Sasha leads the way out of the war room and through the short hallway beyond. The lower four feet of of the walls in the empty room beyond are covered in drawings in mud, blood and paint. Most of the drawings show goblins engaged in some sort of violence against humans, horses, and dogs. One picture on the north wall is at least three times the size and complexity of the other scrawlings. This image shows Thistletop from the side, the goblin stockade perched upon it like a crown. A cave has been drawn into the centre of the image, and looming inside is what appears to be an immense muscular goblin with snake-like eyes and a dogslicer in each taloned hand. If the scale compared to the rest of the drawings is to be believed, this goblin must be at least thirty feet tall.
The corridor turns south from this room and the party finds itself in a foyer. The passage continues south or east, both corridors ending in a door after about 20 feet, but most ominous are the stone double doors set in the west wall. The doors' faces are covered with carvings of women of all races giving birth to a myriad of horribly deformed monsters. Gerund recognizes them as imagery typical to a Church of Lamashtu, the Mother of Monsters.
As you contemplate the twisted images on the door, Shalelu hisses for silence, sure that she has heard movement from back the way you have come...
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Sasha moves to her left occupying the empty space beside Gerude. Her Rapier drawn she squats in an attack lunge listening to the Elf's warnings.
"As she waits for the rest of the groups toposition them selves she whipers to Gerund, "Between you and me I'm not to comfortable with this pictures of death and monsters. Which door do you think we should open?"
"How about you and I crack open these double doors while the party hides out of sight around the corner - perhaps defending our rear flank from whatever's approaching - that way we can disguise our numbers," said Gerund.
He does a Detect Evil on the doors and room beyond, and readies his trusty sword and shield.
"I think the way is toward the centre, going down. Whatever's at the core of this goblin rampage is probably at the core of this fort. "
Seoni prepares to defend the rear.
Sasha shrugs and at takes at stab at the doors to see if they can budge or become seduced by the tender embrace of her lock pick set.
The doors are heavy, but unlocked.
Yola follows up in the rear, her sword at the ready.
Mich
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