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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Carlo-One" data-source="post: 8061961" data-attributes="member: 7015827">Darrow and Dermot joined Shanni by the raised portcullis, shoving aside the remains of the door the dwarf had bashed open. A short discussion took place among them about whether to wait for Rahnee and Aerikoth before going further. Their curiosity proved too strong, so the three followed the sloping tunnel downward. Shanni offered Dermot the use of her magic cloak to better hide as he scouted ahead, but the ranger shook his head and said he felt better when she had it; he could always fight his way out of trouble. The petite rogue gave a sheepish little grin as she fell in behind the two warriors.The second level of the Hidden Peak cavern proved to be just as dark as the one above. After slowly making their way down the initial corridor, it turned to the  left and opened into a huge cavern, similar to the level above. Scouting ahead, Dermot made out at least five of the grey rock-colored creatures they had previously encountered. When the ranger reported back on his findings, Darrow said he was up for it. Shanni asked if there was a choke point they could use to their advantage in battle; in response, Darrow pointed at the traps Dermot had started setting up around their position.Once the traps were ready, Dermot carefully sneaked ahead, with the intent of luring one of the creatures to their prepared position. He was successful the first time, as a lone monster followed him back and was quickly trapped and finished off. The next time out, however, all of the remaining creatures took off after the ranger, who barely made it back to his companions. Between the other traps and some intense fighting, the three adventurers dispatched their foes, although Darrow’s shoulder got banged up in the process and Dermot suffered a deep scratch. The dwarf, evidently having a high pain threshold, offered his ring of regeneration to Dermot first. The ranger hesitated, then took it and put it on as they moved deeper into the cavern.Their explorations led them to the central chasm in the cavern, which on this level had warm air coming over its lip. Dermot returned the ring to Darrow as they speculated on where the creatures had come from. Some bones of large rats were found, which they concluded was what the grey stone-like creatures had subsisted on. Shanni peered over the central pit and remarked that the stone appeared to be smooth, black and glass-like. Darrow told her that it was called obsidian and made by volcanoes, which would explain the warmth.Carefully spreading out around the area, they noted the freestanding remains of what appeared to be stone supports for a door, although nothing remained of it, along with the presence of additional large bones on the floor. Darrow shared his observation that the cavern had evidently been made for something larger than humans. When Shanni queried further, he explained that he could tell the natural cavern had been enlarged, but the rough stonework meant that it was not done by dwarven hands. With their exploration of the area around the central chasm completed, the three companions moved towards the southern end of the cavern level.</blockquote>

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