"Thank you... ?" says the Warforged. The light glinting out of its crystal eyes is still unsteady, but the presence of other living beings seems to be helping it.<br/><br/>Marcus is able to pick up some scent, but the every present wind is making keeping a track of it difficult. Sweat is the strongest of smells. The fear of death. The fear of madness. Other, stranger things can be detected too, although as near as Marcus can tell, the smell of the two beings you seek goes through the door. The door itself... it has the crackle of ozone, and the acrid vinegar of strong acid, mixed with damp rotten seaweed.<br/><br/>Just as Marcus is about to investigate further, a telepathic voice assaults your minds like swarm of bees chasing the bear breaking into their hive.<br/><br/><em>Fascinating,</em>it says,<em>the man of metal lives, and has now summoned more mortals. Such tenacity is admirable indeed. What is it that you seek mortals? Truth? A treasure? My blessing? Or my curse? In the land of the mad, can you tell which is which? Ah, but where are my manners? I should have my welcoming committee greet you! The last ones to come into the Maze were far too quick in their entry to give them a proper welcome.</em><br/><br/>The darkness of the doorways ripples and reflects, just as a pond with a rock tossed within would. How the absence of light can do such a thing is uncertain, for such physics would be happily impossible on any mortal realm. From the passageway emerge three beasts with crocodilian skulls for heads, a mane of raven-black feathers, and the powerful, predatory bodies of hunting mastiffs. Pus and blood ooze from their empty eye sockets and they growl menacingly.<br/><br/>(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/8/8e/Screen_Shot_2015-03-07_at_1.05.34_PM.png)<br/><br/><em>A life untested is a life unlived, don't you agree? One must constantly evolve to match their surroundings.</em><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OCC</div><div class="spoiler_body">One PC may act. Map will be up later, wifi isn't really cooperating. Skin and Marcus are both within melee attack range.</div></div>