LotR roleplay: sometime in the first age

[Larry_OHF]

Turin

"He has a point, Robyn. What are you going to do with that poor pup when we get back to the city? You may not be allowed to keep it if the Snake sees it.

By the way...I found a little gold and a ring back in the cave. Nothing else was worth keeping. do you think our elf-friend would know to discern if there are some power to this ring? It appears quite exquisite."

The two continued to lug the wounded man down the windy path from which they came. After a while, Turin swore a curse.

"I have made a fool of myself! We were supposed to bring the hides back to the creep for proof! What do we do now? Go back? We have only been walking for ten minutes."

[dplax]

Robyn Stratsworth

"It is only a pup, it would not be able to cause any harm. I think I shall keep it. Besides after some training it should do what I tell it to."

They then continued carrying Roland, until Turin suddenly realised that they had forgotten the furs.

"It would be of no use for us to carry back Roland. You go back and get the furs, while I look after Roland."

[Larry_OHF]

Turin

"Alright. I will do that. I am not far away. If any trouble were to present itself, I am just up that hill, but still should be able to hear your call."

With that, Turin hurried up the hill, though moved abit slower than he could have. His shoulder was beginning to hurt alot, and the bite on his arm was also bothering him. He certainly did not want to take attention off of Roland to whine about his own scratches, but now he was wondering if he should have said something.

After about fifteen minutes, he came upon the site where the corpses lay on the ground. He took out a knife for carving food and began to dehide the animals of their semi-precious fur.

[The Fallen One]

OOC>> sorry for the delay guys..had a problem with my eye, needed laser surgery and all, so i might not be around for a while. surgery is jun 8th, so i probably wont be around for a week or so...

Terias:

Seeing that only two guards remained, Terias Signaled his companion to take on one and he himself striked one with another fireball.

[dplax]

For Terias:

The fireball which Terias sent at the guard blew him to pieces slightly dazing the other one aswell, so Oronuin easily took care of him with the dagger. The two of them ran to the gate. A wheel in the wall could be used to turn the gate. Beyond the gate a staircase could be seen spiraling up.

The fire which Terias had set to the barrels of straw was starting to get out of control. Already two of the orcish guards who had tried to put it out had caught fire and were thrashing on the ground in agony. The temperature got high enough so that the plant life forms which could be found on the stone walls of the dungeon also caught fire. A thich smoke was moving through the gate and up the stairway.

OOC: Kirûn and Bober can also feel that there is a rather large fire on some lower level.

[dplax]

For Turin:

The wolves's hides were surprisingly difficult to take off of them. But surprisingly they were very light of weight. The seven furs together did not weigh more than two or three normal wolf furs would have.

[Cienden]

Kirûn

Breathing deeply and pulling one of his beard braids absently, Kirûn stood a moment in thought.

Peering at Bober from under bushy brows, he sighed. "Laddy, I be wantin to take a look at this here fire I be smellin. Jest wantin to see what all the hubbub is about."

He fingered his battle-axe and looked at the stairs leading downwards. "Why don't ye follow a bit behind me so we don't get a jumped on? Hmm?"

Without another word, he cinched his pack straps and checked the location of his smaller weapons and other items tucked in his wide waist belt.

Glancing back for a moment, he looked questioningly at Bober. Shrugging, he straightened his helm, put a hand on the half of his battle-axe and dissapeared through the gaping archway.

[dplax]

For Kirûn and Terias:

You go down the stairs towards the lower levels. You pass several similar archways as the one on the level for guests. He could also see several deserted guard posts. Evidently the guards had gone to fight the fire. Kirûn then reached the lowest level. The smoke was starting to get extremely thick and it was beginning to get harder to breathe. After the stairs on the lowest level a small open space could be seen, where six guards could be found. They were all lying unconscious on the ground from inhaling too much smoke.

Through a metal portcullis type door Kirûn could see the source of the fire which seemed to be some already half burnt barrels. The fire had already spread to the walls and was spreading fast. On the other side of the portcullis Kirûn can just spot Terias and a man unknown to him making their way towards the metal door.

OOC: the door can be opened from both side by turning a wheel embedded into the wall next to the portcullis, which can be turned from both sides. It requires at least two people to turn it.

[Larry_OHF]

Turin

Pleased with his work, he now needed to run back to Roland and Robyn, who were waiting on him down the pathway. As he stood, the ring that he had found in the cave fell from his pocket. He reached down to pick it up. Turning it over idly in his hand to admire it, he decided to slip it on his finger instead of pocketing it again to make sure that it did not fall out. Apparently, he had a hole that needed mending.

He was thankful that the furs weight close to nothing, as his arm, shoulder, and back ached from the attacks. Yet by the time he reached his two companions that were waiting for him...the pain had lessoned to a comfortable level. He was surprised that he did not hurt worse by now. he could not see the bite on his shoulder, but knew that it had stopped bleeding a few minutes ago. His arm also seemed to be healing rather well. It was odd, but he was thankful.

He reached his two friends and showed them the furs.

[dplax]

Robyn Stratsworth

"Ah I see you managed to get all of the furs. Lets cover Roland with some of them and you carry the rest."

She proceeded in putting three of the wolf furs on the lying figure of Roland to keep him warm.

Robyn and Turin then picked up the two branches and started carrying Roland. Where Robyn's arm had been bit it was starting to get much more painful, due to the weight it had to carry. She tried disregarding the pain, but it kept coming back stronger and stronger.

"My arm... It's not strong enough to carry Roland."-she said to Turin and gently set down her side of the bed clutching her injured arm as the pain momentarily lessened. She started rummaging in her bag and then took out some berries.

"These berries are used by some as drugs. They take away pain and heighten senses, but are extremely addictive so I use them rarely."

She put one of them in her mouth and chew on it, and after she had sucked all the juice out of it she spat out the skin of the berry. It took a few moments before she felt the pain lessen.

"Oh yes, one more thing, the skin of the berries is slightly poisonous so do not swallow it. Do you two want some berries?"-she asked of Turin and Roland.