(Sorry about the wait.  Think we can continue now.)<br/><br/>After a few minutes, something happens at the door.  With a great grinding, the door in front of the group splits in half and slides to each side.  The door halves disappear into the wall, slotting into the stonework easy as a greased pig into a naga's throat.  On the other side is a small antechamber, with set of stairs leading down.  Brother Cadrick is standing in the middle of the threshold, and he seems out of breath, sweating, and panting.  "Help me!" he pants.  "I need to-AH!"<br/><br/>At a quick glance, it seems that the cause of this exertion is the group of six humanoid plant things that look as if they'd just come up the stairs.  They were about as tall as an average human, covered all in green plant matter, except for a few red and yellow petals.  They stumble forwards as they walk, and their arms appear quite stiff.  Yet still, two are able to raise their arms quickly and bring them down just as fast.  As they do, a green vine slides out of the end, coming down with a crack like a whip towards Cadrick.  At the last moment, Cadrick jumps out of the way of the first.  The second, next to the wall, overbalances and falls to the ground.<br/><br/>(Plant-thing 5 is prone!  Combat begins!)