<span style="font-weight: bold">Salla, Jules:</span><br/>As far as you can see, Alyssa has been completely swallowed by the pitch darkness. When she talks, despite the short distance, her voice comes out so muffled that it's almost impossible discern her words.<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">Alyssa</span><br/>You take your time and carefully explore the whole setting, while your eyes grow more and more accustomed to darkness -which is definitely not as terrible as it seemed at first from outside. The piles of unidentified gear reveal themselves to be mostly composed of blackened metal cages, racks and chains, mostly corroded by rust.<br/><span style="font-style: italic">Here's a map with the results of your exploration:</span><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;"><div class="inline-attachment">
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</div><br/>The yellow and red bars are respectively the passage you came from, and a heavy, grated door you found, seemingly closed. The shady block represent the metal cages and obstructions. On the right there are two wooden crates. On the left, the greenish blot is a foul-smelling, rotten heap.</div></div></div><br/><br/>The pale mass at the opposite wall is soon revealed as an unexpectedly ghastly oddity: dozens, or hundreds, of candles half-merged in a huge heap of white wax against the wall; it is at least seven feet tall, and even wider.<br/>You're still admiring the unusual and somehow fascinating complex,  when you notice something that your eyes missed at first.<br/>At your left there's a ... figure? ... crouched on the ground and entirely covered in layers of rags - after frantically raising your guard you almost immediately notice that the thing must be completely inanimated and lifeless.<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">Eilnear</span><br/>You proceed steadily through the gloomy forest, dense with crooked trees whose twisted branches intertwine in a oppressive archway above the narrow path. Except for your heavy footsteps, the wood is quiet and lifeless. You're just beginning to wonder how much time has passed, when...<br/><span style="font-style: italic">Your instincts urges you to act at the very last moment, but one moment too far</span>: a violent blow, probably aimed at your head before your attempt to dodge, reaches your back, pushing you away. It<span style="font-style: italic">hurts </span>- adrenaline crackling in your veins, you quickly turn around and raise your guard to face your assailant -<br/>It is not easy to determine wheter the figure is wearing a pelt under its stained rags, or rather it's only a horrid lot of dirt on its skin; what's for sure is that this is the filthier opponent you've ever faced. It is a little shorter than you, its face is covered and it ... he? ... wields a primitive wooden club, clearly responsible for the horrible ache in your back. He hesitates for a moment - he probably didn't expect you to be still able to defend yourself after his sneak attack -, then grunts something beastly and raises again his weapon...<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;"><div class="inline-attachment">
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