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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Olgar Shiverstone" data-source="post: 3870894" data-attributes="member: 5868">There was a single door leading from the room, to a passage beyond, which led back to the room in which they had fought the zombies and crabs the night before.  There were three other doors leading from the chamber.  Two proved to lead to empty store rooms; the third led to a natural stone passage which eventually became a cave network that was 1-2 feet deep in water.  They waded, watching the floor and walls carefu8lly for unusual signs or indications of ambush, and eventually came to a deep pool beyond which was a narrow beach.After a bit of discussion, Thalas agreed to swim to the far side with Athal and Morderas to reconnoiter.  Thalas secured his equipment and plunged into the deeper water, struggling with the weight of his equipment.  he was normally a strong swimmer, but his also did not normally swim clothed, armed, and armored.  he could feel a strong current trying to pull him down, and as he glanced into the water he could see a dark tunnel below the surface.  We may have to explore that later.He pulled himself up on the far beach after a few strokes, noting that beyond about ten feet of sand was a worked sandstone wall in which was set another swollen wooden door.  He turned back to the water, looking for the others -- but Athal and Morderas had vanished.  Thalas quickly droppped his equipment and unwound the length of rope he carried, throwing it out into the water just as Athal and Morderas popped to the surface.  Morderas grabbed the rope and Thalas pulled him in as Athal made it to the beach."Current is much stronger than it looks," Athal said sheepishly.They used the rope to pull the others across, finding to their embarrassment that Korlick's dogpaddle was stronger and more sure than any of their strokes.  The others then decided that Thalas shoudl go explroe the underwater tunnel first, before they proceeded.Thalas reluctantly agreed and stripped down to his shorts, taking a dagger, his spell pouch, and tying a length of rope around his waist.  He dove back into the pool, and headed into the tunnel, which immediately became pitch black.  After a few moments, Thalas became so confused in the dark that he resurfaced.  "I can't see anything down there!" he said, treading water.  The others looked at him helplessly.  He shrugged, and dove back down again.  The current was still strong, but in the dark he could not make headway.  Thalas returned to the beach and admitted defeat.  "Hopefully the door will led to a way out," he said.  "I can't find the way under water, and we certainly won't get everyone through even if it is a way out.  We might try the pool back in the crab chamber to see if it leads out -- we haven't checked that -- if the way ahead fails us."They turned to confront the door ahead of them.</blockquote>

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