Devin tried to figure out which direction the noise was coming from.

The noise sounded like it was coming from the south west.

Teodore readies his sword and shield and investigates.

Fiene lights his lantern, and he and Ermandgard go to back Teodore up.

Devin fumbled with his shield and followed after the wizard.  He was already a little lost.

Bertilak moves closer to Arietta. "Stay close, and stay wary."

Led by Teodore the party left Rocky the Oracle.

The passageway south led them through a chamber with sooty, man-shaped silhouettes on the walls with ancient inscriptions. Then westward through a room filled with piles of junk, food scraps, filth, broken tools and furniture.

They then reached the crossroads. As they approached they saw Stadhafi attacking the sign that had pointed toward da dragon. The fighter broke the rusty sign. She then picked up the broken remains and headed away to the west. A balding dwarf accompanied her, for those that had met him before recognised the dwarf as Snorri Broadshoulders.

"That seems wholly unnecessary." Fiene comments.

"Did she say she was meeting up with her boyfriend down here?" Devin asked no one in particular.  If not, he wondered if there were any damsels in distress looking for a striving Acolyte of Auril?

The enormity of this eludes Ben for now. He remains focused on the particular.

"We killed all of the orcs in that tribe but the chieftain and his broodmare. They and their necklaces remain as does that hive of wasps on the second floor of the gatehouse."

And however many broodlings they might spawn in the days since we last met them.

Ben feels disinclined to chase after those two who seemed to be about their own business for now.

"Where to?" he asks.

"Master dwarf." Fiene calls out.  "Do you know the nature of her calamity?" He asks.  "Otherwise I will return to my tasks."

He looks to answer Ben's question.  "I intended to search out the key.  That has not changed."  He waits for an answer from the dwarf, and if none is forthcoming, Fiene will continue back east from the crossroads, past the turn to the north to the oracle's room, looking for a passage that turns south.

At the call from Fiene stopped the dwarf. The dwarf had a long braided beard and a balding head of red hair. He wore a suit of chainmail, at his side was a satchel and a hand axe.

"Ho friends" Snorri Broadshoulders replied "nay but have ye seen me fellow dwarves or know the way out of the dungeon?"

"A pleasure to meet you, good Sir Dwarf. We have indeed encountered other dwarves, beyond a one way secret door. We also know the way to the exit."

Devin wasn't sure where they were at the moment, but was planning on following the Wizard Fiene.

"I have only just arrived, and have seen no one." Fiene points south, through the Ogre's Maw.  "But there are stairs out, straight through there." he says.

Owing Stadhafi nothing, he is satisfied with having done his due diligence, Fiene starts back to the east.

"It would be but a moment to lead him to his friends," Ben admonishes the parting Fiene. "If that's what he would like."

He regards the dwarf, "Do you want to leave Stonehell or join the other long braids?"

"And you know where the dwarves are?" Fiene asks, not really waiting for an answer.

"My cousins are wandering too. We completed our study of the dwarven gods. We then moved on to find more but were separated when we met some orcs" Snorri explained to Ben "the stairs would be good" the balding dwarf followed Fiene's directions and turned to face southward, accepting Ben's offer to lead him to the stairs.

Fiene and Devin headed off eastward but soon found themselves in darkness away from Bertilak's lantern light.

OOC Day: 6. Time: 9:40am. Turn: 4. Weather: Sunny, stormy, high winds. Vision: Daylight. Movement: 20'

Lantern oil used
Bertilak 4 Turn - lit

Teodore looked at the others before saying  to Bertilak, "I suppose we shouldn't let them  wander away and get into trouble. "

Led by Teodore the party headed east. After thirty feet the corridor split east and south.

The east corridor led to a room, thirty foot by thirty foot. On the ground were bones and rusted weapons.

The corridor south turned east against after thirty foot.

Snorri was left in the dark at the remains of the rusty signpost.

ooc: Fiene lit his lantern before they left Rocky's room

"South." Fiene says.

The corridor turned east but only for ten foot before it continued south. At the end of the corridor was a door. The door was in the west wall. Midway along the corridor was another corridor leading east.



OOC Day: 6. Time: 9:50am. Turn: 5. Weather: Sunny, stormy, high winds. Vision: Daylight. Movement: 20'

Lantern oil used
Bertilak 4 Turn - lit
Fiene 2 Turns - lit

Devin was just happy to be looking around and seeing new areas of the dungeon.

Fiene motions for the others to keep quiet, and approaches the door slowly.  He listens intently to hear if he can determine if the room is empty or occupied.

ooc: does it open in or out?

At the door Fiene saw that it opened inward. The wizard listened at the door but he did not identify by sound if the room was empty or occupied.  Whilst he stood there however he smelt smoke and meat.

OOC Anyone doing anything else whilst Fiene listens?
Day: 6. Time: 10:00am. Turn: 6. Weather: Sunny, stormy, high winds. Vision: Daylight. Movement: 20'

Lantern oil used
Bertilak 5 Turn - lit
Fiene 3 Turns - lit