*Morbrukk looks at the ruins amazed* "I can't believe how dwarves make such stonework. I wish my people could build something like this. Maybe I need to capture a few dwarfs in the next raid. Don't worry I only kidding." * Morbrukk chuckles a little*
"...at worst if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."
At first, when Kelsin sparks up the wick on her candle and the small flame begins to flicker, everyone holds their breath with the expectation that something amazing would happen. After more than a minute of staring at the same dead end with expertly hidden Dwarven runes carved into it, and nothing happening. Everyone turns to look at each other with a look that says, "now what?"
Was going to roll an Insight check for everyone, but then Kelsin rolled a Nat 20 so... Rolls are in the game log.
Then, almost unbidden an idea pops into Kelsin's head. She brings the candle flame forward and actually presses the tip of the candle against the rune covered slab of rock. Her intuition bears fruit as the satisfying sound of stone scraping on stone resonates all around. In a flash, and a bright flash at that, because outside it is just past midday and Amryn's sun beats down out of a cold azure sky sending blinding rays of light through every crack that cracks as, the magical Dwarven doorway opens up. After a moment the door slides completely to, and outside the band sees rocky hills in all directions. Outside of their newly opened secret doorway, the groups sees a drift of thick snow. No trail, no tracks, nothing to mark the area as some place that Dwarves, Men, or Elves used to travel regularly. Harbek takes one look outside at the cold harsh landscape and says, "I liked it better when that door was shut!"
Strix checks her map and notes and says, "Well, if my map is correct we should be facing just about due east. The fort is northwest and up a steep, twisting rise, but the map says there's supposed to be a trail."
Kyomi holds her hands up against her eyes to shield them from the absolutely harsh glare of the sun off of the pure white crystalline snow. After listening to Strix she says, "Yeah, I'm sure in midsummer there's a trail here easy to see, but this is the absolute dead of winter. I'd say we best tie ourselves together with rope, and do what needs doing. Unless you all want to wait around here till twilight and hope we have a cloudless night to travel by?"
"Let's get moving. What are the chances of it being a cloudless night. We don't have time to waste and besides I don't want to be in this cold any longer than I have to be."
"I agree lets get going" says Kelsin. She takes out her rope and ties everyone together. She then heads out moving towards the northwest. Kelsin keeps an eye for a twisting rise and any danger
"Clouds or no clouds, we all see just fine in the dark, but it's not going to get any warmer when the sun sets. Hopefully we'll make Furuflaten by nightfall."
Perception: 3
Survival: 11
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"...at worst if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."
After strapping together with rope and testing that it is secure, the group heads out into the biting cold of the Druraka Mountains in mid-winter. Each step is hard fought, and several times the more stout members of the group were forced to pull not only their own weight, but to help those with less strength to forge their way ahead. Morbrukk, being the tallest and strongest, took the lead, with Harbek and Strix directly behind helping to navigate. After a time, Kelsin noticed the tops of some well worn standing stones sticking out of the snow at regular intervals, and following them with her eye realized that they were markers of some sort. All but screaming to overcome the gusty wind that drove bitter-cold snow swirling around them all, Kelsin made her comrades aware of the markers. After that, their movement was at the very least guided and purposeful, though no less easy. After about an hours march up the craggy mountainside, the sun dipped behind the mountains to the west and the dimness of twilight began to settle in. It was at that moment that Strix finally caught site of the tall stone tower sticking up out of the snow on an outcropping plateau several hundred feet above them and to the north. She called everyone's attention to it, and they quickened their steps in the hopes of making it there before dark.
More than another hour later the group finally approached the tall stone tower, but as they approached Morbrukk stopped their movement and held up a hand signaling for quiet. There, in the snow, was a bright red splatter of fresh blood. From the splash a small trail of blood darted across the stark white snow heading in the direction of the tower.
(OOC: Everybody roll a Nature check for me. I'll roll for Kyomi.)
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"Hmmm...", says Strix, "Well that's not exactly an encouraging sign now, is it?"
Nature check: 12
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"...at worst if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."
*Morbrukk looks at the ruins amazed* "I can't believe how dwarves make such stonework. I wish my people could build something like this. Maybe I need to capture a few dwarfs in the next raid. Don't worry I only kidding." * Morbrukk chuckles a little*
"Now this was hard to find. Good job Strix" says Kelsin
Strix gives Kelsin a slight smile and a nod. "My pleasure. Now, I guess we need to build a fire."
"...at worst if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."
"So who has the firewood? Also a match?"
"Well I have a tinder box to start a fire, and a candle. Maybe that will be enough" says Kelsin
She will then light a candle
"Well at least we go that covered. I'm glad I'm with such smart companions. Smarts among my people is a very rare thing."
At first, when Kelsin sparks up the wick on her candle and the small flame begins to flicker, everyone holds their breath with the expectation that something amazing would happen. After more than a minute of staring at the same dead end with expertly hidden Dwarven runes carved into it, and nothing happening. Everyone turns to look at each other with a look that says, "now what?"
Was going to roll an Insight check for everyone, but then Kelsin rolled a Nat 20 so... Rolls are in the game log.
Then, almost unbidden an idea pops into Kelsin's head. She brings the candle flame forward and actually presses the tip of the candle against the rune covered slab of rock. Her intuition bears fruit as the satisfying sound of stone scraping on stone resonates all around. In a flash, and a bright flash at that, because outside it is just past midday and Amryn's sun beats down out of a cold azure sky sending blinding rays of light through every crack that cracks as, the magical Dwarven doorway opens up. After a moment the door slides completely to, and outside the band sees rocky hills in all directions. Outside of their newly opened secret doorway, the groups sees a drift of thick snow. No trail, no tracks, nothing to mark the area as some place that Dwarves, Men, or Elves used to travel regularly. Harbek takes one look outside at the cold harsh landscape and says, "I liked it better when that door was shut!"
Kelsin snuffs out the candle and puts it away. She shields her eyes from the light. "That is a bit too bright. Where do we go from here?"
*Morbrukk shivers* "Yeah no kidding. It's freezing. I can't get wait to get back to the warmth. I'm not built for the cold."
Strix checks her map and notes and says, "Well, if my map is correct we should be facing just about due east. The fort is northwest and up a steep, twisting rise, but the map says there's supposed to be a trail."
Kyomi holds her hands up against her eyes to shield them from the absolutely harsh glare of the sun off of the pure white crystalline snow. After listening to Strix she says, "Yeah, I'm sure in midsummer there's a trail here easy to see, but this is the absolute dead of winter. I'd say we best tie ourselves together with rope, and do what needs doing. Unless you all want to wait around here till twilight and hope we have a cloudless night to travel by?"
"Let's get moving. What are the chances of it being a cloudless night. We don't have time to waste and besides I don't want to be in this cold any longer than I have to be."
"I agree lets get going" says Kelsin. She takes out her rope and ties everyone together. She then heads out moving towards the northwest. Kelsin keeps an eye for a twisting rise and any danger
Perception 7
Survival 16
"Sure no problem."
Perception 11
Survival 16
"Clouds or no clouds, we all see just fine in the dark, but it's not going to get any warmer when the sun sets. Hopefully we'll make Furuflaten by nightfall."
Perception: 3
Survival: 11
"...at worst if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."
13
After strapping together with rope and testing that it is secure, the group heads out into the biting cold of the Druraka Mountains in mid-winter. Each step is hard fought, and several times the more stout members of the group were forced to pull not only their own weight, but to help those with less strength to forge their way ahead. Morbrukk, being the tallest and strongest, took the lead, with Harbek and Strix directly behind helping to navigate. After a time, Kelsin noticed the tops of some well worn standing stones sticking out of the snow at regular intervals, and following them with her eye realized that they were markers of some sort. All but screaming to overcome the gusty wind that drove bitter-cold snow swirling around them all, Kelsin made her comrades aware of the markers. After that, their movement was at the very least guided and purposeful, though no less easy. After about an hours march up the craggy mountainside, the sun dipped behind the mountains to the west and the dimness of twilight began to settle in. It was at that moment that Strix finally caught site of the tall stone tower sticking up out of the snow on an outcropping plateau several hundred feet above them and to the north. She called everyone's attention to it, and they quickened their steps in the hopes of making it there before dark.
More than another hour later the group finally approached the tall stone tower, but as they approached Morbrukk stopped their movement and held up a hand signaling for quiet. There, in the snow, was a bright red splatter of fresh blood. From the splash a small trail of blood darted across the stark white snow heading in the direction of the tower.
(OOC: Everybody roll a Nature check for me. I'll roll for Kyomi.)
8
Kelsin
Nature Check 6
Nature 13
Nature 1
"Hmmm...", says Strix, "Well that's not exactly an encouraging sign now, is it?"
Nature check: 12
"...at worst if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."
"No it isn't. I wonder what made that but I can probably guarantee it isn't friendly." *Morbrukk eyes shift back and forth looking*