switzerland ♔ the words tightening around my throat

[silverguardian]

WHO || Nyna, Cara, Felicity, Stiles
WHAT || The Knights are sent to hear about a prospective job from an art collector
WHERE || Bern, Switzerland
WHEN || April 13th, 2015
HOW || Actionspam

The streets of Bern swell with the myriad sights and scents of its industry: the wood and polish of carpenters' shops, tantalizing aromas wafting from dozens of bakeries, and the heavy oil scent of artists.  Meanwhile, hundreds of rich colors give the district an appearance of a holiday festival.  The townhouse of Asheron Coyl comes into view, perched on a small rise that overlooks the street.  A low fence covered in vines abuts the street.  A gate opens onto a flagstone path that wends past frozen flower beds, fountains, and sculpted shrubs to the front doors.  A bell hangs next to the gate, reading "Please ring bell" in several languages.  With an 11 disguise check, Nyna didn't really bother to dress all fancy, opting instead for her paladin armor, sorry guys.   She can be the sexy bodyguard.  

Comments

[mordsith]

[While everyone is beating on the rope... Cara is going to survey her surroundings to make sure that they haven't missed anything. (spot 24 | listen 23)]

[allmydreams]

[Felicity is worried about that bell as well, and her gun is still up, ready to attack if something comes out of her the woodwork, so that'll be a readied action (I think? Or held action?) and hope that the rest of them with fire and swords can stop the bell.]

[behindcloseddoors]

[ the rope finally falls to the ground, listless, and then stops moving, the bell silenced. in the wake of it, there's an eerie quiet that falls across the manor. moments later, however, cara catches sound of motion from behind the wall to the left. There's no direct entrance visible that way, however. there are stairs visible leading up to the next floor, a door on the opposite wall, and a corridor that leads deeper to the right into the building.

/init ]

[trebond]

Are you all right?

[ Alanna moves to Stiles' side, looking at his throat for markings, touching a hand against his shoulder as she adjusts her sword in her other hand, tightening her grip like she refuses to believe the battle is wholly over. ]

[killingtodeath]

[His neck looks pretty bad... He lost like half his hit points to that rope.]

I've been better. [He says, wincing as he rubs the raw and bruised skin.]

[trebond]

[ Yeah, Alanna will go ahead and transfer some of her Gift into him, purple light emanating from her hand where it rests at his shoulder, trickling up beneath his skin to soothe the pain in his neck (cure moderate wounds for +21 hp!). ]

That should help, for now.

[druidisms]

[ gus checks on felicity like is my bb sis okay??? but she seems fine so his once over is cursory and he turns to survey what's left of the rope, crouching down next to it to maybe see if he can figure out how it was enchanted. (spellcraft 20 total)

mellie is just like licking the paint remains. ]

[mordsith]

[Cara sees that the injured boy is being looked after, so she moves over to the wall where she heard something. Her hand presses to the wall, hoping for a secret panel (search 3) She's got gloves on... clearly she can't feel a thing.]

I heard something behind this wall.

[trebond]

Perhaps if we explore this floor further, we'll find some way behind it.

[ She's like gurl what are you doing rubbing your hands on the wall. ]

[allmydreams]

[Felicity nods in agreement with Alanna before glancing around and taking in the different directions they could go (spot 23).]

Looks like it's either down this corridor, out that door - [points to the opposite wall] - or up the stairs. But if the footsteps were on this floor, we probably shouldn't go up.

[killingtodeath]

Let's check the hall first. If we need to double back for the stairs or the door, we can.

[trebond]

It's settled, then. [ Good enough for Alanna, who goes trouncing down that hall at the lead, mostly so that Stiles won't do precisely that and take the brunt of whatever's waiting for them (spot 27). ]

[allmydreams]

[Felicity nods and follows right behind her, gun up, to cover her as they go (spot 19, listen 30).]

[mordsith]

[Cara follows. (spot 23 | listen 18 )]

[killingtodeath]

[Stiles is going with since he helped come up with the plaaaan (spot 20 total, listen 5).]

[behindcloseddoors]

[ they pass a set of steps in the hall that leads down, beside which stands a recessed, sealed door. beyond the stairs the hall is flanked with two more doors on either side. there appears to be another on the left at the very end of the hall... and another corridor that splits off ahead to the right. they hear no movement anywhere on this end of the house. ]

[allmydreams]

[Felicity pauses for a moment, scanning each of the doors before landing on the sealed one again.]

This is ... too many options for my taste. But I would go with the one they don't want us going in.

[killingtodeath]

So...downstairs? [He doesn't seem too excited about that but he can't deny that Felicity has a point.]

[trebond]

[ In front of the sealed door opposite the stairs downward, Alanna skims her hand near it without ever touching, a purple haze probing at the seal as she casts detect magic. ]

[behindcloseddoors]

[ she detects no magic! ]

[druidisms]

[ gus steps up and fucking knocks. not the spell or anything, he just knocks. FOR A REASON OK, he's not useless. if it's wood, he will cast warp wood on it. and all the other doors within a 20 foot radius because he can. ]

[behindcloseddoors]

[ no one answers, but he does successfully warp the wood~ ]

[druidisms]

[ gus tasks mellie with trying to pry it open because she's a fucking bear and is way stronger than he is. (str 24) ]

[behindcloseddoors]

[ a large four poster bed sits atop a plush area rug. a bookcase next to a broad armoire holds a few leatherbound books and small curios, while in the opposite corner sits a dresser mounted by a tall mirror. a small desk is furnished with parchment paper and pens. several paintings of serene landscapes hang from the walls. people can make knowledge local checks if they examine the paintings. ]

[allmydreams]

[Felicity makes her way in, gun-first, keeping her eyes peeled for any sign of trouble (spot 23). She will also check out those paintings because on this mission, paintings are dangerous (knowledge local 24).]