PBEM, Episode 36 - Wolf Run, Barracks

THIRTY SIX

(I/C)
Handing the silver dagger to Abraxas, Wyn says, “Dis ees best een your hands right now. Pleez do not troe eet. Only for stabbing, oui? Maybe slashing... maybe.” (Add SILVER DAGGER (10))

Thanking him, the fighter was tapped on the shoulder by Brendon handing him the prybar. Motioning to the door stuck in its frame, the scout said, “Care to do the honors?”

Abraxas took the crowbar, sighing. “Si Señor Lavantes, I will open the door. Everyone be ready. Uno...” Wyn drew his bow arrow nocked, “Dos...” he set the prybar into position, Lyra had a sling stone loaded.

“Tres.” Abraxas PUSHED on the prybar, cords of his muscles standing out (>Open Door +1 bonus, Blue 6) and although the door shuddered and groaned, it failed to open. The Fighter shook his hands and gave the door a withering glare.

“P’rhap we should go up zee stairs an’ try ta move th’ cabinet, instead?”

“No,” Abraxas barked. He tapped Kovid, “Senor Dwarf, a hand please?”

Kovid reholstered his hammer and the two of them both set the backs, hands on the prybar and handle. “Ok, Manling.”

“One/Uno…Dos/Two…Three/Tres!”

Abraxas (<Open Door +1 bonus, Blue 4) and Kovid (=Open Door +1 bonus, Yellow 4) strained against the portal until in fits and starts, it pulled away from the frame and opened (Noise check, Red/Black 3) with some squealing and the sound of rubbing wood.

“Holy shit!” Lannis swore. “Quieter?!? Please!!”

The echoes of the squeal had already faded and after a twenty count of tense waiting nothing seemed to be alerted. Stepping into the hall, Brendon and Wyn moved past the two warriors and took in the hallway here. Being that it was so short, they relied on Kovid’s lantern light instead of wasting a torch. The passage went north from here a dozen paces to a set of steps going up into the gloom. Turning to the south, there was a door a half dozen paces from this door on the west wall, and beyond that another portal at the end of the hall. There was a faint breeze coming from under the bottom of the door to the south.

Brendon (<Hear Noise + 15, Red 16) and Wyn (<Hear Noise +3, Yellow 4) checked out the two doors, the west door was closed and the two of them could faintly and muffled hear some voices faint and far away. They were indistinct and although the two men listened, could hear no sound of the wolf anymore. As for the south door, they checked that out, the door opening towards them, and Brendon was pretty sure it wasn’t trapped or locked.

Time now is 2:32

(OOC)

Explore XP:
Base 15 each. Treasure XP 20 divided from silver dagger
Lannis, Abraxas add 19
Kovid, Wyn, Lyra add 23
Brendon add 28

Up to Kovid to update the map – but as suspected this all ties into what we had seen before.

Where to go? Up the stairs SHOULD lead to the UPPER BARRACKS.