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OoC - 3:00 cave is there the four Merregons went?

(Merregons are devils, not demons. Those are standing outside the leaders 12:00 cave and blocking that door (post 1360)... You haven't seen the demons yet. Only know what the interpreters and that soldier have said.)

OoC - Ah ha, ok

"I'll slip back towards the entrance and give the signal to the sea elf.  Be ready, once the diversion begins we'll need to move quickly."

Isk's glaive disappears in a puff of purple smoke as he crouches low, slipping back towards the cavern entrance.

• Stealth if needed:  9

Going down from the ledge, the passageway is just as claustrophobic as on the way up. Isk reaches the bottom, and peers out. Despite the movement of sahuagin nearby, he is well hidden. Peering into the other corridor (5:00), he is barely able to make out the sea elf scout in hiding. Isk puts out his arm, and raises his thumb. The scout makes a slight head nod, then disappears as he steps away.

The party waits in this cramped passageway for several minutes, eager to stretch your limbs. Then there are multiple shouts from the west. (Can't be seen from your current position.) Then sounds of spell explosions, and more than one conch shell being blown in alarm. All of the sahuagin in sight grab their weapons and equipment, and scramble to the SW corner of the cavern.

Your party cautiously steps out from the passage into the main cavern. At 12:00 in the chamber, the massive door is still closed. A handful of sahuagin are trying to reach the door, but the Merregon devils are blocking them from interrupting the leaders. All of the remaining sahuagin are in a mob in the southwest corner, trying to push through the exit to go outside (where the sounds of fighting can be heard). The passageway is open, but the disorderly rush of fish-soldiers has created a traffic jam.

As long as the party hugs the outside wall of the cavern and moves carefully, you will be able to reach the entrance of the prisoner's cave (3:00) without being noticed. (No rolls needed.)

Upon reaching the entrance to the prisoner's cave, Isk with summon his glaive again and take up a martial stance, ready for whatever demons might be in the room.

Froskan waits patiently for the distraction.

Reverie looks at the other companions and then waits for the distraction as she readies herself with her scimitar and a dagger.

(has the distraction not happened yet? i thought the bad guys were heading to the fighting outside?)

(The distraction is happening (post 1412, 2nd paragraph)... A few of the fish-soldiers are trying to push past the devil guards at 12:00, the rest are trying to exit the hall at 7-8 o'clock. That's why your group can move from 5:00 to 3:00 in the central cavern, without having to roll for Stealth.)

Trimyrai carefully follows Isk.

Reverie looks at Trim and follows Isk cautiously.

From outside the east cave (at 3:00), you only have a limited view inside, while staying under cover in the main cavern. (You will see more in the east cave, after you enter it.)

You only see the southern edge of the cave. Don't know how far north it goes. The eastern edge of the cave is 80 or 90 feet away. You see a 10' x 10' cage in the SE corner of the cave, made of bamboo and thick sea plants. You can't see through the bars from this distance, but faint whimpering and moaning can be heard from it.

Fifty feet away from you (and 10' west of that cage) is a humanoid shaped figure facing the cage. It is moving erratically north and south, not moving any closer to the cage. It is hard to tell what the figure is from this distance. It's orange-green skin seems to be crawling and twisting on its back.

(While Reverie was on the ledge, she and Jack discussed the possibility of using Divine Sense. In this situation, this being is within range, and there are no walls between it and Reverie.)

(EDIT: Got a detail wrong from posts 1371-1372)

(I believe I brought it up.)

”Reverie, ye  mind doing your thing? After ye do it, i’ll Make sure they’re there with a Faerie Fire.”

Jack clutches his drum tightly and Prepares a light beat, not playing it yet.

Reverie looks at Jack when he asks if she could use her divine sense and then she nods. “All right.” Then she would use her divine sense.

The Divine Sense lasts only a few seconds. During that time, Reverie senses that the 4 demons are in a north-south line, averaging 10' apart, randomly pacing side-to-side. (The rest are too far north to be seen from your current position.) They are Rutterkin, base demons warped by a terrible disease from the Abyss. Their skin and sinews literally crawl and bulge across their bodies

Like other demons, they have resistance to cold, fire, and lighting, and immunity to poison. As weaker demons, they are affected normally by non-magical weapons. In packs, they project a wave of revulsion and fear, which can affect even hardened adventurers. (Who knows how long the prisoners have been tormented.) If you are bitten by the teeth in their hands, beware of the disease it carries. If you are rendered unconscious while infected, you would be transformed into an Abyssal Wretch.

“So, uh... anyone know abyssal? Maybe we can do the same thing with the sahuagin?” (Assuming we all know about the demons)

"Abyssal?  What's down there?  And no, I don't speak it..."

Trimyrai: (to the party [in a whisper]) "I speak infernal, does that help?"

“Maybe. Maybe not. I say we don’t risk it. So... who out of us is the most sneaky if we want to get past these guys? I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to fight them.” 

(Ok guys, I might have a plan, but it might be crazy.)

Trimyrai: (to the party [in a whisper[) "I want to fight them... but i know we might not win, and i don't want to risk the prisoners lives cause of my selfishness."

Reverie looks around her companions but sighs heavily, realizing there is no other choice but to be careful. "I won't be sneaky at all, unfortunately," she mumbles, "but if anything would happen, I will be there to fight them back."