The party follows the left corridor from the Y intersection for 160 feet and then enters a cavern with a smooth floor. Laid into the floor, in new brownish stone, is a triangle mosaic 15 feet across. The walls have disturbing black sigils crudely smeared upon them. Lenya does not detect any magic in the floor or the sigils.
Lylamwyn thinks the sigils might be Terran for various bad things (such as destruction, death, etc.).
There are two stairwells going down out of this chamber. One leading to the north, the other to the east. The party decides to go left again and takes the north stairwell.
The party travels another hundred feet through winding tunnels. Kerwyn and Toriah are sneaking sixty feet ahead of the party and see a single Troglydyte munching on food next to a fire. Stones have been arranged in this cavern to function as chairs, couches, and tables. A brazier full of hot coals, surrounded by long metal forks and a pot full of small chunks of meat, glows atop one of the tables. The walls are covered with the skins of various creatures: bears, large lizards, and even humans. The cave carries an acrid odor.
(Kerwyn move silently 20, hide 24; Toriah move silently 30, hide 26)
Kerwyn and Toriah sneak attack the unaware Troglydyte (Kerwyn 7+ miss; Toriah 13+6+2 flanking=21 hit, dmg 22). At the last moment, the Trog manages to dodge Kerwyn's dagger, but is still dropped by Toriah's rapier.
The Trog was wearing a breastplate made of insect chiten, had 3 potions and 100 gp in a belt pouch, and was wearing a very nice set of boots, boots that magically resized themselves to fit Toriah's feet.
The party continues onward into the next cavern, with Kerwyn and Toriah sneaking ahead of the rest of the party. This large stench filled cave is filled with sleeping pallets and piles of hay, as well as a few bags and sacks. A lingering caustic stench hangs in the air. The walls are smeared with pitch, making it seem particularly dark. Enough room exists here to house at least twenty individuals.
Kerwyn and Toriah sneak attack two sleeping Trogs and the Trogs do not awaken.
The sacks and bags contain clothing and gear. One sack holds an iron obex symbol on a chain that Craven, Lylamwyn, and Torn recognize as the symbol of Tharzidun, God of Destruction. Another sack has a book written in dark Draconic lettering regarding the worship of the Elder Elemental Eye and even a fair bit of history regarding the Temple of Elemental Evil. A third sack holds a lot of grain, far more grain than a sack its size should be able to hold. Lenya sees an aura of magic around the third sack.
With no way further to go, the party returns back to the room with two stairwells going down. This time the party takes the eastern stairway. A woven-fiber sleeping mat lies on the floor in the south part of the cave. Hanging over it are two greatswords on the wall. A trog is standing on the floor, holding his greatsword in his two hands, and looking this way and that way alertly. His scaly skin is jet black and a number of iron rings pierce his flesh, from which he dangles small bones, skulls, or tiny totems (including brown triangles).
Kerwyn and Toriah have been sneaky so far and don't think the Trog has seen them yet(Kerwyn move silently 20, hide 22; Toriah move silently 36, hide 20). They rush forward to silence the guard. (Kerwyn 7+ miss, Toriah 20/4+ does not confirm, sneak attack dmg 12). The guard dodges Kerwyn's dagger and is stabbed by Toriah. Unfortunately, the guard does not die.
Round 1:
20: Kerwyn stabs the Trog with his second try (13+8+2 flanking=23 hit, sneak attack, dmg 12)
14: Toriah misses the Trog this time. (7+ miss)
13: The Trog yells and makes an awful smell (Toriah becomes sick DC13: 2+ fort save) and swings at Kerwyn (8+10=18, dmg 13) and bites Kerwyn (20/5, dmg 2).
