((Welcome back to a single thread, only Jaq in spoilers for now!))
Kroshav rushes down the steps and scoops Joe. At a glance he can see that her hands are mangled and oozing blood, her face is a swollen mess of bruising. On hitting the mud Kroshav immediately notices that the floor beneath the lower calf deep, sucking mud is uneven and, in some places, almost rounded. His tracks quickly fill in behind him.
Joe you awaken to a world of pain and can feel yourself being carried. Opening your eyes as wide as you can you can just make out the shadowy form of Kroshav carrying you. There is a squelching sound and yelling coming from somewhere.
Lurn gets to the base of the stairs. Looking behind him he sees a pair of drow following, but still no drider. The pair take notice of their fallen companions and, after a word to each other, take a step out of view. Lurn can them talking to someone else a few moments later.
At the bottom of the stairs both Lurn and Kroshav see an open space (20' by 20') with three narrow corridors leading off it.
(One action a piece before the pursuit takes it's.)
Jaq
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A gentle nudging brings Jaq back from his trance.
The snake woman's face uncomfortably close to his, her tail poking his side.
"There is a disturbance on the path you came from. Describe your companions."