Kelewen

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"That's an impressive trick," Cedric said to June. Much less cautious than Tarquin, he asked her "You think you could safely lower us each down there?"

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@Fubsy I'll leave it to you if Winema manages to jump out of the way or goes sliding down into the hole... ;)

As a general rule for either combat or having something "bad" directed at you, everyone okay with the "defender" deciding if a blow/effect succeeds?

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@Wick @Garth Nothing, save for the occasional sheep, has disturbed the 'entrance' areas for a very long time. But judging purely from the slight indentations in the ground, the south entrance looks like it was probably a normal, human sized door or opening. While the one on the north may be twice as large. Or the dirt just settled differently... it's tough to know for sure.

@Fubsy Only a moment or two after hearing the rock land, the loose earth at the edge of the opening gives way under the halfling...

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@Lunar With your character's ability to levitate, this could be her moment... ;)

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@Fubsy Wimena hears a dull *thud* of her rock hitting soft dirt in less than a 2 count after tossing the rock into the dark hole.

@Garth As Rockmar makes his way around the hill, now with a more discerning eye, he may notice that on the north side and the south side there are slight indentations in the hill wall near ground level and one could imagine the dirt had settled here slightly differently over a possible entrance. Of course, excavating it may not be a trivial task...

By this time, Constable Leofwine had made his way over to join the group. "By the gods! I never knew this was here! Do you think this is where the beast lives?"

"That's a nice gift," Cedric said, moving out of the way so that the green ball of light could "look". As it hovered closer to the hole, it would have to drop through nearly 5 feet of dirt tunnel before letting Tarquin see that it opened up into a room or a cave below. The walls couldn't been seen from this vantage and the floor was covered with debris from the collapse above.

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"Can't say that I like the idea of heading into a swamp either," Cedric said, frowning. "Hey, where's Eve going?"

He trotted after her, not wanting to leave her to wander off. He caught up as she reached the hill and followed her up the path worn by the shepherds.

As she made it to the top and closed her eyes, he looked down the other side. "Look at that" he pointed to where the earth had given way, leaving a hole just a few feet wide that seemed to go down into darkness. "Anyone got a torch?"

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"It's where we've gathered most of the timber for construction," he replied. "They are not deep woods. Not more than a few hundred yards of trees before the ground turns swampy and difficult to navigate." Seeing her hand trace something invisible to his older eyes, he asks "Did you discover something?"

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As we go, I'm going to try to drop some hints via PM directed specifically toward each character that you can work into the game however you see fit. (You may have noticed I've just given Winema one. ;) ) I've got a few ideas already, but if you have any other skills that your character might have that has not come up yet, let me know! If I can find a way to work it in, I will!

Of course, you can still explore any angle you want. The bits via PM are just meant to supplement.

Side note: Hellacious T-storm going on right now! If I disappear for the rest of the night, I may be out of power and internet! lol

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"The hill?" Leofwine followed the halfling's gaze. "The shepherds like to use it as a vantage point since it offers a good view of the grazing lands."

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Okay cool! If we need to back up a little to fill in any details anyone is curious about, let me know!