With the last of the foes falling before the team, Raszire looks to each of his friends and asks "Is anyone hurt? Marik, how is your shoulder? And Rani, is she okay?"

He surveys the adjacent chambers, formerly held by the creatures, and suggests "We should continue our advancement through the lair. Be prepared for more creatures as we proceed."

Filimena glances over at Marik and Rani and satisfied herself that they weren’t on the verge of death. That was a quick fight, but as with all fights, things could have gone wrong. ”Yes, we should move on, as soon as we’re ready. They may already know we’re here.”

"If there was another, they definitely know we are here," Omaron says, watching the door. Then, as an afterthought, "Though my approach is certainly not the most silent, that I admit." He moves to the door, attempting to listen through.


OOC:
Perception- 19

"I'll live" the elf respond to Raszire. "I think Rani took hit...but by surprise. Should be able to avoid others.


He then hears Filimena and Omaron talk, while the stout dwarf goes to the door.

Marik turn back to Weasel.

"You...You know this place...Where's prisoners? Where they keep them?

The door to the sewer remains quiet, to the North area a set of stairs leading downward while South appears to be a large room with rusty weapons and threadbare clothing littering the floor

MAP!
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Omaron moves to the top of the stairs, the will to summon an a totem of entangling vines ready at a moment's notice. He watches and listens carefully for the sounds of anyone climbing the stairs.

OOC:
Perception- 12

Raszire moves to backup Omaron at the top of the stairs.

Peering down the dark staircase, he asks the dwarf "Are you planning to use the darkness, or should we light the way for those of us not gifted with the ability to see through it? We shall approach however you feel most advantageous for us."

He looks for any markings or abnormalities around the lit portion of the staircase as he waits for Omaron's response.

OOC: I'm just trying to see if there are any wayfinding markings or scribbles that could clue us in to what's ahead.

11:02, Today: Raszire Toumash rolled 15 using 1d20+3 with rolls of 12. Perception.

The stairs lead down two short flights before reaching a landing which turns to the East. Omaron hears nothing from the below nor does Raszire sees no markings giving a hint as to what is ahead of the group.

MAP!

"If these are any indication of the gang," Omaron replies, gesturing to the goblinoid bodies littering the floor, "the darkness may be more of a hindrance than a help to us. However, I say we let darkness shroud us for the time being. If we do find that we need the light, we can always create it then, yes?" He keeps his gaze focused on the stairs as he talks.

"Is there anything useful in that backroom, Marik?"

As Weasel simple stare back at him, Marik hear Omaron.

"Light work best when unexpected by prey" He respond, as he guide Rani toward the back room to take a quick look, in order to satisfy Omaron curiosity. His eyes peers at the furniture, the weapons and clothing with quickness, yet absorbing every detail.


OOC: Marik rolled a natural 20 (total 26) for Perception again!

The room has little of any value and Marik finds the few weapons in it to be rust covered scrap due to neglect.

"Just as I though" thinks Marik as he guide Rani back toward the stairs.

"No..." he respond to Omaron.

Filimena taps her toes, feeling slightly restless, eyes glancing over the walls and ceiling of the room the party is in. Upon hearing Marik’s “No”, she spins around to face the stairs once again. Ah, the allure of the dark. Not a creature of the night herself – she wishes at times she had the eyes of an elf, or a dwarf – the darkness nevertheless calls out to her with a question, asking what lies beyond.

OOC: Just a bit of flavour text. Also, just a reminder, any time in makes sense, feel free to add 1d4 to ability checks from Filimena’s Guidance spell. I can’t possibly interject each and every time someone makes a roll. Filimena is feisty and an individualist, but she can be a team player too when she feels like it =P
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assuming we're moving on

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The stairs stop at a landing which turns right into a corridor. Some 40ft later the corridor opens up into a large room (15ftx20ft). The room is empty save for a half-dozen tattered, straw-stuffed mattresses lying on the cold stone floor. A door at the South-Eastern corner leads onward but voices of two individuals can be heard beyond the door and they seem to be having an argument.


MAP!

Marik hears the voices, turns to Rat-Weasel. He catches his attention with a wave of the hand, then mimic going under the door and point his eyes, then the door. He then join hands like a prisoner and then point toward the dead goblins and bugbear below, with a interrogative look on his face...
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Weasel see Marik wave him and does a exaggerated nod with his tiny head.
He jump off from Raszire shoulder to the ground, run toward Rani, then jump on her back. He quickly disappear in Marik medicinal bag again, taking out some kind of herb for the road and then jump off to the ground from Rani's head.
He turn around mid-air before the confused elf and the huge cat looking at him, giving them a wink.
Then runs as fast as he can under the door into the room to check out what lies there.

Today: Weasel rolled 10 using 1d20+7 with rolls of 3.  Perception.
Today: Weasel rolled 5 using 1d20+4 with rolls of 1.  Stealth.

Weasel finds the next room is similar to the room he was in previously - some 15ft by 20 ft - but with two doors on the Eastern wall. The two voices are coming from individuals by the north-east door, one appears to be a a duergar and the other a human who has eye-shaped tattoos on his bald pate. The NE door has several piece of furniture piled up against it in a haphazard way.

Initiative!
12:18, Today: DM5 rolled 5,8 using d20,d20 with rolls of 5,8.  Initiative - Party vs Baddies.

Uh ... oh...

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Looks like 2 hits on Weasel - first knocks him out of rat form with 2 damage (1 point spills) and the other hits AC14 for 10 

From the other side of the door the party can here the sounds of combat.

[Private to GM: We are here
https://www.dndbeyond.com/sour...-need#Q5SleepingArea

Krentz - http://rpolportraits.shannara-rose.com/mfw190.jpg

Zemk - http://rpolportraits.shannara-rose.com/mfw419.jpg]

Omaron immediately attempts to open the door.

The door opens revealing to Omaron and the others a human and a duergar both standing with weapons out.

MAP!

Seeing the duergar and human, Omaron hunches behind his shield and says, "It doesn't have to go this way. We just want the man you took from the other gang. He's not who you think he is."


OOC:
Persuasion- 8
Well, that probably won't work.

"Okay, no respect for rat, no respect for you !" says a angry Weasel, before cracking his neck and fingers

The young man hurl himself toward the two individuals, arms extended before him. His body distort and extend. His legs merge to form a long and massive tail. His back enlarge and cracks as hardened plates of scaly hide erupts from under the skin. His extended arms and head fuse together and give way to a massive jaw full of jagged teeth where they were fingers. A enormous and thick mass of dark green lands before the two individual with a heavy thud and look at them with golden, reptilian eyes. Then it roar...and launch itself on Thigh-that-looks-like-a-delicious-piece-of-ham AKA Krentz.

OCC : Weasel  use Shapeshift again and take...you guessed it...Georges for model

OOC: Weasel launch a Bite attack and rolls ....."drum rolls" NATURAL 20! 24 total and deals 19 points of piercing damage (12 + 7 from the additional damage die)

As soon as he hears the sound of commotion and Omaron break the door, Marik usher Rani to run forward. The panther launch herself forward and starts to run faster and faster. As he pass through the door, Marik sees the two individuals attacking Weasel and...wait...What's happening to Weasel?...What the?...WHAT IS THAT?

Marik thinks about yelling "Stop!" but can't form the word in time. The panther continues to run forward and pass the door. She's already face to the other one, the one not currently having his leg pulled apart by a giant, roaring maw...Too late to stop now.

[Private to group Elf: "Jump!"] Marik commands. And the panther launch herself on the duergar at full speed.


OOC: Rani rolled 20 to make a bite attack and deals 10 points of piercing damage.

As the individual struggle with Rani biting his leg, Marik bash his head with his shield in a attempt to knock him out cold.

OOC: Marik rolled 24 for a Non-lethal "sword attack" which I will flavor as a Shield Bash, dealing 8 points of damage.

Filimena steps into view and briefly considers sending an Eldritch Blast in the duergar’s direction, but then decides the party may need him alive. Instead, muttering strange words under her breath, she conjures the image of the floating eye creature the party had killed earlier, behind the duergar and somewhat close to the two doors, causing it to flicker slightly so the party hopefully realises it’s her. That should be a distraction at least. At that precise moment, however, the big cat Rani comes bounding into the room with Marik, attacking the thug. She rolls her eyes in bemusement. Well, she tried.

OOC: I wrote two separate replies, and each time someone else posted first. Decided what the heck, I’ll just post the second one anyway. Haha.
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In the briefest of moments our heroes down the pair of villains in a flash. The human lies dead while his companion lies unconscious nearby.

combat over
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