The Old Road passes to the east of a narrow ravine. At the road's closest approach to the cleft, several broken pillars jut from the earth where the ravine widens. Two of the pillars stand straight, but most lean atop sloped earth. Others are broken, and several have apparently fallen into the dark depths. A few similar pillars are visible on the opposite side of the ravine. A sturdy, knotted rope is tied to one of the leaning pillars on this side of the ravine.
"Well, there looks to be the way down..." Leon would say, nodding to the rope. "I can go down first if you guys are ready..." He moves to the rope and waits while the others indicate that they are also ready. Then he will lead the way down.
As the party travels the 7 or so miles Southwest of Oathurst, they see the ravine come into view.
Zak's going to walk up to the ravine and look down to get an idea of how big this thing is, how far the rope goes, what might be down there, etc.
"Hey guys - come check this out!"
Investigation: 20
that the area in and around the pillars has hosted many small campfires, some of as recent as a month ago. Someone went to some effort to hide the evidence of the camps from casual scrutiny
Tolroc will take a look around the pillars making sure that there is no one hiding among them. He'll then inspect the rope to see if he thinks it is safe and if it reaches to the bottom of the ravine. Then he'll look around and down the ravine for danger and to see if there is another way out if something happens to this rope.
If it all checks out, he'll say, "Sounds good Leon. I'll go next after you reach the bottom if nobody minds."
In response to Zak's discovery, "Does anyone read dwarvish?"
The rope tied to one of the leaning pillars hangs down into the darkness of the ravine. Judging by its good condition, the rope couldn't have been tied there any longer than two or three weeks ago. From the edge of the ravine, older and weathered handholds and footholds can be seen carved into the cliff face
You can easily climb down the knotted rope, using the wall to brace themselves. Using the carved indentations is slower but only slightly harder. The descent is 50 feet to the ledge
Zak sees Leon and Tolroc start to make the climb with the rope, and so Zak decides to use the footholes in the wall and scale down that way.
"Well... if a Sunless Citadel is going to be anywhere, it's likely going to be down there. See you guys down there!" and proceeds to climb down the footholes to the ledge.
"I do not know dwarven." Leon says as he starts down the rope. Does he see anything down at the ledge as he starts down?
Perception: 21
(I will be offline for a bit now, have to go and take a certification exam...)
A sandy ledge overlooks a subterranean gulf of darkness to the west. The ledge is wide but rough. Sand, rocky debris, and the bones of small animals cover it. A roughhewn stairwell zigs and zags down the side of the ledge, descending into darkness.
Tolroc will climb the rope down as stated earlier and look around while waiting for the others.
Perception check if needed 7
Reveals humanoid footprints, as well as rat tracks of unusually large size. The footprints lead down the stairs. Among the rubble is an old ring of stones that contains (and is covered by) the accumulated ash of hundreds of fires, though no fire has been lit here for a few years. Inside the ash pile are a few rough-hewn spear tips of goblin manufacture and small animal bones.
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Tolroc will journey with the group southwest to the citadel.
The Old Road passes to the east of a narrow ravine. At
the road's closest approach to the cleft, several broken
pillars jut from the earth where the ravine widens. Two
of the pillars stand straight, but most lean atop sloped
earth. Others are broken, and several have apparently
fallen into the dark depths. A few similar pillars are visible on the opposite side of the ravine.
A sturdy, knotted rope is tied to one of the leaning pillars on this side of the ravine.
What would you all like to do?
(Have we traveled seven miles yet, or is this on the way?)
"Well, there looks to be the way down..." Leon would say, nodding to the rope. "I can go down first if you guys are ready..." He moves to the rope and waits while the others indicate that they are also ready. Then he will lead the way down.
You made the trip of 7mi
As the party travels the 7 or so miles Southwest of Oathurst, they see the ravine come into view.
Zak's going to walk up to the ravine and look down to get an idea of how big this thing is, how far the rope goes, what might be down there, etc.
"Hey guys - come check this out!"
Investigation: 20
that the area in and
around the pillars has hosted many small campfires,
some of as recent as a month ago. Someone went to
some effort to hide the evidence of the camps from casual scrutiny
(As Leon grabs the rope to start down, can he see how deep it is? His darkvision is 60 feet...
The pillars are worn and broken, and graffiti in the Dwarvish alphabet covers most of them.
Tolroc will take a look around the pillars making sure that there is no one hiding among them. He'll then inspect the rope to see if he thinks it is safe and if it reaches to the bottom of the ravine. Then he'll look around and down the ravine for danger and to see if there is another way out if something happens to this rope.
If it all checks out, he'll say, "Sounds good Leon. I'll go next after you reach the bottom if nobody minds."
In response to Zak's discovery, "Does anyone read dwarvish?"
The rope tied to one of the leaning pillars hangs down into the darkness of the ravine. Judging
by its good condition, the rope couldn't have been tied
there any longer than two or three weeks ago. From the
edge of the ravine, older and weathered handholds and
footholds can be seen carved into the cliff face
You can easily climb down the knotted rope, using the wall to brace themselves. Using the carved indentations is slower but only slightly harder. The descent is 50 feet to the ledge
"I do not know dwarven." Leon says as he starts down the rope. Does he see anything down at the ledge as he starts down?
Perception: 21
(I will be offline for a bit now, have to go and take a certification exam...)
"Dwarvish... nope, not I!"
Zak sees Leon and Tolroc start to make the climb with the rope, and so Zak decides to use the footholes in the wall and scale down that way.
"Well... if a Sunless Citadel is going to be anywhere, it's likely going to be down there. See you guys down there!" and proceeds to climb down the footholes to the ledge.
A sandy ledge overlooks a subterranean gulf of darkness to the west. The ledge is wide but rough. Sand, rocky debris, and the bones of small animals cover it. A roughhewn stairwell zigs and zags down the side of the ledge, descending into darkness.
The far wall of the chasm is 250 feet to the west, and the bottom of the subterranean vault is 80 feet below where you stand. You can hear squeaking.
I need a survival check if you want to know more about this area
Survival check 10
Tolroc will climb the rope down as stated earlier and look around while waiting for the others.
Perception check if needed 7
Reveals humanoid footprints, as well as rat tracks of unusually large size. The footprints lead down the stairs. Among the rubble is an old ring of stones that contains (and is covered by) the accumulated ash of hundreds of fires, though no fire has been lit here for a few years. Inside the ash pile are a few rough-hewn spear tips of goblin manufacture and small animal bones.