Kelewen

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As June and Rockmar got a better look at what had attacked them, they would see that it was human sized and shaped, but its skin was a lifeless gray, its fingernails grown out into twisted claws. It tried to rise as June's powers held it down and screeched a dying gasp cut short by Rockmar's axe splitting open its skull.

"Are you two okay?" Cedric asked loudly, echoing Eve's concern. He was still stuck on the near side of the pit with Wimena. "Eve! June!" he exclaimed "Can you two get us across?!"

@Garth Something inside the ghoulish creature's belly moved unnaturally, then erupted suddenly, pushing its way out of the dead husk. A revolting humanoid-headed snake lunged straight toward the half-orc kneeling next to the ghoul, striking out with long-fangs.

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As Rockmar and June gain the top of the stairs (bottom right on the map) they find themselves in the hallway on the opposite side of the pit, the half-orc's light clearly visible to Tarquin, Cedric, and Wimena who are yet on the other side. Here the ceiling is high enough for both Rockmar and June to stand upright.



When Rockmar shines his light back down the narrow stairs, the sound of something following them pauses, as if whatever it is would much prefer to wait until they have their backs to it before striking. And while their attention is focused on the stairs, a vaguely humanoid shape drops from the ceiling above them with barely a sound, attempting to rake its long nails across June's back...

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@Garth & @Lunar

The corridor is made of stone, only wide enough to go single file comfortably, and the ceilings are 6' tall, making both of the tall adventurers stoop. It goes only about 10 feet before turning left. Then runs 30 feet and turns left again. Here, there are stairs leading up.

From somewhere behind June, she hears a slight scuff sound... as if something is creeping after them in the dark...



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"I'm afraid there is not much more than that to tell," Constable Leofwine said, furrowing his brow in thought, trying to remember if there were any other details that might shed any light on the hound. "Avery's Isle has been settled now for over 20 years and this is the first we've had trouble of this kind. So much knowledge from the ancients has been lost, I fear." He shook his head, pausing for a long moment.

"When we first arrived, the chapel itself was in disrepair. Father Beacom took it upon himself to oversee its repairs and rededication into the service of Justicia. As we began constructing other buildings and gathering wood from the forest," he pointed westward, "sometimes an artifact was discovered that we assumed to be of the ancients. ... a few coins, sometimes the remnants of weapon... Ambitious folk even made their way into the swamp beyond looking for more treasures, but that is tricky terrain and some of those folks never returned."

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Gotta go to bed. Night

@Lunar

Me too actually.... We can continue our exploration tomorrow! :)

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Now armed with his lit stone, Cedric followed Tarquin and the halfling back inside. He'd been too far away the first time to get a good look at the chamber and the pit, plus his human eyes could see almost nothing in the dark compared with the elf and the half-orc. After examining it for a few moments and watching Rockmar and June disappear slowly down into the hole, he commented, "I'm not sure I wouldn't rather take my chances with the entrance in the ceiling we first found rather than try to cross this thing..."

Unwilling to leave a member of the party alone, Leofwine sat down next to Eve, not upset about an excuse to not be on his feet, even if only for a few minutes. "I'm not so sure that Justicia or possibly one of her clerics, did not have some hand in trapping the beast here. Did you know... when we discovered this island, the only structure upon it.. well, the only structure we knew was upon it... was the chapel, Justicia's symbol set into the keystone."

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The south entrance, narrow corridor with mural along the wall:



Low ceilinged chamber with slick stone slabs angled from all four sides.


Down the pit!


As Rockmar and June descend down into the dark pit, they find themselves hovering in a circular chamber with a tunnel exiting to the east. Directly beneath them is a score of hammered bronze longspears set into the floor and pointed upward, obviously intended to impale anyone falling through the hole above. Rockmar's axe is there, down in the center of the spears. There is also a pair of rusty daggers.

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@Lunar & @Garth... you two are trying to levitate straight down into that pit, right?

(Map coming shortly! I'm working on it!)

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Thanks Lunar! But I have a picture of a map that I'm using that fits the plot. I actually found the map online, in pieces, but it will work. I'll put it up shortly!

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Eve looked at Cedric. "It should stay lit for several hours." She walked out of the cave quite upset at Tarquin and the Constable's laughter at her. She sat down outside and waited.

@Wick

This made me realize my post as the constable didn't come across quite as I intended it to. I tweaked it a little.

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Anyone know of a quick map generator online that's easy to share?