Chapter 2: Winnowing Reach

As you enter the caverns you see that there are wooden support beams throughout the cavern, some are in better condition than others. Those who put these up have long since abandoned them and are not working to maintain. They seem sturdy enough.

The cavern is dimly lit by the glowing mushrooms, water can be heard dripping in the distance and the air is humid. While you don't see anything as you are walking through there is a subtle feeling of not being alone.

As we enter the cavern, Hurin will look at the ground leading forward to see if there are any tracks to suggest that the researcher was here.

Before they get too deep Charun will pause to light a torch and sling his spear on his pack before slipping on his buckler onto his other wing/hand

Keeping to the back of the group, the mapach girl tries to stay hidden, while looking out for further danger. Especially of the slimey/sticky kind!

Leif advanced cautiously, eyes darting about, hands firmly gripping his sickles.

She picks up the silver where the slimes had been and catalogs it in her notes. After that she follows the others keeping her delicate sight away from the flames so that they don't ruin her vision.

You look down the tunnel in front of you. It is haphazardly propped up by makeshift frame made from the wooden struts. The timeworn frame creaks audibly, and dust occasionally showers down from the ceiling into the tunnel. It looks like it could collapse at any moment.

Charun continues in deeper. As he walks he keeps a constant barrier of wind around himself, to ward of Surprise attacks.

Keeping her crossbow ready, the snow coloured mapach pulls her hood a little deeper. This place has a special smell, and Sherry doesn't mind it. It smells like an ambush. Still hidden the freshly baked adventurer makes up the rear.

Leif looked at the creaking old frames. It might collapse and kill us all off, thereby possibly killing off all of Meadowfen as well--definitely time to put on my heroic boots to step forward.

She continues her notes as sh walks in. "I wonder what it is about caves that draws slimes? Do they eat algae or moss, maybe mushrooms? Certainly there can’t be enough animals to prey on."

I always just assumed too much sunlight dried them out. Like salamanders and such. They do seem to like dark wet area from what I know.

As you go through the tunnel, the struts begin to collapse on you and rocks begin to fall.

The Sky is Falling!, he thinks as he tries not to cry out in alarm. He hopes his Gust Barrier might afford him some protection, without hurling the collapsing boulders on his allies!

Leif let out an involuntary squeak as rocks begin to fall.

Surprised, Sherey`s eyes become big, before the young adventurer tries to get out of the rocks way.

Hurin tries to flatten himself against the aide wall of the tunnel away from the struts.

As the tunnel starts to collapse Sherry, Leif and Charun are able to quickly scamper away from the falling rocks.

Hurin is not so lucky at this time and gets hit by a rocks on his way out

Dusting off her shoulders and cloak, Sherry looks over to Hurin after he got hit, but to her delight the fellow mapach seems mostly alright. Helping him up to this feet, the young adventurer winks encouraging at her comrade and mumbles: "Could have been much worse. Let's go and find us some researchers."

Taking her crossbow back into her paws, the white furred mapach girl waits impatiently for her friends to get going. Then she gingerly follows the tunnel deeper into the slime mine.