(YBA) Kalath in Wicht's Lair III.

[graydoom]

"Business? Yeah, I got somma that. Now stand aside and let me pass."

 

[Wicht]

"Hey Bum! We aint as dense as some of them goblins you probably been messing with. Not that we cares, the rats aint worth the slime that nursed them! But if you gots real business with one of the bosses then you had better be a little more descriptive."

 

[graydoom]

"More descriptive, you say.... Let me say this, then... stand in my way, and you shall taste the same business that I have with the bosses."

 

[Wicht]

"That so! Well, Mister I got business with the bosses, if you really want to talk to them you missed the way. Go back down to the last intersection and go right. The doors unlocked and there are some tunnels that ways that will lead you down to some of the bosses."

 

[graydoom]

"Thanks."

Distrusting what the orcs have said, but seeing no reason to call them on it yet, Kalath goes and follows their directions.

 

[Wicht]

Kalath bactracks to the intersection and makes a right. As the orcs said, the door is unlocked.

Opening it leads to a small cavern chamber filled with dried and hanging foodstuffs. There are curious tracks on the sandy floor but by the light of the torches on the wall Kalath can not tell what they were made by. Kalath sees a small tummel, perhaps three feet in diameter on the north wall of the room. There is a much larger tunnel however on the southern wall.

 

[graydoom]

Kalath walks to and enters the larger tunnel to the south.

 

[Wicht]

The tunnel quickly turns right and continues to curve. It opens up into another cavern chamber, this one empty, except for the tracks on the floor. The tracks lead to a tunnel on the opposite side of the chamber. Torches burn on the walls of this room as well.

 

[graydoom]

Kalath carefully continues to follow the tracks.

 

[Wicht]

This tunnel curves as well and slopes down. As it curves to the left, Kalath becomes aware that he has lost his sense of direction and really doesn't know which way he is headed. The tunnel curves this way for about fifteen feet and then heads straight into a large room witha distinct odor.

Several large rats, a dozen at least, stare at Kalath and then flee into two tunnels. The tunnels are on the wall to Kalath's right.

Scattered here and there on the sandy floor are large "nests" filled with grass, leaves, bones, rags and large rat droppings. A single torch illuminates the room.

The two tunnels are large enough to enter, being about four feet in height. The one closest to the tunnel Kalath entered through is also the smallest. The other one slopes down but would be almost large enough for a man to enter if he stooped or crouched. The first tunnel is dark, there appears to be a light of some sort further down the other, larger tunnel.

I got some things to do for a while, I will check back later tonight though