Against the Cult: Getting Away with It (1.8a)

As Theran slips through the door, this is what Reptile and Myrtha can see:


Meanwhile, Theran steps through the door and out of the bar of light coming through the opening. He can see that the passage continues southwest for a few feet, then forks into three separate passages: the right passage heading nearly west, the middle passage heading roughly south, and the left passage opening slightly southeast. The width of the passages varies wildly, from narrow to really narrow.

Theran leads the way up the stairs with Myrtha and Reptile close behind him. Theran opens the door to the kitchen and casually walks in; all is dark, which is not surprising on reflection. It is the middle of the night, after all. When there is no immediate danger, Reptile lowers the hood on the lantern to dim the light. They close the door to the cellar softly behind them.

They all can see well enough to navigate through the cramped and cluttered kitchen area, and the lantern is dim enough that Theran can tell that there is a light source elsewhere, as light is showing through under the door to the common room. Either someone is still awake out there now, or they left a fire burning and it hasn't gone out yet.


Note: the stairs behind Reptile are the ones leading down to the basement. The kitchen curves around that stairwell, with a door in the east wall opening from the kitchen into the common room.

Myrtha opens the door and steps through into the Golden Grain Inn's common room, with Theran and Reptile right behind her. A low fire flickers in the fireplace in the southern wall, backlighting three figures seated at a table near the bar, between the party and the stairs: two smaller figures, and the unmistakable bulk of Bertram Beswill. The three of them turn in surprise as the door opens, and Bertram exclaims: "You...!" and as the three PCs emerge, they rise to their feet. Bertram smiles. "Welcome back. I guess the same trick won't work on you again, eh?"


Just a few reminders:
- the front door is to the southwest, currently out of view.
- the stairs up are to the southeast (just seen in the lower right of the map above)
- there is a closed door just a few steps away from you (to the right on the map above)
- the light is dim, but there is enough for targeting and navigating the environment without darkvision

Each of the PCs should roll initiative.