(048) The Undercroft

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Mon May 13, 2013 5:27 am

aquebman wrote:
Tafari keeps moving forward quickly and quietly. She will try to encourage the young boy ( Jan ) to come with her but if he's hesitant she will keep moving trying to continue to avoid goblin detection.

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Mon May 13, 2013 10:38 pm

waysoftheearth wrote:
With the Goblins disposed of, Tafari leads the way, and Jan follows...

... a bit further along the gantry the cave begins to fall into an utter darkness, but she can dimly see the flicker of orange light upon rock, which looks like it may be a cave mouth.

The network of gantries and scaffolding seems to continue ahead, up and down despite the darkness.

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Tue May 14, 2013 4:49 am

aquebman wrote:
Tafari will try to navigate as far as she can on provided light but once it becomes too dark and dangerous she will light a torch and hand it to Jan to hold onto. She then heads towards the orange light just to confirm whether it's an entrance or something else entirely.

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Tue May 14, 2013 3:24 pm

Green Lama wrote:
Jan Stares in horror at the dead. "I only meant to scare them...."

Stunned the boy follows. The strange green tube glowing on his chest. Tears streaking his filthy cheeks

"...should head down. Things living in the walls...."

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Tue May 14, 2013 10:34 pm

waysoftheearth wrote:
Tafari soon learns that Jan has a scroll case which, which opened, casts forth a steady green light, so there is little need to fire a torch.

In any case, as she approaches the dimply visible orange light ahead she becomes more and more confident that it is a cave.

Jan notes, looking back, that several of the bucket chains swing and clatter with the industry of those upon the gantries above...

Tafari reaches the cave mouth and peers in... it is a narrow, but surprisingly well made passage. Perhaps it was once a passage way whole, and the cavern end of it collapsed long ago? Whatever the case, she sees it runs level for some 40ft or so into the rock before reaching a T intersection where a lone torch gutters upon the wall.

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Wed May 15, 2013 4:59 am

aquebman wrote:
Tafari ignores the boys need for comfort but is intrigued by the odd green light around his neck before she continues forward toward the orange light. Once they arrive near the cave mouth if it appears they are alone Tafari turns to Jan and whispers "What do you know about this place and how did you get in here?"

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Wed May 15, 2013 11:54 pm

Green Lama wrote:
Jan stops at the edge of the main cavern. "I fell. It looks like the secret source of the snorks wealth but how can it be under the traders concourse without people knowing? We should head down to the floor of the main cavern. There were...things... living in the walls earlier."

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Fri May 17, 2013 6:42 am

waysoftheearth wrote:
Our unlikely pair converse in the dark.

Jan recalls, meanwhile, that his run-in with the monster in the dark was in a natural cavern... while this passage ahead is distinctly man-made.

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Mon May 20, 2013 1:58 am

aquebman wrote:
"Any clue where their foreman camp might be? I think it might be of use if we learned more about this operation and surely the foreman would know." Tafari stays quiet as she speaks and is constantly looking behind her and all around trying to keep aware of anything that may be coming their way.

"Either way we must move."

If Jan doesn't have any idea where the foreman camp may be Tafari will scout up to the T intersection and investigate each passageway.

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Mon May 20, 2013 11:47 pm

Green Lama wrote:

waysoftheearth wrote:Jan recalls, meanwhile, that his run-in with the monster in the dark was in a natural cavern... while this passage ahead is distinctly man-made.

Quite well aware, still spooked. [img]images/smiley/shocked.png[/img]

"Not sure where.... but I think they know we are here. I kind of dropped my pack off a gantry earlier. With the bodies I expect they will put two and two together..."

Jan will assist in scouting.