Fourth Adventure 04.1: Zeiss, Ashakel, Hanuel, Z, and Caladrius at the Mine

"nothing i think is connected to the sab at any rate"

*Tab tells than what we found at the bar in the thorpe*

Tabran Cole wrote:"nothing i think is connected to the sab at any rate"

*Tab tells than what we found at the bar in the thorpe*

"It's definitely connected," Rory interjected. "The miners started selling to the Undermarket at or after acts of sabotage were discovered at the outpost. We have a chance of finding out more if we track down the Orc in rags, I'm sure of it."

"Why don't we send Dara look for Snarg and the others at the graveyard? While we set up an ambush here in case the person who owns these Shattersticks come back."

Zeiss thought of something else.

"And that Orc you were talking about... when does he meet the miners?"

Z is pacing at this point. "Whatever you decide, would you hurry it up? We've already started showing our hand, odds are someone at least saw us enter the thorpe and the mine by now. We're on a time crunch as of now so let's go."

Zeiss wrote:"And that Orc you were talking about... when does he meet the miners?"

"Unfortunately, the barkeep didn't have that information. He just heard talk, and was scared into keeping his mouth shut and going along with it. Don't worry, if he had anything else to tell us, he would have. He was scared shitless, and even I thought he was a terrible liar."

"so what elce did the Goblin say before you let him walk off"

Tells everything about the Goblin, again, and in a hurry.

"Cole you say in that case the miners from the thorpe and this place are most likely linked but i cant think what the undermarket and the sab would have in common"

"Goes without saying, but we should avoid mentioning our source outside this group. The culprit will retaliate for sure."

Tabran Cole wrote:"Cole you say in that case the miners from the thorpe and this place are most likely linked but i cant think what the undermarket and the sab would have in common"

"The timing is a good enough reason for me."

"We find a quantity of Shattersticks large enough to blow up Al-Korinth. Unless Snarg and the others found a better lead, we stay here and prepare an ambush. Like I said, send Dara to the graveyard."

Zeiss looked to Hanuel and his aspect.

"Can you please do it?"

"Destroying a town goes a bit past the realm of sabotage. It's an act of war."

"I said there was enough shattersticks to blow up a town. Not that it was the objective. The Fort probably was. And I agree with Z, we don't have much time."

Zeiss left the group and entered the mine to find a good place to hide.

Zeiss:
There are dozens of convenient hiding spots within the mine, especially since after a few hundred feet the light from the surface fades to the point where it's nearly pitch black within.

Zeiss took the cart and brought it where the tunnels branch out. Now, time to look for some lanterns and/or torches.

Zeiss wrote:Zeiss took the cart and brought it where the tunnels branch out. Now, time to look for some lanterns and/or torches.

"Setting up an ambush?" Rory asked. "We split up between the tunnels, keep a lookout to inform the others at the graveyard so they do it too. Then, when someone comes in, we light our torches and lanterns. We'll have 'em surrounded."

Zeiss:
You find no lanterns nor torches in your search. Given the mine's abandoned nature this does not surprise you.

tab shifts into fox form as it will be easyer to hide and even if he is spoted all they will see is a fox thats resting in the mine

"It's too far away for me to just send Dara. I'll head over with it, and explain what we found in person." Hanuel hops on Dara's back, and sets off for the Graveyard running.

Before Hanuel goes to the graveyard, Zeiss says to him :

"I suggest that one or two of you keep looking for leads. In town probably. In case this ambush is for nothing."

Hanuel and Dara wrote:"It's too far away for me to just send Dara. I'll head over with it, and explain what we found in person." Hanuel hops on Dara's back, and sets off for the Graveyard running.

"When will you be back?" Rory asked. "Depending on how long you're gone, we might be able to catch forty winks while we wait."

"We're probably stay here until the end of this afternoon. Good idea to sleep... What about a shift of three hours for each one of us?"

Zeiss wrote:"We're probably stay here until the end of this afternoon. Good idea to sleep... What about a shift of three hours for each one of us?"

"Sure. You guys probably haven't had the chance yet, so we can stay up first."

Spoiler:

Z has moved into position towards the entrance of the mine, hiding in the shadows. The rest of you are still setting up when Z suddenly makes a sharp shushing noise, peeks their head out of the ramp for just a second, and mutters something under their breath. A sharp blast of lightning goes flying out from their hands, and you hear a loud yelp of pain followed by a dull thump.

"What the...? Tabran, go check that out!"