<span style="font-weight: bold">Hypogeum</span><br/><br/><div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">After the armor check penalty, Sashi's Hide check is 5 short &gt;.&lt;</div></div></div><br/>The Hypogeum's haphazard layout is a boon to Sashi this time: the walkways and cages shield her well from any overhead view, and the acoustics make it difficult to pinpoint anything. This, of course, includes guards, but Sashi's burrower instincts are doing a fine job of keeping her on track and out of danger.<br/><br/>So far.<br/><br/>The one drawback to hiding, of course, is that it requires a place to hide. Cross an open space - say, a large landing - and even the cleverest thief would be hard-pressed to conceal himself from a passing guard. A fighter in full plate might as well be waving a "Welcome Lictors" banner. Unfortunately, Sashi doesn't have much choice if she wants to reach the Thermae.<br/><br/>Sashi and Ciro are halfway across the landing when a trio of anurid shadows fall on her from the staircase. Halfway up the steps is a massive bullywug, the largest Sashi has seen so far, decked out in a suit of deep blue armor and brandishing a wicked-looking spear. The giant frogman is followed by two more of his kind, each nearly as massive as their commander and wielding similar weapons.<br/><br/>"C-c-captain Broga..." Ciro stammers. The melanistic squirrelboy manages to look pale for a second.<br/><br/>"There's the coney!" Broga bellows, pointing at Sashi. "Git 'er, lads!"<br/><br/><br/>Sashi is only a short hop away from the Thermae doors. Whatever is inside might help conceal her... or it might be a deathtrap. The ways to the second landing and the lower floors remain clear for the moment.<br/><br/><br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">&lt;&lt;Round 3 Addendum&gt;&gt;<br/><br/>Geno/Harpy E</span><br/>Once she's past the cardiac sphincter, the harpy's escape goes quite smoothly- Geno's own emetic spasms lift her up and out, driven by the irritation of her feathers and the dragon's own digestive juices. (Acid-proof or not, an esophagus full of stomach fluid is hardly a pleasant sensation.) In mere moments, her feathered crest is tickling the back of Geno's throat, and she can see blue sky framed between jagged teeth. The harpy practically crows her victory; freedom is at hand- er, wing!<br/><div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">Harpy E resist 1: 1d20 (17) + 13 = failure<br/>Harpy E is swallowed... again.</div></div></div>And yet, so far... Just as her head reaches Geno's mouth, the peristaltic waves moving the harpy stop. To her dismay, she finds herself immobilized, squeezed by the length of Geno's esophagus... and then, slowly sliding back down the dragon's gullet as the contractions reverse, intent on putting her back in her place.<br/><br/>The harpy jams her feet back against the esophageal sphincter, bracing herself against Geno's powerful muscles... but that valve is already open, waiting to re-admit its feathery guest. The harpy succeeds only in shoving her lower half back into Geno's stomach, a task the esophageal muscles are only too happy to complete.<br/><div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">Harpy E resist 2: 1d20 (20) + 13 = automatic success<br/>Harpy E remains in Geno's 1st stomach.</div></div></div>No need to flip around this time; going down feet first, the harpy is already in position to begin forcing her way out as soon as she's deposited back in the gastric chamber. Once again, she plants her feet firmly against the dragon's stomach walls, and readies herself for another bull rush against the dragon's innards...<br/><br/>And then, the floor disappears.<br/><br/>"#@%$&*!" The harpy puts her fluent grasp of invective to impressive use as she scrabbles for a new foothold, ending up braced against Geno's stomach walls as she straddles yet another bird-hungry piece of anatomy. What's below, she has no idea, but the mere smell is making her nostrils itch...<br/><br/><div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">Harpy E Health: 42%</div></div></div>