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    As before, I'm summarizing room to room exploration because it's awkward via PbP.


    The Group
    Adyra steps through the doorway and into the corridor beyond, followed by the others (unless someone specifically remains behind). There are six cells in this area, all of them empty. There is a passage leading towards the stern (back) of the vessel that is unfamiliar and there is a passage leading towards the bow (front) of the vessel which all of you are familiar with as it is along the path you were lead down to be shown to perspective buyers.

    Kinedu-Rho
    You easily leap across the gulf, landing on the catwalk which sways a bit but remains secure. Glancing back, you see the full measure of the great metal vessel you have just escaped. It seems to be crafted of bronze, shaped in the form of a great bird of prey, wings pressed to its sides as it dives for a kill. There is a deck on the upper segment of the vessel. Cables are secured to the vessel from the great brown hemisphere above. The catwalk joins others in leading to a central platform which holds a staircase spiraling upwards into a shaft through the brown stone.
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    Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu.

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    Rhion

    Following the group, Rhion steps into the corridor with a hint of smile on his face, happy for the end of their imprisonment. He isn't totally relaxed though, as he is reminded by the weird feeling in the back of his head.

    Poe.

    "The exit was this way, right?" He points at the passage to the front of the ship.
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    Dyn

    "Shouldn't we wait a moment?", interrupts a concerned looking Dyn.
    "Maybe more of those metal men are ahead. and Kinedu could warn us."

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    Adyra

    Aydra looks thoughtful, "That was the way to the exit we know about, meaning that is the direction they assume we will go. Perhaps the other way? What do you gentlemen think?"
    Show me a hero, and I'll write you a tragedy.
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    Kinedu

    All thought of the others, of the geas and the brand, of Poe, is wiped from Kinedu's mind by freedom. The sweet, blissful rush of freedom. He emits a sigh of pure pleasure, making his way carefully towards the spiral staircase.
    the busy the millions
    (as you're as can i'm)
    they flock and they flee
    through a thunder of seem
    though the stars in their silence
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    Rhion

    "If they were guarding the exit, we'd hear voices from Kinedu. At least a scream. I think there's more possibility that we might find danger in there (back of the ship)."

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    Adyra

    The lady nods, "Very well... to the exit it is."
    Show me a hero, and I'll write you a tragedy.
    - F. Scott Fitzgerald

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    The Group

    Having decided on a course of action, the group travels down the corridor towards the front of the vessel. They soon near, as they remembered, a large chamber (60 by 40 by 20). The right and left walls are dominated by massive doors, one of which is open to the outside before. The floor also holds a large hatch sealed mechanically. Chains and pulleys cover the ceiling. There is a spiraling staircase leading up and a single corridor leading on forward in the vessel. Levers and strange controls are set in the floor by the doors and staircase. A few large crates and cages sit in the corners of the chamber.

    There is a great hunched figure standing silently along the right side of the chamber. It is easily recognized as a terrifying juggernaut, a construct build for slaughter and little else.

    ((This is what the group notes before they step into the chamber.))

    Kinedu-Rho
    Kinedu begins to make his way across the catwalk towards the staircase.

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    Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu.

    Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens.
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    Spot: (d20)[9]
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    the busy the millions
    (as you're as can i'm)
    they flock and they flee
    through a thunder of seem
    though the stars in their silence
    say Be

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    Rhion

    Gazing at all the machinery in the chamber, plus the juggernaut, Rhion, again, turns to his companions.

    "That thing seems to be asleep (or whatever you call it). So, is it going to be this door, that door, the staircase, or the corridor? Common sense suggests that the exits of a ship is on its deck, thus the staircase, or considering this is obviously not a common ship, one of these doors may be the exit. Or maybe they are both."
    He methodically points at the potential exits as he speaks.

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    Isaac

    Isaac trails behind with the group with whatever belongings he had gathered wrapped in the shirt, knowing that the answer to escaping against his jailers was found in the numbers around him. As they talk amongst themselves, though, Isaac turns his attention to the cells behind him, wondering whether they were the only ones...

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    Can Isaac remember any other prisoners that were left aside from themselves? Also, can he look into the other cells in some way?

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    (1d20+5)[8] (1d20+5)[10]
    (1d20+2)[13] (1d20+2)[22]
    (1d20+2)[18] (1d20+2)[21]
    (1d20)[2] (1d20)[5]
    (2d100)[148]


    The Group
    The juggernaut continues to stand at ease.

    (Spot DC: 10) There is a catwalk just visible suspended a short distance from the open door, though it is not connected to the vessel.

    Issac
    Issac remembers that there had been more prisoners but they appear to have been sold by now. The other cells are open and empty.

    Kinedu-Rho
    Kinedu-Rho notes a few figures out of the corner of his eyes on the deck of the vessel as he makes for the staircase. The network of catwalks extends in all directions but there is only one vessel present.
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    Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu.

    Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens.
    ~Kahlil Gibran

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    Kinedu

    He sees them in the haze of his peripheral vision. In a heartbeat the jubilance of freedom becomes the fear of detection. Kinedu's reason asserts itself. Making effort to move with purpose, to evade suspicion as long as possible, he casts his eyes about to find a perch to look around.

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    Keep moving towards the staircase. Hoping to find a vantage point from which I can get a better look at the totality of the area, ideally behind some kind of cover.

    Spot check: (d20)[12]
    the busy the millions
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    through a thunder of seem
    though the stars in their silence
    say Be

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    Rhion

    Rhion gestures to the catwalk outside the door, while keeping an eye on the juggernaut.

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    Kinedu-Rho
    Aside from scaling one of the cables holding the catwalk in place, the staircase is the only vantage point of note and the only one that provides cover. Kinedu-Rho continues on towards the staircase and steps onto the central platform upon which it rests.

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    Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu.

    Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens.
    ~Kahlil Gibran

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    Kinedu (Rho)

    Kinedu makes his way up the staircase.
    the busy the millions
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    they flock and they flee
    through a thunder of seem
    though the stars in their silence
    say Be

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    Kinedu-Rho
    The staircase spirals up through a shaft into the stone hemisphere, far above a spot of light can be seen.
    Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu.

    Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens.
    ~Kahlil Gibran

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    Kinedu (Rho)

    Kinedu trudges up the stairs, working centuries of accumulated stiffness out of his weary joints. While he ascends, he is careful not to look too much at the opening in the dome above.

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    I don't know how time's elapsed, here, but Kinedu's Disguise Self only lasts for 20 minutes a pop. I don't know where he is on that time scale, or if there would be a perceptible sign that the spell was fading before the illusion began to wane (in which case he could recast it). I do know that Kinedu himself has no real sense of how much time has elapsed.
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    Kinedu
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    Kinedu has been very direct in his approach, so not much time has passed at all. Here's my take...

    2 Rounds in the cell.
    A generous 10 rounds searching the empty cells.
    2 Rounds walking down the corridor.
    4 Rounds in the large chamber with the juggernaut.
    6 Rounds on the catwalks.
    1 Round, currently, on the stairs.

    That's about two and a half minutes. Though, I think I'm going to hold off giving you more for a little until the others have made a bit more progress. Considering how direct you were, they really can't catch up with you physically, unless they pull something really weird, but they are lagging a bit behind in time so I'm going to let them catch up in that sense.


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    Shall I assume you step into the chamber?
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    ~Kahlil Gibran

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    The Group

    Carefully walking forward, Dyn steps inside the chamber. Turning round to his new comrades, he whispers:
    "But, there might be other prisoners. We should rescue them! No one deserves a fate like this."

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    Thank ya kindly.
    (1d20-3)[12](1d20+2)[9]


    The Group
    As Dyn steps into the chamber, in clear sight for the first time, the great construct shifts slightly, it's great emotionless eyes centering on the human. It pauses for a moment, then the booming reverberation of its voice resounds through the chamber, "Keeper where?" There is another pause, then it raises its right arm which ends in a massive spiked club, "Not bound... Keeper where?!"
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    ~Kahlil Gibran

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    Dyn

    As the construct awakens, Dyn winces, then a ssumes a posture of hopelessness, with hanging head and shoulders and empty eyes.
    "Rho is our Keeper. Rho went ahead and told us to follow him. We will follow Rho, it is an order. Please, do not hurt us."

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    Ok. At least I came up with a slightly more believable bluff after five minutes of thinking. I also had such gems as "Our keeper is invisible" and "We are already sold and walking to our new owner alone."
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    [roll]1d20+7

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    Sorry, wrong tag. Godess of Luck, bless this cubes of random chance generation!
    (1d20+7)[26]

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    The Group

    The great construct hesitates for a moment, then lowers it's arm and resumes it's watchful stance, "Continue."

    Kinedu-Rho
    The staircase leads up through deep darkness, the only points of light above and below.
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    Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu.

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    Adyra

    Adyra slumps and walks through, following Dyn, with a look of hopelessness on her face.
    Show me a hero, and I'll write you a tragedy.
    - F. Scott Fitzgerald

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    Rhion

    Rhion held his breath as Dyn talked his way around the fearsome construct, but apparently they weren't very bright. He follows the rest as they make their way to the eastern open door (?).

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    The Group
    Three levers, two pulled and one at rest, are positioned by the massive open door. Far below there is a vast expanse of swirling sand. Above is a hemisphere of smooth brown stone from which, by cables, a catwalk is suspended. There is a small five-feet gap between the catwalk and the interior of the vessel.

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    The drop to the sands below is one of at least a few thousand feet. Don't fall.
    Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu.

    Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens.
    ~Kahlil Gibran

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    Isaac

    Isaac looks out to the expanse of sand below them, immediately stuffing down the urge to fling himself out to freedom. Even if it was the desert he knew, he wouldn't survive the drop...and that brought to him a thought. He looked at the staircase, remembered how many times they had passed it. He thought about what would logically be at the top of the ship. Looking to his allies, he pondered for a bit, wondering what to speak; they did look like giants, though they were smaller. Looking to the others in the group, he points to the staircase, speaking a tongue that he had used only sparsely before.

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    "We must see more of the ship, so that we may control it. To escape now would be to mark us for death; we would not last a day, even if we made it down."
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    Just when you thought you had the advantage,
    A riddle backstabbed you for critical damage.

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    Rhion

    Rhion looks at the gnoll with a blank face.

    "Uh... what?"

    He pauses for a moment, looking closely at the creature. "You can't speak Common?"

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    Adyra

    Adyra looks puzzled at the language the other is speaking and looks again at the door and the jump to the catwalk, pondering.
    Show me a hero, and I'll write you a tragedy.
    - F. Scott Fitzgerald

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