ROOM 9 - THE GNARLED, BAD CAVERNS

It is utterly dark and silent in this next cube. Misha turns on the skiff's headlights. You realize that the floor and walls of this cube are made of very rough obsidian. Not the cat. It's difficult to see since it's pitch dark in here, and searching for an exit could take hours - the cube is so large.

Sana scowls. "Oh, this is not great. This place is massive, and I don't have any ways to speed this up...don't suppose you guys do?"

"Speed what up?" Misha asked.

"I do not think that we can speed up the search process, Captain. Unless Emma's scanners detect something in this room."

"Finding the way to the next room," Sana explains to Misha before nodding at Jill. "I think you're right. Let's get searching, then!"

Once again, Yasei is a little frightened with the complete darkness in this room, but tries not to show it (Deception: 10).  To help calm her frayed nerves, she'll stand up near the bow of the skiff, and Help Emma search for anything in the room (Perception: 11).

"Come Yasei," Misha says, smelling her fear. "There ees nothing to be afraid of. We have each other, and there ees strength een-"

A loud, horrible, scraping around was heard below the skiff, as it brushed up against something large and sharp.

"What the.." Emma breathed, looking down. "That was not there before."

A massive obsidian spike shaped like a stalagmite had damaged the skiff. It was like it appeared out of nowhere. 

Picking herself up off the floor, Yasei turns and asks Sana "Captain Sana-san...are you all right?  Is the ship okay?"

Sana glances down at the darkness below. "Uh...yeah, I'm okay...the skiff a little less so...let's maybe go a little higher, yeah?" The changeling guides the ship a bit higher into the air.

"How did that happen?" Jill asks. "That stalagmite was not there a moment ago, is the Hive now creating obstacles to oppose us?"

Emma considered Jeel's words. "I believe so, I-"

Suddenly, the entire cube shrunk to the size of a narrow passageway, as if the obsidian was malleable. It became extremely tight, and black rock scraped on all sides of the skiff as if we were travelling through a tunnel that was too narrow.

"By Bane's feest!" Misha cried out, grabbing whoever she could, and tried to bear hug as many people as possible. "GhaA!" she barked as obsidian rock scraped against her. "Oh my!" Emma said, huddled in with the group! "Stay close!" She looked around and saw that the obsidian rock was ripping the sides of the skiff and on top, sharp stalactites of obsidian poked out to shear our flesh.

After a few moments of terror, everything receded and the cube stretched out to normal size again.

Yasei: "It's as if this cavern were...alive?"

Calling out in a friendly tone "Hello?  Is anyone there?"

"Yes, that is what I am assuming. This cavern is either alive or under the control of something."

"Also, what were you going to say, Emma?"

"Oh, yes, of course." she said. "I was making an o-"

Suddenly, some fluctuations in gravity caused the ship to lurch violently to the wall in a dizzying push. The skiff crashed against it, and if we weren't quick on our feet, we'd fall off the skiff. Everyone make a DC15 DEX save to hold on as the ship. If you fail, you find yourself barely hanging on for your life until further instructions.

+4 from Sana

Dex: 26

Dex ST: 17

Oh ****! 6

Emma: 28

Watch me nat1: 16

Sana and Misha heaved over the side of the skiff at different parts, and sharp obsidian pierced their flesh and the skiff crashed into the wall of the cube - they both took 9 damage. They managed to grab the railing of the edge of the skiff before they plummeted to their deaths. "GyaA!" Misha barked in pain, holding on. "Sana! Misha!" Emma cried. "I am ok! Save Sana first!" Misha yelled out. "Ouch. I really do not like thees place.." she muttered to herself.

To save Misha and Sana, a DC15 Strength check each will have to be made to push the skiff away from the wall to unpuncture them. Pulling them up will be easy.