As they continued to debate, the thudding sound continued. Shanni, impatient, decided to press ahead, while Dermot thought they should get out of there. However, he and Aerikoth still ended up following in Shanni’s wake. After the bodies in the corridor ended, the three turned left into a rectangular chamber, which had dimly glowing walls, but no evident exit. The sound was still distant, but now they could tell it was coming from back in the main corridor they had originally entered, even though the rock walls of their chamber vibrated slightly with each thud.
They agreed to swiftly retreat back the way they came, emerging into the long corridor. Shanni peered down it, but could see nothing in the distant gloom, as the corridor receded out of sight. Dermot, slightly panicked, at Shanni’s urging pulled out the spikes holding the door to the side corridor open. Shanni, listening as the thudding sound grew louder, finally determined that it was in fact coming from the long corridor ahead – and closer. She then carefully moved ahead to scout.
After taking up a position down the hallway, she waited to see what it was and finally a large, humanoid form appeared out of the gloom, filling the corridor ahead of her. Shanni ran back to the others, yelling that it was a metal man and that it must have smashed the others they had found. She then asked if they should run, but both Aerikoth and Dermot instead started peppering her with questions.
The ranger, scowling under his helmet, evidently wanted to go back down the side corridor with the sleep slab; however, Shanni pointed out that if there was in fact no exit, they would be trapped. Aerikoth wondered out loud if there was a reason they could not step back through the secret door and wait for the creature to pass. The wizard pointed out that the bodies in the other hall had probably thought to run ahead of whatever was coming and found themselves trapped. Dermot was reluctant to pass up further exploration, but Aerikoth thought they could always return. (I must admit that the wizard has always been cool under pressure, even in the face of great danger, often reminding his companions of the logical options facing them. --R)
Shanni eventually voted with her feet, as the thudding from the creature’s steps grew louder, dashing back through the secret door to the crossroads area. Dermot joined her, followed quickly by Aerikoth. The petite rogue nocked an arrow with a particularly corrosive-looking tip and cocked her head, asking the others if they heard it coming. They confirmed that there was silence, as Shanni continued backing away.
They agreed to swiftly retreat back the way they came, emerging into the long corridor. Shanni peered down it, but could see nothing in the distant gloom, as the corridor receded out of sight. Dermot, slightly panicked, at Shanni’s urging pulled out the spikes holding the door to the side corridor open. Shanni, listening as the thudding sound grew louder, finally determined that it was in fact coming from the long corridor ahead – and closer. She then carefully moved ahead to scout.
After taking up a position down the hallway, she waited to see what it was and finally a large, humanoid form appeared out of the gloom, filling the corridor ahead of her. Shanni ran back to the others, yelling that it was a metal man and that it must have smashed the others they had found. She then asked if they should run, but both Aerikoth and Dermot instead started peppering her with questions.
The ranger, scowling under his helmet, evidently wanted to go back down the side corridor with the sleep slab; however, Shanni pointed out that if there was in fact no exit, they would be trapped. Aerikoth wondered out loud if there was a reason they could not step back through the secret door and wait for the creature to pass. The wizard pointed out that the bodies in the other hall had probably thought to run ahead of whatever was coming and found themselves trapped. Dermot was reluctant to pass up further exploration, but Aerikoth thought they could always return. (I must admit that the wizard has always been cool under pressure, even in the face of great danger, often reminding his companions of the logical options facing them. --R)
Shanni eventually voted with her feet, as the thudding from the creature’s steps grew louder, dashing back through the secret door to the crossroads area. Dermot joined her, followed quickly by Aerikoth. The petite rogue nocked an arrow with a particularly corrosive-looking tip and cocked her head, asking the others if they heard it coming. They confirmed that there was silence, as Shanni continued backing away.
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