The crumbling archway spits them out into the familiar, damp embrace of the Weeping Vein. The ground here is solid basalt, stable beneath their boots compared to the sickening tilt of the Spire.
Kalazan
The air tastes of ozone and old, stagnant water instead of crumbling stone.
Unit Captain Brann
We made it, Commander. The Spire is gone to the abyss, but we have the steel.
The Hollow Archivist
Do not linger. The collapse has alerted the denizens of the deep. They will be swarming the tunnels by the next tolling of the bells.
Kalazan plants the gilded spear into the wet floor, its tip glowing with a dull, rhythmic light that pierces the surrounding gloom of the cavern.
Unit Captain Brann
I will signal the extraction squad. If we move fast, we can reach the upper ventilation shaft before the tremors catch up to us.
+ Scene Quest Added
Escape the collapsing tunnels
+ New Item Acquired
Gilded spear
“I escape”
SUCCESS (Fair Athletics, rolled +1)
Kalazan turns, his powerful frame cutting through the heavy mist as he breaks into a steady, rhythmic stride. He ignores the distant, grinding thrum of the collapsing cavern behind them.
Unit Captain Brann
Keep your pace steady, Commander. The route ahead is treacherous, but we are clear of the primary debris.
Kalazan
The damp stone floor here is slippery, yet it holds firmly under my weight.
The Hollow Archivist
The path is clear for now, but the silence of the Weeping Vein is unnatural. Something hunts us from the shadows.
A sudden, high-pitched screech echoes from the darkness above, followed by the sound of scuttling claws against damp rock.
Unit Captain Brann
Contact! Move, move! Do not let them hem us in against these walls.
Quest Complete
Escape the collapsing tunnels