns to the others and say "They saw a shadow move ahead. They are going to see what it was.... Quiggley, where did everyone else go?" He looks up just as Paca and Kadevii slink into the shadows, losing sight of them (Perception18, less than there there stealth).
With a sigh, he will say Quiggly "I guess we are going this way, towards the storage room." He will lift his hood, and move into the shadows. He will get his shortbow ready, just in case. Stealth29.
Quiggley converts his sorcerous power ( 2 sorcery points) into power to cast a spell. He casts Silent image of Praxius, Paca, and Kadevii in front of him in the hall and Nyka, and Theo behind him. He then replies to answer My Nyka's question, in a round about way, in a loud voice,
"If you really want to go down this hall towards the light, then lets stay in an organized group! That's right everyone crowd together so Praxius can protect us all!" He will say as he bumps the metal part of the lantern into the wall and Slowly moving down the hall. Causing both an audio and visual distraction.
Just as Nyka COMEPLETELY vanishes, The rest of the group moves forward down the tunnel. All with their eyes set on the surroundings for any more sneaky traps hidden in the rubble.
You all feel fairly well hid as Praxius leads you forward, the Mighty Eladrin holding his new blade out in preparation for a frontal assault. Getting closer and closer to the light, and then it goes out.
You are left in darkness as you hear the tell tale noises of a lantern being hurriedly put away, followed by a scurrying of heavy footfalls. "Damn......" Strange mumblings come from what you assume is the storage room as you keep moving forward. Now with certainty there is someone in front of you, anticipating a surprise attack you all file into the room. Which is a fairly small cave, carved into the stone by what you assume were Gorons. It is surprisingly cramped in this room, causing most of you to rub shoulders as you once more hear the sounds of a lantern rattling. You raise your weapons, Just as the light from the Lantern returns.
"GOT IT!"A gravelly voice exclaims out, setting down the lantern. Cast in shadow, you can see a Masculine individual wearing beat up leather armor and a dark green cloak, a Longsword hangs from their side. They turn and you can now see, A chiseled jawline framed by week old scruff. Their pale skin is coated and stained with dirt and blood, Long dark brown hair that stretches down to their shoulders.
Immediately they draw the weapon at their side, along with a hidden knife tucked away behind their cloak and hold them in a defensive manner. Spotting some of you, Namely the Greatsword wielding barbarian. "Not another step" Their voice comes calm and collected, staring daggers at you Praxius.
"Who are you and what are you doing here."
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Praxius looks upon the stranger for a moment, stopping whilst he weighs up the situation.
"You do not look like Yiga. Another illusion perhaps?", he says more to himself than anyone else.
"I will not be explaining myself. I was invited into the mine, you were not I think. Time for you to start talking unless you want me to start swinging".
Kadevii puts two hands up by his side innocently. "We don't need to be attacking each other, I think. We've come at the behest of Dagoro, if that helps? We mean you no harm unless you do to us. Let's both put the weapons down and talk this out."
Nyka will let the more extroverted of the group talk to his person. He will keep to the shadows and get a good vantage point. He will notch an arrow, just in case.
(Holding action to attack if the newcomer becomes hostile.)
The newcomer is hesitant and clearly outnumbered, yet despite this he is holding his ground with both of his weapons held in a defensive manner. His lips curl into a grin at Praxius yet for a moment his blades falter when he hears the plea of Kadevii.
While he does not lower his weapons he does alter his stance to indicate he is willing to communicate.
(Theo, Check your Player Channel)
"I dont know any 'Dagoro' but if you are willing to talk, then I am willing to listen." His blue eyes keep an observant watch on all of you, for any signs of hostility.
"Im known as Strider, I awoke in this cave some time ago. Now it's your turn, Who are you and what are you doing here." While staying calm and collected, The more battle hardened among you can plainly see that in a moment, he could attack with the Longsword and dagger without much difficulty. In fact the way he is holding them, leads you to believe that this individual may have more years experience with a weapon than Praxius.
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"I awoke by a river, that likely tells you as little as how you awoke tells me", Praxius says, losing patience.
"At least you have given a name, mine is Praxius. Dagoro is the son of the chief of those who own this mine, so not knowing him does not help your case for being friendly", he says bluntly. "Why did you wake up here, and have you seen anyone else since you did? Oh, and did you set the crossbow trap back there?".
He stands wary, not giving an each, but wary of the capabilities of the one before him.
Theo slowly lowers his gun. Mentally, he tells Nyka, He doesn’t know who he is or where he is. He’s just looking for answers. If we don’t provoke him, we should be fine. Perhaps it’s best to direct him out of the mines to the city, though I wouldn’t oppose for him to join us if we can help him find answers.
Out loud, Theo says, “I’m Theo. We have business to attend here down in the mines, on behalf of our friend Dagoro, who Praxius has mentioned. If you want to get out of the mines, just head in that direction. Just watch out for the tripwire that’s rigged with magic. Otherwise, you could come and join us. Perhaps you may find your answers deeper in the mines?”
Pacalistens intently to whatever Strider says in response to both Praxius and Theo. He will try and discern if he is truthful or otherwise while he listens.
The Round earred Hylian man is still veyr much on guard, Nodding the affirmative when Praxius ask's hime about the crossbow trap. "Yes, That was mine."
"Havent a clue why I woke up here, One moment I was enjoying a stiff drink after a good payday. The next I wake up in that tunnel, Having no clue where I am." He Pauses, looking around at all of you before lowering his weapons.
"Mine? Dagoro? Is this not Kakariko?"
Paca, Nothing about what this 'Strider' is saying leads you to believe he may be lying. He just seems confused.
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Kadevii frowns. "Kakariko? We're in the mineshafts of Death Mountain. I'm sorry to hear you're that far from home; maybe you can come with us? But why was your first instinct to set up the crossbow trap? That could've killed someone!"
When Strider lowers his weapons, Praxius follows suit.
"Well then, if the trap was yours and you haven't seen anyone else come this way, we should get moving", he says turning to leave.
He calls over his shoulder as he does so, "As the others have said, join if you will, or not. Makes no difference to me. But where we go lies danger and mystery".
"Hang on! Where's Kakariko at? This is the fourth person, being, we have found suddenly appearing out of where they are from and what they are doing; to where we are investigating the activities of known enemies of the crown."
"Could they be using spatial, temporal, or realm magic without complete knowledge of how to do so? Or might they be using an item with the knowledge, but the item is broken or incomplete? Like the Ocarina?"
Quiggley postulates out loud. But gets no conclusions as he thinks about the arcane theories.
Kadevii follows Paca nervously, his wings rustling in the tight corridor.
Stealth: 19
Theo pulls up the hood of his cloak, blending into the dark interior of the cave. He then stealthily follows up behind Praxius and the rest of the group, moving quickly but carefully.
Stealth: 23
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Nyka responds back to Praxius. {Be careful. And be quick. That is not the way we need to go}.
He turns to the others and say "They saw a shadow move ahead. They are going to see what it was.... Quiggley, where did everyone else go?" He looks up just as Paca and Kadevii slink into the shadows, losing sight of them (Perception 18, less than there there stealth).
With a sigh, he will say Quiggly "I guess we are going this way, towards the storage room." He will lift his hood, and move into the shadows. He will get his shortbow ready, just in case. Stealth 29.
Quiggley converts his sorcerous power ( 2 sorcery points) into power to cast a spell. He casts Silent image of Praxius, Paca, and Kadevii in front of him in the hall and Nyka, and Theo behind him. He then replies to answer My Nyka's question, in a round about way, in a loud voice,
"If you really want to go down this hall towards the light, then lets stay in an organized group! That's right everyone crowd together so Praxius can protect us all!" He will say as he bumps the metal part of the lantern into the wall and Slowly moving down the hall. Causing both an audio and visual distraction.
Deception: 9+4= 13
Katerielle in Lost mine of Phandelver.
Bhelmek Thuldren in The dark tower of Cabilar.
Iam Unsure in Tower of Heaven.
Just as Nyka COMEPLETELY vanishes, The rest of the group moves forward down the tunnel. All with their eyes set on the surroundings for any more sneaky traps hidden in the rubble.
You all feel fairly well hid as Praxius leads you forward, the Mighty Eladrin holding his new blade out in preparation for a frontal assault. Getting closer and closer to the light, and then it goes out.
You are left in darkness as you hear the tell tale noises of a lantern being hurriedly put away, followed by a scurrying of heavy footfalls. "Damn......" Strange mumblings come from what you assume is the storage room as you keep moving forward. Now with certainty there is someone in front of you, anticipating a surprise attack you all file into the room. Which is a fairly small cave, carved into the stone by what you assume were Gorons. It is surprisingly cramped in this room, causing most of you to rub shoulders as you once more hear the sounds of a lantern rattling. You raise your weapons, Just as the light from the Lantern returns.
"GOT IT!" A gravelly voice exclaims out, setting down the lantern. Cast in shadow, you can see a Masculine individual wearing beat up leather armor and a dark green cloak, a Longsword hangs from their side. They turn and you can now see, A chiseled jawline framed by week old scruff. Their pale skin is coated and stained with dirt and blood, Long dark brown hair that stretches down to their shoulders.
Immediately they draw the weapon at their side, along with a hidden knife tucked away behind their cloak and hold them in a defensive manner. Spotting some of you, Namely the Greatsword wielding barbarian. "Not another step" Their voice comes calm and collected, staring daggers at you Praxius.
"Who are you and what are you doing here."
Malenia - [Monk - Way of the Jedi] - Auryn: Princess of Destiny
Praxius looks upon the stranger for a moment, stopping whilst he weighs up the situation.
"You do not look like Yiga. Another illusion perhaps?", he says more to himself than anyone else.
"I will not be explaining myself. I was invited into the mine, you were not I think. Time for you to start talking unless you want me to start swinging".
Intimidation: 2+8=10
Kadevii puts two hands up by his side innocently. "We don't need to be attacking each other, I think. We've come at the behest of Dagoro, if that helps? We mean you no harm unless you do to us. Let's both put the weapons down and talk this out."
Persuasion: 19
Quiggley comes flying in with his band of illusions and the room is now very crowded as everyone is doubled except the stranger and Quiggley.
Katerielle in Lost mine of Phandelver.
Bhelmek Thuldren in The dark tower of Cabilar.
Iam Unsure in Tower of Heaven.
Paca sends Lizi over to inspect him, giving her the command to dodge anything he does. "Check him out Lizi, is he dangerous or should we attack?"
Theo stays in the back of the group, studying the stranger. He looks for signs of what the man was doing here and if he means harm to us.
Insight: 20
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[A]
Nyka will let the more extroverted of the group talk to his person. He will keep to the shadows and get a good vantage point. He will notch an arrow, just in case.
(Holding action to attack if the newcomer becomes hostile.)
The newcomer is hesitant and clearly outnumbered, yet despite this he is holding his ground with both of his weapons held in a defensive manner.
His lips curl into a grin at Praxius yet for a moment his blades falter when he hears the plea of Kadevii.
While he does not lower his weapons he does alter his stance to indicate he is willing to communicate.
(Theo, Check your Player Channel)
"I dont know any 'Dagoro' but if you are willing to talk, then I am willing to listen." His blue eyes keep an observant watch on all of you, for any signs of hostility.
"Im known as Strider, I awoke in this cave some time ago. Now it's your turn, Who are you and what are you doing here." While staying calm and collected, The more battle hardened among you can plainly see that in a moment, he could attack with the Longsword and dagger without much difficulty. In fact the way he is holding them, leads you to believe that this individual may have more years experience with a weapon than Praxius.
Malenia - [Monk - Way of the Jedi] - Auryn: Princess of Destiny
"I awoke by a river, that likely tells you as little as how you awoke tells me", Praxius says, losing patience.
"At least you have given a name, mine is Praxius. Dagoro is the son of the chief of those who own this mine, so not knowing him does not help your case for being friendly", he says bluntly. "Why did you wake up here, and have you seen anyone else since you did? Oh, and did you set the crossbow trap back there?".
He stands wary, not giving an each, but wary of the capabilities of the one before him.
Persuasion: 19+1=20
Quiggley dismisses the illusion. The room becomes slightly less crowded.
Katerielle in Lost mine of Phandelver.
Bhelmek Thuldren in The dark tower of Cabilar.
Iam Unsure in Tower of Heaven.
Theo slowly lowers his gun. Mentally, he tells Nyka, He doesn’t know who he is or where he is. He’s just looking for answers. If we don’t provoke him, we should be fine. Perhaps it’s best to direct him out of the mines to the city, though I wouldn’t oppose for him to join us if we can help him find answers.
Out loud, Theo says, “I’m Theo. We have business to attend here down in the mines, on behalf of our friend Dagoro, who Praxius has mentioned. If you want to get out of the mines, just head in that direction. Just watch out for the tripwire that’s rigged with magic. Otherwise, you could come and join us. Perhaps you may find your answers deeper in the mines?”
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Paca listens intently to whatever Strider says in response to both Praxius and Theo. He will try and discern if he is truthful or otherwise while he listens.
Insight: 25 (for however Strider responds)
The Round earred Hylian man is still veyr much on guard, Nodding the affirmative when Praxius ask's hime about the crossbow trap. "Yes, That was mine."
"Havent a clue why I woke up here, One moment I was enjoying a stiff drink after a good payday. The next I wake up in that tunnel, Having no clue where I am." He Pauses, looking around at all of you before lowering his weapons.
"Mine? Dagoro? Is this not Kakariko?"
Paca, Nothing about what this 'Strider' is saying leads you to believe he may be lying. He just seems confused.
Malenia - [Monk - Way of the Jedi] - Auryn: Princess of Destiny
Kadevii frowns. "Kakariko? We're in the mineshafts of Death Mountain. I'm sorry to hear you're that far from home; maybe you can come with us? But why was your first instinct to set up the crossbow trap? That could've killed someone!"
When Strider lowers his weapons, Praxius follows suit.
"Well then, if the trap was yours and you haven't seen anyone else come this way, we should get moving", he says turning to leave.
He calls over his shoulder as he does so, "As the others have said, join if you will, or not. Makes no difference to me. But where we go lies danger and mystery".
With that he makes his way back down the tunnel.
"Hang on! Where's Kakariko at? This is the fourth person, being, we have found suddenly appearing out of where they are from and what they are doing; to where we are investigating the activities of known enemies of the crown."
"Could they be using spatial, temporal, or realm magic without complete knowledge of how to do so? Or might they be using an item with the knowledge, but the item is broken or incomplete? Like the Ocarina?"
Quiggley postulates out loud. But gets no conclusions as he thinks about the arcane theories.
Arcana check 6+5= 11; 4+5= 9
Katerielle in Lost mine of Phandelver.
Bhelmek Thuldren in The dark tower of Cabilar.
Iam Unsure in Tower of Heaven.