1 - The missing villagers of Tar

Oh hey, I forgot to put it in the appropriate post but all those we were involved in the trap encounter got 62XP!

As you discuss with the weird scaly dwarf you just encountered and look for your next move, the fire continues to burn and the spiderlings to bark shriek at it. It's been two minutes or so since you got out of the tunnel, and you can already see the light from the fire decrease.

Sedror, the hole in which you were hidden wasn't closed : it was more of a tunnel, but very small and you'd have to crawl or at least duck if you wanted to get in there. It was going up, for the record.

I guess you are all looking for where to go next. As Tianni and Mee'haïl (at least) are looking for tracks, the best one should make a Wisdom (perception) check Ith advantage (from the other's help). If more people are involved in the search, I'll grant you additional bonuses.

But as you couldn't spot any track with your previous search, you have little hope to discover some now. So, in the absence of tracks to follow, what would you be looking for?

The fire that you started in the tunnel is getting weaker and weaker, and spiders may decide to jump at any time now. They keep making their noises, which one of you can try to get a vague sense from by listening to them. That will be a pretty hard Wisdom (nature) check, though.

Tianni, the rocks on the right don't make it impossible to go that way, but you'd certainly make one hell of a noise climbing or jumping on them with your armor on.

Mee'haïl, what are you looking for?

Bug, Sedror, do you continue to talk as the others search the room for some clues you can't understand yet.

"Ah! Peasant nabbers. 'S almost as bad as dog nabbers. Maybe they're up the tunnel I was in. Never did go up that tunnel. Been soaking up this copper, tryin to get stronger! Don't really know if it worked. Lemme see now..."

Sedror heads over to the tunnel the others emerged from as he rambles. Stopping in front of it, he tries to get a look at the spiders. As he tries to peer through the flames he begins chanting, clutching his crystal and weaving arcane magic.

Sedror, you can't clearly see the spiders but with the decaying fire you easily see small shapes moving - no, crawling - all over the walls.

Some louder shrieking and you all smell the acrid scent of burned spiders.

Sedror, your attack doesn't seem to hit anything else than stone, but you do get their attention.
Tianni, you're not sure but it sounded like they might be coming from the rock's path. What is certain is that they are coming from the tunnel.
As the fire gets weaker, Tianni comes next to Sedror and barely finishes her sentence before a large swarm of half-burning spiders flood the tunnel and rush toward you, completely killing the remaining fire in the process. Mee'haïl, you see the tunnel going pitch black as the sound of rushing spiders fills your well lit room.
Initiative!