graverobbing in reverse [p]

[veri]

@liam, Ydolus, Valeria, @ptolemy

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The ruins painted a romantic, mysterious picture of themselves in the light of the setting sun. It had recently rained - and the ground had not quite dried, and the scent of rain was still heavy in the air, though the rainclouds had long since broken up into smaller ones. The ruins likely hailed from a timeframe before the rise of Naga, and were quite a ways from Ylisstol. In another situation, they would have been the perfect place for any aspiring adventure to explore, with long, winding hallways and archaic looking designs along the walls... where they were not covered with moss or beaten down by time. Most of the ruins still had... well, something of a roof to be a shield from the rain, though what was left was full of holes and rather... well, suspect, as if enough magic or stomping about could threaten a collapse.

However, it doesn't take walking into the ruins to know that something is wrong. There are the tell-tale sounds of Risen emanating from inside, shuffling about and groaning, scraping at the walls - quite unnerving, to those who had never dealt with such creatures before. The risen inside appear to be your standard, bloodthirsty risen - attacking all that they can see, with little purpose. One Revenant seems to be the 'boss' of the rest of the Risen (though how much that truly means is debatable) and is considerably more hardy and dangerous than the rest.

Outside of the Risen and the group of four that arrived, though, there seems to be nobody else here. Perhaps they were all scared away by the Risen, or didn't dare to disturb this particular set of ruins - either way, the four certainly had nobody to save... but they also had no backup for miles.

Tucked away inside the ruins are two chests. One is at the end of a dark, winding corridor, and is guarded by a Sword Risen. The other is not guarded at all, but it is half covered by debris.


ENEMIES
2 Revenant, 1 Bow Risen, 2 Sword Risen, 2 Axe Risen
2 chests to open. (Location: End of a dark corridor, Location: Behind a pillar, half covered by debris)
The two Sword Risen have Chest Keys, and will drop them upon death.

note: i'll decide what's in the chests it'll be fun you can totally trust me

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Why am I so emotional?
No, it's not a good look, gain some self-control

Liam wasn't even inside and he already hated the place.

It had rained. It was raining. Hell, it was hard to tell with everything wet - it could still be misting for all he knew. Waking up to an open tent, soaking wet, was a great way to ruin his day and set off his sinus problems for the day. The chocolate mare beneath him trotted slowly as her rider sniffled, adjusting himself in the saddle as the ruins came into view. For a while, the healer just stared at it, his head somewhere else as music trickled into his ear from his own imagination. That was a brief respite from things to come, as he was to learn. While the area surrounding them and their goal was empty, there was that chilling nip at his neck that frightened him the way spooky ghost stories do.

Now that the building was within view, Liam looked over at the rest of the fun lads in his "adventuring party" that had all been stuck on this asinine task as he had been - specifically, he looked to the tactician, a man who he expected to lead them into this death trap and back out alive. With silence he looked on before speaking up in his gruff tone.

"So, ladies first, right?"

Ydolus Valeria Matthias (if you want to replace Ptolomy?)

made by nette of gs!

[Matthias]

Rain. There was nothing to really think about it - except, perhaps, the note that it would make travel slightly more treacherous, maybe even moreso for those traveling on horseback. Though he had no love of slogging through mud, the ground was at least partially dry by now, and, well, he refused to hitch a ride on Liam's mount without good reason. Valerie, or perhaps the tactician could, but not Matthias. Valkyries were always known for doing weird things to men, and you know what? Matthias didn't need that in his life. He didn't need that... ever.

It was strange that he decided to come along with this trip. Maybe it had been boredom, maybe it was the fact that both of his "closest" underlings had undertaken this quest. Maybe it was the fact that they were honored to be helped by Ydolus. Whichever it was, Matthias was walking through mud all of the same - so he figured he actually didn't care to navelgaze just why he was here. More important was to figure out how to get in, get out, and get on with his life.

Risen were pests, after all. This was necessary, even if none of them liked it. Ladies first, right? Liam asked - and Matthias blinked. "...Best to speak tactics first," he suggested, his gaze wandering to Ydolus. But then again, if Valeria wanted to run on in, who was he really to stop her? The concept of natural selection was important as always. "Unless you have nothing of import to say," It was strongly worded, but Matthias was hardly trying, his expression lingering somewhere in 'disinterest' and his voice not as loud as it really could be. He was honestly just giving Ydolus a few moments to speak before Valeria did something stupid.

Or, at least, hopefully.

"text"

@liam, Valeria, Ydolus

[Valeria]

Valeria was rather excited. Hell, if one didn't know any better, they'd swear she was downright giddy. In spite of her high rank and position, nothing made her feel better than killing the crap out of some assholes, whether they be bandits or Risen. While she slightly preferred bandits, simply because it was kinda fun when a lot of them crapped themselves upon realizing who she was, Risen were pretty fun too. They were a bit tougher, so they put up more of a fight. She could do without the whole "undead corpses of soldiers" thing though. No matter how much she fought them, that part still gave her the creeps.

Setting that aside, she was pleasantly surprised when Matthias decided to tag along with them on this trip. She had pegged him as the type to never want to get his hands dirty with this sort of thing, so she actually had to make sure she wasn't having some weird dream at the moment. But, hey. The more the merrier. She didn't particularly know why he would bother coming out to do something like this, but she didn't care either. Unless he turned out to be useless in a fight, but Valeria was choosing to be optimistic in that regard. She had a feeling he wouldn't be here if he wasn't sure he was up to it.

Either way, Valeria was raring to go leap into the fray and start axing some undead people. At least, until Matthias to go and ruin it by suggesting a strategy. Which was all well and good, but Risen weren't exactly known for their wit and cunning. Unless someone was controlling them. But, as far as she could tell, there wasn't any indication of that being the case here. Still, if only for the sake of keeping things civil, she held off and waited to see if the old man had anything to say. She wasn't opposed to the idea of following a strategy of any kind. She just wanted to kill the damn things already.

@liam, Matthias, Ydolus