Chapter 10: Saving Cauldron

[Harrower]

Sealamin makes his way to Rolen and whispers
"we need to get the others through the wall before it shuts"

[mts]

Seeing that trying to take care of things subtly isn't going to work, Rolen says, "Fine, just tell them to come on in. Hopefully the other two men I saw are busy inside."

[Skyscraper]

As you're all looking (from different angles) at the passage you've made through the stone wall, you notice it shimmering for a moment. And then: through it, you see as though throuhg a transluscent veil, a place you do not recognize, a dark place that sends a shiver through your spine, a wasteland of dark purple sand with purple lightning crackling in dark cloudless skies to outline what looks like large stone outrcoppings that jut from the ground like claws for miles in all directions. And then the shimmering stops. And you see the passage again, seemlingly normal, from one side of the castle wall to the other.

[Parared]

Stopped dead in my tracks. Staring at the hole in the wall.

"it .. it fades?"

a moment

Trying to keep from shouting ....

"Move! Get through that hole" And I lead the rest of the
group through the hole in the wall, stopping just on the other side to
take stock of the situation.

Trying to keep from shouting ...

"Fea, Rolen, report! Sealamin, where are you?"

[mts]

When he sees Discido and the others pass through the portal, Rolen uses his index and middle fingers to point at his eyes. Then using the same two fingers, he holds them up to indicate that there are two targets. Rolen then points in the direction the two men had gone.

Rolen looks for any other passageways other than the one he saw the two men had gone. If there is another door or something, Rolen goes and investigates. If there is no other way, he signals for Fea, Ullmiz and Ellemirel to follow him and be ready to ambush the two men coming back.

[Harrower]

Sealamin makes his way to Discidio in a quiet voice he says
"I am here beside you. How may I assist?"

[Parared]

quietly,

"wait here a moment. Did we all pass to this point
unseen?"

Looking around, listening for any sign of guards calling
out, or running feet, or ... anything really.

[mts]

quietly,

"wait here a moment. Did we all pass to this point
unseen?"

Looking around, listening for any sign of guards calling
out, or running feet, or ... anything really.

Rolen tells Discido, "We probably want to get inside the keep rather than saying out here in the open courtyard."

[Parared]

"Agreed. Rolen, Fea, check that gateway ( K2 ). Is it safe to pass to the castle
walls?"

[Skyscraper]

Discido, please roll a group stealth check to represent the group crossing over towards the opening in the wall, using Discido's bonus (or penalty) and applying an additional -5 penalty to reprensent the number of people crossing. The DC to beat is 10 (not too tough because there is normally no access into the castle there and the sentries are not particulary paying attention to this region).

[mts]

As the rest of the party is still sneaking in, Rolen signals directly to Ulmiz and Ellemirel for them to join him and Fea.

[Parared]

( sneak sneak sneak ... )

Spoiler:

Stealth

1d20 - 1 ( my penalty ) - 5 ( number of people ) = 3!!!!! - 1 - 5 = ---! ---! 3 ( negative 3! )

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sigh ...

[mts]

Rolen forces himself to suppress a sigh that was welling up as the group approaches.

[Skyscraper]

"Intruders!", comes a shout from the battlements above. "INTRUDERS!!!"

Your hear a few other shouts from above, and from the eastern courtyard where the front gate and barbican are located.

[Trick]

Easily keeping pace with the heavily armored paladin, Dagon says to Discido as they enter, "If Darksbane can close these portals early, perhaps we should pierce through an inner wall quickly and close it behind us."