The Runes of Oblivion [Game Thread]

Roaring angrily, Grapthor heaves his warhammer with both hands and tries to brain the thing.

OOC: Yeah, pun TOTALLY intended.

Grapthor turns the brain into minced mush with a single mighty blow. Everyone within the room gets splattered with grey matter.

OOC: The fight is over, we return to normal adventuring mode.

"Whoa...my beautiful mind is saved! Looks like that tentacle brain wanted junk food, eh Grapthor?" Veldebrand pats the dwarf on the back. "Don't worry, old boy, we'll find a healer in town who can restore that noggin"

"Eeeewwwww what a mess! That stinks! Also literally! When I wanted blood i didn't tink of this. And I didn't even get a hit. C'mon Flossi we need to clean up." Rollo wipes his face and shakes the goo from his fingers. Then he tries to clean Flossi.

Flossi yelps and shakes his fur violently just as Rollo is kneeling down over him. He sprays Rollo again fith all the goo from his fur.

"Argh! You crazy mutt! What are you doing?! Lets go outside and have a short wash in the pond."

If nobody objects I'll handwave a short trip to the entrance and a refreshing dip into the icy cold water of the silent pond.
You clean up and return to the laboratory.

Barekeln will examine Grapthor, finding no visible wounds...

Sorry brethren, I'm afraid my healing spell cannot take care of whatever wound this thing inflicted on you, but Im sure that after a good night's sleep, you should be as good as new...

Farandor will follow the others to the pond, then feel amazing after a bit of fresh air and cool, cleansing water. When they return to the room, he'll poke around in the debris in case there are any other curiosities hiding amidst the wreckage.

Grapthor rubs his pate, "Feels like that thing shaved some off my top!" He follows the rest back to the store-room but doesn't join in the rummaging. Instead, he stands in the north-east corner and scans the room warily.

The rest of the store room is just filled with broken furniture. Nothing interesting left here.

"Onward, then! Which way? That damn thing seems to have messed with my bloody noggin." Grapthor exits the store-room and without waiting for Rollo & Flossi to take point, leads the way east down the yet-unexplored hallway.

Grapthor reaches a 3 by 4 meter room that probably was a librabry. To the south is a U shaped shelf 3 by 2 meters lining the south walls of the room. Decayed books and scrolls fill the shelf. in the northwest corner is a 1m high statue of bright white marble. It depicts a reading nude. There is a door to the north on the northeast corner.

"I imagine the bloody mage and the priest will want to tarry here a while," Grapthor sighs. He walks up to the statue and studies the stonework with interest.

OOC: Does the statue provide any clues as to the nature of this place and our mission?

No, it is merely decorative. The owner of this hideout seems to be educated and value education. He also appreciates art. With the evidence from the kitchen you judge a human mage lived here. And there was a name on the map veldebrand has. If you like fill in the details :-) (Gender, race, pose etc.)
The statue seems valuable but is quite heavy. You wouldn't be able to lift it yourself. Maybe with a helper on each corner you could move it slowly.

Veldebrand inspects the books and scrolls. "If this fellow was an apothecary, perhaps there are spell scrolls to be found!"

Most of the books crumble through your fingers as you touch them. The following books are still readable:
* Knight and Troll
* Cronk the Barbarian,
* Etymology, Ecology and Biology of the various Types of Garden Slugs,
* Chromatics
* Elven cookbook

You find 4 Scrolls:
* Halt!
* Arrow of Darkness
* Magic Shield
* Levitation

OOC: Note on scrolls: They are single use only no matter if you memorize the spell or cast it. For memorizing level limits etc apply. For casting not! You can cast higher level spells from scrolls. Scrolls are not water- or fireproof etc... Your backpack is rainproof but submerging it is bad for its contents. Common sense applies as usual. :-)
Non magic users may not use scrolls. They can only utilize stored charges of a spell in magic items.

Veldebrand looks quite excited at the scrolls, shuffles through them, hands half to Barekeln and stuffs his share in his rucksack. He waves off the books. "This is finally getting good. Lead on, stout dwarf!"

Grapthor stomps over to the door, and hesitates only a moment, growling, before kicking it open.

Farandor settles himself behind Grapthor and Rollo, readying a spear for any dangers that may lurk beyond the door.