Songs of Lothlorien IC

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Smelkie

You don't find anything in the remaining parts of the room besides dust, spiders and some rat droppings (the latter two both regular-sized...). Except for the three skeletal remains the area around the stairs is also clear. The railing has amazing decorations of various mythologial creatures engraved in it and at the two ends of the railing, on each side of the actual stairs, stands a statue of a dragon's head, with the mouths closed.

Some quick investigation of the remains reveals old tattered clothes, some rusty weapons and three silver coins in the mouth of one of the skeletons. The skeletons are clearly medium-sized humanoids, though you lack the anatomical knowledge to figure out which race specifically. All three skeletons have suffered physical damage in the past, though all bodies seem to be intact.

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When Smelkie is done investigating, the five of you gather in front of the stairs. With Tathar and Tori leading the way next to each other, Stockard and Smelkie standing in the rear and Amd in the middle, the team starts heading down the stairs...

The stairs seem to lead straight down for about fifty steps, roughly fifty feet, then make a sharp turn to the left. As you lower yourselves down the stairs, the air starts to become a bit more damp, more like the typical earthy smell of underground tunnels, but with a little hint of decay in there.

Suddenly, around the thirtieth step, Apricot turns around and starts growling very menacingly upwards, where Smelkie and Stockard are standing. At the same time you all see Amd making a few hand gestures and mumbling a few strange words, quickly followed by loud cursing.