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Cubby · 09-28-2003, 04:45 PM

"Sounds good to me Vinoh. D'Aleen and I will play along. But let's all be on our best watch. Vinoh I don't know if you can have a small mind link to us all that can trigger if we think help real quick but that would be a little more comfort to me.

And everyone if he is just leading us back to that creature so it can eat I'll try to hold it off and you all take off back down here."

Following the servant, Thantos gives D'Aleen's arm a squeeze and moves towards the front, one hand on his sword hilt.

(OOC: I start a new job tommorrow (well just a short term contract with my old company actually) so I may be incommunicado for a couple of days. I'll try to log on at night but sometimes with a kid it isn't easy. Take care...and D'Aleen if you need to get me to do something...feel free to take care of my character).

Bob Biter · 09-28-2003, 09:46 PM

"Hold, old man! Where are you leading us? We just came from up these stairs and saw no rooms there."

rogue49 · 09-29-2003, 04:31 AM

"Why of course they are, my lord...if you just follow me.
I shall refresh your memory"

Minx · 09-29-2003, 08:49 AM

Drawing confidence from the knight, D'Aleen smiles at him upon feeling his touch on her arm and proceeds to follow him and the servant. She slung her bow over her shoulder as she didn't want to appear too threatening to the old man, but her hand hovered close to the dagger on her thigh.

Hoping they weren't being led blindly into a trap, she glances back to ensure the rest of the group was following.

OOC: Sorry for the delay but I'm not online at home at the moment. Should be back to normal this week.

krazixs · 09-29-2003, 01:38 PM

Krazixs looks behind him to make sure everyone is coming

rogue49 · 09-29-2003, 02:47 PM

* The ancient man makes his way up the stair agonizingly slow
each step a process, mumbling to himself the whole way.
The conversation he is having to "himself" makes no sense whatsoever.

You comes around the one bend in the spiral staircase finally,
seeing a landing that looks familiar.
The door is firmly closed, and you can hear someone complaining from the inside.
Strangely, the staircase continues upward with the torches lighting the way.
You can swear they only went down before...
The old man slowly makes his way past the door's passage humming a cheerful tune and not noticing any change or activity.*

"up, up, up...got to remember to add those spices soon...
those helpers never get it right...hrmph...hehehehehehehehehe"

GoldenOuroboros · 09-29-2003, 03:12 PM

Dargon keeps following the old man.. noticing places.. but not exactly sure if he's been here before or not.

Bob Biter · 09-29-2003, 04:08 PM

Astonished by this change of scenery, Vinoh simply follows the group, his mind alert to every movement made by the old man.

Cubby · 09-29-2003, 07:40 PM

Curious as to the addition of an entire flight of stone stairs..Thantos can contain his curiosity no longer...

"Sir, I don't recall these stairs going up from that last landing before. Does this place change regularily? How can you remember how to get from one place to another if it does keep changing? "

krazixs · 09-29-2003, 08:21 PM

Krazixs' eyes burn with an intensity staring fixedly at the door ahead

Beltruckus · 09-30-2003, 08:04 AM

Kentelos speaks in a low voice.

"Anyone else wonder if maybe this old man is trying to keep us from getting to our destination by taking us this way, we didn't even get to see where we were headed. Maybe two of us should sneak back down and check it out. I would be willing to go if someone else comes with me."

rogue49 · 09-30-2003, 08:42 AM

* The ancient man continues to climb step by step. *

"Oh no, my lord...this place is unchanging...
always the same...
ever the same..."

Minx · 09-30-2003, 12:01 PM

D'Aleen places her hand on Thantos' arm to catch his attention, and glances uneasily back at Vinoh and the others to observe their reaction to the strange words of the old man.

"I fear this is a trap....or just a simple delay tactic to slow us, to confuse us, to wear us out. The master of this evil place knows of our presence - I regret my decision in following this old man when he just leads us to places this hell creates of its own.
I'm confused....."

And with that D'Aleen lowers her head and slumps against the wall with a sigh of frustration.

Beltruckus · 09-30-2003, 12:25 PM

Hearing D'Aleen's words Kentelos gets a small smug smile on his face.

"This is what i've been saying the whole time, all we have to do is turn around and go back the way we were going, instead of following this old man blindly."

Cubby · 09-30-2003, 12:28 PM

Feeling a hand on his arm, Thantos turns and is suprised to see D'Aleen leaning against the wall. Turning back to her Thantos, leans in close but speaking loudly enough for all to hear, he asks.

"Do you sense something wrong..well more wrong than normal, love? I still feel that following this man is where we need to go but I will follow you wherever you may lead or feel the need to go. We shouldn't tarry long or else we will lose the group."

Moving even closer to D'Aleen, Thantos places his hands around lithe body and pulls her to him in a soft embrace. Whispering into her ear...

"Be strong my love, we must see this through to the end if we are to ever be free of this accursed place. Remember the good times of your life, relive them as you walk these halls of horror. Feed on the strength of your memories. They and I shall bring you through this nightmare and back into the garden's of beauty that you deserve. "

krazixs · 09-30-2003, 12:56 PM

"Old man my patience is thin, I may have been mistaken in stopping my fire minded friend from incinerating your lousy exsistence, take us to your master now!" Krazix's voice ends with disturbing finality. The normally quiet weak voice, is now deeper and tinged with anger

Minx · 09-30-2003, 02:12 PM

"I shall feed off your strength, my Lord."

D'Aleen sighs and leans into Thantos' embrace with such a feeling of trust it frightens her. Drawing strength from his words and his unerring belief in what they were doing, she smiles up at him and runs a soft finger across his cheek. Realizing she must not show any weakness she pulls away reluctantly yet holding his eyes with her own gaze.

"Of course you are right...we must go on. I just tire from the illusions of running from place to place, not knowing if we are even going in the right direction. I will fight to the end for you, my sweet, and for the lives of the others but I am frightened."

GoldenOuroboros · 09-30-2003, 02:14 PM

Darghon stays quiet and patient... following the group..

Cubby · 09-30-2003, 04:32 PM

Still feeling the touch of her fingers across his face, Sir Thantos keeps her gaze for a moment, closes his eyes to savour the moment, and then moves back to the task at hand.

"It is good to be frightened, D'Aleen. To be frightened means you are still alive and filled with emotion. To not be frightened in a situation such as this means you are dead, a fool, one of the enemy, or so far gone from reality that there would be no returning. At little longer and we will all have to eat and sleep. It has been a very long few days. "

rogue49 · 09-30-2003, 06:14 PM

* As he gingerly places his foot on the next step
the old man croaks...*

"The Master? heheheheheheheheh!
The Master is DEAD....DEAD!
Although he might be kind enough to join us tonight.
I must remember to set another place, just in case?
And where is that cat to chase?
The rats must not go to waste.
good meat, good meat to stir in, to stir in.
*cough* *cough*
almost there, almost there....
heh...heh....hehehehehehehehehehhe!"

GoldenOuroboros · 09-30-2003, 06:55 PM

Darghons eyes open slightly wider... "So you're master is dead? Does he still 'command' you.. so to speak?"

"And I'm not eating anything with rats in it...."

Bob Biter · 09-30-2003, 10:14 PM

Slowing his ascent as the old man speaks rather unsettling words, Vinoh speaks telepathically to the group once again:

*My friends, I fear that I no longer like where this is going. Kentelos is right, it does seem as the old man is leading us away from some place, and I fear my curiosity has now grown bigger than my trust. I must find out what we missed downstairs!*

With that, Vinoh uses his powers to turn invisible and makes his way back to the place where they all met that crazy old kook, hoping for more promising leads and wondering if anyone else would follow.

Beltruckus · 10-01-2003, 06:30 AM

Already being at the back of the group and seeing Vinoh vanish he quietly turn around and heads back down the stairs towards their previous destination. Hopefully this is where Vinoh was going.

rogue49 · 10-01-2003, 10:46 AM

* The ancient man cheerfully humming to himself
takes no notice of any change in the group's size
And continues steadily upward and onward around another corner of the stairwell.*

"Almost there, almost there young lords & ladies"

Vinoh & Kentelos
* Heading back down the stairwell,
you see nothing has changed.
The torches still flicker from the chill air from below.
And you pass the landing, with the hall & door you initially came through.
But now silence instead of the noises you heard before behind the door.
You reach the bottom of the stairwell and the connecting hall with no issue
except for the difficulty of negotiating a steep narrow way.
The door is open and in front of you, to the large hall.*

Cubby · 10-01-2003, 07:43 PM

After hearing Vinoh's comments Thantos turns around and whispers to the group.

"I'm going to continue on with this servant unless we all want to take off back down. I still think that there is something he can show us. "

GoldenOuroboros · 10-01-2003, 08:33 PM

"Thantos I think you might be right.." he whispers to thantos.. Darghon keeps on following.. whispering to thantos again "Vinoh will find us if we are needed"

Bob Biter · 10-01-2003, 10:44 PM

Glad to see that Kentelos is willing to explore the area further, Vinoh whisper to him (while dropping his invisibility power):

"Well, looks like it's the two of us for now. Please try and keep up, will you? The last time I went off with another of the group, we ended up separated. I don't want that to happen again. Now, which doors should we check out first? How about the double doors to the left?"

Without waiting for an answer, the mind mage slowly makes his way towards the doors, club and mind at the ready.

Darkblack · 10-02-2003, 08:03 AM

Sparrow remaining silent continues to follow the group up behind the old man. He watches their backside closely looking for anything out of the ordinary.

He whispers to them, "I am still here friends. I say we follow the man to his master and we can end this here and now."

Beltruckus · 10-02-2003, 01:36 PM

"Do not worry Vinoh I will stay by you, these double doors look like a good as any place to start."

Kentelos's eyes begin swirling as he prepares for the worst.

Minx · 10-02-2003, 02:38 PM

D'Aleen quietly follows Thantos and the others up the stairs behind the old man. Knowing that Vinoh will send them a telepathic message if they need help, she continues up.

rogue49 · 10-03-2003, 06:15 AM

Vinoh & Kentelos:
* When you go through the double doors
Darkness, cold as a winter sweat, wraps around you.
Large tables, scarred & beaten, lay scattered like toys about this room,
their wood crushed and splintered.
Dark stains cover the floor and wall.

The large room is 30 feet on all sides from you front, left & right.
There is a door in the center of the wall on the left end.
There is a door in the center of the wall on the right end.

The hall behind you is still clear of the silent fog,
but the fires from Kentelos' past spell have died.
It is still eeriely quiet. *

The party:
* The old man finally leads you up spiraling stairs ending on a landing.
The landing of flagstone 10 feet wide by 20 feet long wobbles slightly underfoot.
The chill draft of wind whistles mournfully through the room,
rushing down from the circular stairs on the wall right next to you.
A completely different set of stairs spiraling up in the opposite way.
Pausing only for a moment through the landing,
the wind continues down the stairwell you are on.
A single doorway with a heavy plank and metal-handed door is opened by the old man.
Beside this door, an ancient portrait stands watch over the area,
its eyes staring defiantly back at your own. *

"heh, heh...*cough*...don't let anyone tell you Cyrus Belview isn't a good servant...heh
*cough* Here you go lords & lady, you may refresh yourselves here before dinner"

* Inside the room a low ceiling, supported by heavy beams,
seems to press down on this room.
The west wall curves with the tower you have ascended to
and is fitted with three windows of leaded glass in steel latticework.
You can see flashes of the storm's lightning refracted through the glass.
Plush overstuffed chairs and couches are placed about the room.
Their fabric has faded with age until the prints are nearly gone.
A bookcase lines the wall on your side
between the door you are at and another on the other side of the room.*

GoldenOuroboros · 10-03-2003, 10:27 AM

Darghon looks about the room.. "Antiques.." he mutters to himself while surveying the chairs, he then wanders over and peruses the book shelf..

Minx · 10-03-2003, 12:47 PM

Walking into the room the elf pauses for a moment and starts to explore a litte. Feeling the ancient fabric crumble under her hands as she strokes the chair as she wanders by, she continues onward through the room to look out the leaded window at the storm brewing outside.

A shiver runs up her spine and she glances back over her shoulder to see if anyone has discovered anything of importance.

Bob Biter · 10-03-2003, 11:21 PM

"Hmmm, it seems that this hall has seen its share of action, much like the rest of this castle... Let's check out the damage before heading for the doors."

With that, Vinoh starts to look through the shattered furniture, looking for any clues, and takes care to avoid the dark patches on the floor, which he still examines from a safe distance.

"Kentelos, how about some light?"

Beltruckus · 10-04-2003, 08:28 AM

Kentelos nods at Vinoh and, in the same manner as in the hallway, creates fire torches along the walls every few feet

"There much better. Wow it would be really interesting to find out what happened here. It seems like a war was waged."

With that Kentelos also starts looking around not really sure what he's looking for.

rogue49 · 10-06-2003, 07:37 AM

The party upstairs:
* On the weirdly clean bookshelf, you find books such as...
"Embalming, The Lost Art"
"Life Among the Undead: Learning to Cope"
"Identifying Blood Types: A Beginners Handbook"
and "Masonry and Woodworking"

The rain pelts heavily against the stained lead glass.*

Vinoh & Kentelos:
* The stains are dark, old almost a part of the stone now.
Although violence has been done here nothing is fresh from those marks.

In the tables though, claw marks?
and along the walls, you see faint lines of five trailing along at mid-height. *

Cubby · 10-06-2003, 08:14 AM

Walking along the bookshelf, Thantos feels a shiver go down his spine.

"All these books seem to have something to do with the undead. I wonder if we can find a book on how to kill the undead or perhaps the history of this place?"

Thantos keeps looking for books related to the subjects he mentioned.

Minx · 10-06-2003, 08:47 AM

Curious as to what sort of books the knight has discovered D'Aleen moves over to the bookcase to peruse the titles. Leaving Thantos to search for one that may be of help to them she wanders over to gaze up at the eerie portrait hanging on the wall. Feeling uncomfortable with the way the dark eyes seem to follow her every move, she turns her back on the picture with a determined shake of her head.

"I don't know about the rest of you but I am eager to meet this "master" and finish this once and for all."

Beltruckus · 10-06-2003, 11:34 AM

"Well Vinoh, I certaintly don't want to see what made these marks on the walls and furniture. At least not with the whole group. Should we check out whats on the other side of this door?"

Kentelos walks towards what would be the left door. As he gets there he turns and waits for Vinoh to be there also.

Darkblack · 10-06-2003, 11:43 AM

Sparrow smiles at D'Aleen. "I don't know if eager is the word I would use but I agree." He draws his sword and notices the glow. "This place is evil, very evil."

09-28-2003, 04:45 PM	#961 (permalink)
Cubby Insane Location: BC, Canada	"Sounds good to me Vinoh. D'Aleen and I will play along. But let's all be on our best watch. Vinoh I don't know if you can have a small mind link to us all that can trigger if we think help real quick but that would be a little more comfort to me. And everyone if he is just leading us back to that creature so it can eat I'll try to hold it off and you all take off back down here." Following the servant, Thantos gives D'Aleen's arm a squeeze and moves towards the front, one hand on his sword hilt. (OOC: I start a new job tommorrow (well just a short term contract with my old company actually) so I may be incommunicado for a couple of days. I'll try to log on at night but sometimes with a kid it isn't easy. Take care...and D'Aleen if you need to get me to do something...feel free to take care of my character). __________________ Don't be irreplaceable - if you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted!

09-28-2003, 09:46 PM	#962 (permalink)
Bob Biter Non-smokers die everyday Location: Montreal	"Hold, old man! Where are you leading us? We just came from up these stairs and saw no rooms there." __________________ A plan is just a list of things that don't happen.

09-29-2003, 08:49 AM	#964 (permalink)
Minx Junkie Location: Up yonder	Drawing confidence from the knight, D'Aleen smiles at him upon feeling his touch on her arm and proceeds to follow him and the servant. She slung her bow over her shoulder as she didn't want to appear too threatening to the old man, but her hand hovered close to the dagger on her thigh. Hoping they weren't being led blindly into a trap, she glances back to ensure the rest of the group was following. OOC: Sorry for the delay but I'm not online at home at the moment. Should be back to normal this week. __________________ You've been a naughty boy....go to my room!

09-29-2003, 01:38 PM	#965 (permalink)
krazixs Psycho Location: courtin in the kitchen	Krazixs looks behind him to make sure everyone is coming __________________ The Kender in your party has just screamed in fear. Please roll a d20 to see how many of your body parts are still identifiable.

09-29-2003, 03:12 PM	#967 (permalink)
GoldenOuroboros The Cheshire Grin... Location: An Aussie Outback	Dargon keeps following the old man.. noticing places.. but not exactly sure if he's been here before or not. __________________ Can you see me grin grin grrriiiiinnnning?!

09-29-2003, 04:31 AM	#963 (permalink)
rogue49 Loser	"Why of course they are, my lord...if you just follow me. I shall refresh your memory"

09-29-2003, 02:47 PM	#966 (permalink)
rogue49 Loser	* The ancient man makes his way up the stair agonizingly slow each step a process, mumbling to himself the whole way. The conversation he is having to "himself" makes no sense whatsoever. You comes around the one bend in the spiral staircase finally, seeing a landing that looks familiar. The door is firmly closed, and you can hear someone complaining from the inside. Strangely, the staircase continues upward with the torches lighting the way. You can swear they only went down before... The old man slowly makes his way past the door's passage humming a cheerful tune and not noticing any change or activity.* "up, up, up...got to remember to add those spices soon... those helpers never get it right...hrmph...hehehehehehehehehe"

09-29-2003, 04:08 PM	#968 (permalink)
Bob Biter Non-smokers die everyday Location: Montreal	Astonished by this change of scenery, Vinoh simply follows the group, his mind alert to every movement made by the old man. __________________ A plan is just a list of things that don't happen.

09-29-2003, 07:40 PM	#969 (permalink)
Cubby Insane Location: BC, Canada	Curious as to the addition of an entire flight of stone stairs..Thantos can contain his curiosity no longer... "Sir, I don't recall these stairs going up from that last landing before. Does this place change regularily? How can you remember how to get from one place to another if it does keep changing? " __________________ Don't be irreplaceable - if you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted!

09-29-2003, 08:21 PM	#970 (permalink)
krazixs Psycho Location: courtin in the kitchen	Krazixs' eyes burn with an intensity staring fixedly at the door ahead __________________ The Kender in your party has just screamed in fear. Please roll a d20 to see how many of your body parts are still identifiable.

09-30-2003, 08:04 AM	#971 (permalink)
Beltruckus Psycho Location: Salt Lake City	Kentelos speaks in a low voice. "Anyone else wonder if maybe this old man is trying to keep us from getting to our destination by taking us this way, we didn't even get to see where we were headed. Maybe two of us should sneak back down and check it out. I would be willing to go if someone else comes with me." __________________ The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings. Words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out. -Stephen King

09-30-2003, 08:42 AM	#972 (permalink)
rogue49 Loser	* The ancient man continues to climb step by step. * "Oh no, my lord...this place is unchanging... always the same... ever the same..."

09-30-2003, 12:01 PM	#973 (permalink)
Minx Junkie Location: Up yonder	D'Aleen places her hand on Thantos' arm to catch his attention, and glances uneasily back at Vinoh and the others to observe their reaction to the strange words of the old man. "I fear this is a trap....or just a simple delay tactic to slow us, to confuse us, to wear us out. The master of this evil place knows of our presence - I regret my decision in following this old man when he just leads us to places this hell creates of its own. I'm confused....." And with that D'Aleen lowers her head and slumps against the wall with a sigh of frustration. __________________ You've been a naughty boy....go to my room!

09-30-2003, 12:25 PM	#974 (permalink)
Beltruckus Psycho Location: Salt Lake City	Hearing D'Aleen's words Kentelos gets a small smug smile on his face. "This is what i've been saying the whole time, all we have to do is turn around and go back the way we were going, instead of following this old man blindly." __________________ The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings. Words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out. -Stephen King

09-30-2003, 12:28 PM	#975 (permalink)
Cubby Insane Location: BC, Canada	Feeling a hand on his arm, Thantos turns and is suprised to see D'Aleen leaning against the wall. Turning back to her Thantos, leans in close but speaking loudly enough for all to hear, he asks. "Do you sense something wrong..well more wrong than normal, love? I still feel that following this man is where we need to go but I will follow you wherever you may lead or feel the need to go. We shouldn't tarry long or else we will lose the group." Moving even closer to D'Aleen, Thantos places his hands around lithe body and pulls her to him in a soft embrace. Whispering into her ear... "Be strong my love, we must see this through to the end if we are to ever be free of this accursed place. Remember the good times of your life, relive them as you walk these halls of horror. Feed on the strength of your memories. They and I shall bring you through this nightmare and back into the garden's of beauty that you deserve. " __________________ Don't be irreplaceable - if you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted! Last edited by Cubby; 09-30-2003 at 12:36 PM..

09-30-2003, 12:56 PM	#976 (permalink)
krazixs Psycho Location: courtin in the kitchen	"Old man my patience is thin, I may have been mistaken in stopping my fire minded friend from incinerating your lousy exsistence, take us to your master now!" Krazix's voice ends with disturbing finality. The normally quiet weak voice, is now deeper and tinged with anger __________________ The Kender in your party has just screamed in fear. Please roll a d20 to see how many of your body parts are still identifiable.

09-30-2003, 02:12 PM	#977 (permalink)
Minx Junkie Location: Up yonder	"I shall feed off your strength, my Lord." D'Aleen sighs and leans into Thantos' embrace with such a feeling of trust it frightens her. Drawing strength from his words and his unerring belief in what they were doing, she smiles up at him and runs a soft finger across his cheek. Realizing she must not show any weakness she pulls away reluctantly yet holding his eyes with her own gaze. "Of course you are right...we must go on. I just tire from the illusions of running from place to place, not knowing if we are even going in the right direction. I will fight to the end for you, my sweet, and for the lives of the others but I am frightened." __________________ You've been a naughty boy....go to my room! Last edited by Minx; 09-30-2003 at 02:15 PM..

09-30-2003, 02:14 PM	#978 (permalink)
GoldenOuroboros The Cheshire Grin... Location: An Aussie Outback	Darghon stays quiet and patient... following the group.. __________________ Can you see me grin grin grrriiiiinnnning?!

09-30-2003, 04:32 PM	#979 (permalink)
Cubby Insane Location: BC, Canada	Still feeling the touch of her fingers across his face, Sir Thantos keeps her gaze for a moment, closes his eyes to savour the moment, and then moves back to the task at hand. "It is good to be frightened, D'Aleen. To be frightened means you are still alive and filled with emotion. To not be frightened in a situation such as this means you are dead, a fool, one of the enemy, or so far gone from reality that there would be no returning. At little longer and we will all have to eat and sleep. It has been a very long few days. " __________________ Don't be irreplaceable - if you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted! Last edited by Cubby; 09-30-2003 at 04:34 PM..

09-30-2003, 06:14 PM	#980 (permalink)
rogue49 Loser	* As he gingerly places his foot on the next step the old man croaks...* "The Master? heheheheheheheheh! The Master is DEAD....DEAD! Although he might be kind enough to join us tonight. I must remember to set another place, just in case? And where is that cat to chase? The rats must not go to waste. good meat, good meat to stir in, to stir in. cough cough almost there, almost there.... heh...heh....hehehehehehehehehehhe!"

09-30-2003, 06:55 PM	#981 (permalink)
GoldenOuroboros The Cheshire Grin... Location: An Aussie Outback	Darghons eyes open slightly wider... "So you're master is dead? Does he still 'command' you.. so to speak?" "And I'm not eating anything with rats in it...." __________________ Can you see me grin grin grrriiiiinnnning?!

09-30-2003, 10:14 PM	#982 (permalink)
Bob Biter Non-smokers die everyday Location: Montreal	Slowing his ascent as the old man speaks rather unsettling words, Vinoh speaks telepathically to the group once again: My friends, I fear that I no longer like where this is going. Kentelos is right, it does seem as the old man is leading us away from some place, and I fear my curiosity has now grown bigger than my trust. I must find out what we missed downstairs! With that, Vinoh uses his powers to turn invisible and makes his way back to the place where they all met that crazy old kook, hoping for more promising leads and wondering if anyone else would follow. __________________ A plan is just a list of things that don't happen.

10-01-2003, 06:30 AM	#983 (permalink)
Beltruckus Psycho Location: Salt Lake City	Already being at the back of the group and seeing Vinoh vanish he quietly turn around and heads back down the stairs towards their previous destination. Hopefully this is where Vinoh was going. __________________ The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings. Words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out. -Stephen King

10-01-2003, 10:46 AM	#984 (permalink)
rogue49 Loser	* The ancient man cheerfully humming to himself takes no notice of any change in the group's size And continues steadily upward and onward around another corner of the stairwell.* "Almost there, almost there young lords & ladies" Vinoh & Kentelos * Heading back down the stairwell, you see nothing has changed. The torches still flicker from the chill air from below. And you pass the landing, with the hall & door you initially came through. But now silence instead of the noises you heard before behind the door. You reach the bottom of the stairwell and the connecting hall with no issue except for the difficulty of negotiating a steep narrow way. The door is open and in front of you, to the large hall.* Last edited by rogue49; 10-01-2003 at 10:52 AM..

10-01-2003, 07:43 PM	#985 (permalink)
Cubby Insane Location: BC, Canada	After hearing Vinoh's comments Thantos turns around and whispers to the group. "I'm going to continue on with this servant unless we all want to take off back down. I still think that there is something he can show us. " __________________ Don't be irreplaceable - if you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted!

10-01-2003, 08:33 PM	#986 (permalink)
GoldenOuroboros The Cheshire Grin... Location: An Aussie Outback	"Thantos I think you might be right.." he whispers to thantos.. Darghon keeps on following.. whispering to thantos again "Vinoh will find us if we are needed" __________________ Can you see me grin grin grrriiiiinnnning?!

10-01-2003, 10:44 PM	#987 (permalink)
Bob Biter Non-smokers die everyday Location: Montreal	Glad to see that Kentelos is willing to explore the area further, Vinoh whisper to him (while dropping his invisibility power): "Well, looks like it's the two of us for now. Please try and keep up, will you? The last time I went off with another of the group, we ended up separated. I don't want that to happen again. Now, which doors should we check out first? How about the double doors to the left?" Without waiting for an answer, the mind mage slowly makes his way towards the doors, club and mind at the ready. __________________ A plan is just a list of things that don't happen.

10-02-2003, 08:03 AM	#988 (permalink)
Darkblack Banned Location: Pennsytuckia	Sparrow remaining silent continues to follow the group up behind the old man. He watches their backside closely looking for anything out of the ordinary. He whispers to them, "I am still here friends. I say we follow the man to his master and we can end this here and now."

10-02-2003, 01:36 PM	#989 (permalink)
Beltruckus Psycho Location: Salt Lake City	"Do not worry Vinoh I will stay by you, these double doors look like a good as any place to start." Kentelos's eyes begin swirling as he prepares for the worst. __________________ The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings. Words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out. -Stephen King

10-02-2003, 02:38 PM	#990 (permalink)
Minx Junkie Location: Up yonder	D'Aleen quietly follows Thantos and the others up the stairs behind the old man. Knowing that Vinoh will send them a telepathic message if they need help, she continues up. __________________ You've been a naughty boy....go to my room!

10-03-2003, 06:15 AM	#991 (permalink)
rogue49 Loser	Vinoh & Kentelos: * When you go through the double doors Darkness, cold as a winter sweat, wraps around you. Large tables, scarred & beaten, lay scattered like toys about this room, their wood crushed and splintered. Dark stains cover the floor and wall. The large room is 30 feet on all sides from you front, left & right. There is a door in the center of the wall on the left end. There is a door in the center of the wall on the right end. The hall behind you is still clear of the silent fog, but the fires from Kentelos' past spell have died. It is still eeriely quiet. * The party: * The old man finally leads you up spiraling stairs ending on a landing. The landing of flagstone 10 feet wide by 20 feet long wobbles slightly underfoot. The chill draft of wind whistles mournfully through the room, rushing down from the circular stairs on the wall right next to you. A completely different set of stairs spiraling up in the opposite way. Pausing only for a moment through the landing, the wind continues down the stairwell you are on. A single doorway with a heavy plank and metal-handed door is opened by the old man. Beside this door, an ancient portrait stands watch over the area, its eyes staring defiantly back at your own. * "heh, heh...cough...don't let anyone tell you Cyrus Belview isn't a good servant...heh cough Here you go lords & lady, you may refresh yourselves here before dinner" * Inside the room a low ceiling, supported by heavy beams, seems to press down on this room. The west wall curves with the tower you have ascended to and is fitted with three windows of leaded glass in steel latticework. You can see flashes of the storm's lightning refracted through the glass. Plush overstuffed chairs and couches are placed about the room. Their fabric has faded with age until the prints are nearly gone. A bookcase lines the wall on your side between the door you are at and another on the other side of the room.*

10-03-2003, 10:27 AM	#992 (permalink)
GoldenOuroboros The Cheshire Grin... Location: An Aussie Outback	Darghon looks about the room.. "Antiques.." he mutters to himself while surveying the chairs, he then wanders over and peruses the book shelf.. __________________ Can you see me grin grin grrriiiiinnnning?!

10-03-2003, 12:47 PM	#993 (permalink)
Minx Junkie Location: Up yonder	Walking into the room the elf pauses for a moment and starts to explore a litte. Feeling the ancient fabric crumble under her hands as she strokes the chair as she wanders by, she continues onward through the room to look out the leaded window at the storm brewing outside. A shiver runs up her spine and she glances back over her shoulder to see if anyone has discovered anything of importance. __________________ You've been a naughty boy....go to my room!

10-03-2003, 11:21 PM	#994 (permalink)
Bob Biter Non-smokers die everyday Location: Montreal	"Hmmm, it seems that this hall has seen its share of action, much like the rest of this castle... Let's check out the damage before heading for the doors." With that, Vinoh starts to look through the shattered furniture, looking for any clues, and takes care to avoid the dark patches on the floor, which he still examines from a safe distance. "Kentelos, how about some light?" __________________ A plan is just a list of things that don't happen.

10-04-2003, 08:28 AM	#995 (permalink)
Beltruckus Psycho Location: Salt Lake City	Kentelos nods at Vinoh and, in the same manner as in the hallway, creates fire torches along the walls every few feet "There much better. Wow it would be really interesting to find out what happened here. It seems like a war was waged." With that Kentelos also starts looking around not really sure what he's looking for. __________________ The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings. Words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out. -Stephen King