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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ciaran" data-source="post: 473612" data-attributes="member: 756">A shadow behind the vines suggests an alcove, and opening... a tunnel!  But as you approach, the roots draw themselves together, forming an impenetrable curtain that mocks your efforts to escape.You claw at the roots, futilely at first, until you get a good grip.  Then more corrosive dark fluid spurts as you rip away great handfuls of the roots.  You cover your ears as an unearthly scream echoes through the chamber.  Frantically, the roots tangle and untangle themselves.  It might be possible to wriggle through at this point; but the roots might catch you and hold you, and even if you escape, the passage beyond is utterly lightless.In the dull blue glow, you see the tips of the vines emerge from the opening above.  They twitch like the noses of hounds seeking a scent.  In a moment, they will be upon you...</blockquote>