Session 1: Ascent through First Find

Blinded in both eyes the creature tries desperately to slink away. At which point there's a SNAP noise as it's jaw finally dislocates from Tezoc's wrenching at it. Now that it's head is purely dead-weight, it collapses onto the now off-balance Tezoc, some of the fangs scraping into his exposed flesh but more importantly being half a tonne of flesh and hide falling down onto him. It slumps down on the side of the scree slope, twitching.

The cavern is still shaking from the aftermath of the combat.

Trudging through the darkness is tough going in the cave complex, illuminated solely by Florian's torch. It snakes at awkward, almost painful angles as it carves a way deeper into the earth, and soon there's a real concern that it won't lead to a way out.

But eventually, mercifully, it opens out into something resembling architecture. A ruined catacomb perhaps? It's marked with pillars and collapsed building piles, but is unmistakably constructed and ancient architecture. The room stretches deep into the inky dark distance, but at the far end there is a sign of light gently outlining a staircase in an archway, what must be two hundred foot or so away



What do you all do?

Max lights a second torch, and the room brightens up significantly


The great pillars are easily visible, with their connections to the roofs and their beautiful carvings. The room appears much less wide than long; definitely some kind of long burial or ceremonial chamber, it's goods mostly lost to the ages. But it bodes well; you're obviously heading back into the temple, right?

The presence of the light makes shadows dance along the walls. It feels off here somehow, the air feels wrong and Beast is growling like they sense something. Nonetheless, Tezoc examines the pillar. The resemblance to his vision is uncanny, but maybe that's just his mind playing tricks on him. It's almost legible despite the erosion.