Link's Out of the Abyss!

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 *That works!....L is lift.*

*OOC: @LinkArcher - In the 6 or 7 days that the Expedition members have been in Velkynvelve, have any of us used the lift or gotten close enough to see it?  If so, about how many people could fit in the lift at once?* 

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*You see what looks like a shape moving about in the water. Also, the drop looks to be about 70 feet down.*

Shade comes from the Mountain Jungle clan in his homeland, and he is familiar with steep drops and shadowy pools.  His keen eyes pick out a form in the dimly lit water far below, but he does not share those details at this time.  He doesn't want to alarm any of the other prisoners. 

It seems to Shade that all of the walkways in the Drow outpost just lead to other chambers in the cliff wall or in the stalactites.  He doesn't think that this group would survive an all-out fight against the Drow and their Quaggoths.  Therefore, when Jorlan lets them out of their pen, they're going to have to get everyone out of Velkynvelve quickly.

Shade sends a telepathic message to everyone in Stool's telepathic bond as they walk to the work site:

(telepathy)  "Hello?  This is Shade again.  I see no way out of Velkynvelve at our level.  Unless Sarith or Jorlan know of a secret way that the Drow use, I think that we will need to go down to the bottom of the cliff to get away.  Thankfully, there is a deep pool below our half of Velkynvelve.  Hey!  Who told us that the scarred guard was attacked by an ooze?  Do you know where Jorlan was attacked?"  

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 *That works!....L is lift.*

*OOC: @LinkArcher - In the 6 or 7 days that the Expedition members have been in Velkynvelve, have any of us used the lift or gotten close enough to see it?  If so, about how many people could fit in the lift at once?* 

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*You see what looks like a shape moving about in the water. Also, the drop looks to be about 70 feet down.*

Shade comes from the Mountain Jungle clan in his homeland, and he is familiar with steep drops and shadowy pools.  His keen eyes pick out a form in the dimly lit water far below, but he does not share those details at this time.  He doesn't want to alarm any of the other prisoners. 

It seems to Shade that all of the walkways in the Drow outpost just lead to other chambers in the cliff wall or in the stalactites.  He doesn't think that this group would survive an all-out fight against the Drow and their Quaggoths.  Therefore, when Jorlan lets them out of their pen, they're going to have to get everyone out of Velkynvelve quickly.

Shade sends a telepathic message to everyone in Stool's telepathic bond as they walk to the work site:

(telepathy)  "Hello?  This is Shade again.  I see no way out of Velkynvelve at our level.  Unless Sarith or Jorlan know of a secret way that the Drow use, I think that we will need to go down to the bottom of the cliff to get away.  Thankfully, there is a deep pool below our half of Velkynvelve.  Hey!  Who told us that the scarred guard was attacked by an ooze?  Do you know where Jorlan was attacked?"  

 *No one’s used the lift, but you!ve seen it. You’re not sure how many people could fit in at once, but not that many. Also, it was Sarith who told you about the attack. It was out on patrol.*

Finn responds to Nyskira "Indeed it could be a trap, but fortune favors the bold. I am sure we can twist it to our advantage somehow."

You guys have reached the work area. You see a large pile of stone blocks, one after the other, stacked. Jorlan shouts in Undercommon, followed by Elvish: “Listen up! Your task today is to carry these to the other side and restack them!”

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You guys have reached the work area. You see a large pile of stone blocks, one after the other, stacked. Jorlan shouts in Undercommon, followed by Elvish: “Listen up! Your task today is to carry these to the other side and restack them!”

*OOC: @LinkArcher - I'm not sure how to engage with that.  Are we still somewhere on the Velkynvelve map, or did Jorlan take us somewhere else?  Is the whole group together, or have we been split up again?  Who is guarding us?  Just Jorlan and the 4 Quaggoths?  Or are Shoor and other Drow also nearby?*

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You guys have reached the work area. You see a large pile of stone blocks, one after the other, stacked. Jorlan shouts in Undercommon, followed by Elvish: “Listen up! Your task today is to carry these to the other side and restack them!”

*OOC: @LinkArcher - I'm not sure how to engage with that.  Are we still somewhere on the Velkynvelve map, or did Jorlan take us somewhere else?  Is the whole group together, or have we been split up again?  Who is guarding us?  Just Jorlan and the 4 Quaggoths?  Or are Shoor and other Drow also nearby?*

 *You guys are all together for once. Jorlan and the 4 Quaggoths are still there, but 2 more drow have joined them. You’re off the map at the moment.*

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Jorlan shouts in Undercommon, followed by Elvish: “Listen up! Your task today is to carry these to the other side and restack them!”

*OOC: @LinkArcher - I'm not sure how to engage with that....*

 *You guys are all together for once. Jorlan and the 4 Quaggoths are still there, but 2 more drow have joined them. You’re off the map at the moment.*

*OOC: @LinkArcher - OK.  Do we need to do anything to complete this work task?  Or that happens automatically after some period of time, and we can just use this time to role-play some interaction with our Drow captors or to use Stool's telepathic bond to plan our upcoming escape?*

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Jorlan shouts in Undercommon, followed by Elvish: “Listen up! Your task today is to carry these to the other side and restack them!”

*OOC: @LinkArcher - I'm not sure how to engage with that....*

 *You guys are all together for once. Jorlan and the 4 Quaggoths are still there, but 2 more drow have joined them. You’re off the map at the moment.*

*OOC: @LinkArcher - OK.  Do we need to do anything to complete this work task?  Or that happens automatically after some period of time, and we can just use this time to role-play some interaction with our Drow captors or to use Stool's telepathic bond to plan our upcoming escape?*

 *You guys can all roll that D20 again and add 10 to it to see what you find!*

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 You see a large pile of stone blocks, one after the other, stacked. Jorlan shouts in Undercommon, followed by Elvish: “Listen up! Your task today is to carry these to the other side and restack them!”

In case they didn't understand, Shade says to Derendil and Roth, "They want us to move all of these stones over there."  He points out the largest and heaviest blocks for Derendil, Roth, and him to move, leaving the smaller blocks for the other, weaker prisoners.

Or, if there are no blocks that the weaker party members can move on their own, he asks Derendil to help the wizards and Roth to help the deep gnomes (Topsy and Jimjar) while he tries to help Mirelle, Buppido, and Eldeth.  Shade is a little biased, thinking that wizards and short folk are the weakest.  He assumes that "regular-sized" prisoners, like Soren, Sarith, and the fish-man, are strong enough to move some blocks if they work together.

*OOC: Did we ever learn the kuo-toa's name?*

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 *You guys can all roll that D20 again and add 10 to it to see what you find!*

*Checking to see whether Shade finds any items while he works.*
10+1d20 = 24 (in game log, which is another rusted iron bar, IIRC)

But after what Mirelle relayed from Jorlan, Shade is less excited in finding old junk to use as makeshift weapons.  He's more interested in finding the keys to their shackles.  Shade sends a message to everyone in the telepathic bond:

(telepathy) "This is Shade again.  Does anyone know whether one of these Drow carries the key to our chains?  It will be easier to escape if we have our hands free, and I might be able to steal the key if I know which one carries it."

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 You see a large pile of stone blocks, one after the other, stacked. Jorlan shouts in Undercommon, followed by Elvish: “Listen up! Your task today is to carry these to the other side and restack them!”

In case they didn't understand, Shade says to Derendil and Roth, "They want us to move all of these stones over there."  He points out the largest and heaviest blocks for Derendil, Roth, and him to move, leaving the smaller blocks for the other, weaker prisoners.

Or, if there are no blocks that the weaker party members can move on their own, he asks Derendil to help the wizards and Roth to help the deep gnomes (Topsy and Jimjar) while he tries to help Mirelle, Buppido, and Eldeth.  Shade is a little biased, thinking that wizards and short folk are the weakest.  He assumes that "regular-sized" prisoners, like Soren, Sarith, and the fish-man, are strong enough to move some blocks if they work together.

*OOC: Did we ever learn the kuo-toa's name?*

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 *You guys can all roll that D20 again and add 10 to it to see what you find!*

*Checking to see whether Shade finds any items while he works.*
10+1d20 = 24 (in game log, which is another rusted iron bar, IIRC)

But after what Mirelle relayed from Jorlan, Shade is less excited in finding old junk to use as makeshift weapons.  He's more interested in finding the keys to their shackles.  Shade sends a message to everyone in the telepathic bond:

(telepathy) "This is Shade again.  Does anyone know whether one of these Drow carries the key to our chains?  It will be easier to escape if we have our hands free, and I might be able to steal the key if I know which one carries it."

 Derendil did understand (he speaks Elvish), Roth didn’t. You did find another club. Jimjar is able to easily lift the blocks with surprising strength.  *The kuo-toa was Shuushar.* In telepathy, you hear Sarith: “One of the quaggoths should have it.”

Nyskira helps to move the stones and keeps his eyes peeled for anything that might prove useful for their escape plans.

Roll for random useful stuff: 24

*How many entrances/exits are there to this job site?*

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Nyskira helps to move the stones and keeps his eyes peeled for anything that might prove useful for their escape plans.

Roll for random useful stuff: 24

*How many entrances/exits are there to this job site?*

 *There are 2.*

*I'm guessing one is the way we got here... what is the other one?*

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*I'm guessing one is the way we got here... what is the other one?*

 *One that seems to circle around. You can’t see exactly where it leads from here.*

Finn works as demanded. 

1d20 - 15 +10 = 25

Soren remains uncharactaristically quiet.  Not that he's much of a talker any way, but it seems he spends most of their shift zoned out and thinking about who-knows-what, versus actually getting to know his fellow prisoners better.  When they return to the cell for the evening, he too goes scrounging about to see what he can find that may be useful...

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Soren remains uncharactaristically quiet.  Not that he's much of a talker any way, but it seems he spends most of their shift zoned out and thinking about who-knows-what, versus actually getting to know his fellow prisoners better.  When they return to the cell for the evening, he too goes scrounging about to see what he can find that may be useful...

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 Soren, you manage to find another length of silk rope. 

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Finn works as demanded. 

1d20 - 15 +10 = 25

 Finn, you find a small flint shard that can be used as a dagger.

Finn stashes the flint dagger under his clothes and will continue to work until brought back to the pen. 

Before returning to the slave pen Nyskira will summon his spider familiar somewhere on a ceiling, or high up on a wall. He will also begin sharing it's senses. It now only takes a bonus action to maintain round after round and doesn't leave you deaf or blind.

Nyskira will also remind everyone to keep an eye out for Ilvara's quarters and make note of guard posts or patrols.

And finally, using his own special telepathy with his familiar he will instruct it to seek out Ilvara's quarters and try to determine just where our equipment is located.