Zbornak looks over Zyrelle's shoulder as she draws, nodding and pointing out (quietly, so Amaranth doesn't hear) that she could definitely jump that ravine. "Looks good! Now, shall we go find that artifact?"
“Yes Zbornak, let’s return to the chasm chamber. It appears the only way we haven’t fully explored. Shall we tie a rope on you as “cross” the divide?”
Zozzie uses his fingers to make a ‘walking’ motion with them. Maybe there was a small jump of his hand as he finished the display. He casts Produce Flames at the end, mainly for illumination.
You make your way back to the chasm and begin tying the rope around Sergeant Bakh. "Once I'm on the other side, I'll be able to help you all across." He takes a step onto the bridge, his massive foot spanning nearly the whole width of the plank. He inches forward, one small step at a time. Halfway across the bridge now, in the middle of another step, and a small spider comes falling from the ceiling. It falls, landing directly on the Sergeant's eye. He jumps, startled, and loses his balance. Your grip on the rope tightens, feet firmly planted in the ground pulling with all your might. Bakh swings to the left, and the rope catches on a jagged rock. The force of Bakh's weight and the sharp edge are too much for the rope to handle. It snaps, sending Bakh plunging into the depths. You hear him let out a bloodcurdling scream, before falling into silence.
Zozzie stands there, rope in hand, paralyzed. Mouth slightly agape, stunned as he watched the action take place in slow-motion. A shout of “NO!” formed on his lips, but no sound escaped.
He closed his eyes as the thoughts flooded his mind, the image of Sergeant Bakh’s contorted face burned into his memory.
The name erupting from Cadence before he was consciously aware. The man disappearing down the chasm before any of them could do anything. To die was a possibility they all signed up for… but to go like this.. so pointless and because of a stray spider… it was incomprehensible.
Candence, legs weak from shock, sinks to the ground. Tears forming in his eyes.
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Zyrelle is able to sketch a rough map of the the cave, including the ravine, the other delvers, the mimic, and the water.
Cadence looks impressed at the roughly drawn map. “Good job, Zyrelle! This should definitely help us keep our bearing in here.”
(Much better map than I was picturing 🙂}
Zbornak looks over Zyrelle's shoulder as she draws, nodding and pointing out (quietly, so Amaranth doesn't hear) that she could definitely jump that ravine. "Looks good! Now, shall we go find that artifact?"
“Yes Zbornak, let’s return to the chasm chamber. It appears the only way we haven’t fully explored. Shall we tie a rope on you as “cross” the divide?”
Zozzie uses his fingers to make a ‘walking’ motion with them. Maybe there was a small jump of his hand as he finished the display. He casts Produce Flames at the end, mainly for illumination.
You make your way back to the chasm and begin tying the rope around Sergeant Bakh. "Once I'm on the other side, I'll be able to help you all across." He takes a step onto the bridge, his massive foot spanning nearly the whole width of the plank. He inches forward, one small step at a time. Halfway across the bridge now, in the middle of another step, and a small spider comes falling from the ceiling. It falls, landing directly on the Sergeant's eye. He jumps, startled, and loses his balance. Your grip on the rope tightens, feet firmly planted in the ground pulling with all your might. Bakh swings to the left, and the rope catches on a jagged rock. The force of Bakh's weight and the sharp edge are too much for the rope to handle. It snaps, sending Bakh plunging into the depths. You hear him let out a bloodcurdling scream, before falling into silence.
Zozzie stands there, rope in hand, paralyzed. Mouth slightly agape, stunned as he watched the action take place in slow-motion. A shout of “NO!” formed on his lips, but no sound escaped.
He closed his eyes as the thoughts flooded his mind, the image of Sergeant Bakh’s contorted face burned into his memory.
The silence that followed was deafening.
“BAHK!”
The name erupting from Cadence before he was consciously aware. The man disappearing down the chasm before any of them could do anything. To die was a possibility they all signed up for… but to go like this.. so pointless and because of a stray spider… it was incomprehensible.
Candence, legs weak from shock, sinks to the ground. Tears forming in his eyes.