Wow, fwuffypoo eh? What about puffyturd? Nah I'm just joking. Gloryfindel looking at the cat down the dumbwaiter thought of how much it resembled a cat he had seen on a poster a couple days ago.
OOC:Hello, I haven't posted for a while cuz I was on vacation but I'm back now yay!
Thread: The Khazad-dumish Inn.. Please watch your head coming through the door.
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OOC: I'll post more soon...but a quick question -- Who is Crystal Caves? And is he/she the GM?
OOC: No, just a previous poster... Grondy is the acting GM for Gimli_axe_wielder, who started the Khaz-Dumish. Crystle caves entered on pg. 44 (I think) and is on the list of already-sungs in the first post.
Eva joined Glory findel in staring down the shaft. "I'm not sure how we'll ever get them out, unless someone can use a lasoo. I can't reach Ar-edain's legs to tie a rope around them like we did with Loni... Is there anyway to the cellars besides the dumbwaiter shaft, Grondy? Maybe the bouncer or another of Amarie's critters could push them up..."
Eva joined Glory findel in staring down the shaft. "I'm not sure how we'll ever get them out, unless someone can use a lasoo. I can't reach Ar-edain's legs to tie a rope around them like we did with Loni... Is there anyway to the cellars besides the dumbwaiter shaft, Grondy? Maybe the bouncer or another of Amarie's critters could push them up..."
OOC: Well, in that case, I guess my point is how can he/she control the actions of the cat? It would be like me starting to control the actions of the dragon hanging onto Amarie...right? But, anyway, I guess I'll just go with it...
"We are having to use the dumbwaiter shaft for access to the lower cellars specifically because the stairwell below the first cellar is plugged with debris: like four-man stones, shattered beams, broken crockery, and the remains of ancient skeletons. If necessary I can have the bouncer troll start digging it out, maybe even try to harness some of Loni's exuberance toward that end, but it might take at least a week," said Grondy.
"How about if we pour some fish oil into the shaft and the cat wanting to get to it, will eat its way out?" he continued. "No? I don't suppose that would be fair to the cat. Then how about we get a long pole with a blunt end and extrude AR-37 the rest of the way on down, opening the shaft for Eruwen's and the cat's return via the rope. AR37 can climb out after a crash diet or by removing the rubble from the lower-end, while the troll and company work on the upper end? This will also help AR-37 reduce his girth. Let me know if you can think of a better method to extricate our hero and the Purr-pet-rater from the maws of the underdark, while leaving the plugee to stew in his own juices, on a twenty foot pole, given a long enough rope, or whatever," he concluded with a wink.
OOC: I figured the cat's clawing didn't mess too much with the story, though AR-37 certainly did plug up the works.
"How about if we pour some fish oil into the shaft and the cat wanting to get to it, will eat its way out?" he continued. "No? I don't suppose that would be fair to the cat. Then how about we get a long pole with a blunt end and extrude AR-37 the rest of the way on down, opening the shaft for Eruwen's and the cat's return via the rope. AR37 can climb out after a crash diet or by removing the rubble from the lower-end, while the troll and company work on the upper end? This will also help AR-37 reduce his girth. Let me know if you can think of a better method to extricate our hero and the Purr-pet-rater from the maws of the underdark, while leaving the plugee to stew in his own juices, on a twenty foot pole, given a long enough rope, or whatever," he concluded with a wink.
OOC: I figured the cat's clawing didn't mess too much with the story, though AR-37 certainly did plug up the works.
OOC: Not nice to steal someones kitty, but I am sure they just wanted to borrow him/her...
"It ate the chair?" Exclaimed Amari’. "The poor thing must have gotten a nasty old down there if it ate the chair and ignored the macrell... Then the fish oil trick probably wouldn't work, but it might make mr Ar-Edain slippery enough for the troll to get a hold if him. It might also mean the end of Laurels fish oils soupe.." Amari’ shivered and felt a bit sick by just thinking about it. ".. which of course would be oh so sad, but we may just have to make that sacrifice."
She was silent for a few seconds. "Or, we could see if the Slippy-Slidy slugs are willing to work with us today. Though they are very quick, and very unpredictable, and might turn this whole place into a green, slimy, slippery pit of goo before you have time to say 'yuck!'... "
"It ate the chair?" Exclaimed Amari’. "The poor thing must have gotten a nasty old down there if it ate the chair and ignored the macrell... Then the fish oil trick probably wouldn't work, but it might make mr Ar-Edain slippery enough for the troll to get a hold if him. It might also mean the end of Laurels fish oils soupe.." Amari’ shivered and felt a bit sick by just thinking about it. ".. which of course would be oh so sad, but we may just have to make that sacrifice."
She was silent for a few seconds. "Or, we could see if the Slippy-Slidy slugs are willing to work with us today. Though they are very quick, and very unpredictable, and might turn this whole place into a green, slimy, slippery pit of goo before you have time to say 'yuck!'... "
"Worse things have probably happpened to this inn... but I don't really want to have to clean all that slime up. If you think you can get them to be friendly, though, that may be our best bet- maybe combine their efforts with the fish oil?"
Eruwen screamed as the cat clawed its way through her clothes and into her skin. Then she felt something hit her upside the head, right in the spot where she had smacked it on the beam upstairs and she screamed out again in pain. She was happy once the cat found another victim, but soon realized that she had lost her torch during the spastic display. ’Grrrrr’’ she growled back at the cat. ’You fuzzy, good-for-nothing, curse of Mordor’’ she kept mumbling some such oddities as she fumbled around on the floor of the cellar feeling for her torch.
Once she found it, she lit it once again with the flint in her pack and saw the kitten sitting in the dumbwaiter shaft staring at her with big, innocent eyes. ’Oh no you don’t, that trick won’t work on me again,’ she said shaking her finger at the cat. It meowed softly in return and started to walk toward her. She stepped wide of it and made her way to the shaft, looking up inside where she had heard a huge commotion.
It so happened that she saw another two big eyes staring at her. ’Well, well, well’what have we here?’ she said to the man hanging down in the shaft. ’You’re not helping me much, are you?’ She stood up in the shaft, stretching her fingers up to Ar-37. ’I think I can just reach you. Perhaps I can pull you down?’ She jumped as high as she could in the narrow shaft and just caught on to his wrists. Just as she did this, she realized it probably wasn't a very good idea and that she should have just asked someone above him to lasso his foot and pull him up.
Once she found it, she lit it once again with the flint in her pack and saw the kitten sitting in the dumbwaiter shaft staring at her with big, innocent eyes. ’Oh no you don’t, that trick won’t work on me again,’ she said shaking her finger at the cat. It meowed softly in return and started to walk toward her. She stepped wide of it and made her way to the shaft, looking up inside where she had heard a huge commotion.
It so happened that she saw another two big eyes staring at her. ’Well, well, well’what have we here?’ she said to the man hanging down in the shaft. ’You’re not helping me much, are you?’ She stood up in the shaft, stretching her fingers up to Ar-37. ’I think I can just reach you. Perhaps I can pull you down?’ She jumped as high as she could in the narrow shaft and just caught on to his wrists. Just as she did this, she realized it probably wasn't a very good idea and that she should have just asked someone above him to lasso his foot and pull him up.
"Hold still AR-37," said Grondy as he tried to drop the loop around the stuckee's thrashing legs. On the fourth try he finally managed to get the lasso in place and slowly took up the slack, tightening the loop around the fat Dunedain's knees. "Okay, everybody grab ahold of the rope and on the count of three, heave."
"One ...... TWO ..... THREAVE!"
"One ...... TWO ..... THREAVE!"
"The Anthem"
It's a new day
But it all feels old
It's a good life,
That's what I'm told
But everything, it all just feels the same
And my high school
It felt more to me
Like a jail cell,
A penitentiary
My time spent there, it only made me see
That I don't ever wanna be like you
I don't wanna do the things you do
I'm never gonna hear the words you say
And I don't ever wanna,
I don't ever wanna be
You
Don't wanna be just like you
What I'm sayin' is
This is the anthem
Throw all your hands up
You
Don't wanna be you
"Go to college,
A university
Get a real job"
That's what they say to me
But I could never live the way they want
I'm gonna get by
And just do my time
Out of step while
They all get in line
I'm just a Minor Threat so pay no mind
Do you really wanna be like them?
Do you really wanna be another trend?
Do you wanna be part of their crowd?
Cause I don't ever wanna
I don't ever wanna be
You
Don't wanna be just like you
What I'm sayin' is
This is the anthem
Throw all your hands up
You
Don't wanna be you
You
Don't wanna be just like you
What I'm sayin' is
This is the anthem
Throw all your hands up
Y'all got to feel me, sing if you're with me
You
Don't wanna be just like you (just like you)
This is the anthem
Throw all your hands up
Y'all got to feel me, sing if you're with me
Another loser anthem (Whoa-oh)
Another loser anthem (Whoa-oh)
Another loser anthem (Whoa-oh)
I removed three extraneous lines from the above as they didn't meet our website rules. - Grondy
It's a new day
But it all feels old
It's a good life,
That's what I'm told
But everything, it all just feels the same
And my high school
It felt more to me
Like a jail cell,
A penitentiary
My time spent there, it only made me see
That I don't ever wanna be like you
I don't wanna do the things you do
I'm never gonna hear the words you say
And I don't ever wanna,
I don't ever wanna be
You
Don't wanna be just like you
What I'm sayin' is
This is the anthem
Throw all your hands up
You
Don't wanna be you
"Go to college,
A university
Get a real job"
That's what they say to me
But I could never live the way they want
I'm gonna get by
And just do my time
Out of step while
They all get in line
I'm just a Minor Threat so pay no mind
Do you really wanna be like them?
Do you really wanna be another trend?
Do you wanna be part of their crowd?
Cause I don't ever wanna
I don't ever wanna be
You
Don't wanna be just like you
What I'm sayin' is
This is the anthem
Throw all your hands up
You
Don't wanna be you
You
Don't wanna be just like you
What I'm sayin' is
This is the anthem
Throw all your hands up
Y'all got to feel me, sing if you're with me
You
Don't wanna be just like you (just like you)
This is the anthem
Throw all your hands up
Y'all got to feel me, sing if you're with me
Another loser anthem (Whoa-oh)
Another loser anthem (Whoa-oh)
Another loser anthem (Whoa-oh)
I removed three extraneous lines from the above as they didn't meet our website rules. - Grondy Kinda Gothic that, wasn't it? Anyway, here's a tankard of Gimli's finest for ye Hooded Rider and a plate of Spicy Balrog Wings to go with it. 
As Smeagol lurked nearer to the Khazad-dumish Inn, he saw the sign saying to watch your head. Smeagol ignored it as he was of Hobbit size, he walked into the Inn, noticing all the friendly faces here, he thought he would stay around for awhile. He sees a chair to sit down at so he can eat his newly caught fish
Smeagol has come!!! w00t w00t
Smeagol has come!!! w00t w00t
Eva comes up to Grondy. "Um Grondy? I just found out that there's some... personal business I need to take care of kind of near here. It should take about a week. Can I get that much off? I'll try to rustle Fin into working harder... I hate to leave you and Laurel alone with all this, but I really need to do this."
OOC: yes, really, I won't be posting, see my journal.
OOC: yes, really, I won't be posting, see my journal.
"Oki doke Eva, we will hold the fort until you get back."
Hello little feller," says Grondy to the greenish-grey creature who looked like something no self-respecting cat would drag in, "I won't insult you by trying to cook your fish, but would you like something to drink with your sushi; or maybe we could fry you up some nice salted chips to go with it."
" How some ever, according to Gimli's sign over the bar (at the beginning of this thread), before I can pour you something to drink, you have to sing a song or something."
Hello little feller," says Grondy to the greenish-grey creature who looked like something no self-respecting cat would drag in, "I won't insult you by trying to cook your fish, but would you like something to drink with your sushi; or maybe we could fry you up some nice salted chips to go with it."
" How some ever, according to Gimli's sign over the bar (at the beginning of this thread), before I can pour you something to drink, you have to sing a song or something."
OOC: I'm so sorry for not posting recently... I've barely been on the computer.... >< I need LESS of a social life...
Goes up to Eva. "I'm ready to start working. What do I do?"
Goes up to Eva. "I'm ready to start working. What do I do?"
Grondy noticing that Fin is talking to a post, hurrys over and says, "Hi Fin, Eva is on vacation this week, so until she gets back to get you started, with what ever she had in mind, I'll give you some tasks that need doing.
For starters sweep the upstairs rooms daily and change all the linens there on Monday mornings, the exception to this is Loni's room, as she always sleeps on or under her table. Assist Laurel with the cooking when she needs you as well as the washing up, table waiting, and grocery shopping. If you still find yourself with nothing to do, ask her if there is any mending.
When Eva gets back, she'll put you to work for real, but at the same wages as now, which are two silver pennys a week plus room and board. You can have Sundays and Thursday afternoons off. I'll furnish three clean aprons daily. Payday is noon on Saturdays. Any questions?
Oh, and don't tease the house troll: good bouncers are hard to come by and he's a little touchy about his weight."
For starters sweep the upstairs rooms daily and change all the linens there on Monday mornings, the exception to this is Loni's room, as she always sleeps on or under her table. Assist Laurel with the cooking when she needs you as well as the washing up, table waiting, and grocery shopping. If you still find yourself with nothing to do, ask her if there is any mending.
When Eva gets back, she'll put you to work for real, but at the same wages as now, which are two silver pennys a week plus room and board. You can have Sundays and Thursday afternoons off. I'll furnish three clean aprons daily. Payday is noon on Saturdays. Any questions?
Oh, and don't tease the house troll: good bouncers are hard to come by and he's a little touchy about his weight."
"Hello?!" Eruwen called out from the second cellar. "Can anyone hear me? Uh...would you mind helping me out of here?"
"Meow!" the cat said, echoing her sentiments.
"Meow!" the cat said, echoing her sentiments.
There wasn't much entertainment left by the shaft since everybody seemed to be distracted by other things. Amari’ strolls over to the troll and asks if he would be so kind to remove Ar-37s boots. (Trolls can handle strong smells quite well.) With Laurels feather duster, she tickles Ar-37s feet, hoping that the vibrations from the laughing would shake him loose from the shaft.
"This is both entertaining and helpful!" she grinned.
"This is both entertaining and helpful!" she grinned.
Grondy looked at the rubble filled stairwell and decided to put the troll to work clearing it. "An Ent sure would come in handy about now," he thought to himself, "but I suppose it would take longer to get him to accept the job than it will take the troll to get it cleaned out."
"How's it going, Amarie? Any action yet or should we get Loni down here to see if she can tease Ar-37 out? It's a good thing Eruwen took along some extra food. And I hope she doesn't feed any to Ar-37, for we may just have to starve him out."
"How's it going, Amarie? Any action yet or should we get Loni down here to see if she can tease Ar-37 out? It's a good thing Eruwen took along some extra food. And I hope she doesn't feed any to Ar-37, for we may just have to starve him out."
OOC:
Umm... the rustle Fin comment probably should have been OOC- I know her in "real life." Sorry for any confusion- whatever needs doing is all she's supposed to do.
Eva walks up to the Khaz-Dumish Inn. After the past week, she is ready for that friendly-if-chaotic atmosphere. Walking through the door, she feels a strange wrenching. Looking around, she notices that little has changed since she left- Ar-edain and Eruwen are even still stuck in the dumbwaiter shaft. Hmm.. she thought, maybe I didn't need to worry about leaving them for so long. Time seems to pass differently here- either that, or Ar-edain was really, really stuck! "Well, Mr. Grondy, I'm back!"
OOC: Wow, slow week...
Quote:
Eva lilith Posted Friday 25th March 2005 (08:53pm)
Eva comes up to Grondy. "Um Grondy? I just found out that there's some... personal business I need to take care of kind of near here. It should take about a week. Can I get that much off? I'll try to rustle Fin into working harder...
Eva lilith Posted Friday 25th March 2005 (08:53pm)
Eva comes up to Grondy. "Um Grondy? I just found out that there's some... personal business I need to take care of kind of near here. It should take about a week. Can I get that much off? I'll try to rustle Fin into working harder...
Quote:
Grondmaster Posted Thursday 31st March 2005 (01:39am)
Grondy noticing that Fin is talking to a post, hurrys over and says, "Hi Fin, Eva is on vacation this week, so until she gets back to get you started, with what ever she had in mind, I'll give you some tasks that need doing.
Grondmaster Posted Thursday 31st March 2005 (01:39am)
Grondy noticing that Fin is talking to a post, hurrys over and says, "Hi Fin, Eva is on vacation this week, so until she gets back to get you started, with what ever she had in mind, I'll give you some tasks that need doing.
Umm... the rustle Fin comment probably should have been OOC- I know her in "real life." Sorry for any confusion- whatever needs doing is all she's supposed to do.
Eva walks up to the Khaz-Dumish Inn. After the past week, she is ready for that friendly-if-chaotic atmosphere. Walking through the door, she feels a strange wrenching. Looking around, she notices that little has changed since she left- Ar-edain and Eruwen are even still stuck in the dumbwaiter shaft. Hmm.. she thought, maybe I didn't need to worry about leaving them for so long. Time seems to pass differently here- either that, or Ar-edain was really, really stuck! "Well, Mr. Grondy, I'm back!"
OOC: Wow, slow week...
Eruwen sat down on the floor of the cellar, biding her time. She had made a makeshift stand for her torch, which made it easy for her to see around her. She played a few games with the kitten, which she decided to call "Claw." She looked through her bag for some of the food that she brought along, and tore off a small piece of the bread, took a bite of cheese, and cut some sausage off for both herself and the kitten. Seeing some old barrels of wine and old boxes of whiskey, she took her small cup out of her bag, and held it under one of the wine spouts, filling the glass. She took a drink of the most delicious wine she had ever tasted. She drank several glasses in a row, and soon decided it was time to put out the torch and go to sleep.
She heard some rumbling up the blocked staircase, and was hoping that someone was at work clearing it. Before she put the torch out, she looked down one of the many tunnels leading out from the cellar, and a cool breeze floated up from below. She wondered if she should venture down one of them, or just wait until the stairway was finally clear, then at least she could get more food, and perhaps some company and then head down one of the tunnels.
She heard some rumbling up the blocked staircase, and was hoping that someone was at work clearing it. Before she put the torch out, she looked down one of the many tunnels leading out from the cellar, and a cool breeze floated up from below. She wondered if she should venture down one of them, or just wait until the stairway was finally clear, then at least she could get more food, and perhaps some company and then head down one of the tunnels.
An elf comes into the inn looking for a drink only to find that the inn seems to be in some chaos about someone stuck in a dumbwaiter and that there is someone tickling his feet. He goes to sing a song anyways even if everyone is too preocupied.
{Chorus}
In Darkness we do what we can
In daylight we're oblivion
Our hearts so raw and clear
are turning away, turning away from here
On the water we have walked, like a fearless child
what was fastened we've unlocked, revealing wondrous wild
and in search of confirmation, we have jumped into the fire
and scrambled with our burning feet, through uncontrolled desire
{Chorus}
In Darkness we do what we can
In daylight we're oblivion
Our hearts so raw and clear
are turning away, turning away from here
There's a well upon the hill, from our ancient past
where an age is standing still, holding strong and fast
and there's those who try to tame it, turn it into stone
ah but words can not extinguish it, how ever hard they're thrown
{Chorus}
In Darkness we do what we can
In daylight we're oblivion
Our hearts so raw and clear
are turning away, turning away from here
On Loch Etive they have worked, with their highland dreams
by Kilcrennan they have nourished, in the mountain streams
and in searching for acceptance, they had given it away
only the children of their children know, the price they had to pay
{Chorus}
In Darkness we do what we can
In daylight we're oblivion
Our hearts so raw and clear
are turning away, turning away from here
are turning away, turning away from here
(I decided against changing some of the words to fit middle earth in the end)
{Chorus}
In Darkness we do what we can
In daylight we're oblivion
Our hearts so raw and clear
are turning away, turning away from here
On the water we have walked, like a fearless child
what was fastened we've unlocked, revealing wondrous wild
and in search of confirmation, we have jumped into the fire
and scrambled with our burning feet, through uncontrolled desire
{Chorus}
In Darkness we do what we can
In daylight we're oblivion
Our hearts so raw and clear
are turning away, turning away from here
There's a well upon the hill, from our ancient past
where an age is standing still, holding strong and fast
and there's those who try to tame it, turn it into stone
ah but words can not extinguish it, how ever hard they're thrown
{Chorus}
In Darkness we do what we can
In daylight we're oblivion
Our hearts so raw and clear
are turning away, turning away from here
On Loch Etive they have worked, with their highland dreams
by Kilcrennan they have nourished, in the mountain streams
and in searching for acceptance, they had given it away
only the children of their children know, the price they had to pay
{Chorus}
In Darkness we do what we can
In daylight we're oblivion
Our hearts so raw and clear
are turning away, turning away from here
are turning away, turning away from here
(I decided against changing some of the words to fit middle earth in the end)
I have an idea that might help you get him out. If you put some grease in the dumwaiter around him and mabye allow him to slip through. By the way my name is Calin.
Eva turns to the stranger, who had almost run into her as she had not yet moved far from the door. "Welcome, Calin! Take a chair, and ask Mr. Grondy about your complimentary drink for singing your obligatory song. Would you like anything to eat? I'm not sure what's on, since I just got back, but Laurel's a pretty good cook, and there's always Balrog wings and Orc toes. As to greasing Ar-edain, that did work with the dwarf who was stuck there earlier, Loni, but Ar-edain is a bit bigger than her. Still, it might help, if Mr. Grondy still has any rancid lard left..."
I will take you up on the balrog wings. but another thing that might help is having a group of angry dwarves jump on him and kick him while the tickle torture is going on. everyone will be happy. especially the dwarves. It might be better than the throwing contest that I heard about with throwing dwarves. I think they will have a lot more fun.
Did I metion a round on me if the dwarves help and get him unstuck.
Did I metion a round on me if the dwarves help and get him unstuck.
"Well, as far as I know, we only have two dwarves that come here often- Loni and Stonehelm. There is, of course, the legendary founder of this inn, Gimli_axe_wielder, but he has not been here for a while. However, Loni could probably do the job by herself, except that as we already found out, the does not fit very well in the dumbwaiter shaft, and it is probably better to only have one person stuck."
Eva runs into the kitchen to get Calin's Balrog wings. Noticing that there are not very many left, she adds them to the dangerously long list of things to restock on. As she hands the plate of Balrog wings to Calin, she suddenly realizes something...
"Umm... Mr. Grondy, why do we even HAVE a dumbwaiter shaft to the cellars?"
Eva runs into the kitchen to get Calin's Balrog wings. Noticing that there are not very many left, she adds them to the dangerously long list of things to restock on. As she hands the plate of Balrog wings to Calin, she suddenly realizes something...
"Umm... Mr. Grondy, why do we even HAVE a dumbwaiter shaft to the cellars?"
"I'm a dwarf! Everyone always forgets Ham! I gues sit doesn't hlep that I always pass out in the bathroom! By the way, I hope someone cleans the bathrooms around here...I made a bit of a mess!" Ham screamed running out of the bathroom and to the bar. "I'd like another mug of ale, please!"
oh well it was worth a try. if it wont work then why dont we all just clear the stair and then pull him down? and Grondy, would you like me to go shorten the list of things needed by getting things. or do you have some secret group that does it for you?
(after eating wings) those were delicious
(after eating wings) those were delicious
"Howdy Calin, welcome to the Inn, here's your tankard of Gimli's Finest for your song. I think the dwarves could help if they had long poles and pushed from the top of the shaft; and there is still one bucket of the rancid lard left from the last worg butchering."
"And here's a mug O ale for you too Ulmo. Think you and yours could push-pole-propel that young on donw the shaft without getting stuck yourselves?"
Meanwhile the Troll had removed enough rubble from the blocked stairway to open a small shouting hole though to the floor below. "Yo Eruwen! Can you hear me?" shouted Grondy, "the Troll should have this cleared in another day or two. Meanwhile, don't stand bewlow the shaft for we expect Aragorn to come shooting dowm it pretty soon. And when he arrives, for Eru's sake don't feed him, for we still will need to get him up the stairway openning. And you and the cat should come out first, just in case."
"And here's a mug O ale for you too Ulmo. Think you and yours could push-pole-propel that young on donw the shaft without getting stuck yourselves?"
Meanwhile the Troll had removed enough rubble from the blocked stairway to open a small shouting hole though to the floor below. "Yo Eruwen! Can you hear me?" shouted Grondy, "the Troll should have this cleared in another day or two. Meanwhile, don't stand bewlow the shaft for we expect Aragorn to come shooting dowm it pretty soon. And when he arrives, for Eru's sake don't feed him, for we still will need to get him up the stairway openning. And you and the cat should come out first, just in case."
"THat stupid shaft is causing too much trouble." said the dwarf, who was now unstuck. "Ignore it."
But then it dawned on her - dark shaft + spooky look = jewels!!! "ARE THERE JEWELS DOWN THERE? JEWELS!!!! JEWELS!!!" and she passed out with the effort of the thinking and shouting she had been doing.
But then it dawned on her - dark shaft + spooky look = jewels!!! "ARE THERE JEWELS DOWN THERE? JEWELS!!!! JEWELS!!!" and she passed out with the effort of the thinking and shouting she had been doing.
Thank you grondy. should anyone bother to mention it to Loni that if there were jewels they belong to gimli?
Eruwen was startled awake by someone calling her name. She re-lit the torch and looked at Claw, shocked that the kitten could speak. Once she realized the voice was coming from the direction of the staircase, however, she jumped up and ran over to the rubble.
"Hi Grondy! I hear ya! I'll stay away from the bottom of the shaft and be sure not to feed AR-37. Hey, there's some good wine down here that we need to be sure to get out too!"
Oh, thank heavens, she thought to herself. I haven't been forgotten. She walked slowly over to one of the tunnels and pushed the torch forward to see what she could...nothing but a long, dark tunnel. She went back to where she was sleeping, moved a good distance from the shaft, put the torch out, and curled up with Claw.
"Hi Grondy! I hear ya! I'll stay away from the bottom of the shaft and be sure not to feed AR-37. Hey, there's some good wine down here that we need to be sure to get out too!"
Oh, thank heavens, she thought to herself. I haven't been forgotten. She walked slowly over to one of the tunnels and pushed the torch forward to see what she could...nothing but a long, dark tunnel. She went back to where she was sleeping, moved a good distance from the shaft, put the torch out, and curled up with Claw.
If there are jewels, being an Orc at the present time (just until Sunday) I won't care
uruk hai but still that wont change what you are in the rpg should it cause if it does then I should change my name on the rpg
Laurel had been hidden from everyone's view for several days while Eva had minded the inn's upkeep. While cleaning the inn thoroughly a month ago, she had discovered a secret passageway that extended from behind a bookshelf in one of the guest rooms and led almost vertically down into the depths of the many cellars below. Then she had merely gone a few hundred feet before returning to her duties because there was soil and debris in the tunnel and the steep descent made for slow-going, but now she had decided to see if the passage led down to Eruwen and the kitty somehow. She had slipped away quietly while no one was looking. So far the journey was rough as it was hard work to clear her path, but after nearly a week of working ten hours a day, she had almost reached what she thought was the cavern that Eruwen was in. As she removed the last bits of rubble, Laurel called out, "Miss Eruwen? Are you here?"
Calis looked up form where he was helping clear rubble. Did anyone else hear a voice that wasn't Eruwen's? Cause I think I just did a minute age.
OOC:Hooray! People have returned! I was starting to get a little worried there...
"Yeah..." said Eva. "Wait a minute... Laurel? How did you get down there? Is that where you've been all this time?"
"Yeah..." said Eva. "Wait a minute... Laurel? How did you get down there? Is that where you've been all this time?"
Eruwen jumped up and lit her torch once again. "Laurel?! Laurel, is that you?!" The flame flickered as she shined the light around the room. "Where in the world are you?" She thought she heard Laurel's voice coming from the direction of one of the tunnels, so she walked in that direction with Claw following close at her heels, attacking each of her feet as she took a step.
OOC: I'm so happy to hear from you, Laurel!
OOC: I'm so happy to hear from you, Laurel!
The Troll finally enlarged the hole through the stairway rubble that Grondy could squeeze through and when he lit his torch Eruwen and cat had disapeared. "Eruuuuweeen! Eruuuweeen! can you hear me? Eruuuweeen! Eruuuweeen!".
Then he spotted something in the dust laying on the floor of one of the tunnels leading from the room. Footprints: three pair, one made by a humanoid and two pair made by a dimunitive feline creature.
"I think I'll follow the tracks, but first I better fetch that ball of twine from the cupboard in the above, in case I encounter an area where left tracks no longer show up, for I intend to find my way home and the rats might eat any bread crumbs were I to lay down a trail of them." he said to himself. He tied one end to the door of the dumwaiter and stringing the twine out behind him, he proceeded to folow the foot prints, calling out every minute or so, "Eruuuuweeen! Eruuuweeen! can you hear me? Eruuuweeen! Eruuuweeen!".
Then he spotted something in the dust laying on the floor of one of the tunnels leading from the room. Footprints: three pair, one made by a humanoid and two pair made by a dimunitive feline creature.
"I think I'll follow the tracks, but first I better fetch that ball of twine from the cupboard in the above, in case I encounter an area where left tracks no longer show up, for I intend to find my way home and the rats might eat any bread crumbs were I to lay down a trail of them." he said to himself. He tied one end to the door of the dumwaiter and stringing the twine out behind him, he proceeded to folow the foot prints, calling out every minute or so, "Eruuuuweeen! Eruuuweeen! can you hear me? Eruuuweeen! Eruuuweeen!".
OOC-Thanks Eruwen!
"Yes, Eva, it's just me. I came to find Eruwen a way out." Laurel shouted to the distant sound of Eva's voice. "And I hear you Eruwen! I hear you! Hooray! I finally succeeded at something!" Laurel followed the sound of Eruwen's voice until she bumped into something soft(it was very dark in the particular tunnel she was in and she could not see anything). She immediately thought it was Eruwen, but as she brought her face up close to the soft thing, what she saw made her scream. It was what appeared to be a dead warg, hung from the ceiling with thick twine and not too pretty to see. "Miss Eruwen, be careful, there is a dead beast here, hanging. Trust me , you don't want to bump into it like I did. Are you there? Are you alright?" An echo of a clamering noise sounded from afar. "Wait a minute! I heard something coming from way back in the cavern...are you alone? Good lord this place is spooky..."
"Yes, Eva, it's just me. I came to find Eruwen a way out." Laurel shouted to the distant sound of Eva's voice. "And I hear you Eruwen! I hear you! Hooray! I finally succeeded at something!" Laurel followed the sound of Eruwen's voice until she bumped into something soft(it was very dark in the particular tunnel she was in and she could not see anything). She immediately thought it was Eruwen, but as she brought her face up close to the soft thing, what she saw made her scream. It was what appeared to be a dead warg, hung from the ceiling with thick twine and not too pretty to see. "Miss Eruwen, be careful, there is a dead beast here, hanging. Trust me , you don't want to bump into it like I did. Are you there? Are you alright?" An echo of a clamering noise sounded from afar. "Wait a minute! I heard something coming from way back in the cavern...are you alone? Good lord this place is spooky..."
c'n i join? 
OOC to Valin talonarmor: You may step in to the Inn, read the sign in the first post of the thread, and sing your song. Then you may order food and drinks, but you may not yet go down into the lower regions of the Inn, for any major expedition into the tunnels down there will have to be made in a separate thread.
AND you may get drunk, wasted, sozzled, completely and utterly intoxicated. And then you may sing weird drinking songs and jump around the tables, and steal booze with me!!!
ok heres my song
In caverns old and mountains deep,
It is of ancient treasure I speak
Of swords worn and torn,
Of armor long lost
The battles long ago,
None of which last
In caverns old and mountains deep,
It is of ancient treasure I speak
Of swords worn and torn,
Of armor long lost
The battles long ago,
None of which last
come on!!!! you have to sing more than that. I have only been here a little bit longer than you and I know that...I think. the only one I have heard sing is me so...
Thank you for making it longer but I agree about the rest of the song.
Thank you for making it longer but I agree about the rest of the song.
’Hi Laurel! I’m so glad I wasn’t forgotten down here. How in the world did you get down here?’ She heard Grondy hollering her name. Hey, it sounds like they got the other tunnel open. Let’s head back that way so as to avoid the warg. Oh, also, there is some really good stuff down here that we should take up to the patrons of the inn,’ she added with a wink.
OOC: I think Valin's song is fine, but it's up to Grondy.
OOC: I think Valin's song is fine, but it's up to Grondy.
"Is there more to the song? Because if so, I would like to hear more of it. If there is not, perhaps you would consider performing again after you get some food and drink in you? No one has sung beyond their obligatory song in a while here, and you have a fine voice."
"A fine tune it was Valin Talonarmor," says Grondy approaching the last singer, "and here be yer tankard of Gimli's Finest and a plate of Spicy Balrog Wings to go with it.
Sounds like the rest of the patrons liked your song, so if there is any more, and after you gets your whistle wet, you might consider giving them another verse or two. Or not, as it suits your fancy, but it sounded like a rousing good adventure what sort of come back home at the end of day to its pipe, slippers, and a comfy chair."
Sounds like the rest of the patrons liked your song, so if there is any more, and after you gets your whistle wet, you might consider giving them another verse or two. Or not, as it suits your fancy, but it sounded like a rousing good adventure what sort of come back home at the end of day to its pipe, slippers, and a comfy chair."
uhh dunno i play the trumpet so maybe ill come up with something
Calin yells out to eruwen and laurel to follow the sound of the voice and then begins to sing in a strong and melodious voice...
He walks he does not run
he has no overwhelming need to fly
his heart remains unbroken
no need to search the sky
but me I've never found that place
I wander recklessly
(chorus)
And I know that she will find me
I know that she will find me
even if I vanish without a trace
Oh and though Im running blindly
I know that she will find me
hiding with the shadows that i chase
No one can rock his boat
or make standing waves upon his sea
everything is calm and even
steady safe as it can be
but me i've never found that place
I wander recklessly
(chorus)
And I know that she will find me
I know that she will find me
even if I vanish without a trace
Oh and though Im running blindly
I know that she will find me
hiding with the shadows that i chase
Sometimes we search to deep
thats when the darkness feeds our fear
we turn away from one another
just in case we get too near
me i stand this mountain top
I shout so she can hear
(chorus)
And I know that she will find me
I know that she will find me
even if I vanish without a trace
Oh and though Im running blindly
I know that she will find me
hiding with the shadows that i chase
(chorus)
And I know that she will find me
I know that she will find me
even if I vanish without a trace
Oh and though Im running blindly
I know that she will find me
hiding with the shadows that i chase
He walks he does not run
he has no overwhelming need to fly
his heart remains unbroken
no need to search the sky
but me I've never found that place
I wander recklessly
(chorus)
And I know that she will find me
I know that she will find me
even if I vanish without a trace
Oh and though Im running blindly
I know that she will find me
hiding with the shadows that i chase
No one can rock his boat
or make standing waves upon his sea
everything is calm and even
steady safe as it can be
but me i've never found that place
I wander recklessly
(chorus)
And I know that she will find me
I know that she will find me
even if I vanish without a trace
Oh and though Im running blindly
I know that she will find me
hiding with the shadows that i chase
Sometimes we search to deep
thats when the darkness feeds our fear
we turn away from one another
just in case we get too near
me i stand this mountain top
I shout so she can hear
(chorus)
And I know that she will find me
I know that she will find me
even if I vanish without a trace
Oh and though Im running blindly
I know that she will find me
hiding with the shadows that i chase
(chorus)
And I know that she will find me
I know that she will find me
even if I vanish without a trace
Oh and though Im running blindly
I know that she will find me
hiding with the shadows that i chase
