Editing Menace Under Otari (section)

=== The Cellar ===
The party journeys into the cellar. Spike uses magic to illuminates the torches. Large boxes and barrels can be seen, and the odor of fish is strong in the air. Some crates seem to be missing and drag marks indicate they were moved elsewhere. Following these scuff marks, a large hole in the wall is clearly visible that leads to an underground passage. Jerrick and Rhus take out a torch and Jerrick turns to Spike "Would 'ye kindly do the honors?" Spike uses magic to illuminate both torches. Upon entering the passage, they notice it filled with aggressive rats which our party dispatches one after the other. One of the rats managed to bite Rhus but was eaten whole for its transgressions. The party did not express their distaste in Rhus' culinary selection or bother to point out that the tail was stuck between his teeth. Spike was rather taken by one of the rats and decided to reanimate one and call it Cheesers.

After clearing out the vermin, the party found that the passage continued until a steep dropped off. The marks indicate the crates were pushed off of the edge and landed below. While our heroes considered their next move, Rhus grew impatient with the back and forth of ideas. Rhus walked over to Spike, tied a rope to them and simply tossed the Poppet over the edge, while holding the rope. The party looked in horror as their companion sailed through the air and landed silently on the floor. Spike, being soft, did not feel the impact of the fall and tied the rope and signaled they were ready. Shaking off what just happened, Jerrick gingerly took the other end of the rope from Rhus and tied it to the cave wall to make a zipline for a much safer approach to descending. The party left the rope so if they should need it, they could return the way they came.