The way east

[sageaqua]

"I want to sleep in the trees where it should be safe. I want to check out the tower during the day because undead don't like the light. Go ahead and mediate and then get some rest." said Ka'lion putting up his hammock.

[at]

The sun rises steadily in the background as Ka'lion climbs up a nearby tree to set up his hammock (climb and use rope tests) though without the practiced help of the others it is not a quick or easy process.

After an hour Vadania rises and looks to the sky, if they stay here too long they will lose the best hours of daylight. Ka'lion has finally settled down above but if the undead stalked the forests at night this arrangement would soon become less than ideal.

[harknail]

Vadania was ready to continue moving, but both Ka'lion and Ylva needed more sleep. Moving at night and sleeping during the day increased their chances of encountering zombies, but at least they would be encountering the zombies while they were awake and ready to run.

Vadania looked up at the sleeping Ka'lion. Being in a tree would be no help against climbing zombies. And Ylva didn't have the option to sleep in a tree anyway.

[sageaqua]

climb roll+5[dice=20]
rope use +1[dice=20]

.sorry guys - dead phone for the last two days.
They can sleep under the tree if they want to.[rand=674097904004156650239376118406652020810449030250310998331313021481]

[at]

Hours of daylight pass as Ka'lion sleeps, as does Ylva below as Vadania keeps watch.

At length he climbs down, somewhat rested, and the group make their way towards the tower that Ka'lion had seen earlier - the sun already crossing its zenith overhead.

Closer the tower is a curious sight, long ruined and abandoned it sits out in the middle of nowhere, no sign of a road or river or encampment around it. The upper floors have fallen away but there are signs of recent activity at the base - an entrance appears to have been cleared away and scratched into the mud nearby a symbol recently cut and and then stamped out, similar to the one scratched into the floor of the inn room that Vadania had seen some time ago in Madalines village.

[sageaqua]

"We may get the chance to avenge the dead villagers after all." whispers Ka'lion pointing at the glyph they try to avoid and immediately looking for cover.

[at]

Cover is plentiful in the ruins of the towers or the trees and bushes that surround it, but there is no sign of life here.

[sageaqua]

Tracking to and from the glyph, search
+5+roll[dice=20]
Ka'lion[rand=03215739526785918565398508217186441699458518996839034426358994097]

[at]

The debris around the tower base appear to have been recently cleared but Ka'lion can't pick out clear tracks amongst the grass and other undergrowth, though he doesn't see a horse anywhere.

[sageaqua]

We go in carefully watching for glyphs, on the floor, walls and ceiling. But Ka'liom uses a grapple and goes in through the roof. climb check+5+roll[dice=20][rand=51594195375218991854897167067974885316738439723856299747175071388]

[at]

Despite several large holes in the tower walls Ka'lion decides against any potentially trapped entrance into the tower and scales one of the crumbling outer walls.

Unaware of his motivations and well used to his odd antics Ylva simply walks through the nearest gap in the wall and peers up and him quizzically.

From his vantage point Ka'lion can make out bits of staircase and the broken floors above, the wooden supports rotted away and the stone supported now only by its connections to the outer walls. He can see nothing of value, likely the place was looted long ago.

Below Vadania follows Ylva into the tower and peers into the entrance that had been dug out, not so long ago by the looks of it. A stone staircase leading into the towers basement in far better condition than the tower above - if any traps had survived through the years they would likely be found below the surface and not above.

The elves ears pick up a faint sound from below, a humming or scraping of some kind though she can't be sure.

[harknail]

Vadania is intrigued by the noises below. Although she has not had good experiences underground, the last trip did result in getting some interesting items.

Vadania moves closer to the stair case and strains her ears to hear more...
Listen[dice=20]+12=17
Not as good as passive listen [rand=2156374682672321816655834950506687883988752728328128689409233629704]

[at]

The wind rustling through the trees and the sound of rock crumbling as Ka'lion overhead masks the nature of the noise, though it is constant and so unlikely to have been made by a creature.

[sageaqua]

Ka'lion climbs down but leaves the rope in place for surveillance and tries to find recent signs of inhabitants.
climb +5+roll[dice=20]
tracking - search
search +5 +roll[dice=20][rand=7914868691004813447814537677913998571172193624086012992053292692]

[at]

The tower has been long abandoned, but someone has recently cleared an entrance into the basement.

Oddly Ka'lion finds no sign that animals have taken shelter here.

[sageaqua]

"I see no signs of animals. So something has frightened them off and some one want into the basement. We might find something useful in there." says Ka'lion, "It could be undead. Animals avoid the walking dead if they can. They can smell them." He's watching the wolves reactions for clues. Sense motive roll [dice=20][rand=350362258264794957021922131534666932313378667458908533339388668537]

[harknail]

"Something is making noise down there," responds Vadania. "But I can't tell if it's a hum or something scraping. Whatever it is it's pretty much continuous."

[sageaqua]

"Let take a look." says Ka'lion searching for traps and they head into the caller. He'll cast light once it get's dark.

search +5+roll[dice=20][rand=0223376126959919935731333326548338094578292453661566060346588492393]

[harknail]

Vadania follows Ka'lion down the stairs with her bow ready. Ylva follows her friend, the wolf making her way down the stairs as best she can.

[at]

Ka'lion heads down the stairs and then almost immediately backs up, feeling a familiar tingling of magic and sure that the way ahead is warded.


(in the future if you want to search just declare the action as the roll is supposed to be hidden - otherwise you'd always know if you'd just fumbled your find traps)