waldemar's quest

[soulping]

[With the sound of coins jingling faintly in your ears, you awake....]

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[letstalk]

Natalieeeeee!

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[robitussin]

Hey. You cool with sticking with me through this?

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[letstalk]

Uh-huh! I can't wait to get started!

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[robitussin]

Okay. But just take it slow, alright? We wouldn't want to do anything wrong because we're rushing.

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[letstalk]

Alright! I'll take it slow! I'll take it really slow!

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[robitussin]

Good dragon.

Looks like the others went left. You wanna head to the right?

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[letstalk]

Okay!

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[soulping]

[When everyone is ready, head into the RIGHT cave.

It's dim and quiet, with no light in the distance to suggest an end to the rock-hewn passage. But after what feels like ten, twenty minutes of walking, a large (and vaguely humanoid?) shape can be made out further ahead in the gloom.]

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[robitussin]

[pausing in her tracks, gesturing for sunstone to do the same]

Hello?

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[soulping]

[The shape is utterly still. It does not respond.]

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[letstalk]

HE~LLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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[soulping]

[Still no response.

Approach?]

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[robitussin]

Sunstone, just - I can handle this one. Follow me, okay?

[approaching!]

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[soulping]

[As the distance lessens, the true nature of the shape become clear: a colossal stone figure, carved just so in the likeness of a medieval knight, resting in the center of the passage. Bent down on one knee to face you, gauntleted hands folded over the hilt of an enormous sword. The posture speaks of ceremony, of duty. A faithful and tireless guard.

Something glitters in the crack between the immobile stone fingers.]

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[letstalk]

Natalie! Natalie, there's a shiny!

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[robitussin]

Yeah. But don't touch it just yet, okay?

[if there are any loose rocks, she's just going to pick one up and toss it towards whatever's glinting. there could be traps you never know!!]

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[soulping]

[There are rocks of various sizes scattered around, plenty that are suitable for throwing.

They clatter harmlessly off the stone fingers and the twinkling object itself. Nothing happens.]

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[letstalk]

Do you really think Waldemar would set a trap for us?

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[robitussin]

No, but he said he had forgotten some of the specifics of what was down here, so.

[but she's going to move forward to try and take whatever it is]

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[letstalk]

It'll be fine! It'll be fine!

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[robitussin]

It better be.

[she arrives at the statue, trying to see if she can tell what it is that's twinkling]

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[soulping]

[It's a jewel: a bright green emerald. It's been loosely tied to the stone pommel of the sword. The cracks between the knight's fingers are just barely wide enough to allow for a human hand to slip through.

ROLL 1 D20]

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[robitussin]

[2!]

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[soulping]

[You succeed in prying loose the jewel, despite suffering minor scrapes on your fingers during the attempt.

The instant you do, however.....with an ominous creak, the stone knight begins to move. Two bright sparks flare into life within the stone helm in a ghastly imitation of a pair of eyes.]

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[robitussin]

Ohhh shit.

[backing away, her voice growing quicker and higher in pitch]

Hey, Sunstone. You wouldn't happen to know how to fly, would you?