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[Knight Otu]

Gorat hums a few annoyingly catchy tunes, stopping as they get to the grappling hook.

"That would be the grappling hook to the rope we've found, I assume? Wait. Faith, I assume you found this looking from wherever the bloodstain could've come from, right? Then we would assume that whoever climbed up the rope then fell. That fall must have been fatal... and the, er, fallee, couldn't have reported his findings, meaning it couldn't have been the older brother who found the citadel in the first place, unless for some reason he forgot the width of the ramp in a subsequent visit - and it shouldn't have been the brother who vanished in the graveyard..." He scratches his head, or rather his helmet. "I'm missing something obvious, aren't I?"

Think. Assuming the blood came from the older brother, why would he forget the size of the ramp at a later point?

[Caellath]

@Travis:

"A grappling hook. Probably from the older brother."

[piecewise]

Approach the walkway in the same manner.

You walk up beside faith and...well thats about it really.

Alright, you want a hole in it, you'll get a hole in it. I was probably going to do it anyways, I have no intention of falling off this structure again.

Carve sideways through the curved roof until there's a hole big enough to put the blade through, then put the blade in vertically and carve a hole.

[uncon:4]
It's a bit awkward to get the hole started, considering the filament is on the wrong side, but you get it after a few tries and then hack away until you finally cut a large enough chunk of the walkway's roof out that you and Travis can squeeze through and drop down onto the actual walkway below.

Gorat hums a few annoyingly catchy tunes, stopping as they get to the grappling hook.

"That would be the grappling hook to the rope we've found, I assume? Wait. Faith, I assume you found this looking from wherever the bloodstain could've come from, right? Then we would assume that whoever climbed up the rope then fell. That fall must have been fatal... and the, er, fallee, couldn't have reported his findings, meaning it couldn't have been the older brother who found the citadel in the first place, unless for some reason he forgot the width of the ramp in a subsequent visit - and it shouldn't have been the brother who vanished in the graveyard..." He scratches his head, or rather his helmet. "I'm missing something obvious, aren't I?"

Think. Assuming the blood came from the older brother, why would he forget the size of the ramp at a later point?

[int:2]
You Can't begin to fathom what happened here or why it happened.

[PyroDesu]

Simus, to herself:

Useful as a weapon and a tool, I must remember some upgrades for this when I get back...

To Travis:

Okay, we've got a point-of-entry, is there enough slack on that rope you hung to get down here to get down there?

[Knight Otu]

"Guh. Something seems amiss, but I can't put my finger on it. Next step should be going down, though. See where our fallee landed."

[IronyOwl]

"Hm... so, I guess the question is whether we want to keep following the beginning of the trail or the end. If there's a grappling hook here, it makes sense that he came from down there, or at least visited it before falling. I suppose that's not guaranteed, though.

In any case, I think I'd agree with going to the bottom and, well, confirming it."

Start heading down the ramp to the very bottom. Drag Charro along and make sure to explore the rooms along the way.

[Knight Otu]

Follow Faith and Charro. Farther away from the edge this time. Keep an eye out for something that could be used as a crutch along the way.

[Caellath]

Follow Faith and Charro while dragging Chin along.

[Nikitian]

Follow Milno and Gorat. Be cautious and inquisitive of the rooms we pass.

[Orb]

"Maybe, maybe not. I'll get right on that"

Travis checks the slack on Rope 3. If sufficient, he pulls it into the opening in the walkway, and then climbs down.

[piecewise]

"Hm... so, I guess the question is whether we want to keep following the beginning of the trail or the end. If there's a grappling hook here, it makes sense that he came from down there, or at least visited it before falling. I suppose that's not guaranteed, though.

In any case, I think I'd agree with going to the bottom and, well, confirming it."

Start heading down the ramp to the very bottom. Drag Charro along and make sure to explore the rooms along the way.

You start back down the ramp, making sure to poke your head into the rooms you pass along the way. You don't see anything particularly interesting on the way down and your search insures a slow pace, but at least you're not missing anything.

As you continue down you begin to hear the sound of rushing sand again, but something strikes you as odd. You've reached the walkway that you and the rest of the group entered on, but the sound seems significantly lower. You continue on, judging the distance as best you can, and something becomes immediately obvious: Ground level here is lower then what it was outside. So either the interior of this building extends into the ground, or the sand is receding.

Follow Faith and Charro. Farther away from the edge this time. Keep an eye out for something that could be used as a crutch along the way.

You follow along behind Faith, looking for something to use as a crutch. You don't find anything.

Follow Faith and Charro while dragging Chin along.

You follow Faith while helping chin limp along.

Follow Milno and Gorat. Be cautious and inquisitive of the rooms we pass.

You follow the rest of the group glancing into rooms as you pass them. You don't see anything else of value or interest, just a lot of very similar rooms.

"Maybe, maybe not. I'll get right on that"

Travis checks the slack on Rope 3. If sufficient, he pulls it into the opening in the walkway, and then climbs down.

The rope still has plenty of slack so you gather it back up and dump it into the walkway before hopping down yourself. The drop into the walkway is only about 8 feet, but you feel a bit better knowing you have the rope if you need it. You land in the walkway quite easily, unharmed and unbothered.

[PyroDesu]

Go in and shine the lantern around.

[IronyOwl]

"Hm... the sand level in here might rise and fall. Best be careful in case it starts rising again.

On the other hand, that would imply a lot of the structure might only be accessible when the sand is at a given level. I wonder what the rooms would be for in that case?"

Continue on, exploring as we go.

[TCM]

Run up the ramps, look into each room for something shiny.

[Nikitian]

Follow the group, continue checking the rooms on our way down.

Check the sand level in my containers, dump the excess, if needed.

...Hmmm...