Chapter 1 - Trouble In Red Larch

"I suggest going slow and carefully. We don't know how dangerous this place is."

'Perhaps one of you should check if they are dead?' Nadya stays at the back of the group as she nods towards the body.

Aukan watched and listened to the interchange but had very little to interject so simply just listened. Still it appeared Nadya the Oracle was once again correct because the very short newcomer, this Thorgrim the True seemed to joining their crew.

When Vanri the Genasi lit up her hand to light up a torch Aukan was impressed some being of the fire folk was more literal than he had first understood. Still the torch idea did seem sound as such he pulled out one of his own and lit it off of her's and then with took a moment to organize what he was carrying. He slipped the arrow into the hand with the torch careful not to burn it and then ready his heavy hammer in his other hand.

Nodding to Aukan, Vanri carefully follows the first person to enter the cave.

Thorgrim looks at the group and hopes his acceptance of them will not be his downfall but he has task in front of him that is far more important than these threats about being diseased. Still being the ever cautious one he slowly walks forward looking about thoroughly as he does so for any indication of some potential traps. Things not only created by others but those left behind by his ancestors to deter those not meant to tread these grounds.

If he spots nothing he will slowly make his way to the body on the ground, examining it first from a short distance then assuming it still appears to be dead moving in a bit closer to prod it with his battleaxe.

Giving something that sounds a little bit like startled shriek, Vanri throws out her hand and releases the fire she was holding.

Seeing the obviously very dead body stand up sends Aukan into a near thoughtless reaction and he steps forward and swings is heavy hammer attempting to put its lifeless head deep into its lifeless torso and make it non-life-like once more on a more permanent basis.

Well the seemingly dead body getting up was not actually all that surprising to Thorgrim as he had half-expected it which was why he had prodded it first. However, the blow the zombie landed was unexpected and hurt nearly dazing him. While the blow would not have rocked a dwarf, Thorgrim chose to roll with it some and used its momentum to take a five foot step back away from the zombie. Where he then took a moment to call upon his patron, "Oh Revered Mother grant me your healing touch," to heal him of the fairly substantial wound just delivered.

Aukan is annoyed that this thing chose to ignore him, he obviously is the most impressive and dangerous combatant here. Well it will regret having ignored him that was for sure. Aukan not only swung his hammer but he followed it up with the torch. "Die you... you... dead thing."