Gnomish Treasure Hunt

From WinterWiki

August 26th, 2007

Players: Tikk, ShadowHawk, Blu'Shim, Namzook

After following the little map that Blu'Shim found in the woods up the side of the mountain for most of a day, through snow and following some pretty dangerous trails, the four little adventurers have found the door that is shown on the map.

The door is a small wooden door that is locked and doesn't seem to have a visible handle or even hinges on it. On the door when a light is held up small script is found on the door in another language. The door is only about 3 and a half feet tall, and seems to just be right in the side of the mountain.

Tikk looks at the door and then looks around, "Who wants to look it over?" she asks. ON a trip full of gnomes its awesome, There is no one you can annoy..yet.

ShadowHawk walks over to examine the door he looks at the script but is unable to read it. Seeing as there does not seem to be a door gnob he looks around the door trying to find a way to open it.

Tikk looks around, "its a...Tomb?" she asks,"A room with no windows or doors, Walks in the night, grows in the day. Is found where there is death and decay.."she hmms, "Anyone?"

Namzook lets who ever go up and look at it and then decides to look at it himself and then blinks, it makes sense amazingly. ' Hey..it's..it's giant!" then he starts to read out loud, slowly. " "A room with no windows or doors. Walks in the night, grows in the day. Is found where there is death and decay" hmmm and shrugs, " I have no idea..cemetery you say?'

Blu'Shim comes up to the door and her little white eyebrows furrow a bit as she reads the riddle, she stands there thinking. Well I think I'm going to check to see if it's a trap she says and starts studying the door. "I'm not very good at riddles."

ShadowHawk listens intently to Tikk reading out the words written on the door, then starts to walk in a circle mumbling under his breath.

That's right, carved in the language in the giants upon the door is a riddle:

A room with no windows or doors. Walks in the night, grows in a day. Is found where there is death and decay.

Namzook stands and thinks, harder to think without food to eat now and so he taps his forehead slowly with his finger. " How smart are the giants and can they write this small to begin with"

Tikk blinks, "A Mush room!"

ShadowHawk is still walking around in a circle chasing his thoughts, hearing Namzook's words he pauses for a moment. "Maybe they had a wand that shrinks things so they are really small. Sorta like Tikk's wand that makes things big, only different in that it makes things small."

Suddenly there seems to be a small giggle from the door as it creaks open slowly after hearing Tikk shout out the word Mushroom.

Tikk blinks and giggles back before wiggling her fingers, "Hello!" She appears to be speaking in Giant

Namzook looks towards the door as it opens and blinks, smiling at Tikk as well for solving the riddle and then still smiles, looking about now, wondering what to do next.

Blu'Shim jumps back in surprise from the door as Tikk calls out mushroom and the door opens. "a giggly door" she says and chuckles.

Tikk shrugs, "Comeon.." she offers and motions inwards.

ShadowHawk sees the door open and claps at Tikk's answer then runs to look through the door then since Tikk motion in he goes.

Namzook raising a brow and then smiles and nods. Follows suit now and looks behind him once more time before going through the door

Blu'Shim chuckles "well we're on our own now because my map finished at the doorway" and then she steps inside.

After stepping inside it seems that it's a short tunnel, about the same height as the door, anyone taller then 3 foot 5 inches will have to watch their head. Good thing there are no bigguns on the trip as they would have to crawl through the tunnel. There doesn't seem to be any torches on the walls to show what lies ahead.

ShadowHawk enters the tunnel and quickly bumps his head, ducking a bit now he whispers a word in draconic and suddenly there is a hooked hammer in his hand. Whispering as he runs his hand over the head of the hammer it begins to glow throwing a blast of brightness down the hall. He then looks up at the ceiling "Ouch that hurt!" he exclaims with a pout and moves further into the tunnel keeping his head low.

Tikk is short, and loving it. "Shhh.." she stats to Shadow, "your gonna get us found." she looks around and moves to look at everything..

Namzook comes walking inside and stops dead as he hears Shadowhawk ouch. Then he gulps and starts to shiver a little and then smiles and phews as he sees the light come on and is glad he was already ducking a little for the ceiling is a little low for him. He was about to say something but hears Tikk and stops, shutting his mouth and listening and following, looking around in some sort of wonder.

Blu'Shim squints a bit as her eyes had just started to get used to the dark and then her brother practically blinds her with the light of the hooked hammer.

"Coulda warned me" she mumbles. As she looks ahead she seems to wonder out loud "I wonder how long it is"

It seems the tunnel may be short however it's wide enough for the four of the gnomes to walk beside each other, There doesn't seem to be much too look at in the tunnel as it seems it was just crudely cut through the mountain.

Tikk motions for them to stay quiet and looks around before moving to sneak down the hallway.

ShadowHawk moves forward with the group crouched over to avoid hitting his head using it hooked end of his hammer every now and then as a cane to help him keep his balance. As he moves he stays aware of what is around him searching the darkness for a sign of fun to come.

Namzook keeps up with the group and seeing Tikk motion them to be quiet, he tries his very best and starting to listen ahead and perhaps tries also to peak ahead if anything should come to them.

After walking for what seems like forever to a gnome. Suddenly there's a odd picture on the wall. It looks like a picture of a small gnomish man and woman, the male gnome looks bald and the woman seems it have four long wiggly lines for hair. They look as though they're hiding behind a big boulder, but there is nothing else on the wall that says what they could be hiding from.

Tikk blinks and pssts. If people hear here, she motions them over before looking at the painting, then looking around.

Blu'Shim furrows her brows again while she looks at the little picture brought to her attention by Tikk "What the. What do you think they're hiding from?" she whispers.

ShadowHawk moves over to the painting so that it is well illuminated and starts to search the painting and area around it for clues as to how they might be and what they might be hiding from.

ShadowHawk looks at the hands of the two gnomes seeing that they are darker then the wall around them leaning the hammer against the wall he places his hands over top of the mans hands and pushes... and nothing happens.

Tikk hmms softly and looks around before looking where the gnomes are looking to and squinting.

Namzook looks to the others as they expect the painting, he looks at the two gnomes closely from his spot but does not get closer. He does look to the way they came from, watching and perhaps thinking a bolder may be coming their way. Then looks around and back at the others. "Does this mean I have to go bald?"

The picture of the gnomes seem to be looking down the long tunnel where the four gnomes are headed.

Tikk shrugs and moves to head down the tunnel they where headed to. Silly gnome girl.

Blu'Shim doesn't say anything and just looks into the darkness, the way the picture gnomes are then follows Tikk and goes into the darkness.

ShadowHawk seeing that the gnomish paintings are looking down the tunnel away from where he just came from shadow gathers up his hammer again and starts walking in that direction "Well theres one sure way to find out who they are playing hide and seek with," he says as he points down the tunnel "we go that way!" he exclaims with great glee since there is now a game a foot.

Namzook follows the others and hmmm as he looks at the picture. " I wonder if we have to move boulders up ahead..since ..what if we are to hide away from the boulders?" as he already thinks of bad things to happen but still he smiles and actually chuckles as he tries again to hide and walks silently.

After walking further into the tunnel suddenly the one tunnel stops and turns into two, there's a tunnel that branches off to the left and another that branches off to the right. Which way will the little party go?

Tikk shrugs and looks around before whistling, "Right or left..." she calls out suddenly.

ShadowHawk straightens out his hammer pointing out in front of him then closes his eyes and starts spinning around in a circle until he falls over landing with his hammer pointing down the left tunnel. Pushing himself back to his feet he sways for a moment before saying "We should go down the left tunnel."

Namzook hmms and looks towards the others and then nods. " Sure, left is always right..right?"

Tikk nods, "Alright." she offers and smiles, "Left is right," Tikk agree's with Namzook and offers out an arm to someone, "Shall we?"

Blu'Shim looks to the others and shrugs "It doesn't matter to me which way we go" and looks to the left tunnel. "Ok Left is right" she laughs and then stifles it too try to be quiet.

ShadowHawk moves down the tunnel with the rest of the group still swaying a bit from the after effects of his spin. As he walks he strains to see or hear something that will show this was the right way to go.

As the adventurers head down the tunnel after a short while they come to a dead end, a stonewall. It has another picture painted on it, again a bald gnomish man and a gnomish woman with 4 wriggly lines hanging down for her hair. They are facing the group holding hands, again their faces and hands (being the only exposed skin in the pictures) are painted slightly darker then the rock wall.

Tikk hmms and looks at Namzook before offering her hands to mimic the Gnomes. "Maybe its a riddle.."

Namzook seeing and arm extended he instantly steps ahead and walks beside them for the moment and then after a while stops and looks at the picture. " Why are they holding hands, we suppose to hold hands when we go further? maybe there is water ahead, meaning the lines..sorry, talk to much."

Blu'Shim inspects the painting "I know that I am a different colour then the gnomes that live in the meadows and forests, but I've never seen a gnome that was that colour with the dark brownish skin" she says and then shrugs "hmm" and pushes on the wall a bit, it doesn't budge "hmm shall we turn around?" she asks.

ShadowHawk looks again at the painting and then starts to dig through his pouches, mumbling "I think I have some paint around here somewhere.... she needs more hair.... umm ... no must be the pouch I left at home." he then look at the the painting and searches around the painting and the wall around it, to no avail. He then turns and looks back "Umm I guess we should have went right."

Tikk hmms and shrugs, "I don't think there -are- gnomes that color." She points out and nods, "Lets go back.."

Namzook nods and touches the hands of the gnomes, just incase. Then shrugs, " Alright back then..why the strings though?" as he turns to follow.

**needed a 15 min break**

Tikk does what most characters do on pause, they stand around, scratch their ass, pick their nose, look at it, flick it, pick their ear, wipe it on their pants, pause, scratch their ass...

Tikk looks around, watches the camera swing around her person, settle on her face, shrug to it, looks around, has a tiny spider land on her nose, knock herself out hitting it. Little birdies fly around her head.

**and after the brief 15 min break**

After recovering from knocking herself out while a spider no bigger then a who town landed on her nose, tikk looks around and hmms to herself, "okay we came from that way proving left wasn't right it was wrong, So that means right is right unless, right ends up being wrong then we have proven right is there fore left." she pauses, "And if right is left that means left is right which we already established left not being right its wrong. Right?" she asks of the group.

Namzook looks to the others and then tilts his head. "So we go that way." almost understanding. ' So you mean the left was not right , meaning that the right is right unless it proves to be wrong and that means left is right instead of the right..right?"

ShadowHawk walks back toward the split in the tunnels, as he approaches he trips over the imprint of his body in the dirt causing a mirror of the first imprint with the hammer pointing down the right hand tunnel. He stands and glares down at himself as he brushes the dirt off his cloths. "Did you see that he tripped me!" he blurts before kicking dirt into the imprint's face, then walks down the right hand tunnel.

Blu'Shim blinks a few times "uh" she says and scratches the back of her neck "riiiiight" she says in a tone that says that she doesn't want to go through that again. "That way" she points down the tunnel they hadn't been in" and starts walking while she shakes her head.

Tikk frowns and looks around before shrugging, "Right." She tells Namzook. Heading down the right tunnel she looks around slowly, "I wonder if we are really in a left tunnel if we come from the other way." she whispers.

ShadowHawk shrugs "Wouldn't this be the straight tunnel now and the way back out be the right tunnel?"

Namzook shrugs and follows. " I just hope we don't get lost, don't think I brought enough food." as he whispers back

After walking down the tunnel that they hadn't been down suddenly the light fades out from ShadowHawks hooked hammer and leaves the four gnomes in sudden darkness.

Namzook gulps and loudly and grabs on to Blu'Shim tightly. He is actually protecting her in a way and not taking the opportunity to get close, he is brave ..even if he is shaking a little. " It's dark." stating the obvious.

"Who is touching my boob?" A voice asks.

Blu'Shim blinks a few times as she's suddenly blind "uuuuh Namzook? could you let go of me... I can't breathe" comes the strangled voice.

The light suddenly going out causes ShadowHawk to straighten in surprise, this is marked by a loud /Thunk/ as his head strikes the roof of the tunnel again. Cursing under his breath he speaks calling out for light in the ancient tongue of the dragons and suddenly there is a bright flash illuminating his left hand on the head of the hammer causing it to glow again. He then looks around and seeing Namzook groping his sister settles a glare at him, "Watch your hands or she may cut them off." he states with a bit of a growl. He then smiles and looking down the tunnel states "Shall we?"

Tikk looks down at her chest. Her hands on her own boobs, "Oh me!" She shrugs and moveson.

Namzook stops and clears his throat right after the light comes on. " Uhm..sorry Blu'Shim..was making sure you be alright." then looks to

Shadowhawk and gulps and then his hands go to his back, protecting them now and watching as he walks along with the group. he can't help but smile as Tikk notes her own..cupping.

Blu'Shim just eyes Namzook for a moment "uh huh, well I guess we should go" and follows Tikk.

ShadowHawk crouches as he moves down the tunnel rubbing the sore spot on his head.

Tikk sneaks onward in the tunnel, after all that is what Tikk's do, for when they sneak they are the sneakest sneak that ever sneaked. And when your with smurfs, you have to sneak or be smurfed.

Namzook so he follows and he thinks he is getting to the hang of walking slow and trying to stay hidden, though with the light around, it's obvious he is trying to hide, with little success. Still keeping his ears open and trying to see ahead.

So how dos one Hide and spot? Well this is how. walkity walk walkity walk and duck! pause and peek once, down peek twice,and down. Walkity walk walkity walk, and Duck! pause to listen pause to listen, and stop. Tikk freezes in place as she looks around Straining harder her little gnome face goes blue.

Namzook stops and gulps loudly again. "Shhhhhh! I hear something..up ahead." then points down the tunnel, pointing to the darkness. " There is a light ahead..I think..way over there." though he has no idea of the distance and then he ducks, looking to see if anything is coming.

ShadowHawk moves along the tunnel seemingly oblivious to the other gnomes around him, he is trying to keep an eye and an ear tuned to the tunnel ahead but seems a little dazed from the bump in the darkness.

Tikk almost passes out but breathes with a heavy, "haaa Haaa Haaa.." she closes her mouth again and thinks for a long minute. Pulling out a wand she points to it, then points to the tunnel and smiles

At hearing that something was heard and seen Blu'Shim looks a little worried and pulls out her little jewel handled rapier, oh yeah she'd cut off a hand alright. She starts sneaking down the tunnel now that there seems to be something to worry about. "Little brother is there a way you can make that stop since there seems to be a light up ahead?" she whispers about his light.

Tikk slides from her hiding place and tips toes forward. Now, when it is said tiptoeing, I mean she prances pretty much only her tip toes touching the ground.

ShadowHawk pauses with the whispered warning and peers down the tunnel looking for what ever has made Namzook give alarm. Seeing the light ahead he pauses "May the strength of dragon scales protect me." he says as his eyes begin to glow red and a glow spreads from them fading into a blue that envelops him as if it were a second skin before seemingly winking out of existence. He then nods to Blu and wraps his cloak around the hammer closing it's light away from the world until it is next needed. He appears to be speaking in Draconic

Namzook been not as quiet as the others , he does not pull anything out, well except a dart of sorts which he keeps in his hand and walks behind them somewhat, letting the experienced few do their work..or find out what is ahead. Then he hears Shadowhawk and keeps in mind to be ready with his spell, since he is not as experience it may not last long.

It's true there's a liiiiiight over at the... oh sorry. RHPS moment. It's true there's a light down the tunnel about 75 feet ahead of the group of adventuring gnomes.

Tikk goes into combat mode. Some where, she got warpaint and put it on her face. don't ask where, You -don't- want to know. Moving forward slowly she keeps to the hidden parts and pauses every once and a while to listen.

Blu'Shim presses herself up against the tunnel wall and silently moves along as they creep up on the light.

ShadowHawk moves on silent feet trying to remain hidden with only the odd leak of light from his cloak. He stays in the middle of the tunnel moving up onto the light ahead. Keeping his eyes and ears open he watches for what ever may be ahead and if it is a threat.

Namzook tries to hide as best he can but he may have a little problem with it, though he is almost sure he may be as silent as the others..if he could hear them that is. Still he keeps his eyes ahead, staying back a little but still moving, listening and looking, trying to see what is ahead.

It seems the group has snuck up quite successfully on a group of 8 goblins sitting around not really doing anything, they appear to be chattering to each other on one side of a cavern (the right side) on the right side of the cavern there appears to be another tunnel opening. Now with the cavern being of a good size (say 30 by 30 feet) there might be a way to slink by without being seen or heard.

ShadowHawk removes his cloak careful to keep it covering his hammer then once he has it cradled in his arms like a deadly baby he sneaks around the goblins sticking his tongue out at them as he goes.

Tikk slips around and bops her head as she walks. Some internal music is playing in her mind, And it goes something like this, "What was I thinking..."

Namzook is nervous or just simply afraid but at least his groups seems to go on their marry way with no worries. So he gulps and tries to do as they do and sticks to the walls, moving as silently as he can and on occasion closing his eyes to make himself think he is a good hidden person moving along the wall. So when they do he smiles and gulps and shivers openly. " Lucky them we decided to go this way." in a very whispered voice.

Blu'Shim waits for everyone to go in front of her get to the other tunnel entrance. Seeing everyone made it she presses herself against the cavern wall as she slinks silently along towards the tunnel entrance, humming some music in her head that will later become a theme song to a famous tv show and movie.

As the group sits a chit chats among their gobliny-selves, after Blu'Shim has gone by and got to the other entrance a goblin stops and frowns and looks towards the entrance they all just came through and then shakes his head and goes back to the conversation.

Through the new entrance to another tunnel, however this tunnel is much shorter and there's another light at the end of this one as well.

Namzook follows along, making sure that he is not making noise, well not to much and trying to hide as best he can. " This is fun!" he says in a whispered excited way. then listens and looks about , making sure to stay alert.

Blu'Shim seems to breathe easier as she steps through the dark entrance to the new shorter tunnel, realizing that the tunnel is only about 30 feet long and that there's another light at the end of this one she presses herself up against the wall again and starts slinking towards the end of this tunnel.

ShadowHawk peers down the tunnel moving along as quiet as a mouse trying to see what may be ahead in the new lighted area. He still has his hammer clutched in his hand wrapped in his hand, pausing for a moment he looks at the hand then whispers to it and the cloak drops down around his arm, hammer now gone. He puts his cloak back one and continues to sneak along.

Tikk slips into the next tunnel with the group and holds her breathe. A soft cough comes from her as she does, and then, a fart. at least she is trying to muffle both.

Blu'Shim stifles a giggle at the other female gnomes bodily functions.

Tikk looks at the others and then pauses as she looks around. "chains' she mouths to the others and frowns.

Namzook so he follows and listens and then stops as Tikk mentions chains, this time he already has a dart out and ready for anything, at least he thinks, though over all still smiling. "Chain?"

Blu'Shim frowns as she realizes what Tikk has mouthed towards them. She sneaks right up to the end of the tunnel and sees...

ShadowHawk sneaks up to the far end of the tunnel ready for anything and also brushing off his hands on his pants as he moves, he has to have clean hands if he needs to introduce himself.

Tikk sneaks up and peeks around trying to figure out what is making the sound.

Namzook follows everyone else and tries to be sneaky as the others. Hiding is always good as he listens for the chain.

Well what Blu'Shim and company sees is a large yellow coloured beast that looks a bit like a lion but is scaly like a dragon sort of, it seems to also have a set of bat like wings protruding from it's shoulder blades. The large creature is chained by it's hind left leg. it seems to be pacing back and forth in front of 4 treasure chests.

Tikk is stupid, is silly, is...Tikk. And she fails her will power save v treasure at any time there is chests involve. Stepping out from her hiding place she moves to take a few steps closer. "Hi!" she says to the creature, "you look upset your chained up, Do you want me to free you?"

ShadowHawk sees Tikk go walking out so follows with his hand out "Hi my name is Shea Hamilton Alleyne Dunham Oberon Wendel Harken Aerynn Weylin Keegan of the Skyye clan in Meloria! I don't like seeing anyone chained up, so would like to free you. Were you kidnapped? Cause I've been gnomenapped and then trapped in a room like you are now and it wasn't fun." He is still just at the edge of the winged lions reach until he gets an answer.

Tikk tilts her head and hmms, "If we free you, Will you hurt us? i don't want to be hurt..."

Blu'Shim's eyes grow quite wide and her little jaw falls open as she sees the beast.

Namzook looks towards the beast and has no idea what it is and simply stares and not blinking no longer at all.

A very hungry very tired very pissed off Dragonne seems to be not happy to see them nor want them near them. After Tikk steps forward it lunges at Tikk and snaps it's large jaws at her, biting her in the arm.

ShadowHawk bounces back 5 feet from the rabid beastie as he moves he chants "Strike little missiles, Strike!" reaching out one hand to point at the bat/lion/dragon thingy. Suddenly eyes glowing red a bolt of pure magic shoots out of each eye and the finger pointing at the Dragonne, each hitting it solidly in it's body. He appears to be speaking in Draconic

The dragonne growls as he sees the little gnomes come into his cavern.

Suddenly without a word or anything Blu'Shim jumps forward after seeing the dragonne bite Tikk and slices at it with her rapier, she stabs it a little bit but it didn't really notice much.

Tikk reaches out and in the most terrifying voice the Dragonne has heard in a long time Tikk hits its nose "NO BITE." She orders and growls at it, "BAD Dragonne..."

ShadowHawk continues moving slowly away from the Dragonne waving his hands around before him chanting "Come to me my pretty!" over and over again. He appears to be speaking in Draconic

Namzook see's the situation and he can only do one thing at the moment that comes into mind and then he frowns, seeing Tikk hurt and he does not like that. So he starts to wiggle his finger towards the beast and a streak of something shoots from the finger tip towards the beast hitting it doing little damage to it. "Not right picking on little types."

The dragonne not liking being smacked on the nose he lets loose a deafening roar, well deafening to Tikk. ShadowHawk, Namzook and Blu'Shim seem unaffected by the roar though.

Blu'Shim again jumps at the Dragonne and sinks her little rapier into it's side "That was loud" she says to it.

With her hair blowing back away from her head in an almost anime fashion, Tikk finds herself deafened. Blinking a few times she clicks her boots together saying the magic words to activate her boots, "Kitty needs a breathe mint." No she isn't afraid of it, even if it did just bit her. And now, as she is moving at the speed of a gnome after a cartoon of pixie sticks, she tosses out two magic missiles (from the same spell) at the creature.

Namzook looks towards the beast and it's definitely not going down easily and it's bloody tuff, once again he points a finger at it, not liking the fact that is tried to hurt Tikk again. So the streak burst out and hits the creature, doing little damage to it but at least he is helping some what.

ShadowHawk finishes his spell and a creature appears that resembles a cross between a centaur and an ant about the size of a dog. It pauses for a moment and bites at the dragonne it's teeth scraping along the scales but not doing damage. He then pulls forth his trusty crossbow and whispering to "not hit Blu" he fires the crossbow pulling the trigger the string breaks sending the bolt flying end over end about 3 feet before is lands in the dirt.

The dragonne is sick of being poked with Blu'shim's pointy rapier and turns on her and snaps his jaws locking on to her left arm, he tries to claw at the little gnomish woman and misses.

Blu'Shim screams out in pain as the dragonne bites her as she's going to slash at it again missing due to the pain, when it releases her she stumbles backwards a bit.

Tikk uses this chance to cast two more Magic missile bundles at the creature. "Stop hurting us!" oh yeah hurt it and plead with it to stop great idea!

ShadowHawk launches out with 3 more magic missiles peppering the dragonne again hurting it more but not killing it. The formian again seems to be sharpening it's teeth on the scaly armor of the beastie.

Namzook seeing that Blu'Shim gets bitten on he frowns and does not like it one bit, though now he knows he may have to go and help out front but not yet. he wriggles his fingers and a shimmering appears around him and soon it is gone, still he watches the beast.

The dragonne lunges at Tikk, it's jaws snapping closed just in front of the little woman and she seems to dodge magnificently from it's two large paws filled with sharp claws as well.

Blu'Shim jumps forward just as the dragonne lunges at Tikk she was about to drive her rapier into the creatures back but instead lands and drives it right into her own foot, causing her to cry out in pain.

Tikk reaches out quickly with her hooked Hammer, the speed of her boots aiding as she attempts to dig into the scales

With the formian still sharpening it's teeth on the Dragonne but now flanking with two purty gnomes, Shadowhawk now moves into the fray. A whispered word of command brings his still glowing hammer into his hand, Shouting "Get you're teeth out of my sister... unless you are taking her out for dinner and dancing!" He swings his hammer a mighty blow that bounces off of the Dragonne's hide.

Namzook seeing that all the other gnomes are in the fray he is afraid to get near, it's a ferocious beast but he is not going to shoot magic in the mist of them, no no...so he takes out his sling for next time and readies a missile, hopefully he can hit it in the eye next time.

The dragonne lunges at the shouting ShadowHawk and instead bites him and swings it's large paw at him connecting with his shoulder, injuring the poor little cloud gnome.

Blu'Shim jumps at the dragonne again after getting over the pain of being bitten and then stabbing her own foot, she yells out "Sneak Attack Bitch!" as she sinks her rapier into the side of the creatures ribs.

Apparently, Sneak attack Bitch, is the magic words for Tikk to become SUPER TIKK! that is right armed with her mighty rabbit at her side she swings the hammer forward hard. hitting a sweet spot there is a crunching sound. You know the one that makes you go Ew.... and punching through the sweet spot the gnome finds herself showered with um...ewww really. Of course the Dragonne falls over dead. "I said...BAD DRAGONNE." she shouts.

After the dragonne slumps to the ground dead and put out of it's misery, all that's left in the smaller cavern is 4 large treasure chest standing along the wall.

ShadowHawk sees that the Dragonne is dead and sits to restring his crossbow the hammer again disappearing into his hand.

Namzook phews and is glad that his friends are alive at least, so he moves forwards ahead and frowns at looking at the injuries that the Dragonne did to them and shakes his head. " I am sorry, not much help was I but glad you all alive still." he smiles, actually feeling his heart thumping still from this "We must be swift as a coursing River, With all the force of a great typhoon..." she trails off into a hum and heads towards the Chests.

Blu'Shim sighs and quietly cries a little as her foot really hurts.

ShadowHawk restings the crossbow then rummages around a pouch until he finds a wand then he baps himself on the head a few times, his wounds heal a bit and he looks on to the Super Tikk running for the treasure.

Tikk blinks and wimpers. "Damn it.." she looks around, "I got greedy.." she whines. "Someone call mike.."

Blu'Shim slides her wand out and taps it on her bleeding foot, when she suddenly hears Tikk and looks over "Tikk what is it?" she calls over.

Namzook looking towards Tikks situation he makes sure he is ready to protect her as best he can..as much as possible as he looks to see what is wrong.

Tikk whimpers, "I am Stuck.."

Blu'Shim stands up and looks confused "whaddaya mean yer stuck?" she asks walking towards Tikk cautiously.

Tikk wimpers and shakes her arms, Okay it works like this, The chest stays in place, and Tikk swings but still she wines. "It won't let me go!!"

Suddenly the treasure chest moves while Tikk is stuck to it and then just slams the poor little gnome woman.

Tikk growls and manages to pull off a spell. Two magic missiles slam into the chest and she whines, "LET ME GOO."

Blu'Shim decides she doesn't want to get too close to the thing that seems to have a hold of Tikk so she takes a moment to pull out her crossbow and puts her rapier away.

ShadowHawk raises his crossbow with a shiny new string and fires a bolt at the sticky treasure chest. This string works much better and the bolt flies true embedding itself up to the quills.

Namzook does not seem to care as he sees poor Tikk stuck half way or something within a living chest. He blinks and simply runs over and happens to manage to pour a potion down her throat and then he is also stuck and stuck good. "OOOI!" is all he manages to say.

The mimic tries to slam Tikk again but gets a bit distracted and grabs the other cloud gnome Namzook instead.

Tikk uses this chance to pull away, Yanking her arms hard she yelps and gets free, "MUAAHAHA whose your bitch!" Tikk shouts and takes a few steps back before doing a tom Cruise leg kick thing

ShadowHawk loads and shoots another bolt, this one hits the treasure chesst right between the hinges, hitting so hard it goes right through the fleshy box.

Blu'Shim let's a little crossbow bolt fly as Tikk jumps out of the way and dances like some guy. She gives alittle woot as she hits it.

Namzook sure he was stuck and he was glad to see Tikk get away from the thing and he is stuck and stuck good. Then he furrows his brows and yells "NO! not like this!" as for a small thing like him, the strength over takes him and all of the ssudden he is free, free and he is scrambleling away. " Awesome!"

The mimic treasure box goes for the little gnomelette that just got away from it and slams into her, lucky for her she doesn't get stuck to the thing again.

Tikk lets out a scream and growls, She mutters a few words and tosses another Magic missile at it. "Bad treasure!"

ShadowHawk's eyes start to glow again and three little balls of blue magick form in his hand he spins them around in a circle for a moment then one by one they each fly out to strike the living treasure box. All three strike the same spot, the first creating a rip in it's side the second making a crater the third causeing the back to rupture and sending a gush of treasure chest guts to spray out the back. He jumps up and down yelling "I KILLED IT! I KILLED IT!"

With the mimic dead there in the cavern is now, one dead dragonne, one dead mimic and three treasure chests.

Tikk grumbles and glares at the box, "Bad treasure...You go home with shadowhawk."

ShadowHawk is not taking any chances he load his crossbow and shoots loads and shoots loads and shoots until there is a bolt sticking out of each of the remaining chests. "They don't seem to be alive." he states.

Namzook smiles and finally gets up from his knees and looks around and then smiles. " Well, that felt almost like death at my door, it was fun." as he smiles, cleaning himself off now and chuckling

Blu'Shim chuckles as she watches her brother shoot the other three chests "seem inanimate too me, they didn't even flinch and I think I heard something jingle in that one" she says pointing to the middle chest.

ShadowHawk puts his nice trusty crossbow away and works with the others to gather up the treasure before trying to sneak past the goblins again.

Blu'Shim after checking for traps and such and not finding any sees that the chests are full of coins and grins "Wow I think this was worth it" she says. "Thank you guys for coming out on the trip with me" she says to the other three.

Tikk nods and looks around before pulling out a scroll and opening it up. "Okay lets see." she scratches her butt again, "Killed Dragonne, Killed chest.." she looks at the others. "Yup, good work Super friends." she giggles, "I do say the Riddler has been captured." she nods and looks around, "Huh...some reason. I felt like a wonder woman saying that.." She shrugs and turns to go.

Namzook smiling as the other chests have ben taken care of he smiles to the group of them and he can't help but feel right and good, he had survived for now and thanks to them he has enjoyed it, though some did take damage, at least he was here to help in alittle way. Then he looks to Blu'Shim. " This was fun, thank you for bringing me along." then chuckles lightly at Tikk and nods. " The riddles where solved yes..Mushroom!! Now I get it!! wow, smart!"

On the way out of the tunnels with the three leftover treasure chests, the merry little adventuring gnomes don't encounter the goblins as it seems they have gone off in the cover of darkness to possibly go find and steal more treasure. They are so used to hearing the dragonne roar from hunger and anger that they didn't even bother checking on it before they left.

**funny** Tikk picks up Nam

GAME: Tikk rolls strength: 7

Tikk drops him

Tikk tries again

GAME: Tikk rolls strength: 15

Tikk carries him off

Tikk goes home.

Tikk has left.

Namzook goes home.

Namzook has left.