Immersive Ink

tonneau wrote:
"Much obliged my dear", says Gustave, tenderly prodding his nose while delivering a gentlemanly bow.

He clambers to his feet, and casts his eyes around at the assembled party.

"We have chanced our luck here long enough, I'll warrant."

"Now we are restored - courtesy of our Lady's blessings - we should press on. If there be yet any hope of finding our comrades while they still breathe", he adds, glancing at the blood stains on the floor, "it will best served with haste."

doctorx wrote:
Josiane discards her spent torch but will reserve her remaining one for later use.

"If no clues are forthcoming as to the location of our friends I have something that may help us," she says.

She takes the Fated Coin from her purse and holds it up so that it glitters in the lantern light.

"We seek our friends," she whispers, eyes closed; "Let the Owl stand for the left stairway and the Balance for the right."

She opens her eyes and lets the coin spin...

eris wrote:
Olaf has been shifting restlessly from foot to foot, alternating that with pacing around in a tight circle. When the group is finally ready to move on he sighs and says, "Not before time!"

How is the light from the scepter holding out?

danhem wrote:
While Josiane busies herself tending to the wounded warriors, Ulric quietly pockets a handful of the electrum coins for further "inspection" later.

"These coins may not be pure gold," Ulric says to the others, "but they are not without value. A mixture of gold and silver it seems, and stamped as though they were regular coinage from the past. This hoard would keep us comfortable for some time."

waysoftheearth wrote:

eris wrote: How is the light from the scepter holding out?

The scepter still burns with a steady blue-white glare.

waysoftheearth wrote:

doctorx wrote: She opens her eyes and lets the coin spin...

The Fated Coin shows her... (1d6)... The Balance.

doctorx wrote:
"I believe our path lies that way," says Josiane, pointing toward the right-hand stairwell.

She returns the coin to her purse and draws her sword.

"Shall we move on?"

danhem wrote:
"Very well," Ulric says halfheartedly. "Be sure to stay together. If we get attacked by another horde of corpses we need to fall back."

Ulric takes up position in the middle of the group but close to the front.

rleduc wrote:
"Aye," Guntrum adds solemnly. "But we need to keep stock of the light sources. I don't fancy being down here without spares. In a fight, whose to say what will stay lit?"

mushgnome wrote:
Highbough fills his pockets with electrum coins and hoists his lantern high. He will take up position near Ulric in the middle of the marching order.