Opal had been practicing her juggling when they heard the sound.  She quickly caught up her daggers and held one ready to throw.  She frowns at the thing's retreating footsteps.  _{"Well, whatever lives here knows we're here now..."} she whispers to her companions.  She looks around at them and asks, _{"Should we pursue, or stay holed up here, and wait to see if they come to us?"}

"Lets wait" Betha says.

The darkness seems to come closer and you start to feel how it is to be trapped. Like a big cage that contains you as the silence starts to fall over the group once more. There is no sound but the groups constant breathing.

Opal shudders and not for the first time, nor for the last she wishes she hadn't left her family's caravan.  She reaches into her knapsack and pulls out her always burning torch, trying to provide more light for the group.  She shudders again, and asks, "Well, whatever it was is gone now..."

Khemed turned to Eleniel and asked, "What was it that you saw?"

In a very shaken, eerily quiet voice, Eleniel replied, "Someone...an elf maybe...but...not...like an elf but...pain...like suffering...  With a strong shudder running through her body, Eleniel closed her eyes and took deep breaths to try and steady her wayward nerves.

Khemed tilted his head and looked at Eleniel.  It was fairly clear that he didn't understand.

Then with a shrug, he turned back to look in the direction that whatever it had been had gone.  Apparently he'd decided to let Eleniel get control of herself before pushing any further.

Opal frowns as she looks around.  "So, now what?  We just going to sit here and finish resting?  Or wait for whatever stumbled upon us to bring friends?"

Eleniel tried, in the brief glance she was gifted with her sighting, to get a sense of the creature's purpose in being there so close to her and her companions, but the overwhelming look of twisted pain or whatever it was caused the very empathetic, caring elf to be completely unsuccessful.  After a few minutes, not to mention several shivers, Eleniel quietly whispered, "I know not the creature's intent, and even though I am incrediby touched by the apparent pain felt by it, I do not think it wise to be unprepared."

"Our best option is rest. We are more alert and ready for action with a good sleep. Lets post watches and see if we can get some sleep. I for one need it.


OoC

So if no one is opposed DM we rest and would like to move on into the place and explore.

Khemed nodded. "If possible, I would take the first or the last watch, but beyond that I don't care..."  He glanced back at Opal, "Assuming I am allowed to watch and not to be watched."

As the group get settled for the night or whatever the hour might be. It's mostly silent during the party's rest even tough the darkness surely starts playing tricks on the eyes. Many times during the night all could have promised that during there shift they had heard something, but nothing came. As you all have rested well and long you head deeper into the cave. When you meet the first wall you notice that along the wall here there are bowls filled with what appears to be a very large amount of oil. It appears to be some sort of lamp. You can see that they are atleast one at each side of the one you first spotted. They appear to be around 20 ft away from each other along the wall. You could expect that with the amount of oil inside inside the lamps it should last atleast 12 hours if not more or less.

As you stand there looking at the lamp something happens.

OCC:
please roll spot and listen checks.

Khemed looked puzzled as he looked at the bowls of oil. "Should we light one, do you think?"

18:47, Today: Khemed rolled 13 using 1d20+2. Listen check.
18:47, Today: Khemed rolled 16 using 1d20+7. Spot check.

"I've got a light of my own, but if you need more, then go right ahead," Tellorn replied with a shrug, and retrieved his everburning torch from his backpack, it's light shining as bright as the moment it was first enhanced.

Staying close to Tellorn protectively, though at times she wondered just who protected who in their friendship, Eleniel shrugged in response to Khemed's question with a small smile.  "It matters not to me, I do not need much light.  But please do whatever you think is best," she replied softly, wanting the stranger to feel welcome among their little group since it appeared he would likely be with them for awhile, something she certainly had no objection to.

13:01, Today: Eleniel rolled 10 using 1d20+5. Spot.
13:01, Today: Eleniel rolled 8 using 1d20+5. Listen.

Khemed shrugged, "I too have a light source." He tapped the lantern that hung from his pack. "I was wondering if the bowls might have some other purpose than providing light..."

He pulled flint & steel from his pouch and glanced back at the others.  If nobody objected, he struck a spark into the tinder, blew it into flame, and lit the oil.

Betha looks about eyes and ears straining. Then after seeing and hearing nothing she reaches out with her supernatural perceptions granted by Mystra.

Detect Evil (60ft)
09:46, Today: Betha Brightwood rolled 7 using 1d20+2. Listen.
09:46, Today: Betha Brightwood rolled 13 using 1d20+2. Spot.

Opal stands and looks around and keeping herself ready. She takes a dagger and flipps it in the hand. As Khemed use the flint and steel to light the bowl of oil she just looks at what's going to happen.
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As Khemed flicks with the flint and steel the oil is ignites. It shines brightly and give both light and heat. Then he sees it. Something that appears to be a crack in the wall, but still in a straight line to the left and right. Then opal, Betha and Khemed hears a sound. The same sound as they heard when they had rested. the sounds of feet against the stone floor. Then suddenly the little straight crack in the wall lights slightly up. One by one similar bowls of oil ignites and lights up the place. Just within the shadows of the the light you see it. A twisted shape of an elf. Twisted in pain. And this time it appears he's not along ether. Three more are seen as well.

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OCC:
D-Debris
C-Chest
T1-Twist shape1(11)
T2-Twist shape2(11)
T3-Twist shape3(11)
T4-Twist shape4(11)
B-Betha()
T-Tellorn()
E-Eleniel()
O-Opal()

Please roll Init.

"What the f---" Opal exclaims as the light reveals the presence of the twisted elven forms.  She gets her dagger ready to throw and hopes that these things can bleed...

Opal rolled 15 using 1d20+3. Initiative

Betha draws her weapons. "These creatures must be destroyed, for they bear the taint of evil."

09:11, Today: Betha Brightwood rolled 16 using 1d20+3. initiative.
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Khemed shielded his eyes.  Even though he'd expected the first flame, the rest dazzled him.

He nodded at Betha's statement and settled into a fighting stance.

21:19, Today: Khemed rolled 3 using 1d20+2. Initiative.

Though he was shocked by the sight in front of him, Tellorn was still ready, and within moments, he begun to draw his bow and an arrow, ready to defend himself if he had to.

As she saw the creatures in the light she was shocked and horrifide aain. She says in a low voice Those are the creature that I saw while we where resting. She gripped tightly her shield and longsword. As ready as she could ever be.

occ:
Init:15

OCC:
All except Khemed can post then I'll make a update.Also
PS:betha yI can not see your Init. So please roll it or show it. Then we'll get this show moving¨.