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<blockquote data-quote="Wraithdrit" data-source="post: 775233" data-attributes="member: 10820">The party quickly regrouped, set off into the mines. They had significant notes taken by the female wizard they had slain mere moments earlier. It seems that these were indeed Thayans, and that they had been disguised. The head of the camp, Lurthkaus, was a true Red Wizard of Thay, and all the rest of the camp, his followers. They were apparently here looking for some sort of book. According to the notes, the Zhentarim did not know their true identity, and the Thayan henchmen, were beginning to chafe under the charade of serving the Zhents.Into the mines the group crept. This was obviously not a true mine, but rather some sort of underground dwarven structure. A great battle had taken place here, a battle between dwarven defenders and the evil horde that overrun Tethyamar hundreds of years ago. Corpses were everywhere. Ancient dwarven skeletons mixed with ancient goblin and orc bones. Some bones were not even recognizeable. The party followed the Thayan notes, and used the map to quickly locate a room they thought might have a secret door. Sure enough two such doors were found and the party slipped through one. The other side was a room filled with trash and junk. A voice chirped in the darkness as the party poked through the junk. &quot;Hey, leave that alone.&quot;Will quirked an eyebrow, &quot;Who's there?&quot;&quot;Me,&quot; chirped the voice.Durgaden growled, &quot;Whose me?&quot;&quot;Ugh, not a dwarf... go away. Go home.&quot;&quot;This is me home!&quot;&quot;Not no more. This me home now.&quot; Tanerus bent to pick up some dirt in one hand. &quot;Can you tell us anything about this area?&quot; asked Amador. &quot;Yes, I suppose, if you will leave me home.&quot; &quot;We will leave. If you tell us more. Have you seen people around here?&quot; Will asked.&quot;Yes, seen people. Many people. Even seen a dark skinned elf. She was nice. Mulgup helped her get out past humans. Was much fun!&quot;Will and Amador glanced at each other. That explained how the drow had fled past the Thayans. The Thayan journal had made mention of them having found the signs of someone gravely wounded moving through, but they were unsure how the person got through. The party had assumed it was the drow priestess they had met in the woods. Now they knew were she had come from, but not what had hurt her so bad, or why she had not healed herself. Tanerus said, &quot;You saw her in the kitchen?&quot; Thats where the notes said the tracks of the wounded person had seemed to originate. &quot;Yes, Mulgup saw her in kitchen.&quot;&quot;Will you take us there? We will pay you.&quot; Tanerus pulled a gem from his pouch at his side. &quot;Ooooh. Pretty... yes... we show.&quot; As Tanerus felt something pulling the gem from his hand he tossed the handfull of dirt at it. The creature coughed and gagged then appeared suddenly as if losing its concentration on whatever magic made it invisible.&nbsp;The party looked on, wondering what the little thing was. Finally Will spoke up, &quot;You will take us to the kitchen?&quot; &quot;Yes, to kitchen.&quot; The creature known as Mulgup proceeded the way leading them to a room that looked much like a kitchen.Durgaden looked around, &quot;She musta come from a secret door...&quot; Mulgup shook his head, &quot;Nope she come from back there.&quot; He pointed back the way the party had just come from. They had passed two doors on the way. Will frowned. &quot;Show us.&quot; The group backtrapped, &quot;This door?&quot;&quot;No that door have creepies in it, don't go in there.&quot; Mulgup shuddered. &quot;What kind of creepies?&quot; Durgaden lifted his axe. &quot;How many legs they got?&quot;Mulgup tried to count on his fingers, but kept getting lost after three. &quot;One... two... three.... five... no wait... one ... two... three... nine...&quot; Finally, &quot;Um, many.&quot;Amador frowned, &quot;Spiders.&quot; Mulgup nodded exictedly, &quot;Yes! Creepy things. But she come out of here.&quot; Mulgup pointed at a different door.Tanerus stepped up, &quot;Whats in there Mulgup?&quot;The dark color almost drained from Mulgup's face, and his ears drooped. &quot;The great hall...&quot; He whispered, looking frightened. &quot;Lots of bad mojo.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wraithdrit, post: 775233, member: 10820"] The party quickly regrouped, set off into the mines. They had significant notes taken by the female wizard they had slain mere moments earlier. It seems that these were indeed Thayans, and that they had been disguised. The head of the camp, Lurthkaus, was a true Red Wizard of Thay, and all the rest of the camp, his followers. They were apparently here looking for some sort of book. According to the notes, the Zhentarim did not know their true identity, and the Thayan henchmen, were beginning to chafe under the charade of serving the Zhents. Into the mines the group crept. This was obviously not a true mine, but rather some sort of underground dwarven structure. A great battle had taken place here, a battle between dwarven defenders and the evil horde that overrun Tethyamar hundreds of years ago. Corpses were everywhere. Ancient dwarven skeletons mixed with ancient goblin and orc bones. Some bones were not even recognizeable. The party followed the Thayan notes, and used the map to quickly locate a room they thought might have a secret door. Sure enough two such doors were found and the party slipped through one. The other side was a room filled with trash and junk. A voice chirped in the darkness as the party poked through the junk. "Hey, leave that alone." Will quirked an eyebrow, "Who's there?" "Me," chirped the voice. Durgaden growled, "Whose me?" "Ugh, not a dwarf... go away. Go home." "This is me home!" "Not no more. This me home now." Tanerus bent to pick up some dirt in one hand. "Can you tell us anything about this area?" asked Amador. "Yes, I suppose, if you will leave me home." "We will leave. If you tell us more. Have you seen people around here?" Will asked. "Yes, seen people. Many people. Even seen a dark skinned elf. She was nice. Mulgup helped her get out past humans. Was much fun!" Will and Amador glanced at each other. That explained how the drow had fled past the Thayans. The Thayan journal had made mention of them having found the signs of someone gravely wounded moving through, but they were unsure how the person got through. The party had assumed it was the drow priestess they had met in the woods. Now they knew were she had come from, but not what had hurt her so bad, or why she had not healed herself. Tanerus said, "You saw her in the kitchen?" Thats where the notes said the tracks of the wounded person had seemed to originate. "Yes, Mulgup saw her in kitchen." "Will you take us there? We will pay you." Tanerus pulled a gem from his pouch at his side. "Ooooh. Pretty... yes... we show." As Tanerus felt something pulling the gem from his hand he tossed the handfull of dirt at it. The creature coughed and gagged then appeared suddenly as if losing its concentration on whatever magic made it invisible. The party looked on, wondering what the little thing was. Finally Will spoke up, "You will take us to the kitchen?" "Yes, to kitchen." The creature known as Mulgup proceeded the way leading them to a room that looked much like a kitchen. Durgaden looked around, "She musta come from a secret door..." Mulgup shook his head, "Nope she come from back there." He pointed back the way the party had just come from. They had passed two doors on the way. Will frowned. "Show us." The group backtrapped, "This door?" "No that door have creepies in it, don't go in there." Mulgup shuddered. "What kind of creepies?" Durgaden lifted his axe. "How many legs they got?" Mulgup tried to count on his fingers, but kept getting lost after three. "One... two... three.... five... no wait... one ... two... three... nine..." Finally, "Um, many." Amador frowned, "Spiders." Mulgup nodded exictedly, "Yes! Creepy things. But she come out of here." Mulgup pointed at a different door. Tanerus stepped up, "Whats in there Mulgup?" The dark color almost drained from Mulgup's face, and his ears drooped. "The great hall..." He whispered, looking frightened. "Lots of bad mojo." [/QUOTE]

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