All stand for the drums of war...

[Umbris (AC 2 | HP 37/37)]

"Ill find out for you!" He licks the elemental, seeing if it tastes like dead stone and dirt or (Hopefully) salt

[Skrye [AC3; 48/48HP]]

- "Yes you can" - replying to Muiko, followed by a jaw-dropping expression as the earth cleric sees how the half-halfling licks it. She shakes her head a couple of times to confirm she's not dreaming - "Umbris, when we have a moment I can initiate you in the path of earth, at least enough for you to be able to worship the lord's and for towards their goals. Would you like to?" - in calm and friendly tone

[OOC: Successful Ancient History (Deadlands) roll, 9 out of 12; successful Bard's little knowledge of everything ability 4% out of 40%.

6HD Lesser Elemental (18rnds, E,A,F&W, p. 81), Read Magic (6rnds).
AC 3, 48/48HP; SPELLS 1stLvl(4/5), 2ndLvl(5/5), 3rdLvl(2/4), 4thLvl(3/3)]

[Umbris (AC 2 | HP 37/37)]

"Sorry, the only religion I follow is that of food. However, I'll happily pretend to listen to your shaman stories." He chitters his teeth as he grins. 

Muriko would recognize this as the halfling showing a playful side towards his companions

"Your magic is powerful. Can you make rocks magic? My sling bullets dont hurt the undead proper, kinda just bounced off their thick skull. Normally it works a bit better. More cracks, less thunk-kerplunk."

[AthasianLaborer]

'Muiko will take his quill in his teeth and poke at the earthen creature with his index finger, brushing his fingers along its shoulder before stroking its upper arm with his full palm.  Seeing Umbris lick it and not fall over, he will also taste the elemental.

"Pbbbt, phew, bleh-- can the creature speak or vocalize at all?  Does it make sounds or just taste and feel like dirt?" 

[Skrye [AC3; 48/48HP]]

- Looking at Umbris - "Well... Keeping in mind that food grows and walks in land, you are confirming me that you revere the lords of earth, aren't you?" - smiling at him then back to everyone - "We should all decide the next steps, as this help from my lords will remain for a determined period of time with us"

[DM Bob]

As if prompted, the smallish elemental grumbles a low growl, a sound of coarse stone grating upon other stone as you lick and taste the earth...

That tastes like dirt.

As far as the Deadlands are concerned? Hmm. Some of these weapons seem familiar to those undead carry there, but only among the more rank and file types. They were likely spoils of war and not a weapon of their own manufacture when they walked the realms alive.

The metal is probably bronze, although they are heavily pitted and dull. They weigh about 7-ish pounds and has about six inches of handle and quillons. Its blade is then straight from the quillons for about two feet. The blade becomes sickle-shaped at this point, being about two additional feet long but effectively extending the overall length of the sword by only 1-½ feet. This makes it both heavy and unwieldy, difficult to employ properly, and slow to recover, particularly after a badly missed blow. Its sickle-like portion looks like it can snag an opponent or an opposing weapon.

The symbols of their alien God thing are the only other items of value, having the same metal composition that the blades do. These are not pitted, but carry a heavy patina.

[Skrye [AC3; 48/48HP]]

- Skrye approaches to collect the pendant with a religious symbol of that alien God, a worth price from this battle, and some spare metal, either a broken sword or something similar, not the whole thing to start with, to cast her own symbol in a near future

[OOC: 6HD Lesser Elemental (17rnds, E,A,F&W, p. 81), Read Magic (5rnds).

AC 3, 48/48HP; SPELLS 1stLvl(4/5), 2ndLvl(5/5), 3rdLvl(2/4), 4thLvl(3/3)]

[Umbris (AC 2 | HP 37/37)]

Going over to the pile of bones, he's going to wait a few moments... make sure no ones watching him... then, like a canine knowing they shouldnt do this but having no real sense of self control, he takes the skull and a femur, and begins chewing on the femur in a corner, savoring the unique flavor of centuries old undeath, that musky and dusty flavor. 


(Rolled a wisdom save and failed (Umbris trying to wrestle with his instincts of "Gnaw"). Are the bones stone-like/partly petrified? Are they brittle? Can Umbris use the femur hes not chewing as a club?)

[DM Bob]

Dry, marrowless. Stale. Hard, but not completely petrified.

[Umbris (AC 2 | HP 37/37)]

He chews one femur to splinters, and takes the skull and other femur. Spitting out the dusty, marrowless chunks, he grins and does an excited little dance, before starting to go through the other bone pieces, pocketing the fingers, hands, and toes/feet as well

"Such good pieces! Big-man, you wanting trophy neckless or earrings? I make you some from the pieces of your kill. I am taking the skull, very good, very nice! A nice little helmet, or maybe a codpiece? Dont know if its big enough for my cods, though."

[Niachi]

Niachi keeps Detecting Invisible all around him as he maneuvers around the elemental to join the others.

“When I call forth a being of Shadow, will you taste it? I hope not. Let’s grab some swords and continue The Mission! Down the shaft to get a mask.”

He does manage to collect a few more bone fragments and dust from a tomb for spell research.

[DM Bob]

The other egress from this room, that connects to where Niachi wishes to go, is trapped and in the east wall.

A lever is inside the wall, the assumption being that one needs to stick their fatty, non undead arm in to pull the lever to open the door.

[Attilius]

May 13, 2024 11:11:43 GMT -12 Umbris (AC 2 | HP 37/37) said:

He chews one femur to splinters, and takes the skull and other femur. Spitting out the dusty, marrowless chunks, he grins and does an excited little dance, before starting to go through the other bone pieces, pocketing the fingers, hands, and toes/feet as well

"Such good pieces! Big-man, you wanting trophy neckless or earrings? I make you some from the pieces of your kill. I am taking the skull, very good, very nice! A nice little helmet, or maybe a codpiece? Dont know if its big enough for my cods, though."

The hulking gladiator sneers "TRO?! TROPHY'S?! Don't count your erdlu eggs until they've hatched, slinga'. We's still need ta survive this place and git back home!" he spits on the corpse's remains

[Umbris (AC 2 | HP 37/37)]

After fucking around for a bit, collecting bits and bobs of the skeleton, he looks into the hole where the lever is as he peeks into cracks and other places. "Oh, hey! There's a lever in here! Step away from the doors, please!" 

(Telekinesis activated, pulling the lever after everyone is away from the door. T activated -3, 58/64 psp)

[DM Bob]

You see a blade scythe down within as the lever is pulled. Lucky your mitt wasn't in there. A small opening slides to the right leading into a short crawl into another room. Attilius will need to strip and refasten his armor to transverse the small opening. In all, 6 minutes will pass as this occurs.

While doing so, you examine the chamber. Its a simple 10' x 15' room with bronze spears & oddly shaped polearms, their blades rusted but intact, stacked against the south wall
of this otherwise empty room.

In the south east corner, a square pit is seen. Quila knows that this is about 20' feet deep. Some 10 feet down there is water and some floating hands, debris and dead animals (snakes, so on). At the water level in the south wall of the pit is a stone door. To the right of the door you can see a vertical slit in the wall. This wall as has writing in an ancient language in white script. You'd have to get closer to read it. There is also a foul stench coming from the pit and water, that was not evident to Quila on her first scan of the dead passageways.