Part 4: Wave Echo Cave

Moving on through the western door, Gimblyn finds a series of interconnected passages. Some of them end abruptly at cave-ins, but two of them, both leading north, continue further into the cave.

Gimblyn makes his way further into the cave, traveling up the first north passage he finds. Not far from it he ascends some stairs and enters a very large cavern (9 on the map). Steep escarpments divide this large cavern into three sections-high ledges at either end, and a lower section in the middle. Carved stone stairs climb up to the ledges. Two large tables stand in the middle section, along with a pair of old braziers. A smaller table stands on the eastern ledge. The skeletal remains of dozens of dead warriors - dwarves, gnomes, orcs, and ogres -attest to the fierceness of the fighting that took place here long ago. Also, on the lower level, are seven of those undead creatures you fought the night before.

Kama is able to determine that the skeletons are truly dead.

Gimblyn moves into the next passage heading north and finds another large cavern. A still pool fills much of this cavern. The water is dark, revealing little of what might lie within. The shore of the pool consists of a thin layer of broken shells from strange, pale mussels, and a fishy odor hangs in the air. A passage leads south from this area, and a set of steps climbs up to the east. A sluggish stream flows out of the cave to the northeast.

Stormsong finds nothing of value in the old barracks. Moments later, you hear the crash of what sounds like waves on a shore echoing through the cavern. You can't tell where it comes from, but now you think that you know how the cave got its name.

Gimblyn makes his way back to the group, still invisible, so the others do not know that he's standing among them.

The old cot is surprisingly sturdy, given the passage of years, though the thin mattress puffs out a cloud of choking dust as Kama sits down on it.