Fifth Adventure 03: The Long Night

Zeiss also goes in. Without his ring illuminating his surroundings.

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"(The bastard left one terrain he had the advantage on, for one where he has an extreme advantage on.)"

Snarg:
There are no animal tracks within several hundred feet of the building. You surmise that the building itself has some sort of light warding to keep beasts away, to help preserve the honored dead.
There is a massive mixture of all 8 Elements here, as the essence from the bodies continues to drain back into the Ley Lines, as most large graves do. It can be unsettling to be near or in one, but not dangerous that you know of.

Hanuel inches their way in, finding nothing out of the ordinary. As they enter several magical torches light nearby, helping one to see much easier. They light by proximity, and stay lit for a few minutes after to help visitors and mourners.

The whistle echoes through the halls and rooms, but you hear no response.

tab heads in looking for any sign of Kez or the think

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Snarg lights up a torch and clamps it in his mouth. He follows shortly behind those entering the catacombs first.

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The catacomb seems quiet and undisturbed for as far in as you have gone. The walls are smoothed marble, very unlikely for one to get a grip upon.

Rory lights his lantern inside the catacombs at the three way split. "We can't split up," he said. "We need to stick together in case we encounter that--thing."

"seth you have Darkvision so keep and eye out in the bits that arnt been lit up please?"

Zeiss looks at the three passages.

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"Keep goin', I ain't seein' no sign of 'er yet." Snarg says quietly, inching up to the hallways.

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Zeiss:
From your understanding the two side passages would primarily be for mass graves, people who's names were lost in battle, and would be vastly larger and far reaching. The central passage would be smaller, for those who's names were discovered or known, as well as their specific deeds.

Snarg:
You check the floor very carefully. You are aware of just how quiet the nightmare moved despite its size, and gather that it is unlikely it would leave indents or imprints, but you check for displaced dust or residue and manage to find a few faint wisps where the dust was moved aside by something moving very fast. These 'tracks', if you can call them that, lead north towards the central passage.

Snarg studies the floor carefully. He snorts and looks up, pointing towards the central passage. "Thata way. That's where it's been goin'."

Hanuel and Dara take up opposite sides of the central hall, crossbows pointed forwards. "No point in dallying."

"The Central passage?"

Zeiss looks unsure.

"There will be less space there than the rooms on the side. Be prepared for that."

in almost a whisper
"guys i arnt likeing the fact there's no longer any blood trail?"

Rory begins to inch forward. "Keep those lights lit," he says, checking his lantern. "Whatever comes our way, we need to see it coming."

"No blood?"

Zeiss looks around.

"Maybe it means she didn't have any more blood to lose."

Zeiss wrote:"Maybe it means she didn't have any more blood to lose."

"..............."

"Doesn't matter," Rory says. "It came down here, and then it carried her through here. Let's worry about the details later."

Snarg readies his great sword. "Be spreadin' out. Ain't gonna be spearin' more than one of ya if ya ain't too close."

"Z, do you know what that thing that attacked Kez was?"

Tab looks up trying to see the roof of this place

After an extended silence, Fierneceal speaks up.

"Everyone. I can illuminate the path ahead of us for a short time, if anyone wishes me to do so."

"We already have the torches of this place and my own ring. Wait until the fight starts to use that spell of yours. Unless it goes really far."

He unsheathes his rapier.

"Hmm.... I believe my light would only go a bit further than your ring. Perhaps you're correct; I should hold until necessary."