She nods and heads towards the left passage.
You come to another junction, one path leading to your right and another straight ahead towards another right turn.
As they proceed, Sig pays attention to the environment, trying to recall everything she'd ever heard or read about mazes.
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Typically, Sig recalls, the center of the maze is where the prisoner would be housed.
"I wonder if this is where they're keeping Hel...." She thinks out loud.
"Maybe," Jerrica says.
"So which right turn should we make?"
She shrugs, "Straight and then to the right?"
Following the winding path and avoiding a quite visible dead-end, you come to another chamber in the maze. The path forward is blocked by three of the living dead.
Initiative:
The zombies lurch forward, two of them attacking Thorgr.
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Round 1: Zombies, Thorgr, Sig, Jerrica, Frostine, Dagmarr
Thorgr swings his greatsword with ferocity.
And misses...
She casts a spell on her bow, making her bolts more deadly.
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Jerrica attempts to leapfrog off Thorgr's back and land in a flanking position with him.
She finishes with an attack on the zombie.
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Grinning wildly at Jerrica's bravado, Sig begins a battlesong, empowering those who accept with power and defense.
Unable to see the enemy to channel, Dagmarr calls forth the blessing of Freaya to her friends, further enhancing them in battle.
One zombie emerges from behind the corner and attacks Thorgr while the other goes after Jerrica.
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Round 2: Zombies, Thorgr, Sig, Jerrica, Frostine, Dagmarr
Thorgr swings his blade once more, praying for a bit more luck.
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Decimating his foe, Thorgr uses the momentum of his swing to attack the remaining zombie.
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Thorgr finishes the fight.
She puts away her bow before reaching up and giving him a kiss, "You guys were amazing. You really didn't need me at all." She says with a small chuckle.
"We always need you," Thorgr says, holding his side.
Jerrica holds her arm. "They got some lucky hits."
She looks from him to Jerrica, "You're both hurt...Dagmarr...help please." She looks up into his eyes, "I always need you too."
Taking in Jerica's wound and noting that Thorgr had taken a sold blow as well, Dagmarr channels her goddess' healing power, a flow of comforting warmth washing over her companions.
"Thanks, Dagmarr," Thorgr says.
Once healed and regrouped, you proceed forward, quickly coming to another intersection. This time, one path leads straight and another to the right.
Jerrica searches for clues as to which way they should go next.
Once again, the rogue sees tracks coming from the right passage.
"Right."
You follow the passage and come to a large chamber filled with water. The other side is fifteen feet away and you cannot see the floor through the murky liquid.
Looking at the water she shakes her head, "I really don't like the looks of that and I really really don't want to find out what might be in that water. Is there a way we can avoid getting wet?" She asks as she starts looking through her stuff for a way to avoid getting in the water.
Jerrica shrugs. "I dunno."
"Unless we want to try a different path, then I guess we swim," Thorgr says. "Any idea what those tracks we keep following belong to?"
Jerrica is pretty sure they are humanoid in nature, larger than goblins.
"Could be an elf or human," Jerrica answers.
"Sometimes the road less traveled is the right one to take..or something like that?" She suggests as they try to figure out what they should do next.
"Sig, what do you think?"
"We're likely to have to deal with something nasty in this water, and it might be a difficult time for those of us wearing armor, though removing it makes us vulnerable, and we have no idea how deep this is." the ska;d says thinking aloud. "But whatever it is we're following went this way for a reason, and it's our only lead so far, so since none of us can fly it looks like swimming might be our best option. Maybe a rope tied around each of out waists so if any one person is in trouble the others can help.....just an idea though."
She looks a little leery at the water, "I don't know....."
"Or we could not."
"I think we should backtrack and explore our other options," Thorgr suggests.
She nods her head, "Yeah...let's see what the other ways hold and then if we have to we can come back here and figure out a way across."
Dagmarr just nods at the assessment, turning to go back the other way.
Sig follows with a shrug.
You retrace your steps and go up first unexplored passage. After a few twists and turns, you find yourselves in front of two doors, one marked with a horned skull and the other marked with an axe. An inscription above both doors reads: "Choose your fate."
"That's pleasant and completely straightforward..." Jerrica huffs.
"I'm not sure what that skull is supposed to mean," Thorgr says.
She gives a slight shrug, "Maybe we should check them for traps?"
"I'll look them over," Jerrica says, inspecting the doors.
Jerrica doesn't see any traps, a doorknob or a keyhole.
"Well...They don't appear trapped, but I can't find a way to open them either," the rogue says.