Taking just enough time to gather their strengths, the girls rested in a makeshift camp, while trying to stay as hidden as possible. While the enemy might not have crossed the mountains yet, there were other dangerous creatures that could notice an open camp. During her watch, Jalna spotted a large flying beast hunting, the body of a great cat with leathery wings outstretched, throwing spikes from its long tail at the prey it found eventually, carrying the carcass back to its nest somewhere in these mountains. Fortunately the girls were hidden from it so for the time being they were only observers of the monstrous predator in action.<br/><br/>Once fully rested the girls got ready and had to decide if they wanted to carry all their gear or just the most essentials with them for crossing the underground tunnel. Whatever they didn't take, they could leave behind here and pick up on their way back.<br/>"I'm not familiar with the outline of the cave but any side passages should lead to dead ends." Talya admitted "But I know that in order to cross to the far side, we'll have to take a short underwater passage that connects to a cave opening to the far side. Shouldn't be much of a challenge, about half a minute underwater, navigating the dark rocky tunnel. The downside that there won't be a breeze to follow during the first half of the journey."<br/><br/>Eventually reaching the cave entrance Talya nodded towards the tunnel heading into the rocky mountainside.<br/>"There will be some light inside. Luminescent moss and fungi grow in caves in the region, but the shadows will be deep and many. Stay on guard." she warned. Inside the enclosed space, her archery would be far less of use than out in the open, and she had her knives ready in case she had to defend herself.<br/><br/>The cave entrance was about twenty feet wide and twice as tall, like a crack inside the rock, twisting into to the deeps, inevitably branching into multiple passages. After about a hundred feet in, the natural illumination Talya spoke of began to show. Just as she said, every shadow seemed to be an endless void, and even the smallest rock cast great shadows.<br/>"Best be cautious." Jalna's sister whispered to her "There might be creatures living underground in these caves. Let's try to pass without their notice."<br/><br/>The path split towards the West and Northeast. Based on the lay of the land, to cross the mountains they'd have to go North-Northeast to emerge on the other side. So far the cave was level, but if elevation and slopes were taken into account, and many of the paths were dead ends, it was possible that an entirely different route was going to take them to their destination. For now their first objective was to map out the right tunnels and find an underground lake or river to find the underwater passage that led to the cave open only on the Northeast side of the mountain.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Party</div><div class="spoiler_body"><div class="floatright">(https://dncache-mauganscorp.netdna-ssl.com/thumbseg/1068/1068662-bigthumbnail.jpg)</div><strong>Talya</strong><br/><em>Medium humanoid (human), chaotic good</em><br/><br/><strong>Armor Class</strong> 13 (leather)<br/><strong>Hit Points</strong> 20 (3d8+3)<br/><strong>Speed</strong> 30 ft.<br/><br/><strong>STR</strong> 11 (+0) <strong>DEX</strong> 14 (+2) <strong>CON</strong> 12 (+1) <strong>INT</strong> 11 (+0) <strong>WIS</strong> 13 (+1) <strong>CHA</strong> 11 (+0)<br/><br/><strong>Skills</strong> Nature +4, Perception +5, Stealth +6, Survival +5<br/><strong>Senses</strong> passive Perception 15<br/><strong>Languages</strong> Common<br/><br/><strong>Keen Hearing and Sight:</strong> Talya has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or sight.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Actions:</strong></span><br/><strong>Multiattack:</strong> Talya makes two melee attacks or two ranged attacks.<br/><strong>Paired Hunting Knives</strong> <em>Melee Weapon Attack:</em> +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1d6+3 piercing damage.<br/><strong>Veikko's Longbow</strong> <em>Ranged Weapon Attack:</em> +4 to hit, ranged 150/600 ft., one target. Hit: 1d8+2 piercing damage.<br/></div></div><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">During exploration and combat you can decide what actions your party members take, and you can make skill, ability or attack rolls for them as well as Jalna.</div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Map and features of the area</div><div class="spoiler_body"><div class="floatright">(https://image.ibb.co/mUy02Q/cave1.jpg)</div>Map scaling: 1 square = 20 feet. The party enters from the South.<br/>Difficult terrain: the ground is rocky and uneven, counting as difficult terrain for land movement.<br/>Illumination: Luminescent moss and fungi barely provide low-light visibility.<br/>Walls and ceiling: Unless noted differently, the ceiling is between 20-40 feet high, uneven and rocky along with the walls. Climbing the walls has a DC of 16.</div></div><br/>