Ereworn Under The Shadow

"W-wait," Barn manages in a strangled, stuttering whisper as Smiling Jack makes for the curtain.

The big man steps carefully into the room, attempting to cover his friend's advance with his halberd's reach while trying to look in every direction except the curtain in case Ned is hiding, or has set up some illusion, trap or misdirection as he seems to enjoy doing.

Barn's Perception:  19

Smiling Jack, stops mid stride upon hearing Barn.  Jack does not open the curtain.

Smiling Jack asks in a low voice, "you think Ned might down one of those dark holes?  You think the holes might be interconnected?

Maybe have someone stay on this side of the curtain in case something pops out?

The elder trapper closes his eyes tightly, then blinks several times to clear his vision. A rush  of panic flows over the man. He freezes right where he is, unable to warn Jack before he performs his big reveal with the curtain.

Luckily, Barn is able to react quickly enough. In a low whisper Reg says, “Something very powerful is on the other side. It was overwhelming my casting. I feel we may have found Ned…and his Red Cap hole?”  The man looks around at all that has been collected. He tries to recall any details that might give the group some insight, but doesn’t spend hardly any time on it. Ned is no Red Cap, but he’s heard tales of the creature and this is the exact description told by the few that trounced such a fey…the lucky few.

He tightens his grip on his staff, both hands space evenly on the implement. 

" Is.....is someone there?", a voice very much like Clothas called out from behind the curtain.

" He just disappeared....I don't know where he went."

" He just disappeared....I don't know where he went."

Smiling Jack hears the above, and immediately swirls to those black holes thinking:   Maybe have someone stay on this side of the curtain in case something pops out?

He starts checking out the holes to determine if something or someone can pop out.

Perception 15

"He's gone now so come on out! We'll take you home!" Jack calls.

“Not good, not good, not good.”

Reg presses his body against the wall, on one side of the entrance door. His eyes narrowing, trying to discern slight changes on the floor. Maybe a swirl of dust, or the skitter of a rock. Hoping the ability to see slightly better in dim light will be an advantage in these close quarters. 

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" He just disappeared....I don't know where he went."

Smiling Jack hears the above, and immediately swirls to those black holes thinking:   Maybe have someone stay on this side of the curtain in case something pops out?

He starts checking out the holes to determine if something or someone can pop out.

Perception 15

In Jacks estimation the holes are certainly large enough for something somewhat human sized to wriggle through with difficulty, but Ned is not human....so perhaps it is not difficult for him.

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"He's gone now so come on out! We'll take you home!" Jack calls.

" I'm tied to these roots.....and please do not look at me if you come through....he has done...things.."

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“Not good, not good, not good.”

Reg presses his body against the wall, on one side of the entrance door. His eyes narrowing, trying to discern slight changes on the floor. Maybe a swirl of dust, or the skitter of a rock. Hoping the ability to see slightly better in dim light will be an advantage in these close quarters. 

Reg sees no such traces for now....

"Look girl how are we supposed to untie you with out eyes closed. Come on, how bad could it be?"

And Jacks pulls the curtain aside. They are running out of time. The bad guy could come back any moment.

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"W-wait," Barn manages in a strangled, stuttering whisper as Smiling Jack makes for the curtain.

The big man steps carefully into the room, attempting to cover his friend's advance with his halberd's reach while trying to look in every direction except the curtain in case Ned is hiding, or has set up some illusion, trap or misdirection as he seems to enjoy doing.

Barn's Perception:  19

Barn does not, in fact, look at Clotha.  Because he continues to look in every other possible direction, wondering where Ned may have vanished to.  Or if he has actually vanished, as in become invisible.  See above Perception check.  He wonders at the hoard of stolen things.

"So m-much stuff," the big man growls at the adversary who he does not see.  "So much... wh-why?  Why d-do you need to t-take it all for yourself from p-people who might need it?  D-does it help you?  Or are you j-just a thief for fun?  A thief and a kidnapper and a bloody b-bully?"

Barn's knuckles are white on the haft of his halberd once more.