Prologue: arrival

We will SEE indeed ... Actually do you have anyone in your team that struggle to see in the dark? Bring him to me before going in the maze, my team don't need Selune blessing, but humans do

Now we are talking says goblin. He shows you a potion with light green liquid and a beautiful pebble shining in the sunlight. Potion, you drink. It will protect you from magic for an hour. The talisman protects against dying. Each of them cost 5 gp.

Meanwhile Elf girl and an older woman approach talking in elvish. Phoenix and Elrond could hear some words ... something about killing skeletons and demons and how to keep at a distance from them. You hear sentence "I don't mind letting the brave males risk their lives for us" and they both laugh aloud.
Lilly is also approaching with a bag in her hand. Bag appears to be empty however.
Good morning, brave maze runners. she walks to the cook Good morning Indra, is it ready?.
Halfing women smiles you are on time as usual

Lilly open her bag and gets out dishes for everyone.
Wail where is Thunderhead? Merida, could you please wake him up? and one of the elf girls (one with a long bow) runs away. And she returns with a a huge and muscular man (he is Goliath). He wears only a kilt and you see several axes of different sizes on his back. As running toward you he is telling some joke to Merrida and start laughing (Merida don't even smile). His laughing sound a bit like thunderstorm

The other maze runners sits in two groups of 4 (Merida, Thunderhead, gnome and Ferrieres (white robbed women) in one and older elf, goblin, firblog and ... you could swear you did he him approach - a man with big mouth (when he start eating you if you take a look you realise he is Yuan-ti with as you see his long split tongue)

None of the groups seem to be willing let you sit next to him. So you sit in our own group (do you?)

Goblin: I will have more talismans tomorrow if sell this. I need to test them in maze beforeI sell he shows his talisman

Goblin whistle shortly and cry Adolf, there would you mind? Yuan-to comes your way and goblin continues Do you have anu problems with rules or breaking? Or do you want to buy talisman from me? The newcomers are interested, but I don't see money yet.
Adolf : So you are selling it finally. I will buy both of them for 5 gp. Ho takes 5 gp from his pocket is about to give it to goblin.
But goblin do not hurry. He looks at you: Going for 5 gp to Adolf unless you have better deal.

You eat - each group it a small circle and are probably discussing some battle tactics. Food is really tasty a bit magical - you will nod need to worry about eating next 8 hours.
Lilly goes round and stay for 10 minutes at each group, inspiring the maze runners and reminding them that whole camp depends on their success. Lilly stays bit longer with your group. gives you the bag she used to bring dishes. This is bag of holdings. Put any chest you find in the maze into this bag. Of course, you could keep any equipment but chests mostly contain food and material (i.e. iron).
She also try to give you some insight into the maze, but she has not been there and information is not very useful.
In a while maze gates start shaking and opens. Firblog gather Bellow and the big guy named Thunderhead and bless your ayes.Bellow have darkvision out to a range of 300 feet for one hour (basically until you do any short rest).
Some of the other maze runners give you quick hints about maze and you all move into your gates.

GeneCortess, Aldrusian Each of your characters wake up inside a 5 ft cube wooden box with dim light coming from roof. You feel terrible (1 lvl of exhaustion ) and have a feeling that your box is moving up slowly. You can't remember how you get here. You can't actually remember anything, but your name. Box suddenly stop moving and in a while you hear a voice
Do not be afraid! We mean no harm. We will help you. Please keep yourself to and opposite wall and they break the box quickly - you see workers of different races with sledgehammers and other tools giving way to an old human lady.
Welcome to the Maze. My name is Lilly. Do you remember your name?

When you are out of your cages she explains you more details:

You need to take rest as night is approaching and you must be feeling just as terrible as anyone who is summoned to this place.
There is a chest on top of your box with your belongings (starting gear per your class/background), we will help to get the chest to your tent.
She tells you about the maze:
We have 4 teams of maze runners. Well we had 4 teams. Two teams did not return today.
She believes it to be the reason why you arrived. You will make a new team to replace the one that is gone.
Maze runners run the maze to bring us food and some weapons to themselves. But you should better ask details to the other two teams tomorrow morning.

Speaking to no one in particular as he climbs out of the box and looks into the chest, Eldrick says, "This must be another test set for me by the ancestors." As he gathers his meager goods he looks around the area trying to spy a tent. He is still puzzled about why he cannot remember anything more than his name. The tools in the chest seem to indicate that he may be a carpenter by trade but why would they need a carpenter in a maze. If he's to find food and weapons, that is a poor use of whatever skills he has. Perhaps he can build a small hut to replace that tent.

Lilly: Look there she points you to two more cages you missed. You see people with axes breaking those just as they did with your two.
Yes, the team is: you two and two more - must be in the other two cages. I have been summoned here a week ago the same way you are. So I only know little more than you do. I will gladly share with all 8 of you newcomers everything I know. But I plan to do it tomorrow morning when you feel yourself better and could better perceive information.
But, should you have any specific questions you would like to ask me right now - I will gladly share with you right now.
She seems sincere, but tired. Her smile reflects some sort a grief.