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<blockquote data-quote="Mathew_Freeman" data-source="post: 4792575" data-attributes="member: 1846"><p><strong>An Interrupted Rest</strong></p><p></p><p>The tunnel ahead was still lit up with the runes signaling the ward, but even as the companions move down it they are fading back into the stonework. After a few minutes Sigurd indicates that they have passed the warded area, but after another moment also confirms that the ward has reset itself behind them, blocking their retreat.</p><p></p><p>The group continue down the tunnel, their eyes scanning the darkness ahead as it is pushed back by their lights. Visibility is severely limited, and they are all aware that at any moment an enemy could strike at them. After about half an hour, a few spaces open up in the wall on one side like windows – but show nothing more than a black void. There is a faint breeze playing over everyone’s skin, and Aengus distantly catches the very faint sound of a small creature in the dark.</p><p></p><p>Seemingly endless, the tunnel continues through the rock, until it suddenly opens out on the left hand side to a series of stepped terraces. Only the first one or two were visible, but it seemed that there were more heading off down into the depths. Aldis breathed deeply and said that she could smell a faint metallic scent in the air, and that it didn’t smell quite right.</p><p></p><p>Thunder felt the same thing. “There is a storm coming,” he said. “A storm, underground? How can this be? There can be no clouds – there is no sky!”</p><p></p><p>Aengus responded, his face turned away from the Cleric. “There are caverns here big enough to have storms within them. When the roof is more than a mile over your head, you don’t need to worry about the sky.” His words silenced the group as they began to understand just how alien their surroundings were compared to surface life.</p><p></p><p>Just around the corner were a set of small rooms. Given their exertions against the Drow and the ward, not to mention the long walk since, it was decided to make camp to rest and recuperate. Sigurd brightened at the prospect, and explained that she had been studying an old book of magic for some time now and was pleased to have finally cracked the code on part of it. Working quickly, within ten minutes a complicated diagram occupied the main entrance to the room with Sigurd and Aengus safely inside it. Karl had secreted himself away in a small nook ten feet off the ground, with Thunder settling himself to watch a side tunnel.</p><p></p><p>As the group rested over the next few hours, each of them could occasionally hear a low rumbling which slowly got louder. Thunder, stood immobile in the Warforged equivalent of sleep, wondered if it was actually getting closer, like a very distant storm moving slowly in.</p><p></p><p>With a start, he felt something run across his foot. Glancing down, he spotted several small spiders on the floor, moving towards the back of the cave. A short yelp from Karl indicated that more spiders were occupying his attention, and then, in a near-silent rush, hundreds of spiders began to stream through the room towards the back wall. They spread along the floor like a carpet, coming up through holes, through the front entrance and the side tunnel, across the ceiling and all were going as fast as possible. Aengus, safe inside the ritual circle, looked out over the path and swore in Elven as something big and spidery seemed to be making it’s way over the tiered steps towards him.</p><p></p><p>There was a short and tension-laden pause as the flow of smaller spiders ceased. Then, with a chittering cry, a spider fully eight high with long, sharp, metallic mandibles scuttled down the side corridor and speared him through one shoulder. Crying out in pain and unable to get his shield in the way in time, the Warforged felt a burning pain spread through his limbs, weakening him.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: orange">Next time: Blades in the Dark!</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mathew_Freeman, post: 4792575, member: 1846"] [b]An Interrupted Rest[/b] The tunnel ahead was still lit up with the runes signaling the ward, but even as the companions move down it they are fading back into the stonework. After a few minutes Sigurd indicates that they have passed the warded area, but after another moment also confirms that the ward has reset itself behind them, blocking their retreat. The group continue down the tunnel, their eyes scanning the darkness ahead as it is pushed back by their lights. Visibility is severely limited, and they are all aware that at any moment an enemy could strike at them. After about half an hour, a few spaces open up in the wall on one side like windows – but show nothing more than a black void. There is a faint breeze playing over everyone’s skin, and Aengus distantly catches the very faint sound of a small creature in the dark. Seemingly endless, the tunnel continues through the rock, until it suddenly opens out on the left hand side to a series of stepped terraces. Only the first one or two were visible, but it seemed that there were more heading off down into the depths. Aldis breathed deeply and said that she could smell a faint metallic scent in the air, and that it didn’t smell quite right. Thunder felt the same thing. “There is a storm coming,” he said. “A storm, underground? How can this be? There can be no clouds – there is no sky!” Aengus responded, his face turned away from the Cleric. “There are caverns here big enough to have storms within them. When the roof is more than a mile over your head, you don’t need to worry about the sky.” His words silenced the group as they began to understand just how alien their surroundings were compared to surface life. Just around the corner were a set of small rooms. Given their exertions against the Drow and the ward, not to mention the long walk since, it was decided to make camp to rest and recuperate. Sigurd brightened at the prospect, and explained that she had been studying an old book of magic for some time now and was pleased to have finally cracked the code on part of it. Working quickly, within ten minutes a complicated diagram occupied the main entrance to the room with Sigurd and Aengus safely inside it. Karl had secreted himself away in a small nook ten feet off the ground, with Thunder settling himself to watch a side tunnel. As the group rested over the next few hours, each of them could occasionally hear a low rumbling which slowly got louder. Thunder, stood immobile in the Warforged equivalent of sleep, wondered if it was actually getting closer, like a very distant storm moving slowly in. With a start, he felt something run across his foot. Glancing down, he spotted several small spiders on the floor, moving towards the back of the cave. A short yelp from Karl indicated that more spiders were occupying his attention, and then, in a near-silent rush, hundreds of spiders began to stream through the room towards the back wall. They spread along the floor like a carpet, coming up through holes, through the front entrance and the side tunnel, across the ceiling and all were going as fast as possible. Aengus, safe inside the ritual circle, looked out over the path and swore in Elven as something big and spidery seemed to be making it’s way over the tiered steps towards him. There was a short and tension-laden pause as the flow of smaller spiders ceased. Then, with a chittering cry, a spider fully eight high with long, sharp, metallic mandibles scuttled down the side corridor and speared him through one shoulder. Crying out in pain and unable to get his shield in the way in time, the Warforged felt a burning pain spread through his limbs, weakening him. [color=orange]Next time: Blades in the Dark![/color] [/QUOTE]
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