"I humbly suggest we delay any climb into any hole as long as we possibly can."  Aeress suggested, not sounding humble about the idea at all.  Not even a little bit.

"Aye, I be thinkin' touching this muck is not exactly a genius move", Olyx chimed in, his ears still a bit ringing. "Let's sail ahead", he said, eager to resume their crawl.

OOC: If everyone is set on moving what is the next room you want to move to? Piper had stated she wants to move back in the direction of 5. There is an existing hall that way that you didn't explore and there is also the other-side of the catacombs to the right that you didn't go.

ooc: I still vote seeing where that hallway above room 5 goes.  Assuming that doesn't eventually lead us to wherever we need to be or cross over somewhere, it should let us cross off the "left" side of this place before heading back to the beginning to check out the "right" side.

Quentin packs the sample of the liquid and, when people are discussing which way we should go, expresses his ambivalence. As long as we go somewhere we have not been, he's fine with the plan.

OOC: Lirian supports Piper's suggestion. She is concerned about the chant she has heard (or so she thinks), and being the closer palrt she thinks it can come from there. OTOH, though, the door to reach it should have mitigated it...

As you walk back through the dusty and creaky hallways tiny bits of rumble falls on your head from the dust being moved from the explosion. As you make your way back through the catacombs you reach the area where you could go right and follow the hallway which makes another turn to the left. As you near a long hallway that leads to another door, you hear the chanting again. This time more pronounced almost as if very close to your position.

The hallway continues further north and has a minor turn to the right which leads to another long hallway.

OOC: What do you want to do?

Lirian moves alert, looking both at the walls (just in case she finds another possible secret door) and up, keeping in mind Jenkins tale about the goblins hiding in a high part of the cave.

She also has her ears trying to hear any chanting there might be…

Aeress raised a fist, and motioned as if clamping her own mouth shut.  It seems they had an opportunity to prepare here.

Hunter took up a position by the door and checked the load and priming on his pistol again. He looked around at the others, raising an eye.

Waving Jenkins forward, he gestured for her to check the door.

Once reassured that theere were no pit traps, Jenkins came up and carefully inspected the door.

12:11, Today: Hunter Gallagher rolled 30 using 2d6, rerolling max with rolls of (6+4)10,(6+6+6+2)20.  Jenkins notice .

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With Jenkins checking out the door, Piper and Mosii hung back waiting for indication whether the odd singing was coming from behind the door or somewhere else nearby.

IC: Jenkins senses buzz to life. She first notices a spider on the floor. Then some crumbling rocks at the top of the ceiling. Her senses pick up that behind the door there is something moving. She also notices a chanting coming from the north most hallway leading up. Jenkins normally not so sensitive to sound is able to pick up at least two beings in the room.

OOC: Map updated.

Jenkins slowly moved back from the door to a safe distance, and then scuttled back to the group, beckoning Hunter to follow.

"Fink it's a room. I can hear two people movin' bout. An I can hear chanting, bit don't Fink it comes from there, Fink it comes from there" She said, pointing to the hallway that continues northwards.

Piper hopped down off of Mosii and moved over towards the door in question.

She then dropped down to see if she could peer through the gap between the bottom of the door and the floor to identify the two people Jenkins mentioned.

“This chanting must be the ceremony they intended to do” Lirian said.

“We must interrupt it, or they will summon whatever they try to, and I bet is nothing good. Whoever is behind this door may wait”

Her resolve to go for the chanting was clear to anyone.

"I agree, but I am curious to see what Piper's up to" Hunter said.

Aeress nodded her agreement.  She was keen to interrupt, but Piper's report first.

On the underside Piper can peer two cloaked figures talking among themselves. She can't make out the muffled tones but she is sure they are using some of the same green liquid that you saw in the huge barrel earlier. They seem to be standing over a few people strapped to chairs in the room. Most of them can not move and appear alive and awake.

“We cannot allow this to happen” Lirian said, when Piper explained what she has seen. “NO matter how important interrupting the ceremony might be, we cannot allow this…”

She turned to Olix “Do you feel you can open this door? As soon as it’s open I’ll cast magic, trying to stun them for the others to attack. This is not lethal, so it doesn’t matter if the victims are affected…”

She readied to sing her Shocking Song (OOC: Stun spell) as soon as someone could open the door…

After Piper described what she'd seen, she waited atop Mosii while a plan was formed.

Hunter felt that stopping the ritual was the priority, and this was an unnecessary delay - but so would be arguing about it and splitting the group would be even worse.

"If you want to take them, better do it fasf" he growled, moving up to the door.
"Olyx, open the door then charge the one on the left. I'll shoot the one on the right"he said softly.

"If he's still standing after your shot I'll get on him, otherwise I'll help suppress the other."  Aeress offered, spear hoisted.  She was ready.

As the door creaks open the two cultist in the middle of the room seem distracted with doing something to the people locked in chairs being held down against their will. Just looking around and by the poor lighting you can tell that there are at least a handful in the room in need of help and escaping.

As Olix cracked the door, Lirian began to sing. This time her song was mroe like a scream, something that seemed able to damage anyone's ear...

01:19, Today: Lirian rolled 2,10 using d8,d6, rerolling max with rolls of 2,(6+4)10.  Perform: singing Shocking Song (Stun), area effect (SBT), selective if needed (4-5 PPs) . – 2,10. I guess a success with a raise. Roll vigor (at -2 for the raise) or be stunned (as per page 106 Core Book). Selective is if she can affect her comrades, other subjects are irrelevant.

Her song sounded as intended, with her screams really damaging the ears of those inside the room…

Hunter stepped through the doorway, took a pace to the right to clear the door, and fired at the cultist on the right.


8 to hit, possibly with -2 for range, 8 damage.

14:34, Today: Hunter Gallagher rolled 8 using 2d6+1, rerolling max with rolls of 5,2. – 8

14:33, Today: Hunter Gallagher rolled 8,5 using d6,d10, rerolling max with rolls of (6+2)8,5.  Hunter shooting