The party entered the rats nest and waved their lit torches about. The torchlight reached every corner of the room but no rat was spotted.

OOC Day 28. Time: 9:20am. Weather: Wet and windy. Vision: Cloudy. Movement: 20’

Light
Aylmer: Torch (2 turns)
Wyndham: Torch (2 turns)
Bosley: Torch (1 turn)
Derry: Torch (1 turn)
Devin: Torch (1 turn)

Ok, let's continue on to the spa. Despite our previous behavior, we're not here to exterminate all of the vermin.
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Devin kept a sharp eye out for trouble as they marched.

They crossed the room without sight of a rat and entered the chamber to the west. The room was twenty foot by twenty foot. In the centre of the chamber was a simple stone well. The lip around the well was etched with eldritch runes.

A wooden ladder descended down one side of the well and into a quicksilver like liquid. A shimmering light was give out by the silvery liquid.

Wyndham stripped off his armour, attached himself to a rope and plunged into the well. The liquid was cool to the touch. Just below the surface the ladder ended and Wyndham had to swim into the liquid. He swam down until suddenly he fell out of the bottom of the well. He was in a room ten foot by ten foot. The ceiling rippled with the faintly glowing quicksilver. The rope tied to his waist slowed his fall and he was unharmed. There was a door to the south.

OOC Wyndham – Pick an ability score.

Wyndham makes his way to the southern door and opens it.
ooc - Constitution

In reply to Wyndham (msg # 10):

"Aye, I'll keep watch behind us" Gael will focus his attention behind and occasionally check the rear as they proceed through the dungeon. As Wyndham enters the pool, Gael dutifully guards the entrance to the chamber.

Wyndham stilled tied around the waist went to the south door and opened it. Beyond the door was in darkness. The only light the faint glow from the quicksilver above and behind him.

OOC Wyndham roll 3d6.

In reply to DM (msg # 18):
17:37, Today: Wyndham rolled 9 using 3d6.  mystery roll.

Devin held the rope loosely and waited for the man to reappear.  If the rope ran quickly, he'd try to slow it down and prevent it from running out.

OOC Wyndham's Constitution is now 9.

Wyndham returns to his point of entry in the room and gives the rope a couple of tugd

Feeling a couple of tugs on the rope, Devin begins to tentatively reel in the rope.

Devin is able to successfully pull a changed and different Wyndham back up the well.

Wyndham pulls himself weakly out of the well, looking pale and visibly less hale and hardy.
"Definitely... overated."
He dries himself as best he can then puts on his armor and boots.
"Okay, thanks again. Anyone else want a turn or are we out of this place?'

Derry demurs although in the back of his mind festers the eventual matter of further exploration via the spa.

"If you're not too demoralized, why don't you try your picks again at that door just yonder?"

OOC If Wyndam can't pick the lock, Derry will try to force the door and so on and so on.

Wyndham shrugs and says, brightly, "At least I have my devilish good looks!" /ooc - Cha 8
He gathers his picks to make another attempt at unlocking the door.

Devin was just happy that the other man didn't return limp and bloody at the end of the rope.

"Do you think this is the only level down there?" Devin asked, wondering if there were any stairs around.

OOC You can attempt to Pick Locks on the same lock once per level.

How about attempts to force the lock? I forget. If Derry can't, the two retainers can attempt to force it.

OOC How are you forcing the door open? A locked door is different from a stuck door. You can attempt to open a stuck door as often as you like.

I think we used Derry's crowbar the last time we attempted this.

The party travelled through the short and twisting corridor and came to the locked down. Derry attempted to the force the door open with his crowbar but was unsuccessful.

OOC Day 28. Time: 9:30am. Weather: Wet and windy. Vision: Cloudy. Movement: 20’

Light
Aylmer: Torch (3 turns)
Wyndham: Torch (3 turns)
Bosley: Torch (2 turn)
Derry: Torch (2 turn)
Devin: Torch (2 turn)

Accustomed to failure, Derry hands his crowbar to the new retainers and encourages them to test their might against that of the door's.

Both Bosley and Aylmer give it a go but the door would not open.

Wyndham shrugs.
"Maybe there's a key around here. Would anyone be surprised if the naked ape had it?"