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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Xaltar" data-source="post: 2309" data-attributes="member: 480">-------------------------------------------Session 2, Part 1: Spies emerge from the darkness...-------------------------------------------After pruning the antagonistic plant, the party briefly peered around the cave before retreating to the surface.  Hunter still standing steadfast above lowered a rope to help the others, while Spiderfang walked back up the wall.Back on the surface, the group took a short break to discuss the mystery that was unraveling before them.  Drow, mounted raiders, and unmarked graves that were all somehow related.  As they rested, the group continued to discuss their next course of action.As the party finished their short rest, they noticed how quickly the darkness had covered the vicinity of Galath’s Roost.  This time of year the sun set early, and the temperature dropped quickly.  Although it was cold and dark, the party decided that they would adventure for a few more hours and possibly find a better site to shelter them from the harsh wind.As they gathered their gear, Borghin pointed out movement in some nearby trees.  As the party began to focus, they spotted the threat before they were able to draw their weapons.  Two elves were coming out of hiding and approaching the party, and as they drew closer to the party, suddenly it was apparent that these were drow!Ziona taking a step forward, proud of her heritage and believing that surface dwelling drow could live in peace with the other races that inhabit the Dalelands, hailed the dark elves.  The drow, reluctantly returning her hail, kept their weapons sheathed.  The party greatly outnumbered these onlookers, yet none seemed eager to test the might of the other.After a long and uncomfortable moment of silence, one of the drow began to address the party.  In common he spoke, “My name is Shidul, and I’m here to inform you that the raiders that you seek are not of our kin, they are humans.”Holden, wary of their help called back to them, “What business is it of yours then?”Shidul, quick to rebuke, “These same raiders wiped out our camp located nearby, and we have tracked them to this vicinity.”The party informed the dark duo of the unmarked drow graves to the south, and the two groups ended their encounter as the drow withdrew in an unspoken truce.  Not sure of the true intent of the drow, or their reasoning for providing information, the party decided to keep moving.Hunter still refusing to jump down into what looked like a naturally formed sewer, firmly grabbed his rope, and said; “I’ll lower you down and will keep watch up here.”Once again the remainder of the party began exploring the cave.  They decided to follow a swift flowing stream to the west.  Holden commented that the stream would be flowing downhill.  Unsure of the significance to the adventure, the party took it for a valid excuse to continue forward.As they moved downstream, the party came to a musty area containing several compost piles covered with an abundance of mushrooms and other fungi.  As they looked around, they noticed with disgust that several gigantic ants were maintaining these piles.  A third pile formed of rocks and sand was formed against the south wall, reaching nearly to the ceiling, and contained several large holes.One of the ants, larger then the others was the first to react to the party.  Its mandibles began clicking with an unsettling sound, and the group knew that they had wandered into unwelcome territory.Spiderfang, the first to react rushed forward and attempted to vault across the stream and charge one of the worker ants.  Borghin noticing that the monk had miscalculated his jump, rushed to pull the flailing Spiderfang from the rushing water.Roughner, who had been traveling on the far side of the stream to begin with, rushed the solider ant and took a heavy-handed swing.  Yellow puss and guts exploded across the room as the greatclub impacted against the ant’s carapace.  The goop sprayed out and managed to cover a good portion of Ziona’s traveling cloak.While Borghin and Spiderfang defended against a rushing worker ant, Drexel and Ziona pelted the ants with crossbow fire.  Meanwhile, Holden had run up to aid Roughner, and the two successfully slaughtered the last remaining ant.-------------------------------------------Still more to come...-------------------------------------------</blockquote>

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