Just as Rhuardh turned towards the rough and swearing voice they could all hear heading down another cavern, he heard Darius say: ""Ehem, excuse me everyone, I have an idea. Probably a bad one…" as out of the corner of his eye he saw the mage point a candle down towards the dragon symbol on the slab. "Any objections to a potential 'trial by fire?"<br/><br/>"Darius, no, I don't think that's such a good ide—" he managed to get out as he turned, but it was already too late. An unearthly green glow began to suffuse the entire cavern, and the spectral form of a wraith appeared, intoning the word "BEWARE!" before vanishing. This nearly made the bard's heart stop, and he stumbled backwards as the form of a tall, scarred woman appeared in the cavern entrance. He gave her a wide berth as she looked as though she could probably break every bone in his body just by looking at him. Some of her type could be swayed by a good song though, but it was a little too soon to tell if she was of the sort.<br/><br/>The commotion Darius had created also attracted two more entrants, a silent, and frightened girl that the Norori woman was attempting to comfort, and to his surprise, a Faela, who called himself Jord. He had not seen one of his like since before he had been banished from the Blanqua all those years ago. While the sight of Jord brought a smile to the Norori woman's face, he knew what the Faela were like and that he was probably much stronger than he looked.<br/><br/>Clearing his throat, he said: "Well, it seems we're all in this predicament together," he said. Let's all introduce ourselves first. My name is Rhuardh as I said, and I believe your names are Owl, Darius, and Jord," he said, turning to each of them in turn. "The rest of you," he said, turning to the three women, the blond man, and the seemingly feral man, who had not yet introduced themselves, "would you tell us your names? I have the feeling we're all going to have to work together to get out of this alive, and I think the first step is getting to know each other."