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Rhiv Daardenrian

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Jul 30, 2016 6:19 pm
Jul 30, 2016 6:19 pm
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"Therrien, I would normally let you wrestle with whatever you need to until you were ready to discuss but now is no time for that. This is my friend's life on the line. We saw the axe. What happened? Why did you destroy the bridge? If you were sure he crossed this way then we must still find a way to move forward."
Last edited July 30, 2016 8:54 pm

Therrien Se'Berron

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Jul 30, 2016 6:46 pm
Jul 30, 2016 6:46 pm
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I straighten up, angry at myself for my clumsiness at having been seen, and so displacing my anger into my response to Rhiv.
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The why of the blade matters little after the cut, Daardenrian. (I calm a little) Yet you speak truth, and I owe it returned to you. For now I will say this - there was a creature ahead of you, so filled with hate that he would have blindly murdered you all. A dark, rage-filled thing more dangerous to you than the Ice Witch. I have closed the way to this thing now. Let us waste no more time here; we should go back the other way. If Harper's soul is forfeit through my action, I will explain and place myself at the mercy of your "righteous" judgement. And you Master To'ot . If we gain Harper for the price of a rope, then we can together consider ourselves ahead in the ledger.

Rhiv Daardenrian

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Jul 30, 2016 9:04 pm
Jul 30, 2016 9:04 pm
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Vengeance will always be the Adonai's not mine. We all make mistakes but--though we have only been traveling companions for a short while--trust is vital to be able to succeed against the evil we both seek to destroy. Channel that anger against the darkness..... Lead on back to the tunnel split.
Last edited July 31, 2016 2:07 am

whipstache Inactive forever!

Jul 30, 2016 9:09 pm
Jul 30, 2016 9:09 pm
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OOC:
let's pause here and give To'ot a chance to respond. He may not be so easily assured as Rhiv. If he is, no problem. But I don't want to breeze by this moment without his input.

To'ot Singleton

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Jul 31, 2016 5:06 am
Jul 31, 2016 5:06 am
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I seethe after seeing my compatriot compromise our rescue. Brother Therrien, "the why of the blade" does indeed matter after the cut, if we are to fight side by side. To survive another battle we must work in concert like the fingers in a fist. If one finger is working against the rest, the fist is better with that finger cut off. . I immediately regret the threatening tone I have taken. I'm sorry, I did not mean that the way it sounded. I myself have had my life changed forever by a moment of rage that I will never forgive myself for, so I have no call to judge your anger. But remember that the sun and the moon are in balance, and we must strive for that same balance. The tides of our anger ebb and flow, but if they must not control us or we will drown. I snap out of a brief reverie. But I am wasting precious time with my babbling!

Rhiv Daardenrian

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Jul 31, 2016 12:03 pm
Jul 31, 2016 12:03 pm
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Agreed To'ot. this was a valuable reminder for us all. If we end up needing to cross the bridge we will find a way. For now, back to the split with haste!
I start quickly back up the tunnel.

Therrien Se'Berron

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Jul 31, 2016 1:17 pm
Jul 31, 2016 1:17 pm
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To'ot's words strike a chord in me. I feel, not changed, but intrigued by this his depiction of balance. It a totally foreign notion to Therrien and antithetical to the way he has lived his life. And To'ot's mention of his past...resonates.

Before he turns to run after Rhiv, Therrien grasps To'ot's left elbow with his left hand in his tribe's traditional grasp of respect.
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Your words... they were...heard. We must speak more later. I would hear you more.
I touch my ear and forehead.
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For now, to Harp.

whipstache Inactive forever!

Aug 1, 2016 1:45 pm
Aug 1, 2016 1:45 pm
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The three of you jog back through the tunnels, ducking stalactites. Upon reaching the split, the group takes the left path. The corridor bends around to the right, and after about 50 feet, you come to a hallway that breaks of to the right. You can either continue straight, or break to the right. From here you can only see that both tunnels lead downward, but not what they lead to.

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Aug 1, 2016 2:52 pm
Aug 1, 2016 2:52 pm
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Is there any difference between the corridor and the hallway in terms of the stonework? Do we see any tracks? Can we tell anything about the temperature of the two options? Are there sconces or torches; what is the lighting like?

whipstache Inactive forever!

Aug 1, 2016 3:01 pm
Aug 1, 2016 3:01 pm
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geez, so many questions. :)
The corridor that continues straight ahead appears to be more of a "main hallway," if you can call it that. The hall to the right probably isn't. Wherever that leads, seems like you'd probably have to be headed there to want to go there.

You could roll investigation if you wanted to look for some tracks, as none are readily visible. The ground is mostly stones and rocks and pebbles, which don't make for great footprints.

There is a torch in a sconce right here at this break.
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make your roll, and I'll tell you more.

Therrien Se'Berron

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Aug 1, 2016 3:02 pm
Aug 1, 2016 3:02 pm
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Sherlocking.

Rolls

Investigate - (1d20+2)

(13) + 2 = 15

Rhiv Daardenrian

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Aug 1, 2016 3:04 pm
Aug 1, 2016 3:04 pm
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Watsoning.

Rolls

investigation - (1d20+0)

(8) = 8

whipstache Inactive forever!

Aug 1, 2016 3:11 pm
Aug 1, 2016 3:11 pm
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Therrien pauses for a moment and squints his eyes down the hallway to the right. After a moment, he snuffs out the torch, and the two of you notice what he did before: there's an odd faint glow gently lighting the walls and ceiling of the hallway that branches off from the main corridor.

Rhiv Daardenrian

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Aug 1, 2016 3:31 pm
Aug 1, 2016 3:31 pm
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"Well done. And we get to go right again.... Therrien, I suggest you lead and we'll keep a little bit back with a lit, shielded torch."

Therrien Se'Berron

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Aug 1, 2016 5:32 pm
Aug 1, 2016 5:32 pm
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My choices have thus far missed the mark. But let us follow this glow all the same. Please stop me if I go astray.

bahoustInactive forever!

Aug 1, 2016 5:53 pm
Aug 1, 2016 5:53 pm
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Therrien is not a natural leader, and after the mishaps of the last tunnel, he looks even more uneasy in a leadership role than usual.

Harp

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Aug 1, 2016 7:06 pm
Aug 1, 2016 7:06 pm
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Narration:You proceed quickly through the tunnel, and the air begins to smell like an old campfire after a rain. You soon come upon a sort of doorway. Through the doorway you see a room. In the room there is a body. A living body on hands and knees, tense with rage like a caged dog. Blood spatters the jacketed forearm of his sword hand, but his scabbard is empty. There is sweat dripping off his face, or so it appears. The air in the room is nervous, and potential, like a smoking man sitting on a keg of lamp oil.

The far side of the room has another door, like the one you now enter. The faint light from it throws the arched figure into sharp relief. Around that far doorway, on the charred and blackened floor, is strewn the ashen remains of some furnishings, among them books, rugs, and what looks like a desk blasted to smithereens. At your feet the remains of a nice lunch are spilled all over the floor. You recall the man in the center of the room similarly flipping a table on a roadside just yesterday, although it feels much longer ago.

Without getting up from my hands and knees, I turn my head to the left to face the group. You can see my eyes are wet, and shot with angry blood. "I should have killed killed the bitch when I had the chance." My voice is a torn rag.
Last edited August 1, 2016 7:36 pm

Rhiv Daardenrian

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Aug 1, 2016 7:36 pm
Aug 1, 2016 7:36 pm
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OOC:
Before I proceed with Rhiv Rushes In, is there anything separating us or is he just in the room with an open doorway at the end of a tunnel?

Harp

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Aug 1, 2016 7:55 pm
Aug 1, 2016 7:55 pm
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Only the remains of a nice lunch, including spilled wine, some crusts of bread, grapes and other fruits, and some nice savory meets. Nothing else is in the room, except for a moose skin blanket off to the side.
Last edited August 1, 2016 8:08 pm

Rhiv Daardenrian

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Aug 1, 2016 8:16 pm
Aug 1, 2016 8:16 pm
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"Harp! Thanks to Adonai, you're alive!" I rush into the room and seek to heal him with a healing touch. "Where is the woman?!"
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I am assuming there will be something that keeps me out of the room, but who knows.... Lay on Hands I used previously for 8 HP on Harp if I remember correctly (I have a healing pool equal to your paladin level x 5) so I heal him for 2 HP if needed.
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