A Wealthy High
I'm back from Cincy! Now, let's get back to it.
Kaspar looks up at the triumphant Castille. Kaspar is tired. He's bleeding, and he has a scowl across his face. Removing a strip of tattered cloth from his shirt, he dresses his wounds and then manages to stand up. Castille is already searching the kobold's body.
Castille is actually the one who uncovers the masterwork toolkit. He turns towards his companion and tosses the bag in his direction. "Forget about that old bag of picks. Try these on then next lock we come across."
Kaspar manages a smirk and then trades his old kit for the new.
Once the body has been thoroughly looted, Kaspar helps Castille drag it towards the vat ladder. They prop it against the first couple of rungs and neatly stack the items they'll be leaving behind next to it. Most of what had turned to dust is kicked aside, and the only things that come with the team are the necklace of fingers, the broken key, the potion, and the charred masterwork bolts. Of course the money is also stowed.
"Perhaps we can find this beast's lair, and the rest of the bodies," Castille starts.
"I say we get after that blood trail. If anyone is still alive, he'll be glad to know this assassin is dead. Better we let the poor wretches down here know first before travelling topside. Come on. Give me that torch back."
Grabbing the sunrod from Castille's hand, Kaspar begins down the tunnel again. This time he manages to kick the lantern a final time, checking for any leftover firebombs. Back into the large open room. He pauses only to loosen the silk rope from its hold.
"The rope can stay, but we might need the grapple," Kaspar tells Castille as he places it in his pack.
Meanwhile, Castille is still smiling from ear to ear. His eyes are shining even in the dim light of the cavern. The hairs on his arms are standing straight.
"Do you feel it Kaspar? Do you feel the power in this place? It's all around."
"That's enough out of you, sorcerer. Take your voodoo and bottle it."
With that the team takes off following the blood trail.
Kaspar looks up at the triumphant Castille. Kaspar is tired. He's bleeding, and he has a scowl across his face. Removing a strip of tattered cloth from his shirt, he dresses his wounds and then manages to stand up. Castille is already searching the kobold's body.
Castille is actually the one who uncovers the masterwork toolkit. He turns towards his companion and tosses the bag in his direction. "Forget about that old bag of picks. Try these on then next lock we come across."
Kaspar manages a smirk and then trades his old kit for the new.
Once the body has been thoroughly looted, Kaspar helps Castille drag it towards the vat ladder. They prop it against the first couple of rungs and neatly stack the items they'll be leaving behind next to it. Most of what had turned to dust is kicked aside, and the only things that come with the team are the necklace of fingers, the broken key, the potion, and the charred masterwork bolts. Of course the money is also stowed.
"Perhaps we can find this beast's lair, and the rest of the bodies," Castille starts.
"I say we get after that blood trail. If anyone is still alive, he'll be glad to know this assassin is dead. Better we let the poor wretches down here know first before travelling topside. Come on. Give me that torch back."
Grabbing the sunrod from Castille's hand, Kaspar begins down the tunnel again. This time he manages to kick the lantern a final time, checking for any leftover firebombs. Back into the large open room. He pauses only to loosen the silk rope from its hold.
"The rope can stay, but we might need the grapple," Kaspar tells Castille as he places it in his pack.
Meanwhile, Castille is still smiling from ear to ear. His eyes are shining even in the dim light of the cavern. The hairs on his arms are standing straight.
"Do you feel it Kaspar? Do you feel the power in this place? It's all around."
"That's enough out of you, sorcerer. Take your voodoo and bottle it."
With that the team takes off following the blood trail.
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