Awakening the next morning rested, if nothing else, the group talked to Tilgast to see about barrowing another group of horses. He insisted we didn’t pay for the steeds that had perished the day before, as we had dealt with the towns dragon infestation. The group assured him these ones would be safe as we didn’t forsee an outcome where they would die this night.
An uneventful ride to the cairne was just what the group had hoped for that evening, and were blessed with at least that. Upon their arrival they tied off the steeds and prepared to travel back underground and through the portal to an untold place.
Everything was as it had been on the previous evening. They arrived in front of the portal, after only a moments hesitation Barnin tumbled through the doorway ready to avoid any tentacle like thing that would try to attack him. He went through without anything attempting to attack him, and laughed slightly at the notion that they were frightened of the door. The area on the other side of the portal seemed much like the hallway he had just left on the other side of the door. All he had to do now was stand and wait.
When Eligos attempted to do the same that he had just witnessed Barnin do. As he approached though, a tentacle flared out and attempted to grab him. Not being as agile as Barnin, Eligos was hit by the tentacle, and felt the creature he now faced inside the portal try to pull him in. He was able to just barely pull himself away from the Abyssal Ghoul to just make it out the other side of the portal. He tumbled out land on the floor in a heap in front of Barnin visibly shaken, saying what in the world was that?
As Donnor approached the portal to tumble through the tentacle reached through at him. He deftly avoided it and tumbled into the portal. As he passed through he saw the horrific beast. He came through unscathed, and met the other 2 waiting for him on the other side.