Delve the 9th

[mushgnome]

Franklin calls up the ladder, "You guys need to come see this!"

[coffee]

Rhod will go next, to ensure the ladder holds us heavier characters.

[Makofan]

Rhod makes it down without incident

[mushgnome]

While his friends are making their way down the ladder, Franklin stands by the door and listens for approaching monsters.

[acodispo]

Wiglaff orders his men-at-arms to descend & shore up the defenses at the bottom, then descends himself.

Once Grampus descends, Wiglaff will ask him to try & detect which direction the exit from this chamber goes in.

[mushgnome]

Franklin calls,"Grampus! Please carry Sconces on your way down. He trusts you."

[merias]

Aldbane will also descend the ladder.

[kipper]

Maloof joins the party at the bottom of the pit.

[Makofan]

It looks like everybody descends. It is an irregular area, but if you were trying to put it in a square frame, the side passage with treasure goes about 30 more feet east of the ladder. The rest of the room is a natural cave somewhat oval shaped, possible 40' wide at its widest, and 50' N/S, with the ladder being at its base, and it being more egg-like on the north side, where the door is.

You can hear a faint scratching on the other side of the door

The treasure looks like a huge pile of copper pieces, but you can see the haft of an axe sticking out of the pile

[SneakeyPete]

Grampus says, “Let’s examine the axe handle and see what the head end looks like.”