"Yup. And I need your help to keep tracking the trail" Mia yawns. Her head is heavy. The little druid used fire,food, short rest and everything to fight back her exhaustion. But the battle with cultists consumed not a small amount of her energy.
(OOC:Mia asks help action for her perception (survival) check)
"Would help with all I can." Mihris looked around to point out something she could pick up in surrounding, in case Mia missed or can better interpret some details.
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Mia smiles at her friend. Then she steels her face. They must reach the couple as fast as possible. How much time has gone since Gerard and Ionna entered this cave. And how much blood have they lost?
The little elf is worried. But at the same time, she remembers that they're in the enemy's domain. Paying attention to the possible patrol, Mia starts to track the bloodstains.
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With Mia taking the lead in the tracking, Vanys uses his superior vision in the darkness of the caves to watch ahead of the group and make sure that there are no ambushes or traps that they could be walking straight into.
(OOC: With 120 Feet of Darkvision, Vanys should be able to see well ahead of the group even if he travels behind Mia.)
Proceeding back to the main chamber, the group follows the blood drop trail, which is mingled with rushed footsteps partially covered by snow. The blood, the awkwardness in direction of the footsteps, and the closeness to the cavern wall all atest to the wounds suffered by at least one of what looks like two medium humanoids wearing common boots.
The trail leads you north across the chamber, all the way to carved steps leading west into a narrow tunnel, and as Mialee approaches, she hears what seems to be a pair of hushed voices coming from further inside, the cacophony caused by the wind from the open ceiling covers much of what could otherwise be heard, and the elf maiden's weariness takes most of the rest, though she is still able to discern some words, "<...> you'll pull through! <...> They can't <...> Beldora in Bryn Shander." spoken by two different voices.
Was it wind? Mihris could not make out the words but it did sound like words. And the rule is always "if you can hear someone - that someone can hear you, so, she kept her mouth shut and only looked at others, pointed at her ears and then forward, as if asking.
Mia listens to the faint voice with a hand cupped to her ear. The hearing of the wood elf can be compared to the wild rabbits,yet…"...you'll pull thro... They can't ... Beldora in Bryn Shander.…Ahh! The window is too loud! I can't hear well" Mia bites her lip with frustration and turns to Vanys. "Van. I will give you my power(guidance). Can you sneak into the tunnel,check who they are and what they're talking about?"
(If Vanys will sneak to the tunnel. He can add 1d4 to his stealth or perception check.)
As Mialee mutters the holy words and blesses Vanys' abilities, he creeps ahead past her into the darkness and up the first set of small steps. The voices ahead grow louder for the sorcerer, and intent on listening in on them, he takes one further step... into a small pool of frozen blood. Vanys slides his legs further apart, losing balance and throwing himself against the wall, yelping in pain as he does.
The voices coming from the chamber suddenly stop, alarmed by the sounds coming from the entrance, then substituted by the shuffling of feet getting into position and then silence. The sorcerer stands awkwardly in the middle of the corridor, able to see the second set of small stone steps stained by blood drops, leading up to what seems a small storage chamber with old wooden boxes stacked upon one another.
The silence after Vanys's mishap felt particularly heavy to the point of becoming unbearable. They were already discovered and Mihris did not see the point of hiding. In a loud whisper she called "Gerard? Ionna? We came to help."
Mia shrugs her shoulders when the sorcerer hits the wall and yells. She walks to Vanys, gently pats his back. " Never mind pal. That happens all the time. Now let's move to the planB" Mia enters the tunnel with tiptoes. She is ready to jump back at any moment, if someone who's hiding in the shadow attacks her. The little elf clears her throat and says. "Hey Gerard, Ionna! Are you in there? It's me, Mia! We come here to help you." Mia looks around to see who's in the darkness. Also she tries to find Mike, the mouse which she asked to follow the couple.
Mialee creeps into the room and finds two people at the ready in the darkness, not the ones she had hoped. They both jump as the elf enters the chamber, dagger in hand menacingly and ready to attack, but draw back just as they start, the one standing atop a couple of wooden crates almost losing his balance. They don't lower their blades, trading unsure glances and remaining silent after seeing who has just entered the chamber, the one on the back crouches down wincing in pain, clutching at the dark slash on his belly, but with his dagger still held up ahead of him. Even in your greyed darkvision, your memory serves you well—these are Mathis and Redd, from the back of the caravan. After seeing his companion in pain, Redd points his dagger at you "Not a step closer..."
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Vanys steps in behind Mia as an arcane orb appears in his hand and crackles with arcane power. Noticing the dagger pointed at Mia, he scoffs at Redd's words, "You are in no position to bargain here." Seeing the injury of Mathis, Vanys' expression softens a bit and he continues in a much more gentle voice, "Your friend looks to be injured, perhaps you could tell us why you came here and what happened. I'm sure Mia or Miri could help him if you talked to us." When he notices the injury, he also disappates the arcane orb that was in his hand.
Redd glares at Vanys as he enters the room and brings some measure of light to the dark shapes with the arcane orb, "Ye tell me wha' happened!" he points an accusing finger and steps off the crates, dagger still forward "Ye were puppeteered by tha' hairless gnoll o' a Warduke. Ye're with them!" he looks over to Mathis who just grimaces in pain and leans against the far wall, then looks back at you and bites his lip, softening just an edge as he hears the sorcerer's words "Keep ye cursed cold Aurilite fingers off me mate, or there'll be Hell to pay..." his eyes nervously dart from Vanys to Mialee as he takes a step back to stand closer to Mathis.
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"Wow! This is unexpected. " Mia blinks her eyes. For instance the little elf doesn't know what to say. But she snaps back to reality as the couple shouts to them."Wait! Calm down! There is some big misunderstanding here! We went to check the pass, found someone suspicious and tracked them down all the way to this cave. Oh and I've killed some cultist bastards too."Mia stops talking for a moment and sees how the couple will react to this information. "I discovered some tracks outside. Your cart was trying to chase another one, shooting arrows at them. Why did you do so? Tell us and I will heal your wounds"
Redd rises one suspicious eyebrow at the elf's words, Mathis stares at her further away in the darkness, both daggers are lowered in the slightest, "They shot at us too!" Redd barks, he looks over his shoulder briefly before continuing, "We were following them, watching. That Warduke came out o' nowhere not long after we had taken to the mountains. Bloodied blade in hand, looking like some mad man, and there was shouting coming from the caravan." he shrugs, "We set after them. Had to. We're..." he hesitates, "supposed to."
((Mialee can't get a clear read of them given the tense situation. They could be coming up with lies based on what both groups experienced so far. After all, who else hasn't been what they claimed to be in the caravan?))
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"I knew we should not have leave the caravan to the mercy of the false-duke!" It was not exactly true - Mihris was very convinced about the danger ahead but right now it seemed they would be more useful staying back. She walked forward, ignoring the dagger went straight to the wounded. "Here, let me help you."
"Yup. And I need your help to keep tracking the trail" Mia yawns. Her head is heavy. The little druid used fire,food, short rest and everything to fight back her exhaustion. But the battle with cultists consumed not a small amount of her energy.
(OOC:Mia asks help action for her perception (survival) check)
"Would help with all I can." Mihris looked around to point out something she could pick up in surrounding, in case Mia missed or can better interpret some details.
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Mia smiles at her friend. Then she steels her face. They must reach the couple as fast as possible. How much time has gone since Gerard and Ionna entered this cave. And how much blood have they lost?
The little elf is worried. But at the same time, she remembers that they're in the enemy's domain. Paying attention to the possible patrol, Mia starts to track the bloodstains.
Perception:21
Survival:21
With Mia taking the lead in the tracking, Vanys uses his superior vision in the darkness of the caves to watch ahead of the group and make sure that there are no ambushes or traps that they could be walking straight into.
(OOC: With 120 Feet of Darkvision, Vanys should be able to see well ahead of the group even if he travels behind Mia.)
Perception: 5
“The mark of a successful DM is when you have caused more player deaths with doors than dragons, demons, or devils.”
Proceeding back to the main chamber, the group follows the blood drop trail, which is mingled with rushed footsteps partially covered by snow. The blood, the awkwardness in direction of the footsteps, and the closeness to the cavern wall all atest to the wounds suffered by at least one of what looks like two medium humanoids wearing common boots.
The trail leads you north across the chamber, all the way to carved steps leading west into a narrow tunnel, and as Mialee approaches, she hears what seems to be a pair of hushed voices coming from further inside, the cacophony caused by the wind from the open ceiling covers much of what could otherwise be heard, and the elf maiden's weariness takes most of the rest, though she is still able to discern some words, "<...> you'll pull through! <...> They can't <...> Beldora in Bryn Shander." spoken by two different voices.
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Was it wind? Mihris could not make out the words but it did sound like words. And the rule is always "if you can hear someone - that someone can hear you, so, she kept her mouth shut and only looked at others, pointed at her ears and then forward, as if asking.
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Red just stares into the darkness as he is dragged along with his friends. Trusting them to let him know when he needs to light up.
(No dark vision. So he's just being quiet and following along best he can.)
Mia listens to the faint voice with a hand cupped to her ear. The hearing of the wood elf can be compared to the wild rabbits,yet…"...you'll pull thro... They can't ... Beldora in Bryn Shander.…Ahh! The window is too loud! I can't hear well" Mia bites her lip with frustration and turns to Vanys. "Van. I will give you my power(guidance). Can you sneak into the tunnel,check who they are and what they're talking about?"
(If Vanys will sneak to the tunnel. He can add 1d4 to his stealth or perception check.)
Vanys nods and lets his superior vision extend out to its full range as he quietly slips past Mia and starts to creep into the tunnel.
Stealth: 5
Perception: 4
(EDIT: Welp... I don't think Guidance can help me with that... This should be interesting)
“The mark of a successful DM is when you have caused more player deaths with doors than dragons, demons, or devils.”
As Mialee mutters the holy words and blesses Vanys' abilities, he creeps ahead past her into the darkness and up the first set of small steps. The voices ahead grow louder for the sorcerer, and intent on listening in on them, he takes one further step... into a small pool of frozen blood. Vanys slides his legs further apart, losing balance and throwing himself against the wall, yelping in pain as he does.
The voices coming from the chamber suddenly stop, alarmed by the sounds coming from the entrance, then substituted by the shuffling of feet getting into position and then silence. The sorcerer stands awkwardly in the middle of the corridor, able to see the second set of small stone steps stained by blood drops, leading up to what seems a small storage chamber with old wooden boxes stacked upon one another.
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(Snake eyes ouch)
The silence after Vanys's mishap felt particularly heavy to the point of becoming unbearable. They were already discovered and Mihris did not see the point of hiding. In a loud whisper she called "Gerard? Ionna? We came to help."
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Mia shrugs her shoulders when the sorcerer hits the wall and yells. She walks to Vanys, gently pats his back. " Never mind pal. That happens all the time. Now let's move to the planB" Mia enters the tunnel with tiptoes. She is ready to jump back at any moment, if someone who's hiding in the shadow attacks her. The little elf clears her throat and says. "Hey Gerard, Ionna! Are you in there? It's me, Mia! We come here to help you." Mia looks around to see who's in the darkness. Also she tries to find Mike, the mouse which she asked to follow the couple.
Perception:7
Guidance:3
Mialee creeps into the room and finds two people at the ready in the darkness, not the ones she had hoped. They both jump as the elf enters the chamber, dagger in hand menacingly and ready to attack, but draw back just as they start, the one standing atop a couple of wooden crates almost losing his balance. They don't lower their blades, trading unsure glances and remaining silent after seeing who has just entered the chamber, the one on the back crouches down wincing in pain, clutching at the dark slash on his belly, but with his dagger still held up ahead of him. Even in your greyed darkvision, your memory serves you well—these are Mathis and Redd, from the back of the caravan. After seeing his companion in pain, Redd points his dagger at you "Not a step closer..."
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Vanys steps in behind Mia as an arcane orb appears in his hand and crackles with arcane power. Noticing the dagger pointed at Mia, he scoffs at Redd's words, "You are in no position to bargain here." Seeing the injury of Mathis, Vanys' expression softens a bit and he continues in a much more gentle voice, "Your friend looks to be injured, perhaps you could tell us why you came here and what happened. I'm sure Mia or Miri could help him if you talked to us." When he notices the injury, he also disappates the arcane orb that was in his hand.
Persuasion: 19
(OOC: Arcane Orb created through the use of Minor Illusion)
“The mark of a successful DM is when you have caused more player deaths with doors than dragons, demons, or devils.”
Redd glares at Vanys as he enters the room and brings some measure of light to the dark shapes with the arcane orb, "Ye tell me wha' happened!" he points an accusing finger and steps off the crates, dagger still forward "Ye were puppeteered by tha' hairless gnoll o' a Warduke. Ye're with them!" he looks over to Mathis who just grimaces in pain and leans against the far wall, then looks back at you and bites his lip, softening just an edge as he hears the sorcerer's words "Keep ye cursed cold Aurilite fingers off me mate, or there'll be Hell to pay..." his eyes nervously dart from Vanys to Mialee as he takes a step back to stand closer to Mathis.
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"Wow! This is unexpected. " Mia blinks her eyes. For instance the little elf doesn't know what to say. But she snaps back to reality as the couple shouts to them. "Wait! Calm down! There is some big misunderstanding here! We went to check the pass, found someone suspicious and tracked them down all the way to this cave. Oh and I've killed some cultist bastards too." Mia stops talking for a moment and sees how the couple will react to this information. "I discovered some tracks outside. Your cart was trying to chase another one, shooting arrows at them. Why did you do so? Tell us and I will heal your wounds"
Insight:7
Redd rises one suspicious eyebrow at the elf's words, Mathis stares at her further away in the darkness, both daggers are lowered in the slightest, "They shot at us too!" Redd barks, he looks over his shoulder briefly before continuing, "We were following them, watching. That Warduke came out o' nowhere not long after we had taken to the mountains. Bloodied blade in hand, looking like some mad man, and there was shouting coming from the caravan." he shrugs, "We set after them. Had to. We're..." he hesitates, "supposed to."
((Mialee can't get a clear read of them given the tense situation. They could be coming up with lies based on what both groups experienced so far. After all, who else hasn't been what they claimed to be in the caravan?))
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"W,what egghead left the caravan!?" Mia takes a glance at Mihris, silently asks her to get an insight into the couple's words and behaviors.
"I knew we should not have leave the caravan to the mercy of the false-duke!" It was not exactly true - Mihris was very convinced about the danger ahead but right now it seemed they would be more useful staying back. She walked forward, ignoring the dagger went straight to the wounded. "Here, let me help you."
Cure Wounds for 6
"Would remove the worse at least".
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