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[Mordae]

A flash of red light fills the room as Iglam summons a blaze of fire to destroy the yellow mushroom, ending its spory threat for all eternity.

Paul rushes forward, knives flashing, but even as he carves into the red mushroom it strikes back with extreme heat! The poor rogue finds his hands burned as well as his tongue.

Fortunately, before the pig-boy can immolate himself further, Barston charges in and ends the threat with icy Russian efficiency.

The stairwell that Isaiah guards looks dark and cold, and a bit of a stink wafts up from below.

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Yellow mushroom spory goodness (1d6)[4](4)
Red mushroom capsaicin (2d6)[6][5](11)

[rorikdude12]

Barston goes down the stairs, cold fell hatred motivating him, pushing him toward the capitalist.

[Gaius]

Paul's fingers twinge at their burns as he picks up the knife, wincing. "Th-Thank you," he stammers at Barston's back. He starts after the commie, a bit less exuberant than before. Losing to a mushroom has shaken his confidence, and the lad begins to wonder if there's much he's good for.

Paul gets a less than pleasant answer, snout wrinkling. Not from the stench wafting up -- though it doesn't help -- but the smell from his hands and tongue. It's a rather powerful aroma of roasted ham. It makes him feel uncomfortable. Not because he thinks he smells tasty, but because he's certain there's plenty that will. Possibly even his companions. Still, though he gulps and trembles, the little pig sets one cloven hoof in front of the other down the stairs. He gives some of the rations a nervous nibble.

[Mordae]

Barston leads the way down the dark staircase into the chamber below. It's somewhat warmer here, and dry as well, and the smell of wood smoke wafts up from below. The room appears to be well-traveled; at the moment a trio of goblins are camping around a fire near the northeast corner. One of them grunts something, and six beady eyes immediately look toward the stairs--though none immediately draw the daggers sheathed at their belts.

There is a closed wooden door leading south, but no other obvious portals.

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|           g  |
|          g~g |
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|  P           |
| C<I          |
|  B           |
o----+---------o

[rorikdude12]

Barston sheathes his rapier and approaches calmly.

"Hello, comrades! Do you know of a shop around here?"

[Mordae]

The lead goblin grunts and waves his hand toward the stairs. One of his comrades leans closer to the other two and says, "You smell bakon?" The trio share a semi-private snicker.

[rorikdude12]

Barston chuckles and runs down the stairs towards the shop.

[Gaius]

Paul's face turns from pink to red as he half-squeals, "Nnnope!" before bolting after Barston.

[Mordae]

Barston and Gaius turn and head back up the stairs, nearly bowling over Iglam and Isaiah in the process of returning to the first level in search of the mysterious shopkeeper.

[rorikdude12]

Barston goes back down the stairs, then exits through the south door.