Where hope dies (Afina, Surarruthru, Calleigh)

[Iron Dragoon]

> roll 1d20+51 Hide
<Serith> Iddy roll for Serith < 66 > [d20=15]

[Nephrite]

[16:11] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+24 Calleigh Hide
[16:11] <Kobot> Nephrite rolled 1d20+24 Calleigh Hide --> [ 1d20=16 ]{40}

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d20+50 Sylvie hide
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+50 Sylvie hide --> [ 1d20=14 ]{64}
> roll 1d20+30 Tannin
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+30 Tannin --> [ 1d20=10 ]{40}
> roll 1d20+34 Master
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+34 Master --> [ 1d20=1 ]{35}

Like the wind, the silent party slips into the streets of Hopelorn. Streets of pure, icy cold black stone that would surely loudly clatter under your feet. On both sides are buildings. Towers that rise too high, farther than you can follow. Short, squat buildings with no windows. Long, narrow halls that have long chain hooks hanging from the roof's sides, rusted so darkly that they're almost as black as the stone. There are no doors - only patches of thicker darkness, blacker and less solid, as if to invite you within.

There are alleyways on both sides to explore, or you could advance forward. It goes on a little ways until an intersection.

[Ebiris]

They know it's in the centre of the city by the bone mill and guarded by flesh golems, that should provide enough in the way of direction for them to find the place assuming its hellish architecture doesn't stand out from the Gehennan themes of the rest of the city. While Afina has no desire to explore the city, she does prefer to go via the alleyways rather than the main thoroughfares, so as to be less seen and have plenty of cover to settle things decisively if they are.

[Iron Dragoon]

Surraruthru would agree with Afina on taking less traveled, but direct as possible routes.

[Anastasia]

Sylvie follows Afina and nods slightly as they go. Tannin and the Master keep up under enforced magical and coordinated silence.

Do y'all want to keep spamming Calleigh's silence wand? She's gone through 20 charges already and has 30 left.

[Ebiris]

I say we do, wands are cheap and it doesn't seem like it's a very bustling city so we can't rely on ambient noise. Up to Yuth though.

[Anastasia]

Okay, Yuth said to use it as needed, so I'm going to run with that. Another two charges spend, 22 down and 28 to go.

> roll 1d100+10
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100+10 --> [ 1d100=35 ]{45}

The party silently slips through alleys and to the next street over. A street full of wraiths, but quick hiding and falling back gets you well away from the restless dead before anything can happen. Waiting for them to pass is unremarkable, and once they're gone, you see the next street over leads ahead. Besides the buildings - the same as before, unremarkable save for one with a large, grinning pig's face painted in red over the center of it  - the road here leads to a pale blue pond. It stands out with sheer color vibrancy, almost audibly loud against the darkness here. Around it lie hundreds of skeletons, some moving and others bathing in the waters.

[Ebiris]

Unless Sylvie sees anything significant in the pig or the blue pond it's not for Afina to question. A bone bath probably isn't the same as a bone mill, right?

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d20+54 K:P Sylvie
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+54 K:P Sylvie --> [ 1d20=2 ]{56}

Sylvie pokes out just enough to gesture at the blue pool and pulls back, shaking her head back and forth quickly. She then look at the pig and shudders, shaking her head even more.

[Ebiris]

Afina nods, that enough for her to understand it's not something they want to get involved with so they'll steer a wide berth around both landmarks.

[Anastasia]

Steering around is simple enough. You go far enough to be out of easy sight and cross over, silent blurs and then press yourselves against the next building. Another alley is nearby, the party going to it. Afina peeks ahead, seeing that the alley is full. Four wraiths hover about it, doing little. Standing amid them is a tall, wax-pale man with blonde hair and narrow red eyes. He wears a noble's finery with a hint of chain mail. He makes not a sound, leading the group of wraiths through the alley - and right towards where the party is.

[Yuthirin]

Busy day at work!

1. This is what I bought the wand for, after Muirfinn borking MS rolls left and right.
2. Yes, CL 3. Will probably boost the next one once we get paid. Provided we don't TPK. (Don't TPK us)
3. Is the Message spell still up for communication? My next action is contingent upon it.

[Anastasia]

It requires sound, so the silence suppresses it. Duration is 10 min/level, so it should still be going strong.

[Yuthirin]

The dudes headed toward us, they're in the alley or above it? Is there a way I could craft a wall and hide from them, or would it be plainly obvious?