Kaneís trails behind the more sturdy members of the group, knowing she does not fare well in taking the brunt of any possible attacks.

Rhaecus bobs his head up and down. "Very well, I will go further ahead. However... I am curious about these ruins. What possible civilization had dwelled so deep? Or perhaps it is the civilizations themselves who died and thus were preserved here, in ruin?"

He borrows some charcoal and a sheet of parchment from one of his companions (if anybody has any and is willing to part with it) and attempts to take a few rubbings of some significant looking designs that Donos may have spotted, filling up the page. He then salutes sloppily and sneaks onwards.

(Just taking a bit of a time saver here by skipping RPing this out too much. Let me know if that's not good. Here's another stealth roll and perception.)

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(Wow that's sad.)

Under a half collapsed archway is another crevice, which continues forward and downwards for a good bit, before coming to a fork, one passage continuing straight, the other going to the left. All the passages wind and turn, and you can't see too far ahead down each.

Donos looks down one tunnel then the other. He then turns to look at the rest and shrugs.

"I was never one for exploring underground. Every adventure I had was in, on, or near the water," he says. "This all looks the same to me."

He ponders for a moment.

"Could this be like that labyrinth old Midas used as a playground?" he asks. "Either passage is as good as the other, but if no one has any better suggestions, I say straight ahead." 

Zaela takes in the new environment, looking around befuddled, "Where could these ruins be from? They don't look like anything I've seen before. I know we should get going, but perhaps we should determine what these are before going on?"

Perception for specific features of the ruins: 3

History to recognize the ruins (if possible): 14

Zaela cannot spot anything on the ruins that might set them apart from anything she's seen before. To her, they just look like some regular old ruins, nothing special.

"Well, neither path presents itself as the better option. Shall we head straight then, or would you like to remain here while I check the tunnel going to our left?"

"I wouldn't mind going straight ahead," Arteusa comments, looking around curiously. "As to the ruins, I don't think there is much to be gleaned from them," she shrugs, not particularly interested in them beyond what dangers they could possibly hold.

Kaneís impatiently sighs. “There‘s no use looking at old ruins. We might even find someplace more comfortable.” She will indifferently gesture towards the passage ahead; if it leads to death, they could certainly attempt the left passage.

"I agree," Zaela nods, "I vote for straight ahead."

Rhaecus tugs at his goatee, somewhat regretful that he won't get to sate his curiosity of an unchecked path this time. However, he dutifully moves onward down the straight path ahead of the rest.

(OCC: I'm honestly not sure whether to even roll at this point, I've rolled twice for stealth in a short time already. Here's a roll anyways but let me know how you want to do these things. Would just leaving perception passive be better? You roll when it's needed instead of us?)

Stealth - 14

Perception - 20

Donos watches Rhaecus scout ahead. He wonders if they’re being overly cautious. What is going to want to attack them here? From the little he picked up from the priests, he remembers no stories of the dead being tortured here.

Jason did not even tell them what they were looking for down here.

One thing he’s sure of, you don’t just sneak out of Hades.

But at least he’s seeing sights he never dreamed of before.

The passage continues downwards until it forks again, this time the side passage going off to the right.

Half expecting to see a minotaur charge out of one of the passages, and a little disappointed when one doesn't, Donos just shrugs at the choice of paths. 

"As we have no idea of our destination nor how to get there, it seems unlikely that we can get lost," he says to the others. "I would vote to keep going straight, doubling back if we find nothing."

"I agree," Zaela says, "We should go straight. That way it will be easier to find our path back if we need to."

Rhaecus, seeing no reason to disagree, heads onwards.

The passage winds onwards for a little bit longer, then widens into what appears to be some sort of half collapsed hall, with a few half crumbled pillars holding up the ceiling. It appears deserted at first, until a few emaciated shapes, previously blending in with the rest of the environment, as their skin is pale, nearly grey, and the few scraps of clothing they have are colored grey by dust. They appear to be human, or at least were once human, but the mind they once must have possessed does not seem to live behind those cold eyes as they shamble towards you.

(Everyone, roll initiative, you've got three of these creatures shambling your way.)

Initiative: 16

Initiative for Kaneís: 4

(Has Rhaecus been noticed too? He was sneaking and scouting...)

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