The Lost Cellar

[ybn1197]

Snorldrab and Oggdrab

Snorldrab

"Lets head there now Oggdrab."

She heads out, following the mans instructions.

Oggdrab nods and follows along, curious to see what is obviously attracting so much attention in the neighborhood.

It is not a long walk to the neighborhood the mason indicated. You come across Foundation Way to find a large number of people going about their business. Some are outside their homes, some are milling about talking to others, and some are obviously coming or going about their business.

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Blaghrog and Agis Zyllamin

Blaghrog

"That sounds like an interesting proposition to me" - the half-orc nodded - "What sort of payment are you offering for this?"

Aegis leans forward, his eyes alight with intrigue. “I’ve never seen such a secret hidden away,” he murmurs. “I’m in. Let’s uncover what lies beneath.”

"Of course you should receive compensation. I am willing to offer 100 gold to whomever is able to prove the area contains nothing that will harm me in the future. And to incentivize it, you will be allowed to keep whatever you find down there. There is no recollection of it within my family so I have no idea what may be down there, whatever you find is yours. But it is my hope that should you find something interesting, you will allow me the opportunity to purchase it from you."

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Nolthar and Quintin

Quintin looks at all the people in the street and shrugs. He walks up to the closest one and looks down at them, Can I have the Kalervo house? He then smiles and waits.

Nolthar waits with the big man, while looking around at all the people in the neighborhood streets. "Is there a party going on around here? A celebration...of some sort?" he asks causally, hoping someone will answer.

A couple of passerby's hear Nolthar and look at him like he has two heads. An elderly woman carrying an armful of items from the market stops and chuckles at you. "You boys aren't from around here obviously. This street is always like this," she says kindly. "And Senior Kalervo lives just right down there," she says pointing at a house 4 doors down and on the opposite side of where you stand.

[trawets]

A couple of passerby's hear Nolthar and look at him like he has two heads. An elderly woman carrying an armful of items from the market stops and chuckles at you. "You boys aren't from around here obviously. This street is always like this," she says kindly. "And Senior Kalervo lives just right down there," she says pointing at a house 4 doors down and on the opposite side of where you stand.

Quintin smiles and says Thank you. He then gestures towards her items and says Should I carry those?

[Rex]

Snorldrab

Snorldrab tries to find the right building and then goes up and knocks.

[McThunder]

Agis follows Blaghrog looking for the right place.

[Edeldhur]

Blaghrog

"Of course you should receive compensation. I am willing to offer 100 gold to whomever is able to prove the area contains nothing that will harm me in the future. And to incentivize it, you will be allowed to keep whatever you find down there. There is no recollection of it within my family so I have no idea what may be down there, whatever you find is yours. But it is my hope that should you find something interesting, you will allow me the opportunity to purchase it from you."

"You have yourself a deal" - the half-orc grunted, looking at Agys and then back at the man - "It seems we are your investigation team. Lead the way"

[kwll]

Snorldrab
Snorldrab tries to find the right building and then goes up and knocks.

Meanwhile, Oggdrab asks around to confirm that Snorldrab is knocking at the right door.

[hedgeknight]

A couple of passerby's hear Nolthar and look at him like he has two heads. An elderly woman carrying an armful of items from the market stops and chuckles at you. "You boys aren't from around here obviously. This street is always like this," she says kindly. "And Senior Kalervo lives just right down there," she says pointing at a house 4 doors down and on the opposite side of where you stand.

Nolthar offers the lady a slight bow and says, "Thank you, good day to you."
He then begins walking toward the house where she pointed.

[ybn1197]

Snorldrab and Oggdrab

Snorldrab
Snorldrab tries to find the right building and then goes up and knocks.

Meanwhile, Oggdrab asks around to confirm that Snorldrab is knocking at the right door.

Across the street from the door Snorldrab is knocking on (with no answer), Oggdrab sees a woman sitting outside the door to a home. She is steadily peeling vegetables and trying to mind her own business though you can see she has a steady eye on the two of you. Approaching her to confirm the residence, she nods her head. "Aye, that is the Kalervo residence though your friend will have no luck getting the attention of the Senior. He is not home at the moment."

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Nolthar and Quintin

Nolthar offers the lady a slight bow and says, "Thank you, good day to you."
He then begins walking toward the house where she pointed.

Walking towards the house indicated, Nolthars sees a couple of half-orcs discussing something in front of the house. One, a male, then proceeds to walk to the door and start knocking. The other, a female, walks across the street to discuss something with a woman sitting outside her home peeling vegetables.

Quintin smiles and says Thank you. He then gestures towards her items and says Should I carry those?

The woman looks up and smiles at Quintin. "That would be lovely. I only live a couple doors down from Senior Kalervo. It would be so nice to save some help."

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Blaghrog
"You have yourself a deal" - the half-orc grunted, looking at Agys and then back at the man - "It seems we are your investigation team. Lead the way"

Agis follows Blaghrog looking for the right place.

As you walk from the market to the man's residence, he regals you with a history of his home and the neighborhood. You learn:

• Dulwich was built upon the ruins of a former settlement, the homes here feature deep cellars. Many are rumored to connect to the ancient tunnels below Dulwich, making the homes useful for criminal gangs and those wishing to move about undetected.
• Antero’s family have dwelled on Foundation Way for generations. Although Antero could afford to move to a nicer part of Dulwich, he chooses to remain in the family home. The home features two levels of cellars; currently, Antero does not use the lower level; he plans to, though, and hence engaged a stone mason to do some repairs.
• Dulwich is not the first settlement to be built on this site. Some parts of the old town are built on the rubble and ruin of a much earlier settlement.
• It is not uncommon for the cellars of houses in the old part of town to have queer or odd architecture. Every year or so, someone discovers a hitherto unknown room, chamber or dead-end passage beneath their house.

Before too long, Antero exclaims "We are here! But umm... it appears we have some more visitors." In the vicinity of his home, there is a male half-orc knocking on his front door and a female half-orc talking to a neighbor. You assume the two are together as the only other half-orc in the area is Blaghrog.

[trawets]

The woman looks up and smiles at Quintin. "That would be lovely. I only live a couple doors down from Senior Kalervo. It would be so nice to save some help."

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Quintin takes the woman's things and meekly follows her down to her house. When they get there he waits for her to open the door. He then followers her in and says Where do you want these?

When finished he heads down to the house indicated.

[Rex]

Snorldrab

To Oggdrab, "No one is answering, either not home or ignoring us."

[Edeldhur]

Blaghrog

Before too long, Antero exclaims "We are here! But umm... it appears we have some more visitors." In the vicinity of his home, there is a male half-orc knocking on his front door and a female half-orc talking to a neighbor. You assume the two are together as the only other half-orc in the area is Blaghrog.

"Do you know any of these people? Shall we go see why they are knocking on your door?"

[hedgeknight]

Nolthar watches several others walk up to the door and either knock or speak to the woman. He asks out loud, to no one in particular, "Are others looking for Senior Kalervo like us? Could be all of us are on the same mission? I am Nolthar."

[kwll]

Oggdrab looks slightly disappointed at the answer from the old lady, and the helplessness of his half-orc companion to open the door, when he sees a group coming. His face lightens up a little: "Is anyone of you the one named Antero?" he asks, hopeful.

OOC: Who is the female half-orc?

[Rex]

Snorldrab

I am a female half-orc.

[ybn1197]

Snorldrab

To Oggdrab, "No one is answering, either not home or ignoring us."

Oggdrab looks slightly disappointed at the answer from the old lady, and the helplessness of his half-orc companion to open the door, when he sees a group coming. His face lightens up a little: "Is anyone of you the one named Antero?" he asks, hopeful.

Nolthar watches several others walk up to the door and either knock or speak to the woman. He asks out loud, to no one in particular, "Are others looking for Senior Kalervo like us? Could be all of us are on the same mission? I am Nolthar."

Quintin takes the woman's things and meekly follows her down to her house. When they get there he waits for her to open the door. He then followers her in and says Where do you want these?

When finished he heads down to the house indicated.

Blaghrog
"Do you know any of these people? Shall we go see why they are knocking on your door?"

Antero turns to face Blaghrog. "I have no idea as to whom they may be, though I am certain they are not from any of my suppliers, eh?" he says chuckling. "I would assume, by way of their garb, they have heard of my dilemma and have come here to provide assistance much like yourselves. The man I employed to fix the walls is known to have a loose tongue once he has a few drinks in him so I can only assume they may have heard of the situation from him. Shall we see?"

Antero proceeds forward till he is in front of his home and before everyone else gathered there. First he turns to the elderly lady peeling vegetables in front of her home, "Well, Ms. Gianna, it seems as though the crowds before my home grow on their own; and you said I couldn't grow a thing." He then looks upon everyone else. "Well my friends, what can I do for you?"

[trawets]

Antero proceeds forward till he is in front of his home and before everyone else gathered there. First he turns to the elderly lady peeling vegetables in front of her home, "Well, Ms. Gianna, it seems as though the crowds before my home grow on their own; and you said I couldn't grow a thing." He then looks upon everyone else. "Well my friends, what can I do for you?"

Quintin looks down on the man and says I hear you have a cellar you want investim.., inventa.. inter... someone to see into. The then gives him a big smile.

[Rex]

Snorldrab

"Hello there. We heard you were looking for help with an issue in your basement."

[hedgeknight]

Nolthar

"And all of us came to help...at about the same time," he says, coughing slightly.

[kwll]

"About right." adds Oggdrab with a big smile.

[ybn1197]

Antero spreads his arms wide and smile. "Well then my friends, you are all welcome in my home. Let us proceed, and if you have any questions, please let me know." He opens the door and proceeds into his home. Moving towards the back of the house, you are brought before a door which Antero opens. Picking up a lantern hanging from a peg in the wall, he lights the lantern and proceeds down a flight of stairs. Following, you quickly come to a landing which opens to a cellar full of old furniture and trunks of clothes. The stairs continue down after the landing and it is in this direction which Antero continues. An old wooden door, swollen with age, lies at the bottom of the stairs. Beyond lies a small labyrinthine of rooms. The rooms are empty, and even a cursory glance shows they are little visited—dust and grime lie thickly on the floor. The architecture and construction of the lower level are evidently much older than the level above. Here, small drifts of crumbled mortar lie against walls, some stones have come loose, and the floor is of uneven flags. Matias’s tools are scattered across the floor of a small room in a distant part of the cellar. Beyond, a pile of stones lies at the base of a sagging wall.




Light Source: Lantern held by Antero lasting ? (-5 minutes)
Presumably Antero knows how much oil is in the lantern; your characters do not.