"I'll open it." Demetrios offers, unlatching his shield to give himself some defense just in case. "Ready yourselves if something pops out and attacks us..." When he sees that everyone is prepared to strike if they so need to, he gives them all a nod, turns to the latch that Vusgaar had found and pushes the door open.

The door swings open to reveal a narrow corridor, lit by the occasional guttering torch. More of the distinctive scrapes are visible on the walls and floor of the tunnel. Limned in white are the occasional viewing holes used for peeking into the halls of the maze itself. The corridor goes about ten feet in one direction before ending in a T, and nearly fifty feet in the other before bending sharply. There is no sign of the creature you were chasing.

OOC: If you would like to try to hear the creature, Perception. You can also peek through the holes (no check needed), try to track the creature based off the scrapes (Survival), or just leave and go back into the main maze. Or do something not on that list, it's hardly comprehensive.

Seeing as the creature hadn't been lying in wait, Vusgaar sends Batican flying off ahead down the corridors a short ways, squeaking and listening out for any sign of the creature. The wizard shifter, however, holds his position, fully intending to maintain his role as rear guard. So until people moved forward, he would remain at the very least by the doorway with brows furrowed in deep concentration. "Curious. I believe this may be one of the few fixed points within the maze. At least if it is to be effective judging by those." The shifter gestures using a sharp nail in the direction of the holes. Once he got a decent view of them, anyhow.

Batception: 21.

Batican hears the clopping of bone hooves receding into the distance around the corner of the shorter hall.

Talaak gives chase, moving as quickly as he can after the sound once Vusgaar points it out.

Meiara updates the map as they give chase.

As the five of you pound down the hall after the sound, you all hear it pick up, as if something is running. However, as you blow around the corner, you hear a scream, and turn to see Jenna grappled by a trio of shadows, which are dragging her backwards towards a seemingly blank wall.

Do you try to help her or continue your chase after the strange creature?

Demetrios halts when he hears the scream, turning back to see Jenna being grabbed by shadows. “Keep going! I got her!” He shouts to the others as he darts back for her. Demetrios grabs her by the arms and tries getting her out of their grasp!

Athletics(?): 21

Meiara extends her staff and a bonfire springs into existence under one of the shadows. 

DC13 Dex save or take 4 fire damage.

Anybody staying to help Jenna, roll initiative:

Shadows: 4

Opposing Athletics: 10, 13, -1

Demetrios manages to pull Jenna from the shadows' grasp. She staggers, weak from their attacks, and nearly falls to the ground.

Two more shadows come boiling out of the wall with shrieks.

Meiara: 4

"I think we found some of the monsters."

Vusgaar, having already taken Demetrios words as an order, keeps up the chase. Though with time being something of the essence now, he pulls out the stops through the power of transmutation. His skin writhes for a moment as muscle and bone shift beneath it. Soon after, he leaps onto all fours moving at far more haste than most with Batican trialing behind him."You will not escape so easily, fiend!"

Demetrios unsheathes his moon touched blade and stands in front of Jenna. 

Deminititive: 9

Initiative RIGHT NOW (Talaak can join in if he wants)

Deme, Shadows, Meiara

Deme is up!

Pounding around the corner, Vusgaar finally comes face to face with your quarry!

Vusgaar:

Demetrios strikes at one of the shadows closest to him!

Attack: 15 Damage: 5

The shadow shrieks in pain.

Two of the shadows attack the weakened Jenna with their Strength Drain attacks, while the other three relentlessly go for Deme.

Jenna:
Attack: 8 Damage: 8 and your Strength will drop by 1
Attack: 23 Damage: 10 and your Strength will drop by 4

Deme:
Attack: 18 Damage: 13 and your Strength will drop by 2
Attack: 10 Damage: 8 and your Strength will drop by 1
Attack: 15 Damage: 9 and your Strength will drop by 3

Jenna groans as some more life is sucked from her.

Meiara is up!

Talaak, seeing that Meiara and Demetrios are already helping Jenna, sprints after Vusgaar.

Talaak sees the same thing as Vusgaar (you can read his spoiler). What do you two do?

"Demetrios, Jenna! Get out of there and I'll toss this bomb at them!" Meiara will ready an action to toss out the light bomb and use the command word once they've gotten out of there.

The shadows hiss, showing little inclination to back off, if they understand what Meiara said. They slowly all turn their attention to Jenna, who staggers, disoriented from the attacks and surprise. Demetrios has one chance to get her out of there before she undoubtedly goes down under the onslaught!

Demetrios is up.