Carera stands in the torchlit corridor with Erza braced at the front and Boa keeping the flank. Captain Veyr remains behind at the guildhall, while the three companions advance alone.
Ahead, two pairs of armored cave imps patrol in staggered loops, rotating around a barricaded side passage. Fresh claw scratches score the stone beside its sealed entrance.
Erza
Hold position. Their patrol overlaps at the barricade, and the scratches are newer than the rest of this corridor.
Boa Hancock
The guards are watching the open passage, not the shadows behind them. We could circle wide, or let them expose the route themselves.
One imp pauses near the barricade and presses a clawed hand against the wood. Something answers from within with three dull knocks, then silence.
Erza
That passage is occupied. We observe first, unless Carera chooses to test their formation or move us toward the guarded route.
✓ Quest Accepted
Gain safe passage beyond the barricade
✓ Quest Accepted
Assess the first floor’s danger
“There survivor lest go back and find a safe passage there still ok in there untill it get broken lest comme back afther we check the rest floor to not get back pick”
SUCCESS (Fair Survival, rolled +2)
Carera signals the withdrawal. Erza eases back from the barricade, and Boa slips from shadow to shadow as the patrols continue their measured loops.
Erza
Quietly, then. We find a safe route and mark this passage for our return.
The three companions retreat along the torchlit corridor, passing beneath a cracked arch and turning into a dry service passage untouched by recent tracks.
Boa Hancock
This route is clear. It bends around the patrols and reconnects beyond the barricade.
Erza marks the arch with charcoal while Boa checks the side chambers. The remaining first-floor corridors open into storage alcoves, empty guard posts, and a broad descent stair.
Erza
The rest of this section is safe enough to inspect. We return before the occupied passage’s defenses change.
After checking the floor, they follow their marks back through the service passage and reach the barricade’s far side safely. The three-knock signal sounds again within.
Quest Complete
Gain safe passage beyond the barricade
Quest Complete
Assess the first floor’s danger