Chapter 2: Into Darkness

Fang's teeth sink into the ooze, with a feeling kind of like a slightly melty gummy bear. New holes flap open in the slick surface.

As the big kitty version of Fang rends the ooze, you all feel a creature rush past you, slamming into the ooze with a mighty thud. When you look in the room again, you see Stool standing there, a thin veneer of ooze on his fist. He shudders, sending spores across the group.

Hi Dustinfriend! I woke up and you were all in trouble! These slimers are bad for people with metal, but myconids, we can hit the gray ones without a problem. I saved YOU this time!

With a flubby squelch, the ooze collapses into a puddle. No more quivering, no more danger.

Sarith stares at Dustin for a moment. Typically the oozes will not pursue someone. They are slow and very territorial. If you invade their space, they will certainly attack, but otherwise they will leave you alone. They do consider being IN their space an invasion, however. Even if passing through.

As you step into the room, you notice that the dark fluid is no longer on the walls. You also notice a few other things: the air in this place is thin, far thinner than the air you've been breathing elsewhere in the Underdark. It's almost as if you are in a closed area with a finite supply. Secondly, you notice that the floor is slanted almost imperceptibly away from the space you just came from. The room itself is only 15 foot square. There is a doorway leading to a tunnel in the middle of the northern wall. As you swing your torch to the north, inspecting the wall, you see the faint outline of a skeleton, hovering in midair! Near to his hand is a strangely ornate mace and a smattering of coins. Your torchlight glistens slightly and the air ahead appears to be faintly green.

Before you can take any action, a voice echoes in your heads, Welcome to my home! Why have you come to this place? Who are you?

Most certainly! Although I would gladly accompany you, the world above interests me greatly!

Skeleton? Ah, no. He was dinner some years ago, I think. I am Glabbagool! Recently awakened and only recently aware of myself! What are you called, strangers and vanquishers of the Gray Ooze of the Temple Chamber?