Chapter 9: The Labyrinth

The blood on the ground is dry now, so it didn't happen recently, but the carnage revealed as you walk through is astounding to behold.

You begin following the twisting passages and soon find yourselves amazed by the sheer scope of the place. You travel for hours without seeing anything of interest.

Vaulted chambers bristle with stalactites and stalagmites, slowing your passage as you wend your way across uneven floors. Moving through a narrow passage, you enter a cavern dimly lit by phosphorescent fungi — and are met by the sight of a dark metal tower perched on the edge of a cliff that drops away into darkness.

The square tower is twenty feet on a side and thirty feet high, with arrow slits in each wall. A battlement crowns its top, with a stone gargoyle peering over each side. Set into the middle of the wall facing you is a sturdy-looking door made of the same dark metal as the rest of the tower.

Sinag hums with energy and replies, "I agree. This is quite strange..."

Mai'ngor knocks on the door with a dull thump and waits for a moment, but there is no noise or any sign of movement from inside.

There's no response other than a deep silence. There's clearly an aura of magic about the place as well as a feeling of wrongness. It's faint, but you're pretty sure you smell something rotting within the tower.

As Elayna fumbles with the bolt, she feels a tap on her shoulder. Looking up, she sees Sarith standing next to her. He takes a deep breath and motions for her to do the same. Once she finishes he whispers, "Stay close..." and takes another step, placing himself partially between her and the door.

The door opens easily, revealing an open room with a ladder affixed to the back wall. On the floor near the ladder is an old skeleton in a set of moldy robes.

Searching through everything, you manage to find two empty potion bottles and one that's full of a thick purple liquid under a sleeve of the skeletons robes.

Looking over the skeleton, it looks like there are a couple spots where teeth hit the bone, likely while the person was still alive.