Does there appear to be any other exits to the room? Is there any sign of what is keeping the door closed?

"A fairly large beasty in there." Saralyssa says, before describing the chamber to the others.

"Wow, so it works! I'm going to have to remember that one."

Morph puts his handbook away, before returning his attention to their current activity.

"Right, so there's a large creature, is there anything of value there? Or another door or passage onwards?"

"If we aren't likely to get anything out of it, I vote we leave it and try the next room."

"Any idea what kind of creature?" Rethan asks.

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Does there appear to be any other exits to the room? Is there any sign of what is keeping the door closed? 

No sign of what is keeping the door closed. But there is one other door on the far, southeast side of the room:

"There is another door on the far side of the room." Saralyssa informs the others. "I think we'll wake up the creature though if we break down this door, and I don't see any way to open it on the far side either." She shrugs. "Up to you guys."

"Hhmm, maybe we just move on?"

"We still have drow that could come up from behind us, so maybe it's better to move on for now?"

"If we end up hitting a dead end, we can always come back and try getting passed the door then."

Morph silently checks in with Lucy, to make sure the way they have come, is still clear, while heading back out the other door to the passageway.

Morph looks east and west, with his magically enhanced senses, before tuning back to the others.

"Unless anyone has a good reason to try going through that room, we should head on."

Rethan nods his agreement and starts moving again.

"Seems good to me." Saralyssa agrees, summoning her familiar back to her side. "Which way we going then?" She asks, looking to the others.

Morph heads west to the half-room area, leaving Lucy to continue keeping watch behind, at least while they are still in communication range.

Morph looks north, seeing the passage there seeming to end.

"Maybe send Midnight and Sabastian to quickly scout the other two passages?"

Morph indicates the passages in question.

"Fine with me." Saralyssa agrees, sending Sabastian as requested.

Rethan sends midnight the other way.

Titus nods in agreement. “Fine by me to leave a few doors unturned, especially the ones with beasts like that lurking around. Hopefully Midnight can help us find the quickest way to the next level.”

To the east: Leaning against the walls are two 10-foot-square rafts made of zurkhwood logs lashed together with thick spiderwebs. Resting nearby are six 10-foot poles that the someone must use to guide the rafts up and down the river.

To the west: The passage winds and twists to the south. It separates with one passage heading south and the other heading west.

To the south: The passage heads somewhat straight, beginning to widen eventually, but only after two intersections leading passages to the east.

"Lots of choices it seems." Saralyssa says, glancing to the others for ideas. "You all have more experience down here than I do, what do you think?"

Laniel shrugs. "We've never been this far. I'd wager going east takes us back to the water and the other entrance to that room. South or west?"

Saralyssa sends Sabastian South to scout in that direction.

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Sabastian flies into a chamber that opens up to the river below. As the familiar reaches the edge, spying another ledge overlooking the river on the other side, he is struck from some unknown direction and is dispatched instantly.

"Well, that was unfortunate." Saralyssa says with a sigh. "I need to take a bit of time here, something just destroyed Sabastian and I need to re-summon him." She glances to the others. "Do we want to take time to do so, or should I move on without him until we rest later?"

Titus furrows his brow as he hears Saralyssa, “Destroyed him? That can’t be good, perhaps we should ready ourselves for combat. Do we think those drow could have made their way down there?”

He stares down the hallway in the direction they sent Sebastian, and grips his axe and shield tightly as he looks for any sings of trouble.