Stealth 12

How do you all proceed?  

 On seeing this disturbing sight, Velshir would like to back up and quietly converse with the team.

“Something’s not right here. Did we get any indications that the Redbrands are cannibals? The woodcarver is down there but he’s half-eaten and unnaturally preserved. Things might be more complicated here than simply some ruffians. Perhaps some beastly pet?”

"Perhaps either a pet or some beast which naturally inhabits these tunnels on its own. Best we keep an even closer watch around ourselves."

Sheyla sighs, "So part of the smell is decay and there is something else.  I hope its a beast and not some undead thing.  They are just the worst."

"Whatever it is, we can kill it! If it bleeds, of course. Did you see anything besides a dead woodcarver?"

“More bones and second bridge further down.”

Marching order - Velshir, Loren, Joshua, Lymbryl, Sheyla, Unthir 

Here is a better map of what has been described.  (near the light all can see only 30 feet into the room 5 ft per square).   You are currently at the bottom of the map with only Velshir leaving the tunnel. There is likely more to see in the crevasse but its 20 foot deep so you'd have to climb into it to see more.

Joshua will quietly grumble "Whats that stench?"

@Velshir 

Velshir hisses and quietly says, to warn the group,

"Something's trying to invade my mind."

He reflexively tries (if able??) to push out the external influence.

@Velshir 

 @Loren 

Velshir has worked hard to hone his physical abilities for combat. He had also figured that mental sharpness would be brought to bear in dangerous situations, but he had never really considered the possibility of a direct mental combat. The idea is unsettling. He looks to his friends for advice on how to proceed.

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@loren 

 @Joshua 

"I... uh." Loren rubs his head and sits down. "Something... is... hmmmm." He looks around, a little shaken. "Is anybody else remembering things oddly?"

@lymbryl 

 @sheyla

 @unthir

“No, Loren, I think I pushed the thing away somehow.”

Velshir observes his companions closely, now that he suspects they’re having similar experiences. Will one or more of them perhaps be mind-controlled? Or have their mind burned in some sort of mental battle?

As Iymbryl begins to feel the psychic intrusion as well he glances around and notices more of his companions being hard pressed by a similar force. He rushes towards the front of the group to join Velshir.

Marching order Velshir, Lymbryl, Loren, Joshua, Sheyla, Unthir