Exploring the Shattered Matrix

Calling out over the roar of the falls that the boat is nearing proves unsuccessful as far as you can tell for a moment. But then the boat suddenly vanishes. You catch a few splashes, likely form the paddles striking the water but soon loose track of it. Whatever was on the boat did not want you to track it.

As you approach the edge of the ravine, the first thing that strikes you is the overwhelming darkness. The air is heavy with a damp, earthy scent, and the silence is broken only by the echoing sound of water. Your torchlight reveals a vast, yawning chasm that drops away into the depths below.

To your left a majestic waterfall cascades from a the mushroom forest, tumbling into the abyss with a deafening roar. The water glow fades as it descends into the depths below, creating a mesmerizing display of shimmering droplets that seem to hang in the air before disappearing into the darkness below.

The sheer walls of the ravine are jagged and uneven, covered in a patchwork of bioluminescent fungi that cast eerie, shifting patterns of light and shadow. Stalactites hang like monstrous teeth from the ceiling, adding to the otherworldly beauty of the scene.

But what truly makes this place unique are the intricate spiderwebs that crisscross the ravine like delicate bridges. These are obviously not the ordinary webs of common spiders, but the creations of an intelligent race that calls the Underdark home.

The spiderwebs stretch from one side of the chasm to the other, forming intricate, ethereal walkways that seem to defy gravity. Some are sturdy, with glistening threads as thick as ropes, while others are delicate and almost invisible to the naked eye. They sway gently in the draft created by the waterfall, creating an eerie, swaying motion.

Below, in the abyssal darkness, you catch occasional glimpses of motion.

With the river to one side you scab the ravine on your side and spot a single bridle that starts at the ravine top and angles across and down. . .

As Blornvid taps the thread a slight vibration spreads through the bridge structure acompanied by a nearly inadible hum. After several seconds you see some movement on the far side of the bridge. Two spider like creatures, with bodies the size of a duende, scury out onto the bridge but stop halfway across and wave at you in clear indications for you to join them in the middle of the bridge.

The bridge is a "V" suspension bridge with vertical ties between the base cord and two handrails. Other web stands spread out at either end to keep it taut and reduce swaying.