The Dragon Hatchery

Watching the flames burst forth from Linston's fingertips brings a smile to Clarice's face.

These idiots never stood a chance!

She watches carefully for any other sign of movement, and if there's anyone left standing she'll throw her right hand forward and chant a few quick words. Three purple glowing darts shoot forward and attack any survivors.

like a scene from a movie, but not a good movie, one of those completely over the top martial arts movies they made in the 80's, bodies drop like flies. But one plucky young man will not yield. He leaps into the air, literally RUNS UP the cavern wall, before launching himself across the room in a series of spins that would make an olympic high diver gasp. His steely eyes locked on Linston as drives himself relentlessly towards his attacker. He dodges the flames like it's what he was born to do. He grins a maniacal grin like a man with victory in his grasp....
oh wait. That isn't victory. It's fire. Not a lot of fire, just a bit. But enough to light his shirt, his hair, his eyebrows.... he plows into the ground in an epileptic fit of agony. Burning to death before your very eyes.

He made such a show of it, you didn't even see all the others die. But boy oh boy, you can smell it.

DAMAGE:
guard 1: 6+10 DEAD
guard 2: 3+8 DEAD
guard 3: 3+6+11 DEAD

cultist 1: 6+5 DEAD
cultist 2: 3+10 DEAD
cultist 3: 6+2+5 DEAD
cultist 4: 6+4 DEAD
cultist 5: 3+10 DEAD

The room is quiet now. Just the quiet crackle of flesh frying in its own greases.

I thought that last guy had a chance.

Linston moves into the cave.

Let's get to cracking eggs. If they can be carried, I guess we can bring one back. But what ever we are going to do, let's be quick about it.

Readying her dagger Clarice falls in line behind Linston.

Yes he says in agreement The sooner we do this, the sooner we can leave this place.

Elceran will move to the other door and listen for anyone coming before proceeding slowly downward.

There is only one other entrance to this barracks cavern. In the far east wall.

(you entered from the north)

A short passage connects to another chamber, about half the size of the barracks. But where the Barracks was spartan, this area is quite luxurious. There is a writing desk and a stool, several tables with books and papers and a mirror on a floor stand. Light comes from two oil lamps. Thick rugs completely cover the floor. An opening in the north wall is covered with a thick velvet curtain.

maybe we can check these papers quickly after we take care of the eggs. There may be some useful Intel about attack plans.

Linston moves carefully to the hanging curtain.

"Yes, destroying the eggs should come first." Clarice agrees and positions herself in front of the curtain, ready to cover whoever draws it open.

Elceran approaches the curtain and listens for any movement on the other side with his staff at the ready.

Behind the curtain is a silk draped bed and two trunks. One older and rather plain. One gilded with finely wrought dragons on each corner.

"Are there any other entrances in there?" Clarice ponders, entering the room slowly and moving towards one of the trunks in order to inspect it.

Clarice eyes the plain, dust trunk up and down, then lays her hand on the top above the latch