Continuing further into the natural caverns, a number of other chambers and passages were explored, all turning out to be empty (both of threats or anything of interest). Winding further down into the caverns, the party came out into another large chamber with a ledge along one side. The ledge had what appeared to be a large nest of sticks and other debris. Opposite the ledge was the dead body of a duergar (a dark dwarf). As they moved to investigate, several more hook horrors attacked. After another long and difficult fight, they party emerged victorious but heavily damaged (again).
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| Caverns in the Perla Mines |
The nest proved to have a pair of large eggs (presumably hook horror eggs), which the party disposed of.
Another round of resting and healing followed, after which the last bit of the natural cavern area was explored. At the deepest end of the passages, a small cairn of piled stones was found, near which was a narrow opening that extended down further than easy investigation could determine. In a nook in the same passage, a small stash of adventuring gear was found (some rations, tools, rope, arrows and other assorted supplies). The party elected not to descend through the opening into the depths.
On the way out, the remainder of the mine areas were quickly explored, turning up nothing of note.
The party returned to the village of Tardesk to spend the night and rest.
GM Commentary - I am catching up on about a dozen sessions that never got documented properly at the time. I have notes on the general developments of each session, but the details are mostly gone (I am writing about September 2015 in June of 2016...). I'll do a better job of documenting our sessions, with pictures where possible, in the future.
