Misha looks with surprise at Saravena's statement he whispers "You found a secret door?"

OOC: If it is not a Red Brand, maybe this area is for prisoners??  Does he see aware of our presence?  Do you want to get his attention and see if he is indeed friendly?  Otherwise, lets head back the other way, maybe we need to take out the Red Brands in the rooms on the other side of the cavern?

If we head back, we should take the bodies to your scary friend as some more food.  Best to keep him onside, and it would provide some explanation as to how the guards got killed (perhaps a bit of doubt anyway).

Bank the action to drag the guards bodies to the cavern on the way back out of this area.

"Yes two of them actually," Saravena whispers back as she pears into the room. "Oh there is someone in there, he looks to be just sitting on the floor. I feel its a little suspicious, I say we at regroup with the others tell them what we have found so far, maybe one of them can help with the prisoners, then we can ask the nothic more about what it knows."

Misha gives a questioning look at Saravena whispering he says "Maybe find a crowbar or thieves tools somewhere. Did you guys check for such on the guards you killed? Or maybe we can find something behind that secret door. Meanwhile if we start dousing those lights we might have significant advantages."  

Said by the human in a trench coat and studded leather.

Hearing the commotion and hushed conversation outside Berdon gets up and head to the door whispering through “Hello!? Who ever you are get me out of here!” 

Misha turns and looks at the door "Well giant, what do we do?" he says quietly in giant

With the resident of the room seemingly a prisoner as well, Tagret calls out in response, suddenly aware that guards may come to check on him. "Who are you and why are the Red Brands keeping you down here?  How often are you visited?"

OOC: Unless we want to try to find a key to this door we are going to have try to go through it.  Suggest that we just try to bash it down physically (Tagret leads but with the Help action from one or two others to at least give him Adv on the strength check), but failing that we could try hammering a piton through the lock/catch.

To keep things moving, following a response from Berdon, Tagret says "Let's try to force the door, you pull if you can, we will hit it.  Rashana, with me on a count of three" with that Tagret backs up to the other wall, then counts "One, Two, Three!" rushing the door with Rashana, hitting it squarely with his shoulder

Strength check: 23  - included Advantage, but take first roll if you rule it so.

(OOC: Natural 20 - if that doesn't force the door open, I don't know what will!)

With the combined strength of Tagret and Rashana, the door breaks easily. The door comes of its hinges and you find yourselves in a small room. The small room is empty all apart from the man in front of you.

Tagret regains his footing and looks at the result, a smug smile coming across his face as he turns to Misha "How about we do that".  Then turning to the prisoner, "We don't have time to waste so let's try those questions again shall we......who are you and why are the Red Brands keeping you down here?"

Misha rolls his eyes while shrugging, then looks on at the human that was just freed from his pen. perception: 5

"Not bad, Tag - guess a bit of brute force is handy now and again."

Berdon nod his head in respect “Damn!”  glancing at the shattered door. “The name Berdon. I just came to town a few days ago from Miramar looking to start a forging business when these clowns nabbed me lookin fer cheap work, a slavers hand. Thanx for your aid been locked in there a few days.” Looking ragged in a simple…once white tunic and breeches Berdon bows his head a bit lower. “Any chance you have any water or food on ya? I’m starvin.” 

;Misha offers the man a days rations and some of his water "Misha" he offers a hand "You said you are a smith Berdon? This may be a blessing. Where are your tools?"

“Gods knows my things are somewhere around here. Thanks for the food” glancing around at the others “Are the Redbrands cleared out?” 

Misha shrugs "I just joined them, could use an update myself. Heck so far I only know your name and Saravena's"

"Not quite yet," Saravena answers taking up a lookout position just outside the room watching for any Red Brand that may have been drawn by the noise. "But we are working on it. We should find you your gear, someone was bound to have heard us so we should keep moving."

After taking stock of both Misha and Berdon for a few more seconds Tagret comes to a decision that neither seem to want to do any harm  Approaching them both he holds out his big hand in welcome and introduces himself "Tagret's the name, well met.  These Red Brands recently attacked us in town without provocation, so we are here to do something about their toxic presence in town, and it seems we might have a common cause.  There are a bunch of guards over on the other side of the cavern, so I think that is our next stop.  We'll see if we can find your gear there.  In the meantime, there are a couple of dead guards that you can grab anything you can use in the meantime.  We should not waste time though, if you are up to it lets get going..."

OOC: Intention is to head back to the other room, noting that we will not be able to free the prisoners just yet (perhaps the others can reassure them that we need to go find a key), pick up the bodies and offer them to the cavern occupant as more food, then come back up to the secret doors and head to the west side instead, perhaps leave Gundren/Sildar at this point to be sentry again.  There were two rooms that we heard noise in to the west, suggest the bigger one gets hit first from the northern side. Thoughts?

Misha shakes his hand

"Lets search the dead guards and see if we can get into that secret door you were talking about first. From what you were saying its in the same area right?"

As you head back along the corridor you find it much easier to circumvent the pitfall trap whilst moving in this direction. You arrive back in the hall with the crypts before heading to the other room where some of you recently fought with Redbrand bandits. The captives at both the north and south end of the room are surprised to see you both back so soon. However, there doesn't seem to be any more bandits nearby.

Misha along the way as they walk back looks for danger traps secret doors Perception 18

ooc: Wonderful!