Quest #46 "Slaying Dragon Slayers"

[kruk]

Cresty

AS YOU WISH MIGHTY KING!! The fighter bellows as he thrust the dragon slayer weapon up into the air.


Lerrick

We will rid the world of this evil beast and return your daughter to you and your queen. She bows her head in a jester of respect.

[OGRE MAGE]

Brave New World
Whereabouts Unknown
???/Cold

After equipping himself with a few more items from the castle, like a new spear and some sling bullets, Wes and the others agree that the team is ready to find the princess and kill the dragon who kidnapped her.

Walking through the Kings suggested portal, the party finds themselves in a cold, empty room that appears to be the ground floor of a stone tower. Looking behind them, they can clearly see this side of the 2-way portal, glad to have a means to return to the castle again once they have completed their quest.

The circular room is void of people or furnishings. There is a wooden outer door across the floor from the portal. its surface is covered with a light frost as this room isn't currently heated in any way. Other than a few papers on the floor in one spot, and a stairway that leads up to a second floor landing, the outer door seems to be the only thing of interest inside.

Actions?

Lerrick: (C5) AC:5 28/28 5/5 first 5/5 second 2/2 third (Light Stone)
Tlachtga (D5) AC:7 35/35 6/6 first 5/5 second 3/3 third (Light Stone)
Princess AC:6 HP 5/5 ???
Cresty: (F3) AC:4 26/26
Elnaerel (C4) AC:3 30/30 5/5 first 4/4 second
Waesfaren (D6) AC:7 53/53 6/6 first 5/5 second 3/3 third 1/1 fourth

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[Rex]

Tlachtga

"Maybe if we go up the stairs we can get a more commanding view of the area from the roof."

[Jernau35]

Wes

"The papers", says Wes. "Didn't wizards used to live and work here? Perhaps there's something we can learn from them".

He begins to walk over to the papers, then wonders what might be lurking under them. From a distance he tosses a sling bullet into the pile.

[Karaunios]

Elnaerel joins Wes in perusing over the papers. She will take a look over his shoulder if there aren't that many.

[Monsieur Rose]

The Princess

"Yes. Let's check out upstairs before we expand outwards. Quietly, I think."

She points at the papers. "If we find any writings of interest, let's go upstairs to discuss." She glances at the portal. "It may be more private."

[OGRE MAGE]

Brave New World
Whereabouts Unknown
???/Cold

The papers aren't affected by the tossing of a sling bullet.

Suggestions are made to go up the stairs.

Actions?

Lerrick: (C5) AC:5 28/28 5/5 first 5/5 second 2/2 third (Light Stone)
Tlachtga (D5) AC:7 35/35 6/6 first 5/5 second 3/3 third (Light Stone)
Princess AC:6 HP 5/5 ???
Cresty: (F3) AC:4 26/26
Elnaerel (C4) AC:3 30/30 5/5 first 4/4 second
Waesfaren (D6) AC:7 53/53 6/6 first 5/5 second 3/3 third 1/1 fourth

[Rex]

Tlachtga

Tlachtga heads up the stairs, she will use her light stone only if necessary.

[Karaunios]

Elnaerel also goes upstairs.

[Jernau35]

Wes

Wes gives the papers a cautious poke with his spear. If nothing stirs, he picks up a few and inspects them.

[Monsieur Rose]

The Princess

She hangs back with Wes, interested in looking at the papers as well.

[OGRE MAGE]

Brave New World
Whereabouts Unknown
???/Cold

Wes cautiously looks over the papers again before picking them up to find drawings of arcane sigils and phrases. These don't necessarily look like magic spells, more like notes and ideas scrawled by hand. None of them make any sense to the druid, however.

Tlachtga and Elnaerel move up the ice cold, frost covered stone stairs to a small landing with another door in the ceiling that must lead up to another level of this tower. This door also contains a light coating of hoarfrost, its metallic handle mechanism covered in ice as well.

The inside of this tower is completely void of any kind of noise other than the sounds the party makes, though a steady and constant sound of blowing wind can be heard coming from outside.

Actions?

Lerrick: (C5) AC:5 28/28 5/5 first 5/5 second 2/2 third (Light Stone)
Tlachtga (D5) AC:7 35/35 6/6 first 5/5 second 3/3 third (Light Stone)
Princess AC:6 HP 5/5 ???
Cresty: (F3) AC:4 26/26
Elnaerel (C4) AC:3 30/30 5/5 first 4/4 second
Waesfaren (D6) AC:7 53/53 6/6 first 5/5 second 3/3 third 1/1 fourth

[Rex]

Tlachtga

"I am not good with this sort of thing, does someone else want to try and get the door open?"

[kruk]

Cresty

I will try. The fighters moves to the door and uses the hilt of his old bastard sword to hit the ice covering the handle of the door, careful not to hit it too hard to break the handle. It takes a while but the ice finally chipped away. Once the ice that covered the hand is gone he stows his sword and tries to turn the handle.

Lerrick

the cleric stands at the bottle of the stairway and waits to see if the fighter's plan works

[Jernau35]

Wes

Wes tucks the papers away safely and heads up the stairs.

"Maybe they'll make sense to one of the wizards. If we ever see any of them again," he says to the Princess.

[OGRE MAGE]

Brave New World
Whereabouts Unknown
???/Cold

At the top of the stairs, Cresty bangs on the wooden hatch with his sword pommel to clear the ice. Once that is done, he pushes upwards on the hatch, feeling it give slightly, but opening only a mere crack before it sticks again.

As a bit of frigid breeze passes through the cracked entryway, he pushes up harder, really putting his back into it, but the thing is clearly stuck in place or held fast by something above it. The wooden hatch feels cold to the touch and doesn't appear to want to open the easy way.

Actions?

Lerrick: (C5) AC:5 28/28 5/5 first 5/5 second 2/2 third (Light Stone)
Tlachtga (D5) AC:7 35/35 6/6 first 5/5 second 3/3 third (Light Stone)
Princess AC:6 HP 5/5 ???
Cresty: (F3) AC:4 26/26
Elnaerel (C4) AC:3 30/30 5/5 first 4/4 second
Waesfaren (D6) AC:7 53/53 6/6 first 5/5 second 3/3 third 1/1 fourth

[kruk]

Cresty

After a couple failed attempts of opening the door the fighter stops to catch his breath. After a moment he scans the top of the door. It feels like something at the top of the door is preventing me from opening the door. Can you see anything? <question is directed to Tlachtga and Elnaerel>.

[Rex]

Tlachtga

"Give me a boost up and I will try and see what I can figure out."

[kruk]

Cresty

The fighter hoists the druid up so that she can take a closer look at the door.

[Rex]

Tlachtga

Tlachtga will check the door over, then see if she can see anything when she tries to open it.