In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 881):

I am just at the cross roads the GM described... no door was mentioned that I saw.

OOC: Message 865 and following, Thorg.

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 883):

Yup, You arwe now at a different cross road for lack of a better term. if you reread the selction you point out, you'll see it.

In reply to Thorg (msg # 884):

the soors were at the previous intersection.

are yougoing to cross the high road, or take it left or right?

"Le's go left ag'in, f'now."  Aldous starts down the leftward tunnel, lantern high and smallsword ready.

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 886):

Aine follows, light held high...

Thorg leads, with the light high up behind him, so he can see.

In reply to Thorg (msg # 888):

the 4 yard wide high road continues apace, (3 yards with 18" gutters to either side)
and bits of orange tile at shoulder height along the walls.

"Two lef's, w're goin' eas' ag'in."  He frowns and looks around.  "Shou'n't go t'far back."

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 890):

Aine just keeps her eyes open...

In reply to Aine Walsh (msg # 891):

the hallway continues to rise up at a slight angle.  the tiles form a zigzag pattern. off to the west, you can see something reflecting your light in the far distance.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 892):

Reflecting off the wall, floor or roof?

In reply to Aine Walsh (msg # 893):

reflecting off of the western end of the hallway, at east as far as your light allows.

OOC: we were going east, not west, before we turned south?  And hence west is now ahead of us?  Aldous has Absolute Direction, but the player doesn't have full Eidetic Memory...

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 895):

This hall should be intersecting with the place The nameless one was heading toward, and where you fought the undead goblin.
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Aldous continues cautiously forward, watching for what's reflecting the lights.

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 897):

Aine follows... nervously.

In reply to Aine Walsh (msg # 898):

You were heading East again, but looked behind you. are you heading back to see what is shiny, or heading forward?

"We sh'd chek tha'."  Aldous turns and looks back.

"Sta' here, b' ri' back."  Light held and stance adjusted to keep the reflection in sight, Aldous goes back until either ten yards from the reflecting surface or reaching the last intersection.

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 900):

at 10 yards you can make out some interesting construction; there is a gate of dark polished bronze fitted into a doorframe that is made of a shiny black stone that looks like obsidian.

Aldous stops, looks at the gate carefully without approaching more closely, then returns to the group.

"Ther's a gate, mi' be w' shu'd check 't out."

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 902):

Aine just nods, and moves forward with him others to investigate it.

In reply to Aine Walsh (msg # 903):

alchemy, armory, hazmat magical or even thaumatology rills please as you approach.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 904):

Aine is very much magically aware...

[Private to GM: Rolled 9 under Thaumatology, natural 6, skill 15]

Aldous is not, but he is somewhat skilled in Observation.

[Private to GM: 17:15, Today: Aldous Hack rolled 7 using 3d6.  Observation (11) Gate in black stone frame.]