Mists Over the Musarde, Chapter Three

[ewancummins]

in the woods


While searching the surrounding area [near where Jon and Buckman were found], Norzak and Alain discover a partially cleared trail through the woods, indicated by a long line of rotted treestumps and luxuriant undergrowth which runs more-or-less straight on a north-south axis. Here and there along the trail are rotten logs laying across the way, perpendicular to the orientation of the trail. Tall trees to either side form a shadowy archway over the trail, screening out much of the warm summer sunlight. The path is maybe six feet wide. Looking up and down the line, the trail runs out of sight in both directions.

[Le Noir Faineant]

"Xirdan will carefully take up the piecees of the pot.

"Ben will know what to do with this."

Cirdan, carefully picking up the pices of the pot, finds something else in the little mound of debris- a fist sided hole in the ground, probably the burrow of some small animal.

OOC: LOL, Xirdan!

IC:

Cirdan will cower down, open his vizor, and look into the mound...

His dagger before his face, to pierce through anything that would jump at him by surprise...

[ewancummins]

"Xirdan will carefully take up the piecees of the pot.

"Ben will know what to do with this."

Cirdan, carefully picking up the pices of the pot, finds something else in the little mound of debris- a fist sided hole in the ground, probably the burrow of some small animal.

OOC: LOL, Xirdan!

IC:

Cirdan will cower down, open his vizor, and look into the mound...

His dagger before his face, to pierce through anything that would jump at him by surprise...

Peering into the burrow, Cirdan allows his eyes to adjust to the darkness within. His keen elvensight allows him to perceive what a human might have missed- a furry little beast is crouching inside the hole, about one foot underground. The animal watches Cirdan with beady eyes as it sniffs the air, its little nose twitching nervously. Cirdan cannot see the whole creature, but it looks like it might be either a groundhog or a rabbit.

[Adam]

Bennedict drops the coins and grabs the key in the same motion, nodding thankfully to the rat-man. "Nice doing business with you. I don't believe I caught your name. Do you live here?"

[steveflam]

Norzak sends his shadow ahead to scout.

[ewancummins]

Bennedict drops the coins and grabs the key in the same motion, nodding thankfully to the rat-man. "Nice doing business with you. I don't believe I caught your name. Do you live here?"

''My name is Ignatz. This isn't my place, but I come here sometimes. Maybe I can help you again, eh? Ah, and you can bring me more gold.''

[ewancummins]

Norzak sends his shadow ahead to scout.

Norzak's shadow glides along the trail and passes out of sight.

[Brock Marsh Runoff]

Dorgio looks Jon and Buckman over, making sure they are unharmed. "We were examining the woods, then we were hearing your cries."

He tosses them his wineskin. "I am thinking perhaps you chanced upon some ensorcelled trap. . ."

Then he sees the knight. "Or something worse. What are you seeing there, Cirdan?"

[ewancummins]

Dorgio looks Jon and Buckman over, making sure they are unharmed. "We were examining the woods, then we were hearing your cries."

He tosses them his wineskin. "I am thinking perhaps you chanced upon some ensorcelled trap. . ."

Then he sees the knight. "Or something worse. What are you seeing there, Cirdan?"

Jon thanks Dorgio, then takes a drink before passing the skin to Buckman.

Buckman wipes his mouth and says-

''Jon and I were just a-walking along, and then things went strange....I feel like maybe I've had some kind of fever-dream, but I can't recall what it was exactly, only that I didn't like it. What about you, Jon?''

Jon answers,

''Yes, it was much the same for me. I remember that we were walking through these woods, and then I suddenly became very sleepy. After that, something bad happened, I think, but I cannot recall what it was. The next clear thing in my memory is the sight of Dorgio standing over us, asking if we were well.''

[steveflam]

Norzak waits for his shadow to come back. It does. He appears to be listening to it. Very good, ye did good, bub he tells it.

He turns to the others and is glad Jon is fine as Buckman is. "Ay, me pal telled me there's a cabin ahead. A man inside an a mutt. 'E's got a blade in front of the fire doin somethin' The dog barked at me shade but the man dint see it."

[Lord Skybolt]

"I would suggest that we check on this cabin ourselves then . Perhaps Cirdan should follow us 100 yards to the rear so we don't startle the man in cabin so to speak . Oh and is any thing of interest in that hole by the way Cirdan ." Waiting for Buckman to take the lead as this he looks to be in his element here in woods by way of gesture of his hand to lead the way when ready .

[Adam]

"Very good, Ignatz. I shall look forward to our next meeting. Auf Wiedershen." Bennedict nods and, without turning, drops backwards through the portal, gripping onto his rapelling rope.

[ewancummins]

the portal

"Very good, Ignatz. I shall look forward to our next meeting. Auf Wiedershen." Bennedict nods and, without turning, drops backwards through the portal, gripping onto his rapelling rope.

Benn tumbles backward into the portal and plunges into an all encompassing blackness. The sensation is somewhat like being underwater- although he doesn't feel wet. His fingers grip the rope instinctively. He feels a strong pull, akin to gravity, dragging him down. It would seem the rope is the only thing keeping him from falling further into the sightless abyss . Blind and unable to breathe, Benn feels a crushing agony building in his chest. If he doesn't draw a breath of good air soon...

[ewancummins]

in the woods, on the trail

"I would suggest that we check on this cabin ourselves then . Perhaps Cirdan should follow us 100 yards to the rear so we don't startle the man in cabin so to speak . Oh and is any thing of interest in that hole by the way Cirdan ." Waiting for Buckman to take the lead as this he looks to be in his element here in woods by way of gesture of his hand to lead the way when ready .

Buckman takes point and sets off down the old trail followed by whomever cares to go along with him.

After a walk of perhaps half a mile at most, the small party comes across a little log cabin that stands in the woods on the lefthand side. The cabin is a homely single storey affair, nothing fancy to look upon, at least not from the outside. Smoke curls from the stone chimney. Hard by the right side of cabin is a fenced off enclosure as big around as the cabin itself.


A dog begins barking furiously as the party approaches. The animal is concealed from view- probably inside the fenced area, from the sound of it.

The cabin door slowly swings open....

[Le Noir Faineant]

Cirdan, carefully picking up the pices of the pot, finds something else in the little mound of debris- a fist sided hole in the ground, probably the burrow of some small animal.

OOC: LOL, Xirdan!

IC:

Cirdan will cower down, open his vizor, and look into the mound...

His dagger before his face, to pierce through anything that would jump at him by surprise...

Peering into the burrow, Cirdan allows his eyes to adjust to the darkness within. His keen elvensight allows him to perceive what a human might have missed- a furry little beast is crouching inside the hole, about one foot underground. The animal watches Cirdan with beady eyes as it sniffs the air, its little nose twitching nervously. Cirdan cannot see the whole creature, but it looks like it might be either a groundhog or a rabbit.

Cirdan will shrug, get up and turn around, the dagger and the shard still in his hands...

"Nothing here but... Vermin."