Continuing through the cave, you come across a jagged round room of the cave. Stalagtites and Icicles lay still in several clusters to cover the ceiling, the Icy floors are blended together with several turquoise colors. The room is empty, and there are no other exits besides the one you came out of.
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"How odd. There has to be more to this, the tracks led this way," Halec says. He looks about for where the tracks might end, Survival 21, and surveys and investigates the room further, Investigation 10, Perception 18
Halec gestures to the others. "There's some kind of marks here, within the ice. Can anyone figure out what this might mean? A secret door perhaps? Or some magically enclosed chamber?"
Halec gives Ohpiwalen a sardonic smirk. "So nice to have my permanent brain injury as the subject of betting. Ah well, nothing ventured, and all that. It turned out well enough. Let's see what this cave has in store for us." Halec presses on, using the lantern mounted to his chestpiece for light and moving cautiously.
The door moves open to reveal a dark secret passage. When Ophiwalyn opens the door a certain amount, a pair of hands latch onto his clothes, and jerk him inside before closing the door again.
Ophiwalyn:
You find yourself in a dark room with a pair of two men that only appear as silhouettes. One of the men are holding your hands against the wall while it sounds like the other is bringing a rope over.
"Ophiwalen is... gone! What deviltry is this, taken into the wall? We must find the passage and aid him," Halec says. He redoubles his efforts to locate the switch or pressure plate Ohpiwalen used, examining the area he was touching before disappearing. Investigation: 14
(He did not go through, he was pulled inside the passage)
The secret room opens up to reveal a straight passage, Ophiwalyn is being tied up by two large, muscular, humans in black; one is holding down his arms while the other is trying to tie him up with rope.
"Unhand him right now!" Halec shouts. "This is your one warning, unhand the young man, before I open fire!" He tries to squeeze in along with Harbek, motion to the others to come to Ophiwalen's aid, brandishing his hand crossbow as he goes.
Harbek successfully grabs the man with the rope. The one holding Ophiwalyn takes out a very sharp dagger and puts it to the human's throat. He speaks in a gruff voice "Fire one bolt, he dies."
"Who are you people? What do you want with us? I'll hear you out, do not harm the lad," Halec says. "Let's see if we can't reason through this. We'll reason through this, a proper parlay, yes? Who are you and what do you want?" Persuasion: 20
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He looks at Halec, his knife still rests at Ophiwalyn's throat "What do you mean 'what do I want'? This is a thieve's hideout, kid, you think you can just barge on in and do what you want, no. If you want to tango with thieves, you may as well find yourselves as dead." He lowers his knife and uses his free hand to push Ophiwalyn at Halec "Now, get out, all of you! Before I call in reinforcements!"
Continuing through the cave, you come across a jagged round room of the cave. Stalagtites and Icicles lay still in several clusters to cover the ceiling, the Icy floors are blended together with several turquoise colors. The room is empty, and there are no other exits besides the one you came out of.
"How odd. There has to be more to this, the tracks led this way," Halec says. He looks about for where the tracks might end, Survival 21, and surveys and investigates the room further, Investigation 10, Perception 18
The tracks disappear upon reaching the ice. At the far side of the room, under a flat wall, there are white scuffs and scratches within the ice.
Halec gestures to the others. "There's some kind of marks here, within the ice. Can anyone figure out what this might mean? A secret door perhaps? Or some magically enclosed chamber?"
"Oh, I have my fun."
Investigation 21
You find aligned cracks in the wall that form the shape of a door.
“Any luck, Ophiwalen? I seem to have hit a literal dead end,” Halec says.
investigation: 12
Harbek does not notice the shape, he only sees a few cracks in the wall:
" I seem to have spot a secret door."
I push on the wall lightly.
The door moves open to reveal a dark secret passage. When Ophiwalyn opens the door a certain amount, a pair of hands latch onto his clothes, and jerk him inside before closing the door again.
Ophiwalyn:
You find yourself in a dark room with a pair of two men that only appear as silhouettes. One of the men are holding your hands against the wall while it sounds like the other is bringing a rope over.
"Ophiwalen is... gone! What deviltry is this, taken into the wall? We must find the passage and aid him," Halec says. He redoubles his efforts to locate the switch or pressure plate Ohpiwalen used, examining the area he was touching before disappearing. Investigation: 14
Harbek rushes to the spot Ophiwalyn was seen going through the wall and tries to push the wall open the way Ophiwalyn did
(He did not go through, he was pulled inside the passage)
The secret room opens up to reveal a straight passage, Ophiwalyn is being tied up by two large, muscular, humans in black; one is holding down his arms while the other is trying to tie him up with rope.
harbek tries to grab (grapple) the one holding the rope
athletics: 24
initiative if needed: 7
"Unhand him right now!" Halec shouts. "This is your one warning, unhand the young man, before I open fire!" He tries to squeeze in along with Harbek, motion to the others to come to Ophiwalen's aid, brandishing his hand crossbow as he goes.
Harbek successfully grabs the man with the rope. The one holding Ophiwalyn takes out a very sharp dagger and puts it to the human's throat. He speaks in a gruff voice "Fire one bolt, he dies."
"Who are you people? What do you want with us? I'll hear you out, do not harm the lad," Halec says. "Let's see if we can't reason through this. We'll reason through this, a proper parlay, yes? Who are you and what do you want?" Persuasion: 20
He looks at Halec, his knife still rests at Ophiwalyn's throat "What do you mean 'what do I want'? This is a thieve's hideout, kid, you think you can just barge on in and do what you want, no. If you want to tango with thieves, you may as well find yourselves as dead." He lowers his knife and uses his free hand to push Ophiwalyn at Halec "Now, get out, all of you! Before I call in reinforcements!"
Intimidation: 15