<strong>"Where <em>we're</em> going is pretty safe, but, this connects to the vast, vast network of tunnels beneath our feet. Never had any major incidents, but you never know who, or what, might try to come up."</strong><br/><br/><br/>Callida swings the doors open, revealing a well-cut flight of stairs going to several meters before giving way to rougher passage downward.<br/><br/><br/>* * *<br/><br/><br/>The guards stare at Pinot as she snaps up the torches, and one begins to say something, but catching her gaze they quickly return to murmuring amongst themselves. They'd heard what happened to<em>that</em>guy.<br/><br/><br/>* * *<br/><br/><br/>Callida answered Esmerelda's question.<strong>"Agaric, I think. He's the groundskeeper when he's not busy slinging mugs of beer."</strong><br/><br/><br/>* * *<br/><br/>The journey wasn't too long or eventful. Callida at least seemed to know where she was going, and the passages were taking them directly down for the most part. She explained they were headed to what had been a residential area in the old Tangletown, before a combination of mishap and mismanagement caused it to collapse and sink down here. No one had bothered to go poking around in the ruins before the newneighborhood was built over top of it.<br/><br/><br/>Apparently, this mold she was looking for was some kind of science experiment someone was working on, whose exploits she'd found reference to in an old journal, though she declined to explain any details or purpose to it.<br/><br/><br/>Eventually they reached a large, cavernous space housing the remains of several tenement buildings. One in particular looked very well intact, standing out amidst the surrounding wreckage and rubble, though the once tall building was now smooshed between the floor and the ceiling of this area.<br/><br/><br/>The area was flooded with about a foot of water, and numerous varieties of cave fish, salamander, and crayfish swam about their feet.<br/><br/><br/><strong>"Yes, this is the place. Don't stray too far, but feel free to look around for your promised booty."</strong><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>