Lost and Lost

After traveling for an entire day and then fighting for their lives the GoG were exhausted. In spite of the possibility of being attacked in the night by the sentries the needed to rest. Tiffol, the brown-scale lizardfolk, retired to his room and told us that he would rejoin us when we were ready to depart.

The following morning the GoG attempted to draw out there attackers, using Plex and then Vath as bait. The sentries were not so easily fooled and chose not to attack. Tiffol rejoined them and, using multiple methods of concealment, the GoG slipped out of the inn and into the caverns beyond. Their destination, the caves leading up.

Tiffol easily guided them to a hidden cave entrance. Before entering they were warned about bullettes and bodaks. Kaszuk was confident that the bulletes would be no problem. The bodaks, however, proved to be more of an issue. They suffered a significant loss in their first encounter. A bullete and two bodaks ambushed them and, somehow, just the sight of the bodaks caused Tiffol to drop dead. The GoG were easilly able to kill the attackers but their guide through these labyrinthine caverns was dead.

Using various skills and talents the GoG attempted to find their way through the caves on their own. Days past with no way of knowing if any progress was being made. After the second week half of the group was ready to turn back, the other half wanting to continue. After much debate, and conferring with Semuanya, the GoG decided to turn back. In total, it took only three days to backtrack the entire path. It was clear that they would've been in there for months, if not longer, had the continued.

The decision was made to return to the lift and attempt, once again, to take it to the top. How would they deal with the sentries guarding the lift? How could they possibly acquire passage on the lift itself? Could the Vine be a better choice? The GoG will need a plan.