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Message: <blockquote data-quote="diaglo" data-source="post: 758192" data-attributes="member: 2885">Gricks, smicks...What happened next was a blur for awhile. But basically, the party went back to the cavern. They strode in the direction of the door of which the King had spoken...thought...communicated to them. Ulfgar and Veridian were on point. They saw something. Something long and many  limbed. They were a mass of tentacles and a beak. Erik moved forward. With a swish, Glory Tongue chopped one of the creatures in two. It died. Veridian pulled Hoard Master. He skewered another. It was slightly larger and survived. It struck at the rogue with its tendrils. Two raked the elf's flesh. Ulfgar called on Moradin's favor. He healed the wounded. Thane touched Bartol. He was suddenly stronger. But less agile. Glory Tongue severed the rest of the creature's grasp on this plane. It shuffled off this mortal coil. It pushed up daisies. It...was Gratefully dead. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> The party climbed a slight rise and there was the door. A large metal door. With a very complex lock. And Duergeddin's Mark. Veridian tried his best. But everyone knew it wouldn't be enough. Erland's thugs, Grekk and Ulfe in particular, and the trogs and their sneak thief warrior had probably already had a go at the door. No the party needed to find the key. But where.Only one place left unexplored in the caverns. A slippery slope down. The party tied off to each other. They proceeded further down. Bartol lit his lantern. He moved it left and then right. No one liked the fact the barbarian was in the rear. After a treacherous descent, they ground leveled off. To the East was a set of doors. To the South another passage. And to the West a large pool. The water fell from on high into the pool and flowed South thru another passage. That one was all water. Veridian checked the doors. They were sealed shut."Lets scout out the passage South," Ulfgar reasoned. "We can always open the doors later."So South they went. across a stone bridge and round a corner. The current was strong in the water. Another door was found in the South at a dead end. It was 2ft deep in water. Bartol and Ulfgar advanced. Bartol heaved the door aside. Water rushed out. The dwarf had to leave. It was up to Bartol's armpits. And it was very, very cold. Bartol began slugging ahead. Veridian and Erik joined him. They searched the rooms beyond. They only discovered the remains of a hobgoblin. It's pouch disintegrated when Bartol grabbed it. He recovered two vials. He handed them to Veridian. The party dried off and warmed up."Back to the sealed doors," Thane shrugged. "No key here."Bartol's increased strength still lingered. He pulled one door off its hinges. A sight of decay and waste met the party's senses. An old kitchen or pantry. Nothing like the yellow mold inside but still it reeked. Another chamber was ahead. Thane and Veridian entered two archways."Back," Thane yelled. "There is an ooze. Abort the mission."</blockquote>

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