IC Story Thread: Ch.1, Ad.3 - Black Hand

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Jan 15, 2026 6:02 pm
The stairwell at the far end of the gaol-hall immediately dog legs, sending you upward again, but at a much lower grade than the stair from the catacomb to gaol.

As you near the top of the stair, Cirion can hear... something.

After a moments pause to take it in, it sounds like one or more people working at something. A rapid hollow clack of metal on wood, a dull grating sound like wood being rubbed against metal, and the soft sounds of movement of small cloth and wooden parcels.

The room beyond the top of the stair is flickering with fire light. So you know that once you emerge, if anyone's gaze is even casually falling upon the doorway to the stair, you will not be able to remain unnoticed.
Jan 15, 2026 9:44 pm
Cirion immediately gestures the others to halt. Then he lowers himself on the stairs, so to crawl slowly, one step at a time on his hands and knees. He tries to get a glance into the room with only his head up to his eyes visible by the time he reaches the last step.
He relies on the occupants of the toom to be focused on their work, and on the noises they make to cover his careful crawl noises. He peeks in the room trying to get a visual of it, its occupants and other exits.

If he succeeds to gather some more intelligence, he will slowly go back to his companions to report...
OOC:
are there grounds for Advantage on a Stealth roll?

Rolls

Stealth (Doubled) - (1d20+4)

(8) + 4 = 12

Jan 15, 2026 9:45 pm
Éothain prefers to leave the unconscious prisoner as is and continue forward. "I don’t want to question him and risk him yelling out," he whispers.
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