With the skeletons out of the way, you search the dead end cavern littered with bits of broken glass, rotting pieces of paper, and other unusable detritus. The brown robed body turns out to be that of a slain dhampir, with a journal mentioning plans to start an army of undead made from the “fish people” who have been frequenting this cave.<br/><br/>You also find a magical longsword and pearl, that Vannalys manages to identify as a +1 long sword and a pearl of power (1st).<br/><br/>As you are searching the room, the ever alert Faolan picks up some sounds coming from one side of the cavern. He finds a concealed passage, even as the sounds become clearer - you can hear a familiar voice half-reciting, half-shouting its own encouragement,<strong>"As the legendary Gregaro Voth successfully battled the wild beasts in the deepest reaches of the Mwangi Expanse, so shall I defeat you, foul servant of Lamashtu!"</strong>It sounds like the plucky halfling from earlier is still in a tangle, although getting by for so long is no mean feat... for someone not trained in stealth, that is.<br/><br/>As you hurry down the hidden tunnel towards the voice, you find the passageway wending back up towards the way you came. Given the urgency of the situation, you ignore a side cavern along the way.<br/><br/>The passageway leads to a semi concealed hole with a cloth over it, and a secured knotted rope. You lower yourselves from the top of the tunnel ceiling and find yourselves at the inner side of the pit, close to where you all first entered the cave, and where you had spotted the long wooden plank earlier. The sounds of battle are louder now, and the visibly stressed looking Dominic on the other side of the pit looks relieved to see all of you once again.<br/><br/>As one of you lays the sturdy plank over the pit, all of you have the chance to use a prebuff or consumable before emerging from the cave to face<del>what's out there</del>what Faolan's keen perception make out to be a large creature over the sound of intervening running water. Probably the minotaur on the southern bank of the stream.<br/><br/>OOC: Semi cutscene before loading final map. Feel free to express yourselves as you all "race" down the passageway to try and make it on time for Janira. If as an individual player, your character feels an especial annoyance for her after what she has done and given to the party, feel free to drag your feet, I will assume you appear on the map about 2 rounds later than the rest. To save time, make this an individual decision, but you can also post your view on the OOC so others who might want to save her can comment. I will also preroll your Inits and post up in OOC.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Summary: At 2017-06-07 18:34:59, Melendrith (uid: 61033) rolls: 2d20 Result: 10 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=103933)<br/><br/>Full Result: Melendrith rolled: 2d20<br/>Comment: Spellcraft Vannalys<br/>Result: 4, 6, <br/>Total: 10</div></div>