Dne snatches up the farthing from his hand and then starts climbing air.  When he gets halfway to the top, he casts Purify air, and then continues all the way to the ceiling, provided he doesn't notice anything threatening up there.  Once he makes it, he holds out the farthing like a beacon and surveys the area.

The sudden bright light reveals what looks like three siege beasts on treadmills.

The apparatus they are on is connected to a set of wooden and hide fan blades like a windmill set on its side, but it is all ensnared with a rope and isn't turning,

In reply to Monstrous laborer (msg # 859):

Are the beasts alive, given the dead air? If so, what would it take to unsnare the rope and get it working again?

"Tommy, I might be able to get the rope free with a spell, if it isn't too badly tangled.  There might be a drive belt that needs to be reset, too."

Virgilio starts toward the siege beasts on their treadmills, his lantern with its daylight coin held high.

Are the beasts bound in place, or could they step off the treadmills and attack us, if they wished?

Jendrich follows Virgilio, trying to stay between him and the siege beasts.

In reply to Jendrich (msg # 863):

These Siege beasts actually look like they might be undead, and they are chained to the treadmills

In reply to Monstrous laborer (msg # 864):

That would explain the dead air and no food not killing them thing...try to sort out the rope.

Virgilio gives the (seemingly) undead siege beasts as wide a berth as possible while approaching the fouled windmill installation.

"Tommy, can you see if this is just hung or if the drive has gotten disconnected?  And if not, we should try to disconnect it, it'll take the tension off the rope.  For that matter..." He turns back toward the group.

"Is anyone here an artificer?  This would be much more in your field than mine, I know only the most basic facts about levers and pulleys."

In reply to Virgilio Hohlfeld (msg # 866):

one of the fans is completely tangled in a rope, and some of the connecting belts look to have slipped off the gears -


IQ-6 to figure how to realign

Dne stays up in the air where he is for now, but if the beasts become threatening, he'll boogey back fast as Anna's Hummingbird.

In reply to Dne Utrotare (msg # 868):

Tommy will explain what he sees, but is unsure how to resolve it.

"Well, let's start with getting this rope out of the spinning part, then worry about the drive belts.  I think that belt will go back on that wheel, and the other one on that other wheel over there.  Might be a little tricky getting the belt in place while they're plodding along, but they do it every day in water mill powered shops."

He gets close enough to touch the rope with his staff, casts with his usual rehearsal, and begins trying to manipulate the rope around the arms and sails to free the fan.

In reply to Virgilio Hohlfeld (msg # 870):

Tommy will also approach to see if he can untangle some rope...being careful not to get caught in it as it is moved by the treadmills.

Virgilio gets the rope disengaged partway, this may take a couple of applications, (as in 2 more) as "Undo" might be a better spell that apportation.  A knot tying roll would give +1 on the rolls.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 872):

Tommy should learn that...still, he is dexterous

In reply to Tommy (msg # 873):

percieving the tangle from a different angle, Tommy is able to give advice to Virgilio that gives a +1 on each of his apportation rolls,

Virgilio continues disentangling with Tommy's input.

The rope, disengaged, cascades onto the floor, all fifty feet of it.
now, to get the belts back on

mechanic defaults to iq-5 or in this case, traps -2

In reply to Narrator (msg # 876):

Tommy is good with traps!

In reply to Tommy (msg # 877):

you are able to loop the belt over a moving gear without catching your hand in it!


the fans start turning!

"Good work, Tommy!  If that breeze is any indication, the air down here will be okay before long without D'ne's help."

In reply to Virgilio Hohlfeld (msg # 879):

Tommy waits to see...checking his candle.

the machine and the fan start increasing the volume in the room.

gradually the air improves...


per checks please

In reply to Narrator (msg # 881):

Tommy is very perceptive...and being watchful.