Gus Windweaver - Aspiring Arcanist

I made my decision quickly, and decided that grabbing a few things and getting away was more important than grabbing everything and getting caught.

I grabbed the dark purple robe first, then stared at the rest of the items for a moment. For some reason the old leather bag grabbed my attention, so I quickly picked it up. I put the note next to the gold and the dagger and shut the chest carefully. At this point I could hear men coming closer so I backed up and hit the wall where a big red sheet hung as decoration. I didn't feel a solid wall however, and I fell backwards into a secret chamber that was carved into the stone! It seemed to be a tunnel leading further into the mountainside. I felt I would probably have better luck there than with the bandits. I picked myself up, dusted myself off, and hurried down the dark passage.

I felt my dark vision kick in as the light from the previous chamber faded. The passage continued, and it soon began to decline slightly. I followed it for what felt like an hour before stopping, certain that my keen ears would hear anyone coming. I pulled my pack off my back and stored the cloak inside. I shook my head as I realized I probably should have brought some sort of torch with me. In any other scenario I would've just grabbed a stick and created a makeshift torch, but down here in the cave, there were no sticks to be found. I did my best to inspect the leather bag in the dark, my dark vision limiting my ability to see colors. I looked it over and saw another set of letters embroidered into the leather. VE again was sewn into it, just like with the cloak. It was done with a silver thread that almost felt cold and metallic to the touch. I could see a slight glow coming from the two letters, almost imperceptible even in the complete darkness.

I carefully opened the top of the bag, wishing I had a torch to see down here. The moment I put my hand inside the bag, I felt a wooden handle. I grasped the handle and pulled it out of the bag to reveal a large torch. What was strange was that this bag was too small to hold a 3 foot long torch. I smelled it with my nose and confirmed some sort of pine tar or other sticky flammable liquid. I looked down at the bag in my other hand and smiled, setting it down while I lit the torch.

After I was able to get the torch lit, I wedged it between two rocks while I examined the bag further. Upon looking inside the bag I confirmed I could see only darkness. I put my arm into it and tried to touch the bottom. Instead, the bag consumed my entire arm before I stopped and pulled it back out. I had heard rumors of adventurers saving up hundreds of gold coins for a magical bag such as this. It's known as a bag of holding!

Out of curiosity I put my hand in and imagined a handful of gold coins. Sure enough, I felt a weight drop into my hand and I pulled out close to twenty gold coins piled high into my hand. I dropped them back in after a moment, and they were sucked back inside with a whoosh. This was an invaluable addition to my inventory, and was my first magical item!I had no idea what else was inside the bag, and I had no idea how to find out. I could spend all day thinking up items and trying to pull them out and I'm sure I would never know if I got everything. This was a problem for another time. I had no idea how it worked, but now wasn't the time to experiment.

I took off my old backpack and stored everything else inside my new bag of holding. I shouldered the new satchel and found it still weighed the same as when I had first found it, around 15 pounds.

Excited by my find, I picked up the torch and continued on. I soon came to a branching path, one tunnel led upwards, and the other went downwards. I took a moment and weighed my options. I could see a very faint light around a bend of the downward tunnel, but if I listened closely, I could hear some sort of sound coming from the tunnel continuing upwards.There was no way I would be going back to the bandits hideout, so I've got a choice to make here. Up towards the sounds, or down towards the light...

Current Inventory

Gold: ??? haven't counted yet haha

50 feet of rope, a small tarp, 1 potion of healing, 1 potion of animal friendship, a dagger, traveling clothes, 9 days of rations, a bedroll, a journal, tinkerers tools, a backpack, and my fathers necklace.
New: Dark Purple Cloak, Bag of Holding!

Current Abilities

Wind Dagger Throw

Minor Air Manipulation

Slow Fall

Gust Push

Dramatic Breeze