Sir Valdalen covers his nose, still trying to recover. "Mon dieu," he says in a gutteral voice, wiping his forehead and staggering forward but continuing, a little more steady. "We need to not be caught like that again, that is certain. We cannot afford another ambush. That was not even one of those accursed bird things. Where did this person even come from? Things are not what we were expecting. I wonder now what we have stumbled onto here."
Inwardly the girl was proud for keeping her anxiety down when the rats attacked, though the pain and choking did a good job of helping distract her. She did feel weak still, and her armor seemed to be cutting into her flesh as she walked along with the rest of the group, and her throat felt like she had been drinking exotic spice oil from across the sea for hours, and she definitely still had a touch of a fever.
Worst of all, everything seemed *wrong*. It seemed like almost nobody was the same, the mission wasn't the same, the environment was different, the enemies weren't even the same, new people were running about like excited gnomes, and nothing was making sense. Where were they? Where were their people? Where were the goblins, where was their goblin guide? She coughed bitter phlegm against the tunnel wall and trudged on, her sword sheathed but her shield hanging heavily from her left arm, as she followed the others.
Lwentano is not happy that he got bit by a rat of all things. Here he is down in these dark tunnels looking for goblins that he can slay or even other evil creatures and he gets rats. Looking forward to fighting a much more worthy foe he follows the others as we head deeper into the tunnels.
Now that the rats are gone lets get back to the business of cleaning these filthy tunnels of the goblin vermin.
Aive will tell Myrrani that the path is clear and how it opens up again and turns.
Once everyone is ready if that is the path they wish to take Aive will go 1st, listening along the way and using his mirror at each corner. (until we find enemies or a choice in the road)
12 15 unmodified
Edited: testsubject1 on 8th Jul, 2010 - 6:07am
After briefly introducing himself and helping the others as he can, Philo will offer to follow a short distance after Aive. He has his bow at the ready and stays close to the wall.
Philo is searching the shadows as well as looking around & ahead of Aive to spot any danger or anything unusual.
Unmodified rolls
Spot (+2): 7, 20, 18
Listen (+2): 6, 13, 14
Sir Valdalen Mechidieux greets the new stranger skulking in the darkness somewhat suspiciously, knowing why THEY were skulking in the darkness, but not the new person, but welcomes the help nonetheless, and prays briefly that it is a blessing from Heironeus.
"We must continue on, but I am somewhat light-headed. I can still swing my blade however, so lead on and as I clear my lungs, perhaps too my head shall clear."