Kleine started down the staircase, her crossbow raised, expecting anything. Everything about this staircase screamed that it was to show off wealth; the steps were made of marble and had intricate carvings on each individual step. The staircase itself was wide enough to allow five people of Ustris’ size to descend abreast, and the railings on each side seemed to be made from some sort of lacquered wood. She couldn’t help notice the grandeur, she had been a slave to a rather prosperous merchant and this outshone his mansion in every possible way.
When she finally reached the landing she found herself at the end of a well-lit corridor. About fifteen meters away she could see that the corridor intersected another, and everything past that intersection was currently dim. She moved to the right side of the hall and began sidling her way towards the intersection. So far she hadn’t seen another soul, everything was still except for the lights flickering from the extravagant braziers and chandeliers scattered throughout the corridor. A noise and a muffled curse behind her told her that Ustris had finally descended as well. She looked back for a moment and saw that the light was playing with Ustris’ staff, refracting dozens of times through his its crystalline structure. After a moment of thought, Ustris unhooked his cloak and wrapped it around the staff. He’d have to be careful to keep it wrapped however, the light might attract unwanted attention fast.
Ustris took up his position on the other side of the hallway from Kleine, and together they edged their way up towards the intersection. They looked around the corners together, looking for any kind of movement. Down Ustris’ corridor a door closed lazily, not latching for a moment before someone jerked it shut. No other movement caught his eye however. The hallway he scanned seemed to be less grand than what they had just been in, less wall hangings, and the carpet down the center of that hall seemed to be more worn than the one in the middle of their hall. The door that shut was too small for a Skrellit to pass through comfortably.
Kleine’s corridor was empty, as empty as a finely decorated corridor can be anyway. The flickering lights were once again the only things that moved. She could see the end of the corridor here, branching off to the right. Beyond that was out of her view, however.
The corridor across from them was still dimly lit, but they could see that it went on for quite some while.
Where to now?
Kleine
STR: 5 / ??
AGI: 12 / ??
CON: 4 / ??
WIS: 4 / ??
INT: 8 / ??
CHA: 9 / ??
Ustris
STR: 10 / ??
AGI: 6 / ??
CON: 8 / ??
WIS: 7 / ??
INT: 6 / ??
CHA: 5 / ??
Crystal Staff
SPD: 1
POW: 1
PRC: 2
Effects:
None
Crossbow
SPD: 1
POW: 1
PRC: 1
Effects:
Automatic Bolt Generation
Fire Armor (Evoke) (Limited)
Fire Ball (Evoke) (Projectile)
Expl. Bolt (Evoke) (Projectile) (Temporary)
Exp. Trap (Ritual) (Trap)
Alrt Trap (Ritual) (Trap)
Erth Wall (Ritual) (Fast)
Hrdn Erth (Ritual) (Perm)
Buff Many (Ritual) (Temp (long))
OOC: You came from the South. North is the darkened corridor, West is Ustris' and East is Kleine. There is a very, very crude map
here if you're utterly confused (I forgot to put 2
nd floor on it, dammit).
Which way next?
Author
Topic: Acheron & the Shards of Heaven: The Assassination (Suggestions Welcome) (Read 11542 times)