We appeared standing at the top of a steep escarpment, looking down over the chasm.
We began climbing our way down and soon found ourselves on a narrow path along the edge.
Mist and shadow are all we can see before ourselves. Something is out there just beyond sight. As we continued we saw before us the very cult who is responsible for the girls disappearence. We moved to charge them but the very narrow ledge prevented us from rushing them and so a number of our strongest fighters formed a line and advanced on them.
That's when the magic began. The cultists began a chant and a monstrously large tentacle came shooting out of the mist and it grabbed Star. Quicker than a thought, Star was ripped from the ledge and thrown into the abyss. We never even heard him scream once. Doubtless the warriors didn't know anything of it happening until after the cultists were dispatched.
Our magicians cast clever spells and enthralled three of the cultists, forcing their will to our own. We used them to turn on the other cultists and they fought.
Searos knocked and let loose and arrow that took one of the mysterious chanters down. Where the arrow struck blackness sprouted. We thought it unholy blood, but then the glob turned and began to attack our warriors.
We fought on the narrow ledge, killing cultists and smashing octomasses.
Soon two were dead and we had three enthralled. We had them lead the way down and we continued along the narrow ledge, descending into darkness.
We came upon a door and we had our slaves push them open. Within we found a narrow hallway which we advanced down. Not to long later another cultists jumped from the shadow, plunging a dagger into one of the thrall's heart. We were so quickly taken by surprise that he was jumping at us before we could react.
Fighting in these narrow confines is moving to be a major hinderence.
Every time a cultist is struck down, no matter the hand doing it, an octomasse has spawned. We quickly dealt with the attacker and began exploring again.
Dalhi had a smart idea and began to converse with the thralls. The thralls revealed a secret passageway below the altar of one of the prayer rooms. We entered it and found 4 large egg like stones upon another altar. Sadly, the tunnel is very cramped and only Battlebeard was able to easily travel through the passage.
He came back out a while later with three large injuries to his body. Cuts, from traps he explained, along his body. He also told us of some dark passages that slipped downwards into darkness with slides so steep he feared he could not return the way he'd come if he descended.
So far no sign of the girls or any treasure.
P.S. The taint of the evil tree is still among us. A couple of the lads went to worship Malloc at the altar here. Luckily the evil god whose altar they used didn't object.
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