Bands of Power - Game thread

"I've got Borgo patched up for now." Berith yells up the stairs. "Anyone have any ideas? Should we try and make it across to the other doorway? We'll have to be careful of this crossbolt resetting and its partner on the other side."

Elspaeth glances about. "We do need to find a relatively safer place to recover..."

Grabbing Borgo, Berith drags him up the stairs, trying to be careful of his bandaged wound. As she gets to the top of the stairs, she pauses a moment to make sure she still hears the clicking of the crossbow reloading. As she hears the clicking, she drags Borgo up the top of the stairs and onto the floor. 'I think it's time we leave this room.'

Using the light from Elspaeth's lantern, she judges the approximate area of the next crossbow facing them and leaves Borgo right before it. She shimmers her way on her stomach under the approximate path of the crossbow. As she makes it under, she turns around and drags Borgo to her. She stops in front of the open doorway to see if she sees anything down it.

Elspaeth follows Berith example, sliding under the crossbow trap, and bringing the lantern along behind with its bottom on the floor.

Seeing the others make their way safely past the trap, Thak emulates them and takes station on the other side of the hall entrance to Berith. "He going to make it?" Nodding quickly towards the stair at the end of the hall, "Do you know what lay this way? …Either way, we can not stay here. Elspaeth! Elspaeth! Gods!"

"Yes, he will Thak but we need to get him to someplace safe to rest." Looking worriedly at Elspaeth, she says to Thak, "Stay here with Borgo, be ready to leave immediately." Berith turns around and sliding back under the crossbow, she hurries to Elspaeth and grabs her arm hoping to lead her to safety. "Elspaeth, come on, we have to leave now!"

Nervous at the sudden quiet, Berith peers down the hallway now that Elspaeth and her lantern are here. Looking down the hallway she asks, 'I don't know, think there is a trap before we get to the stairs? I'd like to give Borgo time to rest, but I don't want to find out that creature is smart enough to open a door.' Drawing her sword again hoping that she can stab whatever lays ahead, she slowly begins walking down the hallway towards the stairs. Every few steps, she carefully places her foot to test the ground and make sure it is solid. She remembers the feeling of the floor just dropping out from under her and does not want a repeat performance.

Elspaeth tries to clear her head of the invading noise, as she holds the lantern up for Berith to see better the area ahead. She doesn't move forward unless she has to.

Berith nods at the group and motions that she is going to continue up the stairs. Berith will slowly walk up the first few steps, again searching for anything that looks suspicious. She will climb up far enough to see if she can peek over the top and into the hallway at the top of the stairs.