Speleology and Phytophysiology Kai: Looks like a place of worship Irvyn: Alusair may be able to learn more.
Irvyn: *nods to Kai*
Irvyn: *eyes the cat statue with the candles flanking it*
Irvyn: That certainly seems like some sort of object of worship.
Irvyn: What is in the cave?
Stewan Seagull: hmm... some shelves, rubble, plants
Irvyn: Nothing more since the last time you investigated it?
Stewan Seagull: they stored th big mushroom there
Stewan Seagull: Yer told me not to?
Irvyn: Ah... true, in amongst a general mention of avoiding unnecessary risks.
Irvyn: *rubs chin*
Stewan Seagull: *nods*
Irvyn: What else is there to see? Kai: There is the Cave Irvyn: *nods*
Irvyn: Lead on then. Iljian: I'll go then Irvyn: But we will need a way to get you out.
Stewan Seagull: *gets a rope from pack*
Irvyn: Ah... it seems Stewan came prepared. Iljian: I'll jutht climb up the rope then?
Iljian: Not that deep
Stewan Seagull: we´ll tie it round yer waist
Stewan Seagull: an pull yer up
Irvyn: Or we can just pull you up.
Irvyn: *nods*
Stewan Seagull: if yer in no condition to clinb
Iljian: Why thould I not be?
Stewan Seagull: Traps?
Stewan Seagull: They might expect us to do just that
Stewan Seagull: *ties rope to Iljians waist*
Stewan Seagull: *ties other end to pillar*
Stewan Seagull: Iljian?
Iljian: There ith a thmall cave here
Iljian: And vineth everywhere
Iljian: There ith an opening, I think
Iljian: Aye, there ith a room beyond
Iljian: All red wood
Iljian: And thelveth
Iljian: *mutters slightly* Irvyn: What is it? Iljian: Got tangled in a vine
Iljian: The opening ith blocked by a heavy thtone vathe
Iljian: It ith too heavy Irvyn: Do not risk damaging anything, Iljian.
Irvyn: Be careful of setting off a trap. Iljian: Nothing more down here...
Iljian: Apart from the thtupid vineth Irvyn: Better come back up then. Iljian: Alright Irvyn: Can you climb or do you need us to pull you? Iljian: *mutters*
Iljian: Thtupid vineth
Iljian: I am fine, I can untangle them
Iljian: They are jutht annoying
Iljian: *sits down and starts to loosen one*
Iljian: Ith fine... I... I can climb...
Iljian: Jutht... rethting a moment Irvyn: *looks alarmed*
Irvyn: Iljian, use your blade on the vines if you need to.
Irvyn: We will pull you up.
Stewan Seagull: shouldnt be that much of a strain
Irvyn: *looks to Stewan*
Stewan Seagull: *starts to pull*
Irvyn: *puts hands to the rope and tries to help* Iljian: Ack, ow
Stewan Seagull: *stops*
Stewan Seagull: cut em off
Iljian: *mumbles and seems to be tangled in more vines*
Stewan Seagull: Kai?
Stewan Seagull: we need yer spear...: just cut the vines down there
Iljian: *seems to fall back into the vines*
Stewan Seagull: and try not to hit Iljian
Irvyn: Kai, poke the spear down, cut the vines from around him. Kai: *Hands the spear to stewan*
Stewan Seagull: *holds rope with both hands*
Kai: *Tries to cut some of the vines without damaging the rope*
Kai: *Mutters*
Stewan Seagull: *keeps up constant but light pull*
Stewan Seagull: Iljian?!!!
Irvyn: Iljian, are you still conscious? Iljian: *seems unconscious*
Stewan Seagull: *mutters* dung
Irvyn: Damn..... Kai, cut the vines quickly
Stewan Seagull: *pulls some more*
Kai: *Cuts more and more of them in quickly but carefully* Iljian: *gets pulled up and bumps his head on the stones*
Stewan Seagull: somethin gives... slowly
Irvyn: *mutters*
Irvyn: At least he is out.
Stewan Seagull: phew...
Stewan Seagull: *pulls on gloves and collects a few strands of vine into a oddlooking bag*
Stewan Seagull: *unties and coils up rope*
Stewan Seagull: *picks up some more vines carefully*
Stewan Seagull: Alusair?
Alusair: aye?
Stewan Seagull: Can yer make anythin of this place?
Alusair: hmm...
Alusair: *looks closely...*
Alusair: can't really say for certain what this is for...
Stewan Seagull: they also
Stewan Seagull: *hands her a page*
Stewan Seagull: Had this round here
Alusair: hmm...
Alusair: can nay say im familiar with this pattern...
Stewan Seagull: *nods*
Stewan Seagull: keep that drawin
Stewan Seagull: maybe yer can look it up somewhere
Alusair: i'll give it a try... but old runes are harder to find then new ones...
Stewan Seagull: it was etched into a obsidian stone
Alusair: and i doubt its anything recent
Stewan Seagull: *shrugs*
Stewan Seagull: I think it has an organic quality to it
Alusair: well it was used for working with fire...
Alusair: least for old mages... but i can't see fire being that important given the growth here... Irvyn: Can you draw any conclusions, Alusair? Alusair: nay really... a mushroom and marked obsidian.. its not the most common of things... Kaelyn: any idea what happened? Irvyn: He became entangled in the vines.
Stewan Seagull: some kind of narcotic agent?
Stewan Seagull: might be a carnivorous plant
Stewan Seagull: I brought some samples of vine
Stewan Seagull: I rather think its a substance
Stewan Seagull: not a physical thin
Stewan Seagull: stingin hairs or a liquid on th surface
Stewan Seagull: maybe injectors
Irvyn: Can you see anything on the samples, Stewan?
Stewan Seagull: I dint yet have a close look
Irvyn: I did not notice anything, but I was not looking for it, only trying to get them away from him.
Stewan Seagull: *spreads some vine-bits on a clean paper, wearing gloves*
Stewan Seagull: Was it difficult to pry em off?
Irvyn: *shakes head*
Stewan Seagull: no roots then
Irvyn: No, they did not seem to be sticking to him.
Stewan Seagull: *"borrows" some fine surgical tools from a drawer*
Stewan Seagull: theyre coated in some liquid
Stewan Seagull: no thorns or fine hairs like a nettle would have
Stewan Seagull: *pries around on the vine*
Stewan Seagull: still movin a bit, th bugger
Stewan Seagull: *pokes*
Stewan Seagull: I guess it took some time
Stewan Seagull: for it to come into contact with bare skin
Stewan Seagull: Well this may be the agent
Stewan Seagull: but yerd have to ask a herbalist or alchemist
Stewan Seagull: to get some serious analysis
Stewan Seagull: Im just a dabbler