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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Carlo-One" data-source="post: 8495225" data-attributes="member: 7015827">As the adventurers debated what could be down there, the Ghost of the Pit reappeared and said that they had seen his home now. Shanni, who had not previously encountered the apparition, staggered away, groping in turn for her bow and magic cloak while sporting a panicked expression. Meanwhile, Darrow blithely commented that the pit was not very homey. The dwarf then quizzed the spirit on who was down there with him, more specifically what had scales and hissed.The ghost replied that he called it the Bone-Cleaner, saying in truth it was not much company. He continued being talkative, describing how the Lord of the place no longer deigned to feed there, others being taken to him instead. As Shanni found some semblance of calm and pulled on her cloak, Darrow continued interrogating the spirit, who mentioned that a hag had come, but was not much further help, although it described the chant “Nocturnum Eternum” – endless night – that was made during the victims’ passage to the place. (The querying of undead spirits is a dicey proposition at best, even for those who are not disturbed by their deathless state. Their minds, such as they are, inevitably deteriorate and focus on whatever the strongest glimpses of pleasure or terror they experienced while alive. --R) (Perhaps they are not so different from the living in that respect, although this may be a somewhat heretical concept. --C)At this, Dermot gave a thoughtful look and Aerikoth commented that perhaps it was the password to get by Aronson. The ranger noted that there was only one way to know and started gathering up the rope. Shanni agreed it was worth a try, picking up her bow while looking back down into the bone pit and swallowing.</blockquote>

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