Borimer and Bernard begin to start forward when Borimer senses something behind him.  He spins around, and Adaran is standing there, having just come through the glowing wall of light.

Adaran is weaponless, armorless, and new to this place.

Adaran furrows his brow when he sees Borimer and Bernard. "Borimer... Bernard...? What happened?"

Bernard says, "We are all dead, but the Temple of Ashmere traps souls here so they can never leave.  We must find some sort of key and hope our souls find our bodies again or we are stuck here forever like those undead we just fought.  We were just getting ready to go across this trail."

He shows Adaran that he is holding a sabre.  "You might want to stick your hand in one of those pedestals and see what it gives you."

Moving toward his ghostly companions, Adaran takes Bernard's suggestion and places his hand in one of the pedestals.

"Welcome to Death, brother."
Borimer keeps a wary eye out for any incoming danger while Adaran sees what he may obtain from the pedestals.

Adaran reaches in the gooey substance, like putting his hand through gelatin.  When he pulls his hand back out, he is gripping a short sword.

You hear the cries of the dead wafting toward you as though on a wind that you cannot feel.  The sounds seem to be coming from below.

As the path goes forward, the ground falls away until it is a 3 foot wide bridge-like path with sheer walls.  Movement below draws your attention, and you see souls clambering over each other, trying to get up the sheer walls and get to you.  Some are rather close.  It will be a tricky crossing.

The dark mist covers everything in view beyond about 15 to 20 feet, and the only light is a slight, greenish glow of the path and a distant glow from the walls, which seem to move in and out like a beating heart.

Clutching the short sword in his right hand, Adaran reaches into the other pedestal with his left hand experimentally.

Adaran pulls out his hand and finds a dagger in his grasp.