Aldous point his smallsword to the east and raises his lantern.

"'S go."

He leads on to the south

In reply to Thorg (msg # 32):

Aine follows with the light...

Aldous, left standing with his lantern as the others head off in a different direction, shrugs and follows Thorg and Aine.

OOC - I read your previous post " 'S go " and went South ;-)

In reply to Thorg (msg # 35):

you head down the short ramp and to the southern side of the intersection.

the tile on the walls here has been almost completely stripped, leaving a rough surface with raised groutlines marking the  spaces where the tiles once were.
the flooring has gutters about a foot wide on each side, and there is a grate set in the gutter.

Aldous works his way to the front of the group again, behind Thorg.  He furrows his brows at the grated gutters.  "Mi' needa watch f' wata'."

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 37):

Aine follows, oblivious to the discussion...

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 37):

you come to another intersection, where your mild slope levels out- there is a set of grates at the base of the slope, with a gutter beneath that links to the side gutters, as though it was built to keep water from pooling.

Aldous looks down into the grating.  "Mus' g' wet 'n here a'times."

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 40):

Aine moves the light over and looks down...

In reply to Aine Walsh (msg # 41):

the grate looks moveable and she can see something shiny about a foot down...

In reply to Narrator (msg # 42):

"Guys, can we move this grate?"

Is there water below? She pokes her lit jo down to look.

"Thorg?"  Aldous moves to one side of the central grate, sheathes his smallsword, and sets his lantern down, then hooks his fingers around the bars, arms spread shoulder width apart for control; he waits for Thorg.

OOC: Two Handed Lift is 192 lb.
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He sighs... rests his shield and spear against the wall and squats down to assist.

In reply to Thorg (msg # 45):

roll again each of you

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?