Aldous lifts in concert with Thorg.

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 47):

rolling against combined  ST!

In reply to Narrator (msg # 48):

it was a matter of unsticking something stuck

Combined ST seems to be 22 ... I assume the roll(s) worked then?

In reply to Thorg (msg # 50):

yes  you yank up the grate, which you find to be chained to the edge of the gutter. the chain is a yard long though.

"'Is way."  Aldous indicates with a head tilt which direction to shift the grate before lowering it to leave room for someone to get into the space below.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 51):

Aine holds the light down to see what is there...but not too close!

In reply to Aine Walsh (msg # 53):

there is a silver bracelet lying in the gutter amid the vileness and ordure.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 54):

Nice. But it could be bait. Is there anything else down there?

"Wha's 'at doin' ther'?"

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 56):

"Waiting to be grabbed..."

Thorg uses a Javelin point to try and lift it clear.

In reply to Thorg (msg # 58):

success! you have a silver bracelet.   slimy but worth $171

He rinses it off a bit with a little of his water.

Aldous lifts a thumb toward Aine.  "Nice goin'!"  He then turns to Thorg as he bends to the grate.  "W'sh'd put't back."

The Bracelet?  with a stupid grin on his face.

He'll put the bracelet in with the other stuff found and help put the grate back.

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 61):

"Lets just see if there is anything else down there. How deep is this water?"

She holds her light down to see.

In reply to Aine Walsh (msg # 63):

the gutter is barely a foot deep. the grate slips back into place with a clang.

Aldous picks up his lantern, unsheathes his smallsword, and continues toward the south (having followed Thorg after the earlier misunderstanding).

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 65):,

you continue southward, where you see that the corridor continues toward an intersection where an open gate hangs out from an opening in the west wall.

Aldous slows, moving to the side of the corridor to try to see as much of what's behind the gate as early as possible.

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 67):

a shape stumbles in the darkness beyond the gate.


the hallway is 3 yards wide, this gate is open a yard into the corridor.   you can see through it but would have to step around.
the locking mechanism looks mangled, as if by crowbar.

He gets his shield ready and drops his spear point to about 4 ½ feet above the ground.

"Easy, mi' jus' b'a burgl'r."  None the less, Aldous raises his lantern higher and brings his smallsword to guard as he slowly advances.

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 70):

Aine lets her light be seen...