RP:Secret Pass

Scandal arrives at the Duel between Janita and Kanna, but ends up exploring a secret pass, when the duel is called off.

From Stepped Springs to Secret Passage

Scandal had arrived to support Janita in her duel amongst the audience, but now he was realizing that he had come for nothing. Leaning against a wall, he merely observed the gathering. Remaining observant, but decides towards the springs source and thrusts his hands into the water to clean them, before splashing the water into his face.

Stepping away from the fountain Scandal proceeds down toward the lake away from the gathering. As he scans the area he finds a tunnel, and proceeds into it. Feeling a breeze however faint, he realizes it must exit somewhere so he investigates. Continuing to walk, until he comes to an incline and begins to climb down it, when reaches the bottom, he notices a fissure in the rock wall before him, but the fissure lining doesn't seem natural, magic perhaps? Putting his hand through it, he feels warmth moist air, and also the sounds of life, and strange roars similar ones he had heard before. "Venturil?" Realizing his find, felt that he had a chance to explore where this led, and transforming his skins to scales for any additional protection beyond the fissure, he leaps forward and vanished through the portal.

Cliff Beneath the Haze

Scandal having stepped through the fissure Scandal found himself skidding to stop himself from falling off the ledge of a cliff. Looking behind he sees a shallow cave from where he came from, and sure enough the fissure remained open. Turning back to the cliff he realizes that he is beneath a layer of mist and spray as water thunders down into an immense valley. He wipes his eyes with his hands unsure if what he was seeing was true, a gleaming citadel of shiny silvery metal sits at the bottom less than a mile from the base of the falls, and surrounding it he spots numerous tiny structures surrounding the citadel, smoke rising from but a few of these tiny structures. Beyond the this he can spot in the distance a bend in the river, and there barely able to make it out, was another village of sorts. As he changes his gaze to cliff he notices a path leading up to this cave and another path leading up and away toward the top of the falls. The path he notices is big enough for a cart to come up, because he was aware of cart actually being brought up, pulled by a large raptor like creature, inside the cart he can see several humans, no at least two are elf and one drow, all looking as old as children. As they come closer, he backs into the cave to avoid them. The raptor pulls the cart into the cave, and surprisingly Scandal can see that the raptor is wearing a cloth belt, from a shoulder to a thigh, and as soon as it lets go of the cart its posture changes becoming more anthropomorphic in its stance. The children who get out of the cart, seem to be grabbing wooden shovels from the cart, and small wheelbarrows. The raptor points and in a language made of clicks, snarls, and grunts seems to be directing to go through the fissure. He watches the children enter and minutes later seems them return, each with a wheelbarrow full of snow, the raptor then picks up the wheelbarrows and dumps them into the cart, before returning them to the children. Scandal takes a step back and his foot knocks against something in leather. Reaching down, he grasps it, and examines the bag. Opening the bag he finds a thick book, in leather. Opening it he reads to himself, "To the one who has found this book, let it be known as the complete guide, to the Razurath, everything from their biology to their cultures, customs, tribes and traditions. I Ameno, documented this, now that it is found, this book is to be given to but one man, and his name is Lionel O'Connor Champion of the Warrior's Guild, and perhaps my only friend. To him I leave this. And to him alone." Scandal closed the book, wishing not read any further. Carefully wrapping the book back up, he placed it in a pocket amongst his furs.

Scandal saw soon that the wagon was full, and the children, were pulling a canvas over the cart. The Raptor who was Blue in color, soon unsheathed his knife as a distinctive screech was heard, and the cry of a child. Another raptor this one as ebony black as he was, was attacking a child. Already it had cut the child across the chest, and the blue was soon on top of it, trying to free the child. Unable to stand by and do nothing scandal leapt out of where he was hiding, tackling the black raptor as the blue had been knocked aside. He struck the raptor once on the snout, hearing the sound of its bones breaking, before roundhouse kicking the beast in the chest, sending it screeching down the cliff to its death below. Turning he found the blue had a knife to his throat. But then it pulled it away, and sheathed the knife. Turning to the child who was crying, he saw another child bringing to the blue a some cotton, and a leather strip. Scandal watched as the blue carefully fitted the bandage around the child and gently touched the child on the back with its claw hand. The child cooed something to the blue, and the blue replied. It opened its mouth wide, and Scandal at first was startled to see her climbing it its mouth. The other children seemed to watch without any real concern. As it tilted its head back and closed its mouth he visibly saw the bulge travel down its throat, but instead of disappearing it continued to travel down its chest until resting in its stomach area. One of the children patted that area of the raptor, before the rest climbed into the wagon, and the raptor with a nod to Scandal pointed towards the path to the top of the cliff. Then the blue, put a hand to its belly, and a print of a hand was upon its skin, before it picked up the pull cart and began to walk back down the path. Scandal watched as it walked down the slope, before feeling for the book in his furs. And opening a page to see a drawing of what he just saw, "A razurath."

Fengoth Falls

Scandal shook his head and closed the book. Putting it back in his furs, he made his way to the other path and trudged up it until he came above the clouds. Finding himself in familiar surroundings he recognized this as the Fengoth falls. He turned back to valley hidden by the mists and thought back to what he had seen. And about the pass into the valley from Frostmaw. Concern, and intrigue etched onto his face. "I must return, but first I should find Lionel, I believe he will want this."