The Story

Jotna

The transformation to lizard form again is excruciatingly painful but a great help to your companions. If not for your kindness earlier today, Elma and Turo would probably have stayed behind and gone back to look for another way. But you seem to have earned their trust and they line up to follow you to the other side.

With Jotna's assistance, most of you make it past the submerged tunnel. Merkari surfaces coughing up quite a lot of liquid, and to be honest the water doesn't look all that healthy. But she's alive at least. You light up a new torch, which takes a bit longer as it had gotten wet but you manage. The light reveals a new tunnel going upward away from the water. It also smells better here, less damp and the moss and mushrooms seem to not be as prevalent on this side.

You wait for Jotna to arrive with the last one to be taken through, Keftar. But when she emerges, Keftar is left bobbing lifelessly on the water's surface. Looks like something went wrong down in the water.

Elma and Turo gasp when they realize what has happened, but as they didn't really know Keftar they can quickly rally from the initial shock. "I don't know if we can bury anyone down here." Elma says, looking around at what's mostly rocky walls.

What do you do?

You cover up Keftar's body with rocks as best you can after taking whatever may be useful for your journey. Then you set up a makeshift camp to get some rest after your long day.The night is uneventful aside from you waking up a few times from creepy crawlies sharing your bed with you. Except for Merkari who has a rough night with strange dreams. A whirl of colors and feelings mess with your head during the night, you toss and turn. It's tough to say what you saw exactly, you remember shards of a fight, dark shapes and people screaming. When you wake up, you mostly remember one thing.

For five days and five nights mothers flesh shall be the cloak of demons.

A message from the basilisk?What do you do before heading off again for the day?

You spend another couple of hours traveling through tunnels some of which turn out to be a dead end. Eventually you can see light up ahead. The tunnel you are currently in changes shape about 100 meter in. The crudely water-carved tunnel makes way for a nicely chiseled hallway with rounded corners at the top. After another 100 meters the floor becomes tiled and you spot a heavy wooden door with a torch sconce on each side.

When you get closer, you can see intricate carvings adorn the wooden gateway. Curly lines create a beautiful pattern flowing into geometric shapes. It looks almost inviting.

What do you do?

Merkari

The stones roll favorably. A pattern that indicates safety in the next room.