In reply to Virgilio Hohlfeld (msg # 883):

"Well done!" congatulates Bratu.

While this is going on, Dne keeps a very close eye on the beasts.  He’ll call out a warning if they make any move he perceives as threatening.

With the machinery fixed, Jendrich looks out into the darkness, worried something may have noticed the change.

"I think we may want to keep the brighter lights out while we're in this enormous space -- candles will do more to reveal us than to let us see."

In reply to Virgilio Hohlfeld (msg # 887):

"Perhaps. Or place them at regular intervals...maybe in hard to reach places. Can we fire an arrow into the ceiling with a bright continual light attached, to mark where we need to walk to? Or perhaps our floating mage can cast continual light on stones in the ceiling at various intervals. Bright enough, they should light the way for us nicely."

"I wouldn't worry about someone stealing these lights -- they cost a farthing for the coin, and a small risk to me for each one I make, a risk I'm used to.  I don't know if an arrow would stick in the ceiling here, or just shatter or fall, but we could try that.  I can light the arrow itself, so no need to attach something.

"D'ne casting this spell -- well, I don't know that he knows this one, he seems pretty concentrated in Air and Movement, but also a light this bright is fairly tiring for most mages.  I'm different that way."

In reply to Virgilio Hohlfeld (msg # 889):

"Yes, but putting them up high enables us to make them very bright but also able to move by their light without being so clearly seen or visible, as our shadows will be on the ground and not dancing around the walls. Perhaps you can light stones and he can stick them to the ceiling? Dne?"

the dead siege beasts continue tramping along on the treadmills as the fans flap and the belts creak.

The air begins to move, thankfully, but there is movement from what appear to be archways in the far wall, several of them,
and you can just make out the sounds of smaller feet.

"Either the goblins are paying us a visit, or we're about to meet the beasts' co-workers. We should retreat near one of the walls, so they can't surround us."

In reply to Jendrich (msg # 892):

several goblins in the zigzag tunics come out of the archways and step into formation on either side.
Incurious and expressionless they stand and wait.

Dne climbs back down to the floor, fearing the goblins may have bows.  When he reaches the party he informs everyone that he doesn’t know any light spells.

In reply to Dne Utrotare (msg # 894):

Tommy approaches one, to gauge the response, and to evaluate their combat potential (weapons, armour, signs of using magic, etc)

"C' mgep mgepuaaah vulgtmnah ymg' mirre."  Virgilio raises his voice enough to hopefully be clear to the goblins.

The goblins do not carry bows, as Dne can see upon lowering themself.

they part their formation, and an elf like figure in silver chased black brigandine with cat eyes steps out of the gloom
together with a pair of Siege beasts (these are alive)

"H' ah vulgtmnah cahf ymg' mgep.
     Fahf mgah yog ooboshu

you all hear this echoing inside your skulls - Fright checks please.

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It is well that you have.
This prevents a visit above

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He is not frightened, because he doesn't understand all of what has been said.

In reply to Syvanus (msg # 898):
The FC was for the unpleasant sensation of someone thinking at you.

Tommy is too curious about the cat eyes. He continues to approach them.

"A visit from above?"

Virgilio isn't a complete stranger to this sensation (First Years stood rotation as subjects for upperclassmen practicing their spells, and Virgilio was chosen for Mind-Sending) -- so this is bothersome, but not completely unfamiliar.

"He said it's well that we've repaired the fans, as it prevents a 'visit above' -- whatever that is."

To the goblins and the cat-eyed one (the Master?)

"C' ah lloigehye l' mgep mgephafh."

In reply to Virgilio Hohlfeld (msg # 901):

"Ymg' ah nafl hup fahf agl.
Ahf' ymg' ah ah geb?"

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you are not from here.  What are you doing here?

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Grohm heard a strange voice and language in his head.  He shook it off and tried to focus on that was happening below him.

In reply to Marukoth (msg # 902):

"Seeking a trade route. Do you trade, or do you want to?"

He tries to get a better look at the figure...

In reply to Tommy (msg # 904):

The elf looks directly at Tommy, shifting its grip on a staff which the mages can see is glowing.

"Non loquor lingua tua. Putasne me intelligis?"






Anyone speak latin?

In reply to Marukoth (msg # 905):

Ulo gestures for a moment, and then calls out

"Linguam mutuari possum. Transitum petimus ad occasum."

She turns to the others and says
"I borrowed the tongue. I said we are going to the western reaches."

In reply to Ulo (msg # 906):

"Ah. What did they say about who they were?"

Fright check 02:51, Today: Dne Utrotare rolled 5 using 3d6 ((3,1,1)).

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