In reply to Narrator (msg # 681):

Aine Illuminated the way...

Aldous is content to follow Thorg or Sven, taking the second or third place, with lantern and ready sword.

Kazimir unslung his kite shield, and readied his longsword.
"Rightwards, it is.."
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Sven likewise readies his axe and shield.

Nana clutches her bola, and sticks close to her mother.

In reply to Nana Yurick (msg # 686):

Aine also follows, light high and Icy sphere ready...
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you head towards the right, in a barrel vaulted corridor 4 yards wide and 3 high at the center (the arch starts at around 2 yards up, and rhere is some colored tile running along the wall at that height, although most of the tiles are gone.
against either side is a shallow gutter, with periodic grates bolted in place. the corridor continues for twenty yards before opening into a four way intersection.

halfway on either side there are a pair of gates like thr one you came through, both locked. you do not have the key, the go lin kept it.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 688):

"Should we see if he has a spare key?"

"Le's see'f we needit.  Shoe-chew mania."

Sheathing his smallsword, Aldous steps up to the gate, pulls out his picks (one of which still glows like a candle flame), and goes to work on the lock.

[Private to GM: 19:38, Today: Aldous Hack rolled 10 using 3d6.  Lockpicking (13 +1 for lit lockpick).]

"Yeah, but does Ugly use gates, and keys...?"

"'Fe din't, he'd 'uv ate th' gobbos b'now."
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"Čute duhove..."
Hetty casts a spell, to sense for wights in their area...
22:54, Today: Hetilda Yurick rolled 9 using 3d6.  sense spirit~ 14 (wights).
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In reply to Hetilda Yurick (msg # 693):

the wight is a corpireal being, and, as such, sense spirit cannot affect it.

the lock opens at Adolus' hand.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 694):

Aine continues to hold the light and her icy sphere...

In reply to Aine Walsh (msg # 695):

the gate opens quietly,  as if well greased. Someone uses this door frequently. Ahead the corridor continues...

In reply to Narrator (msg # 696):

Aine ensures the area through the gate is well lit... following anyone who leads through there.

Straightening, Aldous puts his tools away, raising his lantern once more as he draws his sword.  He pauses, then if no one else steps up, continues forward, cautiously.

It's his position to lead, so he does as soon as the light allows him to step in.

Kazimir and his son take the flanks, with their shields equipped. The women stay behind them.

In reply to Kazimir Yurick (msg # 700):

a smallish, but familiar figure staggets toward you, dragging  a lightweight spiked club. It is one of the missing goblins!

He levels the spear point at the goblins chest level  Hold and declare yourself.

In reply to Thorg (msg # 702):

Aine holds the light to get a good view of the arrival...is he still...goblin?

Aldous comes en garde as well, right arm toward the approaching goblin and sword in prime, lantern held behind and above his head in left hand -- but doesn't speak.

"I've a feeling he's become a wight...Make ready the holy water!"

In reply to Kazimir Yurick (msg # 705):

the thing stumbles closer, and you can feel the vold coming from it, the bluish glow coming from its eyes!