Beseeched

Lassim followed through the draped hide curtains that led to the inner entrance of the spire, thinking that there'd be the interior of a warm and cozy hut inside. But this was merely the façade of their habitat, a prelude to the true heart of their existence in this plane.

With a firm push from behind, encouraging his steps forwards forcefully, the veiled Drow priestesses guided Lassim towards what appeared to be a hidden room behind a wall of bones and tree branches, only to reveal it as the entrance to a vast subterranean network.

The ground beneath him gave way to a steep descent, and the company began their journey into the earth.

The tunnels they navigated were clearly ancient, the walls scarred with the evidence of monstrous claws, telling of a past where possibly colossal beasts had burrowed through the soil. The massive skeletons Lassim had seen outside giving credence to this assumption of his.