The Fall of House Pancrazio Chapter Three

Varrus the Ethical · Post by **Varrus the Ethical** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 3:47 pm

Peering down into the grate, Sebastain calls down.

"I'm Sebastain. And to whom, may I ask, am I speaking too?

ewancummins · Post by **ewancummins** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 3:51 pm

Varrus the Ethical wrote:Hearing the strange voice, Sebastien makes a few raspy coughs to clear his through before answering.

"Yes, I am" he responds

"Be careful, the room was fill with some kind of fumes not a moment ago."

''Why don't you come down? There's a ladder here. The air is breathable in this passageway.''

ewancummins · Post by **ewancummins** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 3:51 pm

Varrus the Ethical wrote:Peering down into the grate, Sebastain calls down.

"I'm Sebastain. And to whom, may I ask, am I speaking too?

''Tristan Appleman, at your service, sir. ''

Sebastian sees a young man, tow-headed, dressed in plain clothing. Tristan is hanging on to a ladder with one hand, and holding the pole with his other hand. He has a musket slung over his back.

Varrus the Ethical · Post by **Varrus the Ethical** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 3:56 pm

"Well Mr Appleman, though my curiosity burns as to why you are down there, my lungs are burning more. Some kind of toxic fumes filled this room just before you opened the grate, they appear to be have hallucinogenic properties. I urge you to be careful lest they have migrated down to you."

ewancummins · Post by **ewancummins** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 3:59 pm

Varrus the Ethical wrote: "Well Mr Appleman, though my curiosity burns as to why you are down there, my lungs are burning more. Some kind of toxic fumes filled this room just before you opened the grate, they appear to be have hallucinogenic properties. I urge you to be careful lest they have migrated down to you."

''Sure, I'll be careful.''

Tristan clambers down the ladder and backs away from the shaft.
He puts down his pole and takes out a hankerchief, holding it over his face as he speaks.

''Are you coming down?''

Varrus the Ethical · Post by **Varrus the Ethical** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 4:05 pm

"This goes against my better judgment, but somehow I think its safer to be down there than up here. I would suggest clearing the ladder in case I slip"

Sebastian mounts the ladder, careful not to get his weapons or armor caught on anything as he descends thought the grate.

ewancummins · Post by **ewancummins** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 4:09 pm

Once Sebastian gets to the bottom, Tristan waves at him from a distance of maybe fifteen feet away, hankercheif clasped to his face.

''Hello. ''

[OOC, I'll naturally leave it to Jmatyr to describe the scene, and for the other players to intorduce their own PCs.]

Varrus the Ethical · Post by **Varrus the Ethical** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 4:13 pm

"Uh, hi" Sebastien says, his eye still irritated by the effects of the fumes are slow to adjust to the relative darkness of the tunnels.

ewancummins · Post by **ewancummins** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 4:17 pm

Varrus the Ethical wrote:"Uh, hi" Sebastien says, his eye still irritated by the effects of the fumes are slow to adjust to the relative darkness of the tunnels.

''Do you mind telling me what's in that room up there? Besides foul air, I mean.''

Varrus the Ethical · Post by **Varrus the Ethical** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 4:19 pm

Rubbing his eye while he answers

"Food I was hoping, that was the larder adjacent to the kitchen. We are standing under Pancrazio manor right now."

ewancummins · Post by **ewancummins** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 4:21 pm

Varrus the Ethical wrote:Rubbing his eye while he answers

"Food I was hoping, that was the larder adjacent to the kitchen. We are standing under Pancrazio manor right now."

''Ah! It's just as I had suspected, we're under the house. Hmmmm...that shaft with the ladder and the grate- it was probably the way she got all the food down here and hid it. It makes sense...''

Varrus the Ethical · Post by **Varrus the Ethical** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 4:31 pm

"She who?" Sebastian interrupts "And if you don't mind me asking, what is this place and why are you down here?." gesturing at the surroundings.

ewancummins · Post by **ewancummins** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 4:56 pm

Varrus the Ethical wrote:"She who?" Sebastian interrupts "And if you don't mind me asking, what is this place and why are you down here?." gesturing at the surroundings.

''Oh, sorry for the confusion. Allow me to explain, I work for the Pancrazios. We-''

He indicates the other shadowy figures.

''We're investigating this cellar.''

Rock of the Fraternity · Sun Sep 20, 2009 6:09 pm

"I know not what is in this jar," Harold notes out loud, gently setting the aforementioned item back on the ground, "but it is ... heavy. Like stones. I recommend opening it under more controlled circumstances, after we have had the chance to cast a few spells of detection on it. Poison, magic, undeath, the whole rigmarole, y'know."

The old man peers at Sebastian from under his bushy eyebrows and shakes his head. "Bad business," he grumbles out loud, "bad business all around. Well, come along, do. The air is dank, but reasonably fresh. Mind the ghost, though, we know not where it went."

ewancummins · Post by **ewancummins** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 6:42 pm

Tristan speaks through his kerchief,

''Oh yes! Watch out for the ghost, Sebastian. It's dangerous!''

Café de Nuit

Welcome, friends, to our establishment.

The Fall of House Pancrazio Chapter Three