The Drow War Book Two. The Dying Of - RoseRed

them out alive, and even then they will be in enemy
territory; but no dwarf can bear to live as a slave, so it
is better to make the attempt and die rather than rolling
over and accepting defeat.
There are 40 slaves behind the barricade and 20 drow
warriors in this room, panicking slightly over what to
do next. They are not sure whether the dwarves are
going to rush them, try to coax them into the mines, or
what.
Drozen Vellish is not among them. The dwarves insisted
on talking directly to the mine commander, so he has
gone down to the poison levels to negotiate.
16. The Poison Levels
The mining on this level is still going on. Baskets have
been half-filled with iron ore and picks lie abandoned
nearby. This must have been difficult work to do, as the
air here smells foul, like the sulphurous muck vomited
up by sick dragons. A brownish halo surrounds your
lights. You do not think you could stay down here for
very long before becoming ill.
The gas in the mine has a slow-working toxic effect.
After every eight hours of exposure, any creature must
make a Fortitude saving throw (DC 14) or suffer one
point of Strength and Constitution damage. Creatures
reduced to below six Constitution points begin to cough
up blood.
17. Lime Pits
This cave has a sharp smell in the air, the unmistakable
odour of lime powder. There can be only one reason
for this. Lime is used to quickly break down dead
bodies. The floor of this cave has been heaped with
lime from sacks that now lie discarded nearby. The
skeletal remains of eight or nine humanoids, dwarves
by the look of them, lie half-buried in the lime. The
drow obviously want to get rid of the dead as efficiently
as possible.
There is nothing unusual about the bodies; they are
merely skeletons. Any character standing in the lime
or coming into contact with it is dealt one point of acid
damage per minute.
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