For those going into the chute the way is relatively safe but it is dark, smelly, slimy and very fast. The stone structure has been polished by years of use.

It takes longer than you would have thought and you are still picking up speed. 

Kinlin

"YUUUHUUUUUUUUUU!!!!  Aaagghhh!!! Wait... what was that in my mouth?! taste like mucus... oowwh BUPU!!"

Geoff says "Agreed Alex, but it appears we have no choice."

He says to Tyrros, "You may want to cover your nose and mouth before using this chute. It will probably become fouler the deeper we go. Come on." He gives him a reassuring pat on the shoulder then pulls up his tunic so it covers his nose and mouth.

Securing the Staff, he reluctantly goes down the chute after the others.

Flying down the chute at increasing speed, he yells to Kinlin, "You consider this fun, Kin?!"

Kinlin

”YEEEEAAAAHHHHH” 

it’s the only answer Geoff listen... it’s probably that the kender hasn’t heard him.

"Shan, you saw it too didn't you, as we descended there was a wizard's tower next to what looked the temple.  I think we should head in that direction, there may be many treasures to uncover.  We need to meet up with the others and deal with those dragonmen or avoid them completely, there seemed a lot for us to fight so I suggest we stay out of their way for now."

He turns to Xorn and Bryony

"You are both extremely brave to follow us while we fell but I am glad to have your company."

“Yes.. I saw it “ the tone in her voice was weird, as if she was thinking on goign directly there by her bare force of will. But the rest of Escarin words make her come back to reality “ I think that it would be better to avoid them. As soon as we can reach the dragon’s hoard and recover the Disks... “ she is about to say something more but she keeps quiet. 

As his hooves touch ground, Xorn looks to the others for a direction. It seems the tower makes the most sense so he begins leading the party that way offering cover for the others. 

In reply to Escarin, “I preferred the drop to following the small dwarf through her holes. Whether slowed or not.” He says quite seriously. Still though, he was surprised at himself for jumping. It just illustrated the amount of faith he puts into his companions. 

Tyrros follows his brother. 

"The things we do for love..." he mutters and gives a quick prayer to the goddess before clamping his mouth shut and putting his hands on his nose.

Xorn, Bryony, Shan, and Escarin

The streets around you have been cleared and the path should be easy enough now that you know the general direction you want to go. For now, you are hiding in a small building that used to be a bakery from the looks of it. 

OOC: You 'll have to do stealth checks because though you are not far from the tower you have seen patrols on the ground. 

"It looks like we'll need to be careful, dragon men patrolling the streets. Shan do you have the strength to turn us all invisible? If I do it I can only use it on two of us." Escarin scans the streets outside "It might help us get clear of this. What do you think?" 

“I must be careful but I can “ says Shan smiling to him “ But shouldn’t we wait for the others?” 

(I’ve spent 8 charges from the staff. We need a rest , long to be possible ;) )

Tyrros, Kinlin, Alex, and Geoff. 

The way down takes a dozen seconds and though it is fast it seems like a long time in the pitch black darkness. 

Kinlin arrives first and bursts into a large room. For a second it seems like he is flying than he hits a wall of paper that cushion his fall. Bupu is already getting out of the room through the only exit. 

Behind him, the others are coming. There is no light here. 

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“I must be careful but I can “ says Shan smiling to him “ But shouldn’t we wait for the others?” 

(I’ve spent 8 charges from the staff. We need a rest , long to be possible ;) )

OOC: The only safe place you know right now is Bupu's Highglup place. If you can find it. 

"We don't know where they are or where they will head, we should try and get away from here as soon as we can, if we can head the others off even better. Havran may be able to help" Escarin asks the Raven to keep an eye out for the others and contact him if he sees them.

“Ok let’s go, the invisibility wouldn’t last forever “ Shan extends her arm towards Escarin voice and finally touches his arm, she then hold his hand and says t the others “we should hold hands so we don’t get lost. Who’s first? If you see guly dwarves follow them, they probably lead us to their “palace” “

Hearing others mentioning holding hands, Xorn says in a low voice. “Ok. Grab on, let’s go.” He says waving his hand in the air blindly offering it to the others. 

Looking at the other members of the party with her, Bryony nods her agreement.  Then, realizing how invisibility complicates everything, she says "It's a good plan.  Avoid the draconians, look for the dwarves and hope that leads us to the rest of our group."  Assuming offering her hand grants her the same invisibility, she adds "Let's move while the trail is as fresh as possible."

Geoff, not wanting to reveal the staff to Bupu, takes out a torch then strikes it with a flint and steel. Sparks land onto the torch and after a few strikes, an ember forms, which slowly turns into a flame.

Holding up the torch, Geoff slightly revolted at being covered in filth, looks around at the others who went down the chute with him. "Is everyone alright?" He asks as he takes a head count to make sure no one was separated.

Seeing that Bupu is already moving on, he says, "Bupu, wait for us please!"

If the floor of the room is dirty, or has a dirt floor, Geoff will use the tip of his boot to draw an ⬅ to the direction of the door to indicate where they have gone. He is confident in the others' tracking skills to notice that it is fresh, should they happen upon it.

Kinlin

”It was great! I would do it again! But this time I will be first ok Bupu?” He smiles as he cleans his face with one of Geoff’s handkerchiefs

”Where do you think are the others? We should wait for them... “ he says looking outside to the general direction he guess the others are.

Geoff, Kinlin, Tyrros and Alex

As Geoff lights shines in the room you can see that you are in what appears to have been a large library. A huge mound of torn papers is what broke your rapid descent. The book covers have long been used has precious fuel for fire.

The room is very humid and many pages are doted with various types of fungus.

Bupu comes back for you all and waves a hand excitedly to tell you to follow.

Tyrros arrives like a bullet and tries not to scream when he sees the wall right in front of him. The mound of paper explodes once more when the warrior hits it at full speed. Trying to keep his composure Tyrros cleans himself as he rapidly walks out of the pile of paper.