D&D II Act One Scene IV(a) - The Mines of Dhurn Dharal

Necro

Fourier wrote: »

Vrakrash suddenly gets a flash of strange images. Long beasts with bodies like tails, rocks floating in the air and then a hand reaching out to grab him.

When his vision returns to normal, no time has passed. He stands next to Iuric, where he also sees the rock edges.

Vrakrash staggers and grabs a hold of Iuric.

'My friend... I fear danger lurks beneath here.'

He tells Iuric of the vision he has just had.

Evade

"Better to face them or freeze?"

Necro

Evade wrote: »

"Better to face them or freeze?"

Vrakrash sighs.

'I suppose you are correct. Lead on.'

Evade

Iuric enters the cave with his sword drawn.

Fourier

The cave only extends a small distance beyond the mouth. Forty yards at most.

"Quite decent given our location" Ser Boros opines.

"Hmmm and safe as well..." Karinth says feeling the back wall "...there is no deeper complex behind this wall, nor a system of caves beneath. An isolated cleft in the rock."

"To be sure, I can seal the mouth with my ice magic" Columbo offers, some of the snow at the entryway already levitating.

Necro

Vrakrash nods to Columbo.

'Should Sarric need to get in... I am sure he will find a way. Seal it up, Columbo.'

Necro

'WAIT!'

Calls Vrakrash.

'I fear we are in the mouth of a beast!'

Evade

"The mouth of a beast!? That's imp..." Iuric thinks back on recent events "incredibly likely."

Necro

Vrakrash backs out of the cave slowly.

'I can resolve this one way or another. We should leave first though. If I am wrong we can re-enter again.'

Evade

Iuric follows Vrakrash out of the 'cave.'

Fourier

Columbo seals the mouth of the cave halfway, before halting.

Karinth pats Vrakrash on the shoulder.

"One way to find out my scaly friend"

He stabs into the ground with his sword, which makes a loud clang.

"Just stone" Karinth says, relieved.

Fourier

The cave begins to shake....

Necro

'Run!'

Shouts Vrakrash as he grabs Columbo on the way past. He makes for the entrance as fast as possible.

Evade

"Everyone, out, post haste" Iuric shouts into the 'cave.'

Fourier

Ser Boros and Karinth turn to see the cave rock being converted into flesh and leap out.

The cave does indeed turn into a mouht, of a giant monster that pulls itself out of the snow and towers at over ten times their height.



It looks at the group in general, but looks especially hard at Iuric.

sKeith

Sarric being disturbed from meditating peeks his head out of his snow crater.

Necro

Vrakrash draws his weapons and shouts to the beast.

'We mean no harm - we were merely seeking some shelter. Of course - that is how you hunt, isn't it? You failed - now leave us be!'

Evade

"You seem rather interested in me. I am Iuric Mercutius, Paladin of Mesharum, the Final Arbiter, and you are?" Iuric asks hoping his voice doesn't crack again.

Fourier

The beast slowly scans Iuric, before turning to Vrakrash.

"So a Golden Dragon, that is how you knew my approach, I...."

Karinth shouts up, "WHAT MANNER OF BEAST ARE YOU?!"

"...I will ignore the Vivimancer, his kind desire mine for dissection, but we have yet to be caught.

Dragon, I am Drolr, or so the men who once lived in this area called me. I sensed a desire to travel to the Valley, so I came, to give passage. Not many are mad enough to go there and..."

He turns to Iuric

"...it is this one who seeks it."

Sarric pops his head out. The beast simply nods.

"Sarric, a pleasure."

Necro

Fourier wrote: »

The beast slowly scans Iuric, before turning to Vrakrash.

"So a Golden Dragon, that is how you knew my approach, I...."

Karinth shouts up, "WHAT MANNER OF BEAST ARE YOU?!"

"...I will ignore the Vivimancer, his kind desire mine for dissection, but we have yet to be caught.

Dragon, I am Drolr, or so the men who once lived in this area called me. I sensed a desire to travel to the Valley, so I came, to give passage. Not many are mad enough to go there and..."

He turns to Iuric

"...it is this one who seeks it."

Sarric pops his head out. The beast simply nods.

"Sarric, a pleasure."

Vrakrash looks to Iuric.

'Well - this is your quest. If this creature Drolr wishes to give us passage to the valley, I would say we take it... as long as he does not try to eat us again, of course.'

Vrakrash looks to Drolr.

'You don't want to eat us, do you?'

Evade

"We did stroll into his mouth, I don't think that qualifies as trying to eat us." Iuric looks the beast over "How long would it take you to get us there Drolr?"

Fourier

"Eat you, no nascent dragon, I do not feed on flesh, but on seconds and minutes.

Adherent of Mesharum, it will take me about three hours if we rush, twelve if we are safe."

Evade

"Safe would be best, some of our number are in need of rest."

Necro

Fourier wrote: »

"Eat you, no nascent dragon, I do not feed on flesh, but on seconds and minutes.

Adherent of Mesharum, it will take me about three hours if we rush, twelve if we are safe."

'So... it would suit you to travel slower, is that you mean? You could feed on the time it took us to get there?'

Fourier

Necrominus wrote: »

'So... it would suit you to travel slower, is that you mean? You could feed on the time it took us to get there?'

He smiles bearing a couple hundred teeth.

"That's a nice way of phrasing it, let's say that"

Necro

Fourier wrote: »

He smiles bearing a couple hundred teeth.

"That's a nice way of phrasing it, let's say that"

'Hey look, as long as it doesn't turn me into an old man-dragon en route, how you get your nourishment is none of my business. Heard about that happening to someone once... doesn't sound too nice.'

Evade

"Is he some kind of threat?" Iuric asks Vrakrash.

Necro

Evade wrote: »

"Is he some kind of threat?" Iuric asks Vrakrash.

'I don't think so, but it makes me wonder how time works in the Inner World. Hundreds of years, or even more might pass in the world above this whilst we are here.'

He looks at Drolr.

'That's how you feed, right? Correct me if I am wrong.'

Fourier

Necrominus wrote: »

'I don't think so, but it makes me wonder how time works in the Inner World. Hundreds of years, or even more might pass in the world above this whilst we are here.'

He looks at Drolr.

'That's how you feed, right? Correct me if I am wrong.'

"Simplifying to some degree, but yes"

Evade

"Then the less time spent here the better. Take us the faster route."

Fourier

"Climb on my back please, I have spiracles you can sit in"

Necro

'So how fast does time pass above this Inner World Drolr? I'm curious. I heard rumours of this before but did not believe it.'

Fourier

Necrominus wrote: »

'So how fast does time pass above this Inner World Drolr? I'm curious. I heard rumours of this before but did not believe it.'

"What have you heard?"

Evade

Iuric climbs onto Drolr.

Necro

Fourier wrote: »

"What have you heard?"

'Hours are decades... Days become centuries... weeks...'

Vrakrash climbs onto Drolr.

'It's probably largely exaggerated. The fire realm I was in before this, their God, or whatever you want to call him... ruler maybe? He wanted to find a way to harness this ability.'

sKeith

Sarric hops up onto Drolr's back and sits into a spiracle and tries to make himself comfortable.

Fourier

Necrominus wrote: »

'Hours are decades... Days become centuries... weeks...'

Vrakrash climbs onto Drolr.

'It's probably largely exaggerated. The fire realm I was in before this, their God, or whatever you want to call him... ruler maybe? He wanted to find a way to harness this ability.'

"It can happen, depends on where you go...one can even return centuries before you left. Our times are unhooked in places, they are mostly the same however if you avoid certain regions...."

He laughs.

"....though the valley is certainly one such region"

Necro

'Hence your interest in visiting there. Now I understand clearly. Take the safe route, I think Drolr - I might have a snooze whilst you bring us.'

Vrakrash makes himself comfortable in a spiracle and relaxes.

Evade

"Is there any way to ensure you leave around the same time you arrive?"

Fourier

sKeith wrote: »

Sarric hops up onto Drolr's back and sits into a spiracle and tries to make himself comfortable.

Karinth and Ser Boros climb in.

"I know my way around spiracles Sarric, good choice"

He lies back and writes in his journal.

sKeith

Evade wrote: »

"Is there any way to ensure you leave around the same time you arrive?"

"Don't stay. The less time you stay, the closer the time of leaving is to time of arriving."

Fourier

Evade wrote: »

"Is there any way to ensure you leave around the same time you arrive?"

"The valley is very unpredictable, perhaps nothing odd will happen with time, I hope not as I feed on such wounds in the fabric of the world and the curious like yourself are a good way of making them.

However it's not the only odd thing the valley can do."

Evade

Fourier wrote: »

"The valley is very unpredictable, perhaps nothing odd will happen with time, I hope not as I feed on such wounds in the fabric of the world and the curious like yourself are a good way of making them.

However it's not the only odd thing the valley can do."

"Really, what other things can it do?"

Fourier

Evade wrote: »

"Really, what other things can it do?"

"I've heard of certain things, visitors being fused together into one being, mutating, best to be careful when you're there."

OOC: Going to assume Jeremy gets on

The beast flicks its tail and suddenly the group see the snow gently rushing by, with the occasional hill or rocky outcrop appearing below. Karinth and Ser Boros head off to sleep.

Eventually the snow gives way to greenery and the beast lands. The valley lies in front of them.



They land on one of the overlooking cliffs, with a narrow path in front of them leading down.

Erected in front of the path, in over thirty languages of the InnerWorld and several of the OuterWorld's, is a message. in OuterWorld Common it says:

ALL WHO ENTER, THE VALLEY IS A DANGEROUS AND UNSTABLE PLACE, FEW LIVE AND THOSE WHO DO ARE NOT THE SAME. THINK OF YOUR LIVES AND DO NOT ENTER. BY ALL RIGHTS THE VALLEY SHOULD NOT BE. IF YOU DO, CONSIDER ALL ACTIONS AND MAY YOUR GODS GRANT YOU MERCY.

sKeith

"I think maybe we have come to the wrong valley.

Drolr, does this valley have a name other than just valley, or the valley?"

Evade

Iuric after reading the sign "This must be the right place."

Jack Moore

Fourier wrote: »

"I've heard of certain things, visitors being fused together into one being, mutating, best to be careful when you're there."

OOC: Going to assume Jeremy gets on

The beast flicks its tail and suddenly the group see the snow gently rushing by, with the occasional hill or rocky outcrop appearing below. Karinth and Ser Boros head off to sleep.

Eventually the snow gives way to greenery and the beast lands. The valley lies in front of them.



They land on one of the overlooking cliffs, with a narrow path in front of them leading down.

Erected in front of the path, in over thirty languages of the InnerWorld and several of the OuterWorld's, is a message. in OuterWorld Common it says:

ALL WHO ENTER, THE VALLEY IS A DANGEROUS AND UNSTABLE PLACE, FEW LIVE AND THOSE WHO DO ARE NOT THE SAME. THINK OF YOUR LIVES AND DO NOT ENTER. BY ALL RIGHTS THE VALLEY SHOULD NOT BE. IF YOU DO, CONSIDER ALL ACTIONS AND MAY YOUR GODS GRANT YOU MERCY.

<ooc of course Jeremy gets on >

Jack Moore

“This place looks nice”

Fourier

sKeith wrote: »

"I think maybe we have come to the wrong valley.

Drolr, does this valley have a name other than just valley, or the valley?"

"Many, though in the Common tongue of the Outer World it is known as Tindolin Valley"

Necro

Vrakrash climbs down off Drolr and heads for the path.

'Thank you Drolr. I trust should we return from within, you will bring us back to where we entered the Inner World...? Or is this goodbye.'