And now for something completely different......(DM: Argent) [Random Character Generation]

Slate

Slate's eyes narrow, "Master Flint, nuts and berries can be eaten while we walk. I am not here for a picnic.", and with that she continues continues to walk across the cavern keeping her lit shield in front of her and her eyes scanning the darkness for any threats. 

Which direction are you heading?

OOC: Straight "west" from where we came in, assuming we are in the middle of the cavern at this time.

Flint gathers his things slowly and stands up, "Do we have no standards anymore?" He asks exasperated. But he will follow behind Slate munching on his mid-day snack. 

So towards the high ledges there at the edge of the fungal forest that rise 15 feet high above the floor of the cavern.

OOC: Not to meta but Slate would continue around till she got to either the tunnel or the staircase. 

Ok well you'd reach the 15 foot high ledges and follow that southward until you find stairs going up - are you going to head up the stairs?  We've been going fairly quickly - I'll assume Sir Aldon and Iroona are following along.

OOC: That is a correct assumption

OOC > Also correct. Iroona is staying behind Slate.

Slate

Upon reaching the stairs Slate looks back to the others, "Stairs here, be careful, don't need any of those pretty faces getting injured from a fall" she then shot a wink to Iroona before heading up the stairs.

"I do have a pretty face," Flint says shallowly as he slowly climbs the stairs behind Slate. A fuzzball in his hand and O'Malley at his side. 

((OOG What time of day is it? O'Malley disappears at dawn, that's why I ask lol That would be a good way to tell the time underground? An O'Malley clock lmao))

As you crest the stairs to the plateau above you notice weird, beautiful flows and structures of delicate stone grace the chamber. The western portion of the great cave is separated from the rest by a steep bluff; the ceiling here is half the height of the rest of the chamber.

A couple dozen large stone sepulchers line the cavern walls, each carved with intricate reliefs and designs and marked with Dwarvish runes.

Also as you come up the stairs you hear something following you and look back to see a baboon covered in glowing puffball spores and munching on mushroom stalks - you're not quite sure how or why but you're pretty sure its O'Malley still.

Iroona blushes a little at the 'pretty faces' comment, then playfully swats at Flint as he comments as he goes by. Looking back, Iroona queries the baboon, "Steve?" 

On the plateau, she looks about the new room and says, "Well, nothing was ever found in a box without opening that box first. Someone want to do the honors?" Then she gets a slightly crazed look in her eyes as the jagged sword Shatterspike appears in her hand with a soft 'pop!' "Or I could break it open..."

"Awe, how cute....going through the growing pangs." Flint hugs baboon O'Malley. "And no, Steve is a girl. Everyone knows that." 

Flint looks at the blushing warrior that swatted him, "Aye, we can open it one way or the other. I trust your opinion on these matters. As the leader of Nashbae Tower, I defer to the council of my peers."

Slate

Slate chuckled at Flint's comment, then did a waving motion of sorts with her shield toward Iroona, "By all means milady" 

We could burn it... Von says with a smile on his face

"They're made of stone." Iroona points out. "Actually, you'd have better luck with water, perhaps floating the top off, if you could flood the cavern, or if we had the time, you could erode some of it awa..." she sees the party looking at her. "Um. I don't think fire would work."

Stone isn’t a good fuel, is it. Well then, is anyone good with a lock? No? Then break it. Vonman says that sadly. Meanwhile, is a badger becoming a baboon normal?