"There seems to be only three big ones (Bugbears) in this hideout. They left from this tunnel earlier, and they haven't come back. Should we go in now, that they are not inside?" Droknin asks the party. "I am ready to go in now."

"The longer we can keep ourselves in peak condition the better so I agree we should go in now." Cassius says as he looks to the others, gripping his makeshift quarter staff.

Garrin whips his staff around like a ten year old with a rake. "I'm ready."

Keashirryl nods in agreement. She peeps through the gate, then looks back at the others. 

"Do you need a light? We might be able to somewhat cover it up, in case we want to stay discreet."

[I'll need a general marching order eventually.]

The five of you pull open the hinged grate and enter the tunnel.  It is dark and it runs a mostly straight course back in the direction of town.  Ultimately, the narrow passage widens into a much bigger space.  Those with darkvision [or if you do opt to use a light] see the following...  

A cold breeze fills this large natural cavern, carrying with it the faint scent of decaying flesh. A crevasse divides the cavern and is flanked by two rough stone columns that support the twenty-foot-high ceiling. Two arched wooden bridges span the chasm.  The cavern stretches off to the north beyond the limits of your light or darkvision. 

Closer, and visible to all, there are passages lit by torches that lead off to the east and to the west.  The east passage leads nowhere, while the western hall leads down a flight of stairs.  There is a closed door, and then the hall follows a right turn out of sight.

You emerge from the tunnel at the red dot on the map.  Whoever is in the lead, make a Deception check against DC 17, please.

Garrin will opt to simply creep in the dark, holding onto whoever is front of him while simultaneously trying to use them to hide

Stealth 6 

((Cassius and T'laren are matched for perception and stealth, say least one should be in the lead to scout. Second could be up front as well, out keeping a rear guard? How's the sound?))

(Droknin would volunteer to go first, but he's not the stealth type. He can go second.)

T'laren will take point.

Deception: 15

Keashirryl will probably go before Garrin, since she has not much trouble seeing in the dark, lending her armoured figure to block as much of the Halfling as possible. Quietly, she conveys everything she can see.

As Droknin follows second, he surveys their path for additional clues, if any.

Droknin Survival:16

Cassius will stay to the back and as the others go inside, keeping a look out behind them incase the bugbears circle back to where they entered.

Perception: 22

T'laren:

 Cassius keeps his senses trained on the tunnel behind them.  It is silent, and he is confident the bugbears are not anywhere nearby.

Droknin does his best to examine their surroundings.  The cavern floor is rocky and doesn't hold tracks well, though it looks like most of the traffic coming in and out of this tunnel turns and crosses the nearest bridge, toward the eastern dead-end tunnel.  There are also some other humanoid bootprints, likely Redbrand fighters, crossing the bridge back and forth between the two tunnels.  You also detect a sickly sweet sent of rot and decay, that seems to come from somewhere deeper in this cavernous room.

All:  You are presently inside a large, dark cavern.  You can explore this room further by heading north.  Likewise, there are torchlit hallways to your east and west.

T'laren will slip up the hallway to the left, and up the stairs, not wanting to leave an unexplored hallway at their back if they move farther through the main cavern.

Droknin whispers on T'laren's ear as they come out of the tunnel. "I see most of the tracks going to the eastern tunnel, and also there are some back and forth between the eastern and western tunnel. The Redbrand prisoner might be on to something, I smell rot in this place. Be on alert." He then tries to report the same to the person behind him.

Droknin looks toward where he detected the sent, and look for anything unusual.

Droknin Perception: 5

The hall to the west follows a flight of stairs down.  There is a closed door on the south wall, and then the hall makes a right turn to the north.  After 10 more feet, it ends at another closed door.

Droknin, the cavern is too dark.  You strain your eyes and see that the crevasse is roughly 20 feet deep, but the shadows are too deep for you to see more without getting closer.

While T'laren goes left, Droknin gets closer to the crevasse (just north of the south bridge, without crossing) and tries to see what's down there. He tries to stay close to his companions.

Perception: 16

(WOW. Seriously. Darn banner. Result is 6.)

As T'laren investigates the western hall, the other sees Droknin creeping closer and closer to the edge of the crevasse.

Droknin:

Cassius will move to stay in step with Drokin, keeping his staff at the ready as they go towards the bridge.

Garrin moves to follow T'laren, enjoying light much more than dark