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<> Mercurius shrugs. "Not really, but now I can say that I got to talk to a mob for once." He looks at the party. "Anybody else?" OOC: Yes, I called him a 'mob'. Stance: "ready"

The fae's laugh and her carefree attitude pick Alfrid right back up. "Perhaps this would be best left to His Majesty to sort out. Please forgive me for yelling at the armed blackguards that came upon us. It was pretty foolish. I see that now. But if we are going to offer our swords to help with this dilemma, we had better become better acquainted, had we not? I already gave my name, and I know Horarth here - Horarth Augustfield, heir to the Augustfield estate. It's been too long since I last saw you at a tourney, friend! We should storm the inn together when we reach the capital! What about the two of you? Please, tell us your names." OOC

"Perhaps I am tempting fate. I haven't thoroughly checked these crumbling blocks of stone for nasty surprises." Ryzia plies her trade and her knowledge as well, what little of it there is, examining the symbols and the mechanisms for the sarcophagi. Statblock [URL=/sheets/?id=2891137][B][SIZE=+1]Ryzia Redswan[/SIZE][/B][/URL] Female CG Human Rogue 3, Bloodline 1, Fighter 2, [B]Level[/B] 3, [B]Init[/B] 6, [B]HP[/B] 29/32, [B]Speed[/B] 20 [B]AC[/B] 17, [B]Touch[/B] 11, [B]Flat-footed[/B] 16, [B]Fort[/B] 4, [B]Ref[/B] 5, [B]Will[/B] 2, [B]Base Attack Bonus[/B] 2 [B]Magical Bastard Sword +1 [/B] 6 (1d10+4, 19-20 x2) [B] Morningstar [/B] 4 (1d8+2, x2) [B] Shortbow (20) [/B] 4 (1d6, x3) [B] Banded Mail and Gauntlets[/B] (+6 Armor, +1 Dex) [B]Abilities[/B] Str 15, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 14, Wis 12, Cha 12 [B]Condition[/B] None Female CG Human Rogue 3, Bloodline 1, Fighter 2, Level 3, Init 6, HP 29/32, Speed 20 AC 17, Touch 11, Flat-footed 16, Fort 4, Ref 5, Will 2, Base Attack Bonus 2 Magical Bastard Sword +1 6 (1d10+4, 19-20 x2) Morningstar 4 (1d8+2, x2) Shortbow (20) 4 (1d6, x3) Banded Mail and Gauntlets (+6 Armor, +1 Dex) Abilities Str 15, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 14, Wis 12, Cha 12 Condition None OOC: My special languages are Elven and Celestial. I have a hunch that the runes could be in the latter, or in Fiendish. If neither language nor skill helps us out, I plan to move on to the southern door inside the room with the sarcophagi. Traps

"Anyone know a trick to opening these? I think they're sealed by magic." Statblock [URL=/sheets/?id=2891137][B][SIZE=+1]Ryzia Redswan[/SIZE][/B][/URL] Female CG Human Rogue 3, Bloodline 1, Fighter 2, [B]Level[/B] 3, [B]Init[/B] 6, [B]HP[/B] 29/32, [B]Speed[/B] 20 [B]AC[/B] 17, [B]Touch[/B] 11, [B]Flat-footed[/B] 16, [B]Fort[/B] 4, [B]Ref[/B] 5, [B]Will[/B] 2, [B]Base Attack Bonus[/B] 2 [B]Magical Bastard Sword +1 [/B] 6 (1d10+4, 19-20 x2) [B] Morningstar [/B] 4 (1d8+2, x2) [B] Shortbow (20) [/B] 4 (1d6, x3) [B] Banded Mail and Gauntlets[/B] (+6 Armor, +1 Dex) [B]Abilities[/B] Str 15, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 14, Wis 12, Cha 12 [B]Condition[/B] None Female CG Human Rogue 3, Bloodline 1, Fighter 2, Level 3, Init 6, HP 29/32, Speed 20 AC 17, Touch 11, Flat-footed 16, Fort 4, Ref 5, Will 2, Base Attack Bonus 2 Magical Bastard Sword +1 6 (1d10+4, 19-20 x2) Morningstar 4 (1d8+2, x2) Shortbow (20) 4 (1d6, x3) Banded Mail and Gauntlets (+6 Armor, +1 Dex) Abilities Str 15, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 14, Wis 12, Cha 12 Condition None OOC:

"Blood of the Martyrs, Horath. We only wish to help His Highness, and our sentiment is being censured left and right. Miss, weren't you about to give yourself up? It was very gutsy to risk your life on his behalf. I'm glad that they didn't take you, but why did you do it?" OOC

Ryzia goes to one sarcophagi to try to push the lid off of it to loot the occupant. Statblock [URL=/sheets/?id=2891137][B][SIZE=+1]Ryzia Redswan[/SIZE][/B][/URL] Female CG Human Rogue 3, Bloodline 1, Fighter 2, [B]Level[/B] 3, [B]Init[/B] 6, [B]HP[/B] 29/32, [B]Speed[/B] 20 [B]AC[/B] 17, [B]Touch[/B] 11, [B]Flat-footed[/B] 16, [B]Fort[/B] 4, [B]Ref[/B] 5, [B]Will[/B] 2, [B]Base Attack Bonus[/B] 2 [B]Magical Bastard Sword +1 [/B] 6 (1d10+4, 19-20 x2) [B] Morningstar [/B] 4 (1d8+2, x2) [B] Shortbow (20) [/B] 4 (1d6, x3) [B] Banded Mail and Gauntlets[/B] (+6 Armor, +1 Dex) [B]Abilities[/B] Str 15, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 14, Wis 12, Cha 12 [B]Condition[/B] None Female CG Human Rogue 3, Bloodline 1, Fighter 2, Level 3, Init 6, HP 29/32, Speed 20 AC 17, Touch 11, Flat-footed 16, Fort 4, Ref 5, Will 2, Base Attack Bonus 2 Magical Bastard Sword +1 6 (1d10+4, 19-20 x2) Morningstar 4 (1d8+2, x2) Shortbow (20) 4 (1d6, x3) Banded Mail and Gauntlets (+6 Armor, +1 Dex) Abilities Str 15, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 14, Wis 12, Cha 12 Condition None OOC: Strength

<> "Oh, that's... a lot different. He's the same as the others Biscuit, just a lot stronger than the others. I mean, maybe we can talk to him..." Mercurius avoids the glowing circle for a minute, thinking that it might be the aggro range, to try to talk to the boss enemy. "Hey bonehead! We're not trespassers, and you're supposed to be dead! Why aren't you in the ground?" OOC:

Ryzia slowly shuts the door. "I don't know about you, but I don't want to risk it all just yet for a few tomes that may crumble at the merest touch, whatever their value." She walks over to the western door to open it, not taking up a position, assuming the threat on the other side to be the acid beasts they had just dealt with. Statblock [URL=/sheets/?id=2891137][B][SIZE=+1]Ryzia Redswan[/SIZE][/B][/URL] Female CG Human Rogue 3, Bloodline 1, Fighter 2, [B]Level[/B] 3, [B]Init[/B] 6, [B]HP[/B] 29/32, [B]Speed[/B] 20 [B]AC[/B] 17, [B]Touch[/B] 11, [B]Flat-footed[/B] 16, [B]Fort[/B] 4, [B]Ref[/B] 5, [B]Will[/B] 2, [B]Base Attack Bonus[/B] 2 [B]Magical Bastard Sword +1 [/B] 6 (1d10+4, 19-20 x2) [B] Morningstar [/B] 4 (1d8+2, x2) [B] Shortbow (20) [/B] 4 (1d6, x3) [B] Banded Mail and Gauntlets[/B] (+6 Armor, +1 Dex) [B]Abilities[/B] Str 15, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 14, Wis 12, Cha 12 [B]Condition[/B] None Female CG Human Rogue 3, Bloodline 1, Fighter 2, Level 3, Init 6, HP 29/32, Speed 20 AC 17, Touch 11, Flat-footed 16, Fort 4, Ref 5, Will 2, Base Attack Bonus 2 Magical Bastard Sword +1 6 (1d10+4, 19-20 x2) Morningstar 4 (1d8+2, x2) Shortbow (20) 4 (1d6, x3) Banded Mail and Gauntlets (+6 Armor, +1 Dex) Abilities Str 15, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 14, Wis 12, Cha 12 Condition None OOC: Same again, this time in front of the door, you may take up position again before I commit.

Unless someone thinks that they can identify and appraise some popular or rare tomes, I think I'll just shut the door.

Alfrid gives Horarth a nod and begins to cool off. "The promise of a reward should be enough to get some volunteers anywhere between here and our destination. That is certainly what the Prince's entourage must be thinking right now. And if they like the look of us, they may even provide us means for equipping ourselves to run down the abductors." Alfrid scans the faces of the caravan as it starts moving again. "But who was he last seen with, anyway?" OOC

Got it. In that case Alfrid probably joined the caravan partway. Hey why don't we say Alfrid and Horarth know each other? They could have met at more than one tournament or other gathering, Horarth would have reason to be there because he's got lofty goals, and Alfrid's an inexperienced young knight out to prove himself. It looks like Horarth's claims are meant to be at least dubious, but he seems decent enough for Alfrid to be taken in by them and develop a rapport.

I'm good

Alfrid's cheeks begin to flush. "Why indeed. Maybe there's more overlap than I thought between running a kingdom and squatting in a cave watching boars pair off in mating season." OOC

Priela avoids eye-socket contact with the undead, as no good could possibly come from it. She joins the representative from the church and bows at the waist. "Good evening, Father Friedrich. May I ask why the boy's mother is here? He told Mihaly that some members of the Church had paid his father a visit. Was she missing?" OOC:

"Let's hold off on going west. I'm not too keen on facing more of those spitters again. Get into position." Ryzia heads to the southern door, and prepares to open outward from the side. Statblock [URL=/sheets/?id=2891137][B][SIZE=+1]Ryzia Redswan[/SIZE][/B][/URL] Female CG Human Rogue 3, Bloodline 1, Fighter 2, [B]Level[/B] 3, [B]Init[/B] 6, [B]HP[/B] 29/32, [B]Speed[/B] 20 [B]AC[/B] 17, [B]Touch[/B] 11, [B]Flat-footed[/B] 16, [B]Fort[/B] 4, [B]Ref[/B] 5, [B]Will[/B] 2, [B]Base Attack Bonus[/B] 2 [B]Magical Bastard Sword +1 [/B] 6 (1d10+4, 19-20 x2) [B] Morningstar [/B] 4 (1d8+2, x2) [B] Shortbow (20) [/B] 4 (1d6, x3) [B] Banded Mail and Gauntlets[/B] (+6 Armor, +1 Dex) [B]Abilities[/B] Str 15, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 14, Wis 12, Cha 12 [B]Condition[/B] None Female CG Human Rogue 3, Bloodline 1, Fighter 2, Level 3, Init 6, HP 29/32, Speed 20 AC 17, Touch 11, Flat-footed 16, Fort 4, Ref 5, Will 2, Base Attack Bonus 2 Magical Bastard Sword +1 6 (1d10+4, 19-20 x2) Morningstar 4 (1d8+2, x2) Shortbow (20) 4 (1d6, x3) Banded Mail and Gauntlets (+6 Armor, +1 Dex) Abilities Str 15, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 14, Wis 12, Cha 12 Condition None OOC: Ryzia takes up partial cover on one side of the southern door, waits for everyone else to seek their choice spot to prepare for another fight. I have a feeling I know what's going to be waiting for us, but I want to see it first.