A lantern was lowered into the hole, and the passage suddenly became visible. The ladder was in a small alcove, from which two circular passages extended in different directions, and continued into the darkness. Every surface except the floor was coated in a thick, wet, reddish slime. The floor held two inches of a murky fluid, no doubt a mixture of rainwater, decomposing slime and human waste. Two or three rats scurried away from the light, along with dozens of centipedes and countless roaches.
Kreemon chanted a silent prayer to Zahiraplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZahira
by Diane Hutton and the DM
The Common View
Zahira is seen as a dangerous cult that welcomes the Zioth and embraces death. It is led by mysterious druid-like entities known as “True Zahirans.” There is quite a bit of legend surrounding these druids, such as their ability to appear out of nowhere, or the fact that they all look alike. and led the other two down the passage. They had to keep moving, both to lose their pursuers and to keep hope alive.
The next sound they heard besides their own sloshing feet was a crack that reverberated through the tunnel ahead and behind, followed by a loud splash and a grunt. The ladder broke under a soldier's weight. Glancing back, Kreemon, Ardithplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigArdith
Ardith's long hair is tied in a bun with cords dyed with berry juice, two each of red, blue and black. She wears an unbleached linen shift and bodice, a deerskin jerkin, and low brown boots. Ardith always wears the Sign of Andritha on a chain around her neck. The Sign is a three inch circle of copper with a large onyx in the center, obviously quite heavy, but Ardith wears it with the ease of one long accustomed to the burden. and Kayplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigKay Wanderwit
Kay is an attractive, eighteen year old girl. She has dark brown hair, tanned skin and hazel eyes. The bow she carries is of a very fine quality. Kay wears brown calfskin breeches, and a green wool vest. When traveling, she wears brown deerskin breeches and a red linen vest. Her old cloak is black, and made of fine but worn wool. She has become a close friend of could see exactly what was going on, with the help of the lanterns. Unfortunately, their own clothing, especially Ardithplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigArdith
Ardith's long hair is tied in a bun with cords dyed with berry juice, two each of red, blue and black. She wears an unbleached linen shift and bodice, a deerskin jerkin, and low brown boots. Ardith always wears the Sign of Andritha on a chain around her neck. The Sign is a three inch circle of copper with a large onyx in the center, obviously quite heavy, but Ardith wears it with the ease of one long accustomed to the burden.'s wet cloak, reflected light as well. They were seen.
Two other soldiers hung down from the ledge and dropped, without touching the ladder. They made sure their companion was still alive and his head was out of the water, and then followed down the passage.
“Keep moving,” Kreemon said to the other two. He pulled his bow free and strung it while continuing to move as quickly as possible. Once he was ready, Kreemon nocked an arrow, pulled, turned and crouched. With calm precision and an urgent prayer to Zahiraplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZahira
by Diane Hutton and the DM
The Common View
Zahira is seen as a dangerous cult that welcomes the Zioth and embraces death. It is led by mysterious druid-like entities known as “True Zahirans.” There is quite a bit of legend surrounding these druids, such as their ability to appear out of nowhere, or the fact that they all look alike., he fired an arrow and nocked another. In the dim, shifting light, it was hard to tell for sure whether the arrow had hit until a faint splashing sound came from far in the distance. The two soldiers drew swords and continued to advance. “Stand down,” one of them said. “You are to be arrested for the attempted assassination of the Second Clerk.”
“Damn,” Kayplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigKay Wanderwit
Kay is an attractive, eighteen year old girl. She has dark brown hair, tanned skin and hazel eyes. The bow she carries is of a very fine quality. Kay wears brown calfskin breeches, and a green wool vest. When traveling, she wears brown deerskin breeches and a red linen vest. Her old cloak is black, and made of fine but worn wool. She has become a close friend of whispered. She turned and fired an arrow of her own, aiming low, and hitting nothing but water and stone. It was difficult to aim in this light, and with so little maneuvering room.
Kreemon signaled for the three to fall back down the tunnel. He thought it unlikely that the guards would charge since they could hardy see where they were going. Kreemon watched the guards as he backed off.
Kayplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigKay Wanderwit
Kay is an attractive, eighteen year old girl. She has dark brown hair, tanned skin and hazel eyes. The bow she carries is of a very fine quality. Kay wears brown calfskin breeches, and a green wool vest. When traveling, she wears brown deerskin breeches and a red linen vest. Her old cloak is black, and made of fine but worn wool. She has become a close friend of fell back with Kreemon, but Ardithplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigArdith
Ardith's long hair is tied in a bun with cords dyed with berry juice, two each of red, blue and black. She wears an unbleached linen shift and bodice, a deerskin jerkin, and low brown boots. Ardith always wears the Sign of Andritha on a chain around her neck. The Sign is a three inch circle of copper with a large onyx in the center, obviously quite heavy, but Ardith wears it with the ease of one long accustomed to the burden. held her ground and chanted and gestured the complex words and motions of a spell. When she was finished, she stood and waited.
“Try to knock them out,” one guard said to the other, and both splashed forward as quickly as they could in the darkness. Both had swords drawn, and the one with the lantern set it down on a dry patch before following.
When the lead guard reached Ardithplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigArdith
Ardith's long hair is tied in a bun with cords dyed with berry juice, two each of red, blue and black. She wears an unbleached linen shift and bodice, a deerskin jerkin, and low brown boots. Ardith always wears the Sign of Andritha on a chain around her neck. The Sign is a three inch circle of copper with a large onyx in the center, obviously quite heavy, but Ardith wears it with the ease of one long accustomed to the burden.'s position, she reached out her hand and touched him gently on his chest. He staggered back at the touch as if he had been pushed, and his sword splashed into the water. “She bit me!” were his last words before he collapsed. By the dim light of the lantern, Ardithplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigArdith
Ardith's long hair is tied in a bun with cords dyed with berry juice, two each of red, blue and black. She wears an unbleached linen shift and bodice, a deerskin jerkin, and low brown boots. Ardith always wears the Sign of Andritha on a chain around her neck. The Sign is a three inch circle of copper with a large onyx in the center, obviously quite heavy, but Ardith wears it with the ease of one long accustomed to the burden. could see faint wispy streams of darker water spread out from his still twitching body. He was alive, but barely.
The other guard stepped over his companion and swiped at Ardithplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigArdith
Ardith's long hair is tied in a bun with cords dyed with berry juice, two each of red, blue and black. She wears an unbleached linen shift and bodice, a deerskin jerkin, and low brown boots. Ardith always wears the Sign of Andritha on a chain around her neck. The Sign is a three inch circle of copper with a large onyx in the center, obviously quite heavy, but Ardith wears it with the ease of one long accustomed to the burden., cutting a long gash down her arm. Two arrows shot past the pair, each one striking a wall.
Not wanting to accidentally hit Ardithplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigArdith
Ardith's long hair is tied in a bun with cords dyed with berry juice, two each of red, blue and black. She wears an unbleached linen shift and bodice, a deerskin jerkin, and low brown boots. Ardith always wears the Sign of Andritha on a chain around her neck. The Sign is a three inch circle of copper with a large onyx in the center, obviously quite heavy, but Ardith wears it with the ease of one long accustomed to the burden. with an arrow, Kreemon stowed his bow, drew his sword and moved up to melee range with the remaining guard.
“We need some help down here!” the guard yelled, while Ardithplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigArdith
Ardith's long hair is tied in a bun with cords dyed with berry juice, two each of red, blue and black. She wears an unbleached linen shift and bodice, a deerskin jerkin, and low brown boots. Ardith always wears the Sign of Andritha on a chain around her neck. The Sign is a three inch circle of copper with a large onyx in the center, obviously quite heavy, but Ardith wears it with the ease of one long accustomed to the burden. cast another spell. The guard staggered back at her touch, but didn't fall. “What was that?” he said with a weak voice. Too desperate now to spend time wondering about his mysterious open wounds, he stabbed at Ardithplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigArdith
Ardith's long hair is tied in a bun with cords dyed with berry juice, two each of red, blue and black. She wears an unbleached linen shift and bodice, a deerskin jerkin, and low brown boots. Ardith always wears the Sign of Andritha on a chain around her neck. The Sign is a three inch circle of copper with a large onyx in the center, obviously quite heavy, but Ardith wears it with the ease of one long accustomed to the burden., piercing her other arm. Then he withdrew towards the ladder, with Kreemon in pursuit. Kayplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigKay Wanderwit
Kay is an attractive, eighteen year old girl. She has dark brown hair, tanned skin and hazel eyes. The bow she carries is of a very fine quality. Kay wears brown calfskin breeches, and a green wool vest. When traveling, she wears brown deerskin breeches and a red linen vest. Her old cloak is black, and made of fine but worn wool. She has become a close friend of's arrow caught up with the guard and stuck fast in his side, and Kreemon finished him off before he could reach the ladder.
The guard with the broken leg, however, was still very much alive, and he used all his strength to call for help from the bottom of the ladder. “They're down here! At least three of them, armed! Herel's down! Now Klie! Help!”
Looking over at Kreemon, Ardithplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigArdith
Ardith's long hair is tied in a bun with cords dyed with berry juice, two each of red, blue and black. She wears an unbleached linen shift and bodice, a deerskin jerkin, and low brown boots. Ardith always wears the Sign of Andritha on a chain around her neck. The Sign is a three inch circle of copper with a large onyx in the center, obviously quite heavy, but Ardith wears it with the ease of one long accustomed to the burden. was sure that there was nothing good or ill she could do for the guard that Kreemon would not do first, so she used her power for the third time, healing her wounds.
Kreemon snarled at the crippled guard, walked over to him and brought his sword down hard to silence the calls for help. The guard made a desperate attempt to dodge and parry, but was unable to stop Kreemon's blade from cutting deep into his shoulder. Kreemon's next blow did him in.
When the guard was silenced, Kreemon turned away and headed down the passageway. Due to the distance between the underground passage and the floor above them, it seemed unlikely that the voice would have carried far, and if it did, it would still be difficult to pinpoint its source. Kreemon led the three down the passageway, looking for a way out of this unfortunate situation.
The three were at least a hundred feet down the passage before they heard another splash from behind, followed by four more. The voice of a guard echoed down the passage. “You – get help. Pull these three out of here. I hope it's not too late. You two – down that way. If you see anything, holler. We'll take this one.”
Kreemon continued to lead, more cautious now, hoping that the noise the guards made would drown out their own. It was almost pitch black. The only light they could see was a brief flash here and there as the lantern light a hundred feet behind reflected off a wavelet or a bit of wall-slime.
Another thirty feet, and the passage opened up. It felt good to stand straight again. This seemed to be a room like the one where they'd entered, possibly with another wooden grate on top, though it was impossible to tell for sure, since no light at all came down from above. The passage continued on as well, taking a slight turn to the right. Like the previous one, the new passage was only four feet high. A pair of rats ran past Kayplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigKay Wanderwit
Kay is an attractive, eighteen year old girl. She has dark brown hair, tanned skin and hazel eyes. The bow she carries is of a very fine quality. Kay wears brown calfskin breeches, and a green wool vest. When traveling, she wears brown deerskin breeches and a red linen vest. Her old cloak is black, and made of fine but worn wool. She has become a close friend of, one brushing against her leg and the other scurrying between them. Other, smaller creatures could be felt on the skin of all three adventurers, but that was best ignored. Maybe it was just sweat, forming in large beads and slowly creeping down.
The two guards were gaining ground.
Kreemon whispered to the other two, “Ardithplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigArdith
Ardith's long hair is tied in a bun with cords dyed with berry juice, two each of red, blue and black. She wears an unbleached linen shift and bodice, a deerskin jerkin, and low brown boots. Ardith always wears the Sign of Andritha on a chain around her neck. The Sign is a three inch circle of copper with a large onyx in the center, obviously quite heavy, but Ardith wears it with the ease of one long accustomed to the burden. get on one side of the passage opening, I will get on the other. Kayplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigKay Wanderwit
Kay is an attractive, eighteen year old girl. She has dark brown hair, tanned skin and hazel eyes. The bow she carries is of a very fine quality. Kay wears brown calfskin breeches, and a green wool vest. When traveling, she wears brown deerskin breeches and a red linen vest. Her old cloak is black, and made of fine but worn wool. She has become a close friend of move across the passageway and ready your bow. When the guards come through, I will attack the one closest to me. Ardithplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigArdith
Ardith's long hair is tied in a bun with cords dyed with berry juice, two each of red, blue and black. She wears an unbleached linen shift and bodice, a deerskin jerkin, and low brown boots. Ardith always wears the Sign of Andritha on a chain around her neck. The Sign is a three inch circle of copper with a large onyx in the center, obviously quite heavy, but Ardith wears it with the ease of one long accustomed to the burden. attack the one closest to you and Kayplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigKay Wanderwit
Kay is an attractive, eighteen year old girl. She has dark brown hair, tanned skin and hazel eyes. The bow she carries is of a very fine quality. Kay wears brown calfskin breeches, and a green wool vest. When traveling, she wears brown deerskin breeches and a red linen vest. Her old cloak is black, and made of fine but worn wool. She has become a close friend of fire arrows at them both. With surprise, we should be able to take them out quickly. Their light will help us in our navigating too.”
Kreemon drew his sword and moved to the left side of the passageway, ready to spring on anyone who approached. Besides being invisible in the darkness, he had the added advantage of being able to stand straight, while the guards would be bent over when they entered. Ardithplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigArdith
Ardith's long hair is tied in a bun with cords dyed with berry juice, two each of red, blue and black. She wears an unbleached linen shift and bodice, a deerskin jerkin, and low brown boots. Ardith always wears the Sign of Andritha on a chain around her neck. The Sign is a three inch circle of copper with a large onyx in the center, obviously quite heavy, but Ardith wears it with the ease of one long accustomed to the burden. took her position on the right side of the entrance, and cast a spell. Soon, she felt a faint warmth radiating from her staff, and its balance shifted until it was as easy to wield as a knife. Kayplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigKay Wanderwit
Kay is an attractive, eighteen year old girl. She has dark brown hair, tanned skin and hazel eyes. The bow she carries is of a very fine quality. Kay wears brown calfskin breeches, and a green wool vest. When traveling, she wears brown deerskin breeches and a red linen vest. Her old cloak is black, and made of fine but worn wool. She has become a close friend of stood against the side wall a few feet into the chamber, nocked an arrow and waited.
Tired of waiting, Kreemon checked his side for a ladder and looked up for any slits of ambient light coming from the ceiling. He found the ladder, or the base of it, anyway. The rest was totally rotted away. As for light, there was none to be seen. He thought he spotted a glimmer for a moment, but it turned out to be a reflection of the guards' torches. It was time to move back into position.
A tense period followed, where the guards crept forward cautiously, watching out for any sign of danger, while the group waited silently on either side of the entrance. Kreemon squinted his eyes against the approaching light to avoid being blinded when the guards entered the chamber. Finally, the first guard showed his head, and Kreemon struck savagely, but only managed a glancing blow. “Over here!” the guard yelled. He tried to return the attack, but an arrow slit open his sleeve and opened a gash in his shoulder, almost making him drop his sword.
The second guard rushed in, and as he was straightening from his ducked position, Ardithplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigArdith
Ardith's long hair is tied in a bun with cords dyed with berry juice, two each of red, blue and black. She wears an unbleached linen shift and bodice, a deerskin jerkin, and low brown boots. Ardith always wears the Sign of Andritha on a chain around her neck. The Sign is a three inch circle of copper with a large onyx in the center, obviously quite heavy, but Ardith wears it with the ease of one long accustomed to the burden.'s enhanced staff came crashing down on his neck. Despite the pain, he managed to locate Ardithplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigArdith
Ardith's long hair is tied in a bun with cords dyed with berry juice, two each of red, blue and black. She wears an unbleached linen shift and bodice, a deerskin jerkin, and low brown boots. Ardith always wears the Sign of Andritha on a chain around her neck. The Sign is a three inch circle of copper with a large onyx in the center, obviously quite heavy, but Ardith wears it with the ease of one long accustomed to the burden. and stab his sword in her direction, opening up a wound in her arm in almost the exact spot she'd just healed. The guard's own counterattack unbalanced him enough that he dropped his torch. It was immediately doused by the water, throwing the battle into darkness. New sources of light were on their way, however, along with a loud, often clumsy splashing.
“We'd better keep moving,” Kreemon said as he poised his arm to parry any guard's blow. He backed up a few steps and then ran as fast as he safely could to the other tunnel, entered it, and continued down it with a silent prayer to Zahiraplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZahira
by Diane Hutton and the DM
The Common View
Zahira is seen as a dangerous cult that welcomes the Zioth and embraces death. It is led by mysterious druid-like entities known as “True Zahirans.” There is quite a bit of legend surrounding these druids, such as their ability to appear out of nowhere, or the fact that they all look alike. that he wouldn't be struck down from behind. The tunnel had to end eventually.
Ardithplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigArdith
Ardith's long hair is tied in a bun with cords dyed with berry juice, two each of red, blue and black. She wears an unbleached linen shift and bodice, a deerskin jerkin, and low brown boots. Ardith always wears the Sign of Andritha on a chain around her neck. The Sign is a three inch circle of copper with a large onyx in the center, obviously quite heavy, but Ardith wears it with the ease of one long accustomed to the burden. and Kayplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigKay Wanderwit
Kay is an attractive, eighteen year old girl. She has dark brown hair, tanned skin and hazel eyes. The bow she carries is of a very fine quality. Kay wears brown calfskin breeches, and a green wool vest. When traveling, she wears brown deerskin breeches and a red linen vest. Her old cloak is black, and made of fine but worn wool. She has become a close friend of silently agreed with Kreemon, and followed him into the tunnel. Ardithplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigArdith
Ardith's long hair is tied in a bun with cords dyed with berry juice, two each of red, blue and black. She wears an unbleached linen shift and bodice, a deerskin jerkin, and low brown boots. Ardith always wears the Sign of Andritha on a chain around her neck. The Sign is a three inch circle of copper with a large onyx in the center, obviously quite heavy, but Ardith wears it with the ease of one long accustomed to the burden. went first, with Kayplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigKay Wanderwit
Kay is an attractive, eighteen year old girl. She has dark brown hair, tanned skin and hazel eyes. The bow she carries is of a very fine quality. Kay wears brown calfskin breeches, and a green wool vest. When traveling, she wears brown deerskin breeches and a red linen vest. Her old cloak is black, and made of fine but worn wool. She has become a close friend of bringing up the rear. Once a few feet into the tunnel, Kayplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigKay Wanderwit
Kay is an attractive, eighteen year old girl. She has dark brown hair, tanned skin and hazel eyes. The bow she carries is of a very fine quality. Kay wears brown calfskin breeches, and a green wool vest. When traveling, she wears brown deerskin breeches and a red linen vest. Her old cloak is black, and made of fine but worn wool. She has become a close friend of loosed an arrow blindly back into the chamber, thinking, 'If they're following, I might hit something.'
The arrow missed, as did the guardsmen's swords, and then the awkward chase began, five people running blindly, bent over with weapons extended. The splashing disturbed whatever growths had remained stagnant for however long, and a terrible stench rose into the air. Whoever was in back at any given moment was likely to feel the prick of one of the guard's swords. At least one of them was keeping up, and always seemed to be close behind. After twenty seconds or so, the passage turned slightly, totally blocking out the light. Fortunately, the floor was curved to give warning of the change in direction, or else there could have been a comical pile-up against the wall.
Kreemon kept up the pace, knowing that every second they ran put them farther from reinforcements. The guards, emboldened by their hot blood, didn't seem to realize that they were putting themselves at an increasing amount of risk. It was only a matter of time before they found another open chamber. Kreemon grew a tight grin as he realized that due to their rapid pace, the guards weren't able to keep calling out for help. The guards were chasing their death and they didn't even realize it.
Another fifteen or twenty seconds and the shape of the floor indicated that the passage was opening up again. Kreemon moved at an angle after coming out of the tunnel, and turned around to attack, beginning another blind battle. His plan to block the passage was foiled when both guards slipped in past his blade. The guards set themselves up on opposite sides of the room, so that they could swing freely without risk of hitting each other. After a few ineffective strikes, one guard swung at Kayplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigKay Wanderwit
Kay is an attractive, eighteen year old girl. She has dark brown hair, tanned skin and hazel eyes. The bow she carries is of a very fine quality. Kay wears brown calfskin breeches, and a green wool vest. When traveling, she wears brown deerskin breeches and a red linen vest. Her old cloak is black, and made of fine but worn wool. She has become a close friend of, deeply slicing both her legs, and nearly cutting them off. Reinforcements were coming closer.
Realizing that blind combat was stupid, Ardithplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigArdith
Ardith's long hair is tied in a bun with cords dyed with berry juice, two each of red, blue and black. She wears an unbleached linen shift and bodice, a deerskin jerkin, and low brown boots. Ardith always wears the Sign of Andritha on a chain around her neck. The Sign is a three inch circle of copper with a large onyx in the center, obviously quite heavy, but Ardith wears it with the ease of one long accustomed to the burden. activated a spell and her hand burst into flame, illuminating the room. Everyone was dazed for a moment by the sudden appearance of light, and Ardithplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigArdith
Ardith's long hair is tied in a bun with cords dyed with berry juice, two each of red, blue and black. She wears an unbleached linen shift and bodice, a deerskin jerkin, and low brown boots. Ardith always wears the Sign of Andritha on a chain around her neck. The Sign is a three inch circle of copper with a large onyx in the center, obviously quite heavy, but Ardith wears it with the ease of one long accustomed to the burden. was able to rush to her friend before anyone could react. When the guards' eyes recovered, they were dumbfounded. Only a second passed before the guard nearest Kreemon recovered and said, “Well, cut her arm off!” He then took a swing at Kreemon, cutting a nasty gash across his abdomen. The other guard hesitantly went for Ardithplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigArdith
Ardith's long hair is tied in a bun with cords dyed with berry juice, two each of red, blue and black. She wears an unbleached linen shift and bodice, a deerskin jerkin, and low brown boots. Ardith always wears the Sign of Andritha on a chain around her neck. The Sign is a three inch circle of copper with a large onyx in the center, obviously quite heavy, but Ardith wears it with the ease of one long accustomed to the burden., but his swing was clumsy. He was hypnotized by Ardithplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigArdith
Ardith's long hair is tied in a bun with cords dyed with berry juice, two each of red, blue and black. She wears an unbleached linen shift and bodice, a deerskin jerkin, and low brown boots. Ardith always wears the Sign of Andritha on a chain around her neck. The Sign is a three inch circle of copper with a large onyx in the center, obviously quite heavy, but Ardith wears it with the ease of one long accustomed to the burden.'s burning hand.
Covering his wound with his left arm, Kreemon attacked with his right, slicing through enough flesh to make the guard stagger back. The guard's next strike was so poorly executed that he might as well have still been fighting in the dark. He missed Kreemon by more than a foot, and Kreemon neatly swung his sword underneath that of his enemy and disarmed him. Taking advantage of the guard's situation, Kreemon struck another savage blow, cutting deep into the guard's shoulder. The guard snatched up his sword with his other hand, but the battle was already lost. All he could do was parry a few of Kreemon's blows before he was cut down.
On the other side of the room, Kayplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigKay Wanderwit
Kay is an attractive, eighteen year old girl. She has dark brown hair, tanned skin and hazel eyes. The bow she carries is of a very fine quality. Kay wears brown calfskin breeches, and a green wool vest. When traveling, she wears brown deerskin breeches and a red linen vest. Her old cloak is black, and made of fine but worn wool. She has become a close friend of drew a dagger and stabbed at the air, her weakened state impeding her aim. Soon, though, she was ready to fight again. Ardithplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigArdith
Ardith's long hair is tied in a bun with cords dyed with berry juice, two each of red, blue and black. She wears an unbleached linen shift and bodice, a deerskin jerkin, and low brown boots. Ardith always wears the Sign of Andritha on a chain around her neck. The Sign is a three inch circle of copper with a large onyx in the center, obviously quite heavy, but Ardith wears it with the ease of one long accustomed to the burden. dropped her staff and cast another spell. She gently touched Kayplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigKay Wanderwit
Kay is an attractive, eighteen year old girl. She has dark brown hair, tanned skin and hazel eyes. The bow she carries is of a very fine quality. Kay wears brown calfskin breeches, and a green wool vest. When traveling, she wears brown deerskin breeches and a red linen vest. Her old cloak is black, and made of fine but worn wool. She has become a close friend of's thigh, and the wounds in her legs stopped bleeding and sealed up, leaving dry scabs that, while painful, would not hinder movement. This display left the guard frozen with indecision.
“Here, catch!” Ardithplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigArdith
Ardith's long hair is tied in a bun with cords dyed with berry juice, two each of red, blue and black. She wears an unbleached linen shift and bodice, a deerskin jerkin, and low brown boots. Ardith always wears the Sign of Andritha on a chain around her neck. The Sign is a three inch circle of copper with a large onyx in the center, obviously quite heavy, but Ardith wears it with the ease of one long accustomed to the burden. yelled, and threw her flame at the stunned guard. He woke up just in time to dodge the ball of fire rushing towards his head. He turned to watch the flame pass and sizzle some of the mold on the wall. Then the room went dark, and immediately bright again, as the flame reappeared around Ardithplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigArdith
Ardith's long hair is tied in a bun with cords dyed with berry juice, two each of red, blue and black. She wears an unbleached linen shift and bodice, a deerskin jerkin, and low brown boots. Ardith always wears the Sign of Andritha on a chain around her neck. The Sign is a three inch circle of copper with a large onyx in the center, obviously quite heavy, but Ardith wears it with the ease of one long accustomed to the burden.'s hand. The guard's head shot around when this new light appeared, and then he saw Kayplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigKay Wanderwit
Kay is an attractive, eighteen year old girl. She has dark brown hair, tanned skin and hazel eyes. The bow she carries is of a very fine quality. Kay wears brown calfskin breeches, and a green wool vest. When traveling, she wears brown deerskin breeches and a red linen vest. Her old cloak is black, and made of fine but worn wool. She has become a close friend of slip on something, sending her dagger flying down the tunnel. He gripped his sword with new resolve, approached Ardithplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigArdith
Ardith's long hair is tied in a bun with cords dyed with berry juice, two each of red, blue and black. She wears an unbleached linen shift and bodice, a deerskin jerkin, and low brown boots. Ardith always wears the Sign of Andritha on a chain around her neck. The Sign is a three inch circle of copper with a large onyx in the center, obviously quite heavy, but Ardith wears it with the ease of one long accustomed to the burden. and swung at her arm. Ardithplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigArdith
Ardith's long hair is tied in a bun with cords dyed with berry juice, two each of red, blue and black. She wears an unbleached linen shift and bodice, a deerskin jerkin, and low brown boots. Ardith always wears the Sign of Andritha on a chain around her neck. The Sign is a three inch circle of copper with a large onyx in the center, obviously quite heavy, but Ardith wears it with the ease of one long accustomed to the burden. managed to pull her arm away and caught the blade with her leather armor. It cut a strip off her cloak, but left her with no more than a bruise. Ardithplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigArdith
Ardith's long hair is tied in a bun with cords dyed with berry juice, two each of red, blue and black. She wears an unbleached linen shift and bodice, a deerskin jerkin, and low brown boots. Ardith always wears the Sign of Andritha on a chain around her neck. The Sign is a three inch circle of copper with a large onyx in the center, obviously quite heavy, but Ardith wears it with the ease of one long accustomed to the burden. picked up the end of her staff and tried to swing it around to knock the guard off his feet, but she overestimated her own strength – even magically lightened, with one hand, all she could do was drag the staff through the water. She dropped the staff again and took a step back, dodging a swing, and then tossed another ball of flame. This one caught the guard's beard on fire and rapidly consumed the flesh of his face. Soon after he'd doused himself in the putrid water, he was dead.
This moment of darkness was incomplete. The torches and footsteps of the other guards were getting closer, and it sounded like there were a lot of them. They could arrive any moment. Ardithplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigArdith
Ardith's long hair is tied in a bun with cords dyed with berry juice, two each of red, blue and black. She wears an unbleached linen shift and bodice, a deerskin jerkin, and low brown boots. Ardith always wears the Sign of Andritha on a chain around her neck. The Sign is a three inch circle of copper with a large onyx in the center, obviously quite heavy, but Ardith wears it with the ease of one long accustomed to the burden.'s hand reignited, and it was time to decide whether this room offered a way out.
Like the previous two, the room had a grate on top, which had admitted no light during the darkness, and a two-inch pool of water. The ladder was rotted through, and what was left of it reached only half way to the grate. Three passages extended out of this one. Besides the one Kreemon still guarded, a second passage continued straight ahead, and another split off at an angle towards the right.
Kreemon sheathed his sword, picked up the dead guard's sword and tucked the guard's dagger in his belt. “We need to keep moving. Hopefully we come to a chamber with an intact ladder soon.” Kreemon ran down the passage that angled towards the right. Hopefully, the guards would pause for a bit when they reached the chamber, both to examine their dead allies and to decide which passage to follow. If there was another bend in the tunnel, Ardithplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigArdith
Ardith's long hair is tied in a bun with cords dyed with berry juice, two each of red, blue and black. She wears an unbleached linen shift and bodice, a deerskin jerkin, and low brown boots. Ardith always wears the Sign of Andritha on a chain around her neck. The Sign is a three inch circle of copper with a large onyx in the center, obviously quite heavy, but Ardith wears it with the ease of one long accustomed to the burden.'s light would be difficult to see, and they'd have to split their forces again. Kreemon prayed to Zahiraplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigZahira
by Diane Hutton and the DM
The Common View
Zahira is seen as a dangerous cult that welcomes the Zioth and embraces death. It is led by mysterious druid-like entities known as “True Zahirans.” There is quite a bit of legend surrounding these druids, such as their ability to appear out of nowhere, or the fact that they all look alike. that their luck would change for the better.
The tunnel did bend, almost immediately, so they were traveling perpendicular to the previous tunnel. They continued to run bent over through the water, and before long, the guards' torches were visible some distance behind them. They came to another chamber, where they stopped just long enough to confirm that the ladder was rotted away. The next chamber, however, had a ladder that, while rotten, reached all the way to the ceiling.
“Let's try this ladder,” Kreemon said. “I weigh more, so you ladies better go first. Put your shoulder into the grate to get it to move.” Kreemon drew his sword so he had a weapon in each hand to guard the women's retreat.
Kayplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigKay Wanderwit
Kay is an attractive, eighteen year old girl. She has dark brown hair, tanned skin and hazel eyes. The bow she carries is of a very fine quality. Kay wears brown calfskin breeches, and a green wool vest. When traveling, she wears brown deerskin breeches and a red linen vest. Her old cloak is black, and made of fine but worn wool. She has become a close friend of looked at the condition of the ladder and said, “Shit, no. I'm not climbing that!” Ardithplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigArdith
Ardith's long hair is tied in a bun with cords dyed with berry juice, two each of red, blue and black. She wears an unbleached linen shift and bodice, a deerskin jerkin, and low brown boots. Ardith always wears the Sign of Andritha on a chain around her neck. The Sign is a three inch circle of copper with a large onyx in the center, obviously quite heavy, but Ardith wears it with the ease of one long accustomed to the burden. pointed to one of the passages and ran. As soon as she was sure all her companions were with her, she extinguished her flame, hoping to save the few seconds left of her spell for the next chamber. The next chamber, however, was quite a ways away, and the spell had long since expired. Their pursuers were close enough and the passage straight enough, fortunately, that they could see the faint outlines of three entrances. Ardithplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigArdith
Ardith's long hair is tied in a bun with cords dyed with berry juice, two each of red, blue and black. She wears an unbleached linen shift and bodice, a deerskin jerkin, and low brown boots. Ardith always wears the Sign of Andritha on a chain around her neck. The Sign is a three inch circle of copper with a large onyx in the center, obviously quite heavy, but Ardith wears it with the ease of one long accustomed to the burden. tapped the other two on the shoulder and directed them down one, and then kept running in the dark.
The chase went on for an indeterminate time. These tunnels were a masterpiece of construction, and why they had been built, when they allowed covert access to the castle, was anyone's guess.
Caring only to get away, Ardithplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigArdith
Ardith's long hair is tied in a bun with cords dyed with berry juice, two each of red, blue and black. She wears an unbleached linen shift and bodice, a deerskin jerkin, and low brown boots. Ardith always wears the Sign of Andritha on a chain around her neck. The Sign is a three inch circle of copper with a large onyx in the center, obviously quite heavy, but Ardith wears it with the ease of one long accustomed to the burden., Kayplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigKay Wanderwit
Kay is an attractive, eighteen year old girl. She has dark brown hair, tanned skin and hazel eyes. The bow she carries is of a very fine quality. Kay wears brown calfskin breeches, and a green wool vest. When traveling, she wears brown deerskin breeches and a red linen vest. Her old cloak is black, and made of fine but worn wool. She has become a close friend of and Kreemon had an advantage. While they picked their path at random, the guards had to stop at each intersection and listen, and if they weren't sure in which direction the group had headed, they would have to split up. The bulk of their numbers stayed on track, though they fell further and further behind until, even in the straightest passages, they could only be heard, not seen, except as a mote of light in the distance.
The large chambers became further and further apart until it took minutes to get from one to the next. Three minutes down a very straight tunnel, and the water began to seem deeper.
Yay. Nice and fast. :)
Kayplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigKay Wanderwit
Kay is an attractive, eighteen year old girl. She has dark brown hair, tanned skin and hazel eyes. The bow she carries is of a very fine quality. Kay wears brown calfskin breeches, and a green wool vest. When traveling, she wears brown deerskin breeches and a red linen vest. Her old cloak is black, and made of fine but worn wool. She has become a close friend of's down one dagger. Fortunately, it wasn't her expensive one. Her character sheet has been updated. 200XP was earned from the combat. The rest is for role-playing.