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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nonlethal Force" data-source="post: 3118163" data-attributes="member: 35788">[Sblock=OOC] 2 of 3 works for me, and Daz was on earlier so apparently there was no major objection.  So - onward, then! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> [/Sblock]Elayna nods and leads the party out of her quarters and into the main hall that Markie had spoken of earlier.  The hall is longer than it is possible to see in the shadowy illumination and the hallway seems to simply be a standardized series of doors each way down the hallway."Much of this level is the living quarters," Ellayna adds.  "You'll find little but houses and a few small merchant-like shops here."She turns to the left and passes by a single door on the left - most likely the door that would lead the party back to Markie - and several doors on the right.  After walking a short distance she comes to an intersection.  The party's sense of smell is overcom by what can only be described as rotting vegetation and manure."Straight ahead will lead you to our tribal pasture.  We keep animals that you would most likely consider sheep there, or at least that is what the priests called them.  And it is primarily the area that is used to grow the mushrooms and other fungus that we eat as staple.  The glowing algea that illuminates our underground world is harvested among the pasture as well.  However, we'll not be heading out to pasture.  We'll be going to the right."She continues to lead the party after turning to the right and proceeds forward several dozen paces until she comes to another intersection with another hallway leading to the right.  This hallway looks identical to the one that they entered upon leaving Ellayna's quarters.  "That is more housing for our people.  We'll not be going down there.  Rather, we'll be going straight."Ellayna points straight ahead to a twenty foot wide spiral staircase carved out of black and light gray marble.  The staircase proceeds up and down, and Ellayna heads downward.  "Up above is several more levels of housing.  Below us is much more interesting."At the next level down she continues to pass by continuing to descend upon the sstaircase.  "This level is largely filled with craftsfolk.  When Markie is not stationed to guard, we open our shop here."The next level down is as far as Ellayna leads them.  "You can go further down, but it is purely mining for the stones beyond.  At this level I can take you to our Recipient.  Do you have any last minute questions before we meet her?"</blockquote>

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