PRP: Mine over Matter

Cast of charaters:

Corra:

This young woman barely stands over four and a half feet in height. Her skin, burnished to a dark rich color by life under the sun, hugs the muscles of her body, showing that while she is lithe, her muscled are well-toned and wiry. Long flowing locks of raven black cascade down to the middle of her back, flowing like a river of obsidian. The unruly hair is woven into a tight braid to keep it under control and out of the way. A pair of emerald green eyes dart about taking in the details of her surroundings and trying to miss nothing, flare now and again, sparkling like gems in the sun.

She is usually dressed for combat in a suit of studded leather armor that clings to her body like it was custom made just for her and made by a master leatherworker. There is a scimitar at one hip and a quiver of arrows attached to the other. There is a magnificent looking composite longbow either strapped to her back or held in one of her hands, either way, usually within easy reach.

Duncan:

Duncan is towering in height for a Khazad...which means he stands close to five feet tall. His build is heavy, muscled to the point of being stocky but without the extra thickening about the waist that many of Reos' children seem to pick up. Duncan's beard and hair are short but thick. They're both stark white, although if anything his completely unlined face indicates he's still fairly young for his race.

Dressed in leathers and furs and a light chainmail shirt, he's clearly a warrior and likely one accustomed to rugged outdoor living. A worn leather pack with brass buckles is slung high on his back. The weight doesn't seem to bother him - but then it wouldn't given his kind's ability to bear such burdens. A long-handled Dwarven Waraxe with a giant curving head is strapped to his back underneath the pack. A similarly large metal sphere sways and bounces against his knee from where it dangles from a thick chain. The chain loops a few times around his waist and what might be a handle is stuck through a few of the links to keep it all in place - apparently this is one of those infamous Dran flails.

Ssylrath:

This short burly Sith-makar is a conglomeration of savage and civilized touches. His mottled hide is mostly black and green, extending into a swaying frill around the back of his head almost like the fringe on a balding human, and his lengthy snout ends in unevenly wicked teeth which are nonetheless carefully polished. His breath smells acrid and his eyes are small and black.

He is wearing a well-made suit of chainmail clearly tailored for his squat form (not even six feet). There is a long curved falchion commonly across his back and he frequently holds a long spear or lance of a dark-stained wood with a cross-guard. Over all this modern gear he has a number of fetishes and dangly trophies on leather thongs, presumably commemorating various events or kills. The overall impression is of a reptilian warrior from the jungle, yet outfited with modern weaponry and armor.%r Somewhere in the vicinity, quite likely actually being ridden, is a large warhorse that looks scarred, vicious, and similarly festooned with trophies. It is dark brown with a large white splotch across the face.

Takiyah:

Before you is an auburn-haired gobber woman all of 3' tall. Takiyah's vest and pants are denim with large panels of grey and notable red trim, and even her boots have grey-and-red trim to them. Her tool harness has several artifice bits and bobs hanging off of it, and her earrings show a hammer and anvil superimposed over a gear. The expression on her face is usually inquisitive, especially when she's fiddling with dohickeys and gizmos of random design.

Zippo:

At first glance, one might mistake this creature for a diminuitive warforged or other construct of some kind. It's humanoid, a little over three feet tall, and appears to be a shambling collection of gears, metal plates, and machinery. Little blinking lights flash intermittently, and steam occasionally escapes from valves in the structure. But if one looks closely enough, they can tell that there is indeed a goblin under all of that technology. There are glimpses of mottled green skin in gaps between the plates, and the telltale pointed ears of a goblin peeking out from the creature's helmet. It makes horrible clanking noises as it moves.

You have all gotten word from the Guild of Explorers that an owner of a mine is in need of some help. After some explaining, it seems that the mine was a recent reopening of a very old platinum mine that no one had touched in centuries. Looking to make a profit, the owner, with his miners started to dig. Things were looking rather promising, though it has all gone silent. He sent someone to look into it, but their report sounded more like ravings of a lunatic, than anything reasonable. And so, you are sent to the Redridge Mountains to go see what is going on, just a couple short days out of Alexandria. Simple mounts have been provided so you didn't have to walk the whole way there.

Duncan seems more than ready to walk, but accepts one of the mounts with ill-concealed distaste when one is offered. He sits without grace and nearly falls off constantly. "Don't know why we bother with these beasts," he grumbles. "I use to walk farther than this to get my axe sharpened back at Feld Mor."

Zippo rides a raggedy-looking riding dog, flipping through some old tome he peruses on the way. "So. Platinum mining, eh?" He remarks, turning the page in his book. "Sounds like a highly profitable enterprise. Hopefully they will compensate us appropriately."

Ssylrath arrives with his own horse, a bad-tempered mare with an uneven white mark across her face. His voice is harsh and raspy. "Dissstance is not the issue, speed iss. A good mount can carry you much faster than foot, and carry more for most people. Even a horse iss better for long distances." He sits easily, weapons stowed, tail draped over the rear of his mount.

Takiyah is tinkering with her dragonspitter, checking the sights and the other mechanisms while trusting her pony to travel with the others. "I hope it turns out to be something simple, like an overtruncated clabberbob connected to an undergreased mana-piston," she remarks. "Those are easier than piecing minds back together."

Duncan scowls. "There are all kinds of nasty things under the earth," he remarks with a hint of superstitious unease.

Ssylrath eyes Takiyah suspiciously. "I do not know what those wordsss mean. I hope it is something that I understand." He goes back to cleaning his uneven teeth with a claw, interspersed with making friends with the other's mounts (as long as nobody objects).

"There is nothing beneath the earth that SCIENCE cannot deal with!" Zippo declares, pointing at the sky.

Duncan's eyes follow where Zippo is pointing, then he looks confused. Shaking his head, he decides not to pursue it. "Well, we can see for ourselves soon enough what the problem is. We're almost there." He declares this with confidence. He's a Khazad after all, so anything related to mines and mountains is clearly his area of epxterise.

"It's some of the more complex pieces of a mana-stove," Takiyah vaguely explains to Ssylrath. "Nothing that a casual user has to worry about. Utter pain to repair, though."

Ssylrath says, "Underground. This is a cave that has been dug on purpose, yes? I come from the swamps, very few caves there." He grimaces. "I do wonder whether darksight will work without a sky."

Corra turned down the simple mount that was offered and as she was a bit late was given direction to catch up to the others. The young lass makes her way to catch up, not taking all that long as she is a skilled rider. She hails them as she nears, "I was running late and they sent me to join you." she calls out as she gets closer.

Duncan turns in his saddle to look (which almost causes him to slide off until he catches himself). "Welcome." He looks at all of the others in the party then back at Corra. "Hope you brought a torch."

"I brought SCIENCE-TASTIC illumination!" Zippo declares excitedly. Apparently he means his lantern.

Ssylrath's voice is harsh as he greets the new arrival, same as he greets everyone, by holding up one clawed hand palm out. "Peace on your nessst. I am Ssylrath." He watches the lantern with interest, waiting to see if it does anything unusual.

Nope. Just a regular lantern. It does a decent job at illuminating.

Corra nods, "I am Corra and I do not have a torch but a know a melody or two that provide illumination." she does have a fancy looking bow along with her.

As you climb up the winding road to the mountain, things appear quiet, no sounds of men working, like they had been told. Coming up though, you spot various prints leading down off the mountain. However, with how busy the owner made it sound, there would be a lot of prints and wagon tracks along this road, and have been the whole way up.

<OOC> Elessa says, "Perception checks"

GAME: Zippo rolls perception: (11)+8: 19

GAME: Ssylrath rolls perception: (20)+6: 26

GAME: Duncan rolls perception: (14)+7: 21

<OOC> Elessa checks on Corra since Takiyah is eating.

GAME: Corra rolls perception: (1)+7: 8

Ssylrath is watching the ground. "Fighting here." He points. "There. Blood." He furrows his scaly brow, thinking.

Zippo pulls out a magnifying glass, looks through it, and squints. "... Yes. There has been a struggle here of some sort. Combat, likely."

Corra mutters a bit and wasn't paying any attention to things, though the others point things out. "Just wagon's or other tracks?" she asks.

<OOC> Elessa says, "Go ahead and give me another perception check Corra"

GAME: Corra rolls perception: (1)+7: 8

The tracks are a mess, but the wagon tracks are older, other footprints over them in more recent times. However, coming up to the staging area for the mine, it is obvious for everyone about the struggle. There are bodies, everywhere. Some are draped over equipment, others are completely evicerated. There was carnage here of the horrific scale.

Ssylrath is clearly unhapppy about the bodies. "Whoever did this must pay. These bodies are all wasted now, the meat is going to be spoiled. Someone or something killed them without reason, without need." He shakes his head sadly. "This is a bad place. They must be stopped."

Corra shakes her head, "Any signs of what might have done this?" she asks and strings her bow after giving her horse a command to stay and dismounts moving over to check things.

Zippo peers at the bodies through his magnifying glass. "... Yes. They're definitely dead, alright." He concludes with a frown.

<OOC> Zippo says, "Anything that can be determined from the condition of the bodies?"

<OOC> Elessa says, "I'll need a heal check"

GAME: Zippo rolls heal + 3: (12)+3+3: 18

<OOC> Elessa says, "Anyone else can do a heal check too"

GAME: Ssylrath rolls heal: (5)+1: 6

Zippo puts his magnifying glass away, scowling. "Definitely a non-humanoid attacker of some sort. They were ripped apart while still alive. Vicious. We'd best keep our wits about us."

Duncan drops off his mount with a look of profound relief, then moves about the edges of the staging area, peering here and there. Slowly he slides his axe out of it's holder on his back. "Our wits and our weapons," he agrees.

<OOC> Elessa says, "Perception checks."

GAME: Ssylrath rolls perception: (17)+6: 23

GAME: Zippo rolls perception: (8)+8: 16

GAME: Elessa rolls 1d20+9: (12)+9: 21

GAME: Elessa rolls 1d20+9: (1)+9: 10

GAME: Duncan rolls perception: (1)+7: 8

GAME: Corra rolls perception: (16)+7: 23

GAME: Takiyah rolls Perception: (18)+5: 23

While searching through the bodies, something seems to rise out of some of the bodies, feeding off of the bodies. In fact, there are two somethings. They are bloated, having what appears to be limbs, but almost looking like a blob. And you all look rather enticing.

Elessa has dropped a TIMESTOP!

18 Dretch1

15 Ssylrath

11 Takiyah

8 Zippo

5 Duncan

4 Corra

2 Dretch2

GAME: Elessa rolls 1d20+4: (13)+4: 17

<OOC> Elessa says, "One of the blob things comes up to try and attack Ssylrath and misses."

GAME: Elessa advances the initiative order. It is now Dretch1's turn! Ssylrath is next!

GAME: Elessa advances the initiative order. It is now Ssylrath's turn! Takiyah is next!

<OOC> Ssylrath says, "I'd like to challenge the Dretch, then have my horse attack it, then try to attack it myself. That all good?"

<OOC> Elessa says, "All good"

<OOC> Ssylrath says, "Consider it challenged. I'll make the horse attacks (at +1 because of the challenge), then try a Ride DC 10 to attack myself."

<OOC> Elessa says, "Roll"

GAME: Ssylrath rolls +5: (11)++5: 16

GAME: Ssylrath rolls +0: (4)++0: 4

GAME: Ssylrath rolls +0: (7)++0: 7

GAME: Ssylrath rolls ride +4: (10)+3+4: 17

<OOC> Elessa says, "It on the first, second two miss"

GAME: Ssylrath rolls 1d4+3: (4)+3: 7

<OOC> Elessa says, "It hurts"

GAME: Ssylrath rolls bab +str +1 (higher ground): (15)+2+str+1 (higher ground): 18

<OOC> Elessa says, "That hit"

GAME: Ssylrath rolls 2d4+6: (4)+6: 10

GAME: Elessa advances the initiative order. It is now Takiyah's turn! Zippo is next!

Ssylrath's horse rears up as the disgusting blob appears and tries to claw her rider, coming down and giving it a visious bite as the Sith-makar pulls his weapon and shouts. "Creature! You are unnatural, you offend the Green!" He cuts into it with his falchion, his anger lending strength to his blow. "You do not deserve to live!"

<OOC> Takiyah says, "I cast Bless."

<OOC> Elessa says, "Gotcha"

GAME: Takiyah casts Bless. Caster Level: 3 DC: 14

GAME: Elessa advances the initiative order. It is now Zippo's turn! Duncan is next!

Takiyah gives a quick prayer to bolster the spirits (and arms) of her companions.

<OOC> Zippo says, "Firing death ray at the other Dretch."

<OOC> Elessa says, "Fire away"

GAME: Zippo rolls ranged + 2: (12)+7+2: 21

<OOC> Zippo says, "That's a touch attack."

<OOC> Elessa says, "Yep. What kind of save?"

<OOC> Zippo says, "No save for the damage. DC 17 fort save to avoid being staggered for one round."

GAME: Zippo rolls 2d6+6: (3)+6: 9

GAME: Elessa rolls 1d20+5: (19)+5: 24

<OOC> Elessa says, "So not staggered."

"You're no match for SCIENCE!" Zippo raises his arm and presses a button on the armored plate at his wrist. A beam of white light fires out, slamming into the blobby creature.

<OOC> Duncan says, "How far apart are they?"

<OOC> Elessa says, "15 ft"

<OOC> Duncan says, "I have the Dwarven cleave feats, can I use my flail and try attacking them both?"

GAME: Elessa advances the initiative order. It is now Duncan's turn! Corra is next!

<OOC> Elessa says, "Flail only has the usual range of a melee weapon, right?"

<OOC> Duncan says, "It's a Dran Flail"

<OOC> Elessa says, "I can't find it on the SRD"

<OOC> Duncan says, "With reach...so in theory if I stood just right I could be 10' from both"

<OOC> Elessa says, "Ahh okay"

<OOC> Takiyah says, "The Dran Flail is a Tenebrae weapon."

<OOC> Duncan says, "It's a Tenebrae weapon...on the website"

<OOC> Elessa says, "Ahh"

<OOC> Duncan says, "Sorry for comicating things :)"

<OOC> Elessa says, "But yes, if you stand right you can with your cleave feat."

<OOC> Elessa says, "You just have to get into position."

<OOC> Duncan okays...so use my move action to position and pull out the flail then standard action to cleave!

<OOC> Elessa says, "Got to hit first :)"

GAME: Duncan rolls 1d20+7: (14)+7: 21

<OOC> Elessa says, "Yep, you hit"

GAME: Duncan rolls 1d20+7: (6)+7: 13

<OOC> Elessa says, "That'll miss the second one"

<OOC> Elessa says, "But I need damage on the first"

GAME: Duncan rolls 1d10+4: (4)+4: 8

<OOC> Elessa says, "It's dead"

GAME: Elessa advances the initiative order. It is now Corra's turn! Dretch2 is next!

<OOC> Corra says, "its within 30' yes?"

<OOC> Elessa says, "Yes"

<OOC> Corra says, "point blank shot on the remaining one then"

<OOC> Elessa says, "Roll!"

GAME: Corra rolls ranged+1+1+1: (13)+4+1+1+1: 20

<OOC> Elessa says, "Hit"

GAME: Corra rolls 1d8+2+1: (5)+2+1: 8

Duncan turns his head back and forth to look between the two creatures, judging distance. A moment later he's moving, setting down his ace and tugging his flail free. He launches it toward one, then spins and yanks at the chain, sending it swinging around at the second.

GAME: Elessa advances the initiative order. It is now Dretch2's turn! Dretch1 is next!

<OOC> Elessa says, "Will saves all around"

GAME: Zippo rolls will: (3)+2: 5

Corra pulls an arrow and places it on her bow. She pulls back sighting down at the Dretch that is within point blank range. She takes a deep breath and then fires. The arrow spins through the air and strikes solidly.

GAME: Corra rolls will+1: (14)+4+1: 19

GAME: Duncan rolls will: (16)+2: 18

<OOC> Corra says, "mutters only 18 for me, I shouldn't have had the +1 on it"

GAME: Elessa rolls 1d4: (3): 3

GAME: Ssylrath rolls will: (11)+1: 12

GAME: Ssylrath rolls +2 (horse): (9)++2 (horse): 11

GAME: Takiyah rolls Will: (2)+6: 8

<OOC> Elessa says, "Alright. Zippo and Takiyah are Frightened for 3 rounds, and everyone else is just Shaken for a rounds."

<OOC> Elessa says, "1 round"

<OOC> Elessa says, "Anyone need details on those?"

GAME: NEW ROUND! Elessa advances the initiative order. It is now Dretch1's turn! Ssylrath is next!

GAME: Elessa advances the initiative order. It is now Ssylrath's turn! Takiyah is next!

<OOC> Elessa says, "Anyway, that one is dead, Ssylrath."

<OOC> Ssylrath says, "The horse and I both attack the one still up. Is anyone in the way of a charge?"

<OOC> Elessa says, "No, you'll just get close to Duncan"

<OOC> Ssylrath says, "Charging, horse then Ride check then (probably) me."

<OOC> Elessa says, "K"

GAME: Ssylrath rolls 5+1+2-2: (7)+5+1+2+-2: 13

<OOC> Elessa says, "Miss"

GAME: Ssylrath rolls ride+4: (11)+3+4: 18

GAME: Ssylrath rolls melee+1+1+1+2-2: (16)+5+1+1+1+2+-2: 24

<OOC> Elessa says, "That hits"

GAME: Ssylrath rolls 2d4+4: (6)+4: 10

<OOC> Elessa says, "It's still up."

GAME: Elessa advances the initiative order. It is now Takiyah's turn! Zippo is next!

<OOC> Elessa says, "Tak, you're frightened"

Ssylrath pulls his horse around as the one by him collapses and spurs her into a charge. "Grraaaagh!" He swings the curved blade, slicing downwards.

<OOC> Takiyah says, "Double-move away, natch."

GAME: Elessa advances the initiative order. It is now Zippo's turn! Duncan is next!

<OOC> Elessa says, "K, Zippo"

<OOC> Zippo says, "Run away, flailing arms."

Takiyah swears and starts backpedaling. "Reos, strengthen their arms! Andremind me, why didn't I stay in my workshop?"

GAME: Elessa advances the initiative order. It is now Duncan's turn! Corra is next!

<OOC> Elessa says, "Duncan!"

"They are immune to science!" Zippo shouts, terrified. "Run! Run away!" He dashes away on stubby legs, flailing his arms.

<OOC> Duncan will attack again eith flail

<OOC> Elessa says, "Go for it."

GAME: Duncan rolls 1d20+7: (5)+7: 12

<OOC> Elessa says, "Miss."

GAME: Elessa advances the initiative order. It is now Corra's turn! Dretch2 is next!

<OOC> Corra says, "point blank shot on remaining."

<OOC> Elessa says, "K"

GAME: Corra rolls ranged+1+1+1-2: (10)+4+1+1+1+-2: 15

<OOC> Elessa says, "Hit"

GAME: Corra rolls 1d8+2+1: (2)+2+1: 5

<OOC> Elessa says, "Alright, I forgot to do this before because I was a dork, perception checks from everyone not running away."

Corra pulls another arrow out and after taking a deep breath looses it at the remaining dretch.

<OOC> Ssylrath says, "Is that with or wthout the Shaken penalty?"

<OOC> Elessa says, "Without, you would have noticed it before"

GAME: Corra rolls perception: (14)+7: 21

GAME: Ssylrath rolls perception: (3)+6: 9

Corra blinks as her arrow seems to almost bounce off it, "They are resistant or something, we aren't hitting them right." she calls out to the others.

GAME: Elessa rolls 1d0+4: (0)+4: 4

GAME: Elessa rolls 1d20+4: (2)+4: 6

GAME: Elessa rolls 1d20+4: (13)+4: 17

GAME: Elessa rolls 1d20+4: (10)+4: 14

<OOC> Elessa says, "Ssyl I need 3 ride checks"

GAME: Duncan rolls perception: (3)+7: 10

<OOC> Ssylrath says, "I can only protect my mount 1/round."

GAME: Ssylrath rolls ride+4: (19)+3+4: 26

<OOC> Elessa says, "Ahh, then that negates the first."

<OOC> Ssylrath says, "The first actual hit."

<OOC> Elessa says, "Yes, ignore the 4"

<OOC> Elessa says, "Oh wait, yeah..."

<OOC> Elessa says, "Did any hit the horse?"

<OOC> Ssylrath says, "Mount: AC 14."

<OOC> Ssylrath says, "Looks like 1 hit after the ride check?"

<OOC> Elessa says, "Yep"

GAME: Elessa rolls 1d4+1: (2)+1: 3

<OOC> Ssylrath says, "Oop, -2 AC for charging, no change."

<OOC> Ssylrath says, "Got it."

GAME: Elessa advances the initiative order. It is now Dretch2's turn! Dretch1 is next!

GAME: NEW ROUND! Elessa advances the initiative order. It is now Dretch1's turn! Ssylrath is next!

GAME: Elessa advances the initiative order. It is now Ssylrath's turn! Takiyah is next!

<OOC> Elessa says, "Your turn."

<OOC> Ssylrath says, "Full attack, no shaken any more, same as first round basically."

<OOC> Elessa says, "Right"

GAME: Ssylrath rolls 4+1: (4)+4+1: 9

GAME: Ssylrath rolls -1+1: (15)++-1+1: 15

GAME: Ssylrath rolls -1+1: (19)++-1+1: 19

<OOC> Elessa says, "Second and third hit"

GAME: Ssylrath rolls 1d6+1: (1)+1: 2

GAME: Ssylrath rolls 1d6+1: (6)+1: 7

GAME: Ssylrath rolls ride+4: (2)+3+4: 9

<OOC> Ssylrath says, "No attack from me this round."

<OOC> Elessa says, "The second one does some damage."

GAME: Elessa advances the initiative order. It is now Takiyah's turn! Zippo is next!

<OOC> Elessa says, "Still running Takiyah and Zippo?"

Ssylrath's horse rears up as she is clawed, Ssylrath pivoting her away from one of the attacks but not the other. The horse comes back down with a crash, clipping the disgusting foe with her hooves.

<OOC> Takiyah says, "Uh, duh?"

GAME: Elessa advances the initiative order. It is now Zippo's turn! Duncan is next!

GAME: Elessa advances the initiative order. It is now Duncan's turn! Corra is next!

<OOC> Elessa says, "Dunach :)"

<OOC> Elessa says, "Duncan even"

Zippo runs. Flails. Screams.

<OOC> Duncan says, "flail away!"

<OOC> Elessa says, "Duncan, you're not shaken, the demon is still up"

<OOC> Duncan says, "Yeah I meant I attack it with my flail"

<OOC> Elessa says, "Oh, yes, of course :)"

GAME: Duncan rolls 1d20+7: (18)+7: 25

<OOC> Elessa says, "Hit"

<OOC> Elessa says, "Crit threat?"

<OOC> Duncan says, "Nope it crits on 19-20 ;)"

<OOC> Elessa says, "Darn :) Damage"

GAME: Duncan rolls 1d10+4: (6)+4: 10

<OOC> Elessa says, "You kill it"

Duncan reels in his flail like a fisherman before he sets it spinning in a tight circle at his side. Then with one last mighty spin he sends the head-sized steel sphere at the chain's end flying,

<OOC> Elessa says, "Basically a few more moments then Zippo and Takiyah come to their senses."

GAME: Elessa removes the timestop.

Takiyah eventually makes her way back to the group. "I'm glad that they're dead," she mutters.

<OOC> Ssylrath says, "Important questions: what do they taste like? Are they poisonous when I taste them?"

<OOC> Elessa says, "Yes, taste foul, rotten, horrible, never do it again"

Duncan picks up his axe and replaces it on his back. The flail he leaves out and in his hands, ready to use again. "Where were you?" he asks sourly.

Ssylrath swings down off his horse, giving her a pat as he does so. "That wass good, Splash, thank you." He turns to the nearest dretch corpse and pulls out a dagger, cutting a thin strip on meat from the edge of a wound. He eyes it suspiciously, nostrils flaring, and his long tongue flicks out to taste. "Yarg! That isss foul!" He throws down the scrap and kicks the corpse once. "They are not even good as meat, what isss the point of them?"

Corra cocks her head to the side and keeps her bow in her hand and then shakes her head, "Now that was fun..." she shakes her head and sighs a bit. "Think it is more of those things?"

Zippo slowly calms down. Well, calm is probably never the right word for Zippo. But at least closer to his normal state than usual. "... Horrible science-immune monstrosities! Abominations, all of them."

<OOC> Elessa says, "Perception checks."

GAME: Ssylrath rolls perception: (19)+6: 25

GAME: Takiyah rolls Perception: (19)+5: 24

GAME: Zippo rolls perception: (4)+8: 12

GAME: Corra rolls perception: (7)+7: 14

GAME: Duncan rolls perception: (17)+7: 24

While looking through everything and the carnage of the bodies, movement catches everyone's eyes. It's over by the entrance to the mine itself. The figure appears humanoid, but you only get a glimpse of it before it disappears into the mine.

"It's one of the non-sciencey creatures!" Zippo shouts. "Kill it! Kill it dead!"

Ssylrath cleans the blood from his big sword and takes a few steps forward. "Well, Splash, looksss like you will have to stay out here. That cave is not very big."

Duncan sets his flail swayin in his hand, not spinning but readied. He creeps slowly towards the entrance.

Takiyah scowls, but readies her trusty warhammer and follows the others.

Corra nods, "Looks like we move into the mine." she says and then shakes her head a bit and readies another arrow. She takes a moment and sings a soft melody casting a bit of light to the top of her bow.

GAME: Corra casts Light. Caster Level: 1 DC: 13

Once inside the mine, there is little sign of the creature. It is out of sight, but there is sound of something moving deeper into the mine as it goes deeper into the mountain, and into the darkness.

<OOC> Elessa says, "Marching order please"

<OOC> Ssylrath says, "Single file or double?"

<OOC> Zippo will be in the middle.

<OOC> Elessa says, "The passage way is barely above 5 ft wide, so single file"

<OOC> Duncan wants to go first!

<OOC> Ssylrath will go second.

<OOC> Corra says, "last"

<OOC> Takiyah says, "In front of Corra."

<OOC> Elessa says, "So that's Duncan - Ssylrath - Zippo - Takiyah - Corra ?"

<OOC> Ssylrath says, "Unless Duncan wants to swap, yes."

<OOC> Zippo says, "Sounds good."

<OOC> Takiyah says, "Works for me."

Duncan slips into the mine, eyes adjusting quickly to Corra's light. He peers this way and that, and even takes a few sniffs at the air once inside. "Undead," he explains in a hushed whisper over hus shoulder to those behind him. "Sometimes you can smell 'em coming." He focuses on the mine ahead once again. "Not getting anything right now though..."

The tunnel is barely tall enough for a human, much less anyone reaching close to six feet tall. It's wet inside, puddles along the floor, drips earch echoing through the mine itself. There are picks as well as equipment to drill into the wall as they searched for the platinum. A few bodies can be seen every now and then as you continue in.

Ssylrath ducks into the entrance after Duncan, also sniffing the air suspiciously. "I do not like thiss. Caves are not good." He has to bend his head occasionally, being just under six feet himself. "Why would anyone want to dig like this? It sseems very dangerous."

Corra cocks her head to the side and really doesn't have much of a problem with the cave but then she is on the short side. She does have her bow drawn and the light spell on it is casting light about her as she watches to the front and back, they could always be ambushed from behind so she tries to watch to prevent that.

"They'd better be paying us handsomely for this..." Zippo grumbles, gripping his death ray in an unseemly and paranoid manner.

"Undead, huh? Maybe there's a reason this mine was abandoned in the first place," muses Takiyah.

Duncan examines on eo fthe bodies as they pass, then glances back at Takiyah and Zippo. "You thinkthey were taken out by the things from outside?"

<OOC> Elessa says, "Heal checks from anyone who wants to do it and perception checks."

GAME: Corra rolls perception: (2)+7: 9

GAME: Ssylrath rolls heal: (3)+1: 4

GAME: Ssylrath rolls perception: (12)+6: 18

<OOC> Corra mutters and thinks I have too many skills since I seem to roll so low

GAME: Duncan rolls perception: (8)+7: 15

GAME: Zippo rolls perception: (14)+8: 22

<OOC> Elessa says, "No, it's called your dice not liking you."

GAME: Duncan rolls heal: (19)+2: 21

GAME: Takiyah rolls Perception: (5)+5: 10

Duncan slows to a stop and then backs up a step, peering down at a particular wound. "That came from a blade." Then he faces forward again.

Sounds continue to echo all around, from ahead and behind. There are no other tunnels branching off, and soon the tunnel seems to come up to a place that is a distinctive arch to it, leading to a larger room. There are stones scattered just inside the door. Inside this room the walls glitter brightly in the light spell. Here is the platnium that the miners must have been looking for.

Ssylrath hisses in disgust. "All thiss work and death, just for pretty rocks. It is a waste." He follows Duncan closely, his sword at the ready and watchful for danger.

Corra moves along after the others, watching as they come close, there are other tunnels, but there could be holes or something.

"... We could just take the platinum and go. Seems a fair payment for the job." Zippo notes, steepling his fingers together.

Takiyah looks around, her brow furrowed. "Something's not quite right," she murmurs, rubbing her holy symbol of Reos nervously.

Duncan is drawn towards the gleaming walls, one hand reaching out to touch them. The hiss and words seem to bring him back to his senses, and he lowers his hand before turning back to rejoin the others. "There's still no sign of...of whatever it waswe saw in the mine?" He looks at the others in case they saw something he missed.

<OOC> Elessa says, "Did you all go inside the larger chamber?"

<OOC> Ssylrath says, "We're following Duncan if he goes in, at least I am."

<OOC> Duncan nods I meant to go in

"Seems that we have new bodies brother," A foul voice comes now the entrance to the room. It looks like one of the miners, though somewhat bloated and not very coordinated. "And these will be fresher." Another comes into view next to the first. Their bodies seem to be shifting at all times, like something is roiling inside of them.

Elessa has dropped a TIMESTOP!

24 Zippo

10 Vermlek 1

10 Duncan

8 Takiyah

6 Vermlek 2

6 Ssylrath

4 Corra

GAME: Elessa advances the initiative order. It is now Zippo's turn! Vermlek 1 is next!

<OOC> Zippo says, "Death ray on the first horrible writhing miner-thing."

<OOC> Elessa says, "Okay"

GAME: Zippo rolls ranged + 2: (17)+7+2: 26

<OOC> Elessa says, "Does that have any type to it's damage?"

<OOC> Zippo says, "It's cold damage."

<OOC> Zippo says, "And he'll need to make a DC 17 fort save or be staggered for a round."

GAME: Zippo rolls 2d6+6: (11)+6: 17

<OOC> Elessa says, "Alright."

GAME: Elessa rolls 1d20+8: (16)+8: 24

GAME: Elessa advances the initiative order. It is now Vermlek 1 's turn! Duncan is next!

"Taste SCIENCE, horrible abomination!" Shouts Zippo, firing another white bolt of light from his wrist into the nearest abomination.

GAME: Elessa rolls 1d20+6: (17)+6: 23

GAME: Elessa rolls 1d8+2: (7)+2: 9

<OOC> Elessa says, "One of them come up, pulls out a sword and slashes Corra."

GAME: Elessa advances the initiative order. It is now Duncan's turn! Takiyah is next!

One of the creatures moves forward, a sword coming from hit's back and slices into it's nearest target. And since they came in behind the party, that happens to be Corra.

<OOC> Elessa says, "Duncan! There are things to kill :)"

<OOC> Duncan grins. I'm going to rage and then attack the one fighting Corra?

<OOC> Elessa says, "Okay"

GAME: Duncan RAGES!, gaining: +4 Str, +4 Con, +2 Will and -2 AC

GAME: Duncan rolls 1d20+7: (14)+7: 21

<OOC> Elessa says, "Hit"

<OOC> Zippo whees!

GAME: Duncan rolls 1d10+10: (3)+10: 13

<OOC> Zippo says, "Lahar will be playing the role of Zippo for the remainder of the plot, as I must vamoose. Thanks for running, Elessa! :)"

<OOC> Elessa says, "Perception on that Duncan"

<OOC> Elessa says, "Thanks for filling in Zippo :)"

GAME: Duncan rolls perception: (12)+7: 19

<OOC> Zippo says, "Happy to!"

Zippo has disconnected.

<OOC> Elessa says, "Then also please roll a perception for zippo too, forgot"

<OOC> Elessa says, "Duncan, your attack didn't go all the way through"

GAME: Zippo rolls perception: (5)+8: 13

<OOC> Elessa says, "Nor did Zippo's death ray attack"

GAME: Elessa advances the initiative order. It is now Takiyah's turn! Vermlek 2 is next!

Duncan spins around at the voices. When the creatures begin to attack, Duncan growls like an animal, before flinging his flail at the one that struck Corra. After the flail connects he actually releases the chain, already reaching for his axe.

<OOC> Elessa says, "Takiyah! There's a thing close to you and it smells nasty."

<OOC> Takiyah says, "K/religion or K/arcana to figure out what these things are?"

<OOC> Elessa says, "Nope."

<OOC> Elessa says, "I had to double-check"

<OOC> Takiyah says, "Ah well. Spiritual Weapon on theone that's been attacked."

GAME: Takiyah casts Spiritual Weapon. Caster Level: 3 DC: 15

<OOC> Elessa says, "Roll SR please"

GAME: Takiyah rolls 1d20+3: (8)+3: 11

<OOC> Elessa says, "Fizzles"

GAME: Elessa advances the initiative order. It is now Vermlek 2 's turn! Ssylrath is next!

Takiyah brandishes her hammer with a small prayer, and a replica of divine force echoes the movement... and bounces off of the former miner, ricocheting into the wall and shattering. "Oh, what the spanner-jammer...?" she swears.

GAME: Elessa rolls 1d20+6: (13)+6: 19

GAME: Elessa rolls 1d8+2: (8)+2: 10

GAME: Elessa advances the initiative order. It is now Ssylrath's turn! Corra is next!

The other creature comes up closer as well, sword in hand in order to slash at Duncan, to keep it off the other one, slicing into the storm dwarf.

<OOC> Ssylrath uses Tactician to grant everyone the Shake It Off feat, so we all get save bonuses for 3 rounds. That plus move to threaten one will be it.

GAME: Elessa advances the initiative order. It is now Corra's turn! Zippo is next!

<OOC> Elessa says, "Corra, one is right in front of you, hit you hard"

Ssylrath calls out "Asss long as we stand together we cannot be defeated!" As if to prove his point he steps forward to threaten the one that attacked Corra.

<OOC> Corra says, "hmm I can 5 ft step back without an aoo yes?"

<OOC> Elessa says, "Yes"

<OOC> Corra says, "5ft step back and then shoot it"

<OOC> Elessa says, "Have Precise Shot?"

<OOC> Corra says, "yep"

<OOC> Elessa says, "Then go for it"

GAME: Corra rolls ranged+1+1: (3)+4+1+1: 9

<OOC> Elessa says, "Nope"

<OOC> Elessa says, "Hits the wall behind it"

Corra moves back a bit and looses an arrow, but her aim is off probably due to the nasty blow the thing dealt her.

GAME: NEW ROUND! Elessa advances the initiative order. It is now Zippo's turn! Vermlek 1 is next!

<OOC> Elessa says, "Zippo :)"

<OOC> Lahar says, "He's going to try to stagger the enemy that Ssyl and co are attacking with a frost shot from his death ray. Also, could someone page a rundown, please?"

<OOC> Elessa says, "Alright"

<OOC> Lahar says, "Thank you. Sorry if I sound like a robot. ^^; Activate armor, and fire. Ranged touch attack. Save if it hits is DC 17 Fort."

GAME: Lahar rolls 1d20+10-4: (6)+10+-4: 12

<OOC> Elessa says, "That hits the touch"

GAME: Lahar rolls 2d6+7: (8)+7: 15

GAME: Elessa rolls 1d20+8: (4)+8: 12

<OOC> Elessa says, "It's staggered"

GAME: Elessa advances the initiative order. It is now Vermlek 1 's turn! Duncan is next!

GAME: Elessa rolls 1d20+6: (19)+6: 25

GAME: Elessa rolls 1d8+2: (6)+2: 8The creature hisses as Duncan hits it, and then Zippo hits it yet again, yet the damage doesn't seem as potent as it normally is. Unable to get to Zippo, it turns it's attention to Duncan, slashing at him with it's sword.

GAME: Elessa advances the initiative order. It is now Duncan's turn! Takiyah is next!

<OOC> Duncan is going to power attack the one next to me with my axe

<OOC> Elessa says, "So the one that just hit you or the one that hasn't been touched?"

"Hah! Behold the power of SCIENCE!" Zippo swaggers forward, his gnobbly gnobber knees shaking (but who pays attention to that?). His armor gleams and fizzles with ELECTRICITY, with SCIENCE! And, goggles in place, he lowers his gun. It pulses, ice shooting and covering the enemy.

"SCIENCE!" It's totally a warcry.

<OOC> Duncan says, "The one that just hit me"

<OOC> Elessa says, "Okay"

GAME: Duncan rolls 1d20+7: (13)+7: 20

<OOC> Elessa says, "Hits"

GAME: Duncan rolls 1d10+10: (8)+10: 18

<OOC> Elessa says, "It's dead!"

GAME: Elessa advances the initiative order. It is now Takiyah's turn! Vermlek 2 is next!

<OOC> Elessa says, "Takiyah, there's one more in front fo Duncan"

<OOC> Takiyah says, "Channel to heal the party - and yes, I have selective."<OOC> Elessa says, "Alright."

GAME: Takiyah rolls Channel: aliased to 2d6: (5): 5

GAME: Elessa damaged you for -5 points. 21 remaining.

GAME: Elessa advances the initiative order. It is now Vermlek 2 's turn! Ssylrath is next!

A quick whispered prayer from Takiyah sends a surge of healing energy into the party.

<OOC> Elessa says, "I need Will saves from everyone"

GAME: Corra rolls will: (12)+4: 16

GAME: Zippo rolls will: (8)+2: 10

Duncan half-grins, half-grimaces as he takes a sword across the biceps. He's got his axe out by then, and even with his wounded arm he manages to get both hands on the handle for a mighty blow that chops down the enemy in front of him. "RRAH!!" he screams incorently, wild eyes practically rolling back in his head before he turns to lock his gaze on the remaining enemy.

GAME: Duncan rolls will: (19)+4: 23

<OOC> Ssylrath says, "Everyone gets a bonus equal to the number of allies adjacent to them. How many is that?"

<OOC> Ssylrath says, "Or will you just add it on your end?"

GAME: Ssylrath rolls will: (18)+1: 19

GAME: Takiyah rolls Will: (12)+6: 18

<OOC> Elessa says, "I got it."

GAME: Elessa rolls 1d8+3: (8)+3: 11

GAME: Elessa damaged you for 5 points. 16 remaining.

<OOC> Elessa says, "It took a five foot step back and cast"

<OOC> Elessa says, "Bah, counted that wrong. I'll fix"

The last creature standing hisses at it's 'brother' falling, and so it steps back and a wave of energy from it. It's not quite like what Takiyah just did, and only seems to have enough power for a few of the party, not everyone.

<OOC> Elessa says, "There, fixed"

GAME: Elessa advances the initiative order. It is now Ssylrath's turn! Corra is next!

<OOC> Elessa says, "Ssyl, 5 ft step and you can attack."

<OOC> Ssylrath says, "I'd like to move up and swing, but get behind it if possible for Duncan to flank when he goes."

GAME: Ssylrath rolls melee +1: (5)+5+1: 11

<OOC> Elessa says, "Do you want to get completely behind it so that Duncan can just 5 ft, or just get into a good position. The first requires an acrobatics if you want to avoid AOO, second does not."

<OOC> Ssylrath says, "I'm willing to provoke if necessary. No Acrobatics."

GAME: Elessa rolls 1d20+6: (14)+6: 20

GAME: Elessa rolls 1d8+2: (8)+2: 10

<OOC> Ssylrath says, "Oh well."

GAME: Elessa damaged you for 10 points. 6 remaining.

<OOC> Elessa says, "You still have the rest of your actions, it doesn't stop you"

Ssylrath bounds forward past the beast, taking a nasty cut from its sword as he does so, but ending up behind it. "Sstrike the vile thing down!" His own blow goes badly wide.

<OOC> Ssylrath says, "I missed."

<OOC> Elessa says, "Right. Alright"

GAME: Elessa advances the initiative order. It is now Corra's turn! Zippo is next!

<OOC> Elessa says, "Corra! Shoot it"

<OOC> Ssylrath says, "At least I assume the 11 misses."

<OOC> Elessa says, "Yeah, it misses"

<OOC> Corra says, "how hurt does it look?"

<OOC> Elessa says, "Not at all, no one has actually hit it so far."

<OOC> Corra says, "bardic performance inspire courage. I roll a perform check for that yes?"

<OOC> Takiyah says, "No check required."

<OOC> Elessa says, "i was double checking that but yeah, no actual check"

<OOC> Corra says, "is singing then, +1 to hit +1 damage +1 to save vs fear"

<OOC> Elessa says, "Gotcha"

GAME: NEW ROUND! Elessa advances the initiative order. It is now Zippo's turn! Vermlek 1 is next!

<OOC> Elessa says, "Zippo"

<OOC> Elessa says, "Did you ever get that rundown Lahar?"

<OOC> Lahar did! Gratzi. X)

<OOC> Elessa says, "Thank you to whoever did it"

<OOC> Lahar says, "Zippo will try the same thing. And it was Duncan. :3"

Corra watches as the thing pulls back and then casts some kind of magic which does causes her pain when the energy wave hits her. She raises her voice and starts singing a rousing fight song, to inspire courage amongst her allies.

<OOC> Elessa says, "Go Lahar"

<OOC> Lahar says, "He'll maneuver and hit/try to stagger the second. Damage, try to prevent it dishing."

GAME: Lahar rolls 1d20+10-4: (7)+10+-4: 13

<OOC> Elessa says, "Hits"

GAME: Lahar rolls 2d6+7: (11)+7: 18

<OOC> Lahar says, "17 Fort."

GAME: Elessa rolls 1d20+8: (5)+8: 13

<OOC> Elessa says, "Staggered"

GAME: Elessa advances the initiative order. It is now Vermlek 1 's turn! Duncan is next!

GAME: Elessa advances the initiative order. It is now Duncan's turn! Takiyah is next!

<OOC> Elessa says, "Duncan"

<OOC> Duncan oohs are we flanking it now?

<OOC> Elessa says, "If you take a 5 ft step you will be"

<OOC> Duncan will do so and then try another rage-fueled power attack

<OOC> Elessa says, "Roll"

<OOC> Ssylrath says, "I took an AoO to get you that flank."

GAME: Duncan rolls 1d20+8: (18)+8: 26

<OOC> Elessa says, "That is a hard hit"

GAME: Duncan rolls 1d10+11: (9)+11: 20

<OOC> Elessa says, "Ow, it's hurting now"

GAME: Elessa advances the initiative order. It is now Takiyah's turn! Vermlek 2 is next!

"DASTARDS! YOU DASTARDS! Face the mightiness of my Electriuzum Zappo Valve-Released Trance-Inducing Giggawatter Assault Belcher! Powered..." and here the gobbificer pauses. For drama. For the mightiness and as-yet all-too-underappreciated awesomeness of gobbers everywhere. "...by SCIENCE! Die, you fiends!"

<OOC> Takiyah says, "More channeling."

<OOC> Elessa says, "Okay"

GAME: Takiyah rolls Channel: aliased to 2d6: (6): 6

GAME: Elessa damaged you for -6 points. 12 remaining.

Takiyah keeps chanting, trying to bolster the others against their wounds.

GAME: Elessa advances the initiative order. It is now Vermlek 2 's turn! Ssylrath is next!

Duncan is briefly soothed by Corra's beautiful song...but then he remembers his rage! As he takes up his axe again in both hands. Something in the primitive cunning part of his mind recognizes Ssylrath as a friend. Duncan moves to capitalize, circling so that the monster is between them. And then he swings a mighty blow puncuated with a howl that echoes throughout the mine!

GAME: Elessa rolls 1d20+6: (7)+6: 13

GAME: Elessa rolls 1d8+2: (8)+2: 10

GAME: Elessa advances the initiative order. It is now Ssylrath's turn! Corra is next!

<OOC> Ssylrath says, "Attack."

<OOC> Ssylrath says, "I still have flank?"

<OOC> Elessa says, "Yep"

GAME: Ssylrath rolls melee+1+1+2: (12)+5+1+1+2: 21

The creature takes the opportunity of the lizard to move past it, slashing at him, but then gives a hiss at Duncan as it got a really good hit on it. It lashes out with its sword, cutting deep.

<OOC> Elessa says, "Hit"

GAME: Ssylrath rolls 2d4+5: (6)+5: 11

<OOC> Elessa says, "It is still up. Corra"

GAME: Elessa advances the initiative order. It is now Corra's turn! Zippo is next!

<OOC> Corra says, "continue singing and shoot it"

<OOC> Elessa says, "Okay"

GAME: Corra rolls ranged+1+1+1: (14)+4+1+1+1: 21

<OOC> Elessa says, "Hit"

GAME: Corra rolls 1d8+2+1+1: (5)+2+1+1: 9

<OOC> Elessa says, "Dead"

Ssylrath is attempting to distract the creature for Duncan's attacks with limited success. "Die, creature. You dessserve nothing else. Meat is for eating, not for leaving to rot." His weapon cuts into it on a backhand swing.

Corra continues singing as she does see that it seems to have an effect. The channeling makes her feel a little better and then she lifts her bow and looses an arrow at it, taking advantage of the fact that it was trying to avoid Ssylrath's strike and sinks the arrow deep into it, dropping it.

GAME: Ssylrath rolls perception: (6)+6: 12

Takiyah looks slightly relieved as the last foe collapses, then frowns. "Something's still wrong here," she comments, then murmurs a quick orision.

<OOC> Takiyah says, "Casting Detect Magic."

GAME: Takiyah casts Detect Magic. Caster Level: 3 DC: 13

<OOC> Elessa says, "No, no magic."

GAME: Duncan ends his rage.

GAME: Elessa removes the timestop.

Duncan plants the butt of his axe against the ground and lays both hands across the top to lean against it. He slowly catches his breath, then turns to examine the room. "What? More possessed miners?" He looks down at one of the fallen enemies. "What came over them anyway?"

Ssylrath kneels down beside the last corpse. "This is already rotted. Bad meat." He pokes it with his dagger like the one outside. "Wait, there is sssomethig inside." He rifles through the body's innards, cutting a strip of flesh loose. "Pfagh! This is worsse than the foul thing before!" He scrubs his long tongue with his hand where it touched the meat and swears in Draconic.

<OOC> Elessa says, "Anyone have knowledge/planes?"

GAME: Corra rolls intelligence+1: (17)+2+1: 20

Corra blinks for a moment as she finally recognizes something and can place it, "Heard of these. They are demons, Vermlek. they possess fresh dead bodies. The ones outside were a different type of demon, there might be other demons a portal or something around here."

<OOC> Elessa says, "Actually Takiyah, give me a knowledge/religion, and anyone else that has it took"

<OOC> Elessa says, "Too"

GAME: Takiyah rolls knowledge/religion: (10)+9: 19

GAME: Corra rolls knowledge/religion+1: (7)+7+1: 15

<OOC> Elessa says, "We'll be wrapping this up pretty soon here, just waiting for reactions to the pages."

<OOC> Corra says, "was going to let takiyah respond first since I just did one"

Takiyah makes a disgusted face at the chamber in general. "This place is saturated in evil," the gobber Forge declares. "I say we leave, barricade the mine behind us, and report this to the temples."

Ssylrath is busily cutting loose a small bit of the thing inside the rotted body, pausing to spit every few seconds. "If it cannot be eaten, it can at leasst make a trophy." He holds up a nondescript strip of flesh and starts tying a leather cord around one end, presumably to add it to the collection that hangs off him.

<OOC> Takiyah says, "Say, did the entrance tunnel have wooden braces shoring it up?"

<OOC> Elessa says, "Yes it did"

<OOC> Elessa says, "Oh shoot! One thing I forgot. Perception checks!"

Corra nods, "I would agree, they need to do something for sure, if more demons can use this place to come through."

GAME: Corra rolls perception: (3)+7: 10

GAME: Takiyah rolls Perception: (18)+5: 23

GAME: Ssylrath rolls perception: (12)+6: 18

GAME: Zippo rolls perception: (16)+8: 24

GAME: Duncan rolls perception: (4)+7: 11

Zippo twirls his Death Ray as Dramatically as a gobber can. Which is to say, he avoids tripping over it. "HAH! Another foe vanquished to the power of--what's this? Why, a CLUE! Gents, this stone was obviously part of some sort of doomsday device!" And he points, nay, GESTURES with one knobby finger. What he's pointing at is the entrance. Near the entrance is a piece of old, corroded metal. The metal bears some sort of emblem.

Which is actually incomplete, only part of it is there, and it seems the break is fresh as well.

<OOC> Elessa says, "It's okay. It's only the start of the fun :D"

<OOC> Lahar :D

<OOC> Elessa says, "Like you all were thinking undead when you were actually facing demons :D"

<OOC> Ssylrath says, "I was thinking 'these taste terrible'. :)"

<OOC> Elessa says, "Anyway, back to earlier question, yes, there are wooden supports along the rest of the mine, including the entrance."

"Better take it with us, then," Takiyah nods. "I'll trap and wall off the entry when we leave, so a more skilled crew can cleanse this place later."

After searching through things, doing any initial cleaning up and removing the emblem, everyone heads out of the mine. A thorough search of the area reveals there are no more demons, but as a precaution, the entrance to the mine is sealed up to prevent more things going in and dying, or allowing more foul things out of there. The mounts were good and waited where they were tied up, and it's a couple days back to Alexandria and reports to the proper authorities.