(036) The Remains of the Day

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waysoftheearth wrote:

Wibert will light an other torch and wedge it in a crook. He does not like this darkness either.

Alas, Wibert is in the first vault, not the ante-chamber. The bass relief carvings in here are not so three-dimensional as the statues in the ante. Furthermore, Wibert has given his torch to Guntram and Josiane who are still in the ante.

Wibert speaks quietly to the others, "I don't like this. Let us not leave anyone alone. Let us wait if need be for others to catch up, and stay close together so we can't be picked off one-by-one by any thing down here ..." [img]images/smiley/huh.png[/img]

This he does.

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waysoftheearth wrote:
Guntram, Gustave, Josiane, Dorgan & Highbough; The Ante-Chamber

Guntram wedges the sputtering torch in the crook of a stone knight's elbow, and continues to watch while Josiane extracts a bundle of torches from her pack. This done she takes one in each hand and fires them from the lit torch, and suddenly the cold little chamber is awash with dancing yellow torch light, and it is a comfort.

However, it is only short lived, for she lobs a torch down each of the two unexplored passages.

That to the immediate left of the steep stair is narrow, and in-leaning; wide enough only for one abreast. The flame briefly illuminates the tight passage then comes to rest some 30 or 40ft in, a pile of bricks and rubble partially block the way ahead...

The passage ahead is much broader, so that two armed men could walk abreast. Josiane's torch lights the way once again, scuttling up the passage some 40ft again. The group see that the passage is lined by man-sized, shadowy alcove all along its length. The floor is uneven, and cold, and the passage continues on into the dark...


The ante-chamber seems once more dim, and cold.

(1d6)

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doctorx wrote:
"Now that's interesting," breathes Josiane, pondering the partially-blocked left-hand tunnel.

In her head she tries to orientate herself. Where does she think this tomb lies compass-wise in relation to the warehouse where they first met the Undead?

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mushgnome wrote:
Highbough steps closer to Josiane with his bright lantern so she can get a better look down the passage.

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tonneau wrote:
"Err...watch my back if you don't mind, wont be long", says Gustave with a grin.

He flexes his neck before moving cautiously down the partially collapsed tunnel toward the fallen torch. He follows closely the structure of the walls and floor en route, should the collapse be just the beginning of something potentially greater.

Upon reaching the torch, he retrieves it and, shouldering his shield, uses the light to examine the blockage more carefully.

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coffee wrote:
"Pass me up a torch, will you?" Dieter asks. "That thing doesn't look like it's ready to attack or anything, but I'd like to be sure." He points, so Olaf can see the lurking form.

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waysoftheearth wrote:
All, here is an approximate overview for orientation:


........................................
................|.|.....................
................|.|.....................
................|.|.Ante................
....Blockage.../...\..............|..Pit
........../====.....======--------.XX-..
...............\.=./.......\...First|...
...............+|=|+.........\.Vault|...
...............||=||...........\....|...
...............||=||.............\..|...
...............|...|.Tomb..........\|...
...............+---+................|...
....................................|...
....................................|...
..................................--.--.
..........................Bulky-->..o...
...........................Form...-----.
(/size)

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danhem wrote:
"Is there a threat ahead?" Ulric asks from the middle of the column. "I think that we are getting ahead of ourselves here. Let us withdraw back to the antechamber and regroup lest we get cut off."

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eris wrote:
"Not a threat just need more light up here." Olaf says, "Can you pass up a lighted torch?"

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waysoftheearth wrote:
The Ante-Chamber

"Now that's interesting," breathes Josiane, pondering the partially-blocked left-hand tunnel.

In her head she tries to orientate herself. Where does she think this tomb lies compass-wise in relation to the warehouse where they first met the Undead?

The cemetery is right across town from the warehouse district, but Josiane suspects it must lie off to her left... or very approximately in the direction of the partially blocked passage. But it must lie a hundred yards away, at least.