Hi Everyone,
Here is episode four of Mal-Shui's wanderings about Kal-Arath, the setting authored by Castle Grief. It does seem rather popular in YouTuber circles, and I can see why.
Episode 4 - The First Chamber
They step around the opening gingerly and look into the open space before them. When nothing charges at them, they move further into the opening space. They look around and see a rusty old machine of some sort and an old waterskin. They move further in so that they can see more of the chamber with their torch. Next, they see an abandoned helmet with dents in it and a burnt-out torch. Mal picks up the stump, and it crumbles in his hand, rotten.
Mal tries the helmet on; it wobbles loosely, he puts it on Yamil, and it is solid. "It fits, at least we have found something of use in here," chuckles Yamil.
"It's been a while since anybody worked in here, but it may have had other uses," Mal said.
Yamil nodded, "Let's keep going a bit further at least."
"Right, lead on".
They moved onwards into the gloom, stepping over planks and pointed stones. The chamber bent round to the right. They saw a makeshift table with four plates on it. Six-foot-long timber beams and boards were stacked against the wall, ready for use.
A hole appeared in the left wall, but the chamber carried on curving to the right. "We might as well finish searching this part of the cave before we go anywhere else". suggested Yamil.
There were four rough cots in the corner; a leg had given way on one of them, giving it a decided droop. "It would get stuffy in here after a bit", said Yamil.
"Maybe that rusty thing helped somehow."
(Y Perception =5 + 5 =10).
As Yamil got closer to the beds, he saw a tiny gleam in the soil. He bent down and poked about with a twig, and out popped three silver coins. He rubbed off the dirt.
"I cannot make out who's the Sultan on this, so it may be old. Did this fall out of his pouch, or did he bury it for safekeeping?"
Mal replied, "Well, we will never know if we don't look".
"Well, be careful of snakes and stuff in there".
(M Perception =1 and 1, Critical fail = Triggered a falling rock trap).
He grabbed the makeshift cot branches and dragged them to one side. As he did so, a slab on the wall started to move. He leapt to the side, narrowly missing injury.
(M Agility 5+5+1 = OK)
They propped the rock back up, then he scraped the dirt with his sword, seeing if he could find any more depressions.
He stopped when he heard a clink. Another silver coin. He kept searching, two more coins, then three coins, but no more under the bunk.
He held the torch while Yamil searched the next two areas. Nothing in the first, but twelve in the second. Mal had the final hunt around and came up with one gold coin.
"The fates are smiling on us today, Yamil"
"Yes, we have not been forgotten, I will.."
Just then, it got noticeably dimmer. "The torch, all that waving about has loosened the bindings, grab the next one."
He turned his back so Yamil could get at his straps, where he had looped them through. He felt the rough bark of the wood as it was taken out.
Yamil thrust it into the weakening flames until it caught alight."A close call, as I was saying, I will dance for the Gods tonight."
The flames grew strong and steady.
"1 will join you in that dance, my friend", affirmed Mal, "But first, we have another tunnel, with the fates on our side," pointing into the blackness.
"Then, let us not keep them waiting a moment longer".
The passageway veered 40 degrees to the right and was lower than the previous one, about 4 and a half feet. Occasionally, the rock ceiling would ping off Yamil's helmet when he grazed the roof. It curved to the right, then left.
About 60 paces into the tunnels, they came to a circular crossroads, one veering slightly to the left and two going east and southeast. The southeast one is curving back the way we came, or so we think.
Yamil pondered, "Which way should we go?"
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| Entrance Mine Map 1. |
End of part 4.
Please feel free to give me some feedback in the comments section below.
Notes: I rolled up the coins randomly for each bed.
Mal = 6 Sp, 1 Gc.
Yamil = 15 Sp.
Regards all,
Ivor Cogdell
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