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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Uller" data-source="post: 6835447" data-attributes="member: 413">You begin moving shortly after spotting the drow scouts.  Strung out over nearly 100' it seems a long way from those in front to those in back.  To Ezraen and Eldeth in the back, the light of Orsik's spell appears a distant becon.  Fading in and out as the passages wind through cracks of the earth.Your pace is grueling.  No one speaks much.  The passages here are narrow and straight. Cracks in the wall often conceal side passages.  Sometimes you take one and enter a new route.  Shuushar, with the help of Surana, is able to hold the course and remains confident of your progress.  You see nothing for hours and hours.  Occasionally you stop to catch your breath, eat the dry tasteless "mushroom bread" you stole from Velkenvelve, but then quickly you move on. There is no sign of living things.  No sign of pursuit.  Every passage is dark as pitch.  Finally, late in the day you arrive in an area of open vistas, lit purple by stars of lichens high on the ceiling above you.  Signs of water are everywhere, but you find none.  Shuushar tells you that water flows in the underdark are seasonal. You realize it is probably tied to seasons on the surface.  Right now, at least for this stretch, it must be dry.  That could be a problem, but at the same time, water means more living things, including predators and other hostile creatures.  So perhaps it is a mixed blessing. For a few moments, Erevan observes Topsy and Turvy.   They are behaving strangely.  Turvy is showing his sister something on his arm and she looks concerned.  Erevan is able to convince them that he means no harm and they reluctantly let him take a look...Turvy's forearms and hands are covered in a fine silky brown fur and his hands are more clawed than you would expect.  For a moment his fingers appear to be growing!   But you can't be sure.  You look again and all appears normal.  Seeing your astonishment, Turvy turns away and scampers off into the dark pretending to be looking for food again.  Topsy looks apologetically at Erevan than moves to catch up to her brother.Finally you begin to tire.  You find a defensible alcove to set up a camp.  There is no sign of pursuit.  Eldeth feels confident she confused any pursuers at a few intersections so hopefully that bought you some time.  The foraging parties range about the area of your encampment hoping to find something edible or water.All the foragers return empty handed.  No one wants to go too far.  But Buppido, along with Erevan, Ezraen and Sarith (who are all watching him since you are distrustful of him) spots a grove of mushrooms in a chamber not far from your camp.  They are in a dimly lit chamber. It is difficult to see them but they appear to be toadstools about 2 feet tall with alternating dark and light stripes.  From a distance no one is able to identify them and whether or not they are edible or useful (or dangerous).What would you like to do?  Explore the toadstools? Press on in a forced march to maybe gain a little more ground?  Camp here without messing with the mushrooms?You consumed 15.5 pounds of food, 17 gallons water and 0 torches.RemainingFood: 31 poundsWater: 34 gallonsYou believe you covered about 8 miles of ground.  Shuushar estimates it is approximately 40 more miles to Sloobludop.</blockquote>

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