Chapter 3: The Darklake

After a long rest, if you guys could just let me know when you're ready to have the next bout of time happen, that'd be great. That way I know you have your spells and everything set as you'd like them.

As you all continue on your way, you enjoy relative peace. Many hours in the dark roll by with nothing but the creaks of your craft and whatever conversation you manage to have during your watch rotations. All told, nearly a full day elapses with no interaction with anything.

You have now long-rested. HP/Spell Slots are restored for all and those of you with spells to prepare can adjust your lists.
Time Since Demon Sighting: 48 Hours

As Dustin and Francis take over their respective duties navigating the craft down river, the passage suddenly becomes very short! With the ceiling only a few feet above the surface of the water, Francis isn't paying enough attention and cracks his head on the stone, suffering 3 points of damage! Worse yet, the aggravating terrain causes both Francis and Dustin to wake the crew. You all man the oars, using them to push the boat down into the water as far as possible, leaving only bare inches of space over the craft as you scrape and crawl your way through the tight passage. As you do so, water laps over the edge of the hull, threatening to flood the craft if you push too hard!

This terrible land lasts for over two hours, straining all of you. You all gain 1 level of exhaustion.

As you emerge from the shallow tunnel, your crews settle back into their hammocks or whatever activities they were undertaking prior to the situation. After another two hours of sailing, you come upon a nasty bend in the waterway in this passage. The walls are narrow, barely giving your craft room to navigate. You clear the bend and can see, in the flickering of the green torchmace on Francis' boat (which is in the lead), the cavern walls peel away leaving you in a low-ceilinged area with an expansive lake.Moments later, four strange figures burst forth from the water, two each grabbing the sides of your crafts! They make a concerted effort to spill you lot into the drink!Try as you may, you all spill into the water! It is cool and you can feel no bottom.

COMBAT! PCs are up.