Group 1 consists of: Isa, Ulfr, Noor, and Gavroche II



The adventuring party gathers in The Shimmering Shore, and as soon as they come together the world begins to shake violently. The dirt tunnels begin to collapse around them, and everyone begins to panic and scatter, splitting the group up- and trapping them temporarily underground. They can no longer leave the tunnels, nor can they post in any new event threads until this thread concludes.

Isa, Ulfr, Noor, and Gavroche II find themselves in a nearly pitch-black tunnel. Light filters in through some holes from above. This section of tunnel is long and narrow, and as their eyes begin to adjust they can start to see strange dragging marks in the upturned dirt- as though something has passed through the same way they're heading.

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Noor had nodded, swallowing the lump in her throat and preparing to join the group that had started to form with Fable. And then the ground had started to shake again and all hell broke loose. Noor tried to turn to look at Fable but bodies started frantically fleeing and she found herself buffeted, bounced off of so many wolves bigger than herself and with the ground under their paws unstable she found herself having to also start running just to not fall over, a deep instinctual fear overtaking her.

When the tremors finally subsided again and Noor stopped her own running to gasp for breath she wasn't sure where they even were. She hadn't exactly bounced back from nearly starving and drowning in about two days, this was killer on her body and she could feel it. Panting heavily Noor lifted her gaze and started scanning, then searching, then doing so frantically. Fable wasn't there. No, no, no, nonononono! Noor had been holding her fear back, holding back a dam of anxiety for Fable's sake but now? Now it was overflowing. Noor was hyperventilating. Not exactly the most observant state to be in.

"Talk"

If the ground forgot its job one more time, Isa was going to lose it. The earth had crumbled again, thrusting the old woman into deeper darkness. The first fall had been bad, but this one was worse. The amount of dirty that fell atop her was heavy and damp. It took the elderly wolf a bit of time to claw herself free. By the time she was standing in the tunnel, her old body was sore and bruised.

It took a few moments for her eyes to adjust to the darkness but Isa could still hear, despite the dirt in her ears. Shallow, quick breathing as though someone was panicking. With a grimace at her groaning bones, Isa moved towards the sound.

Icy blue eyes had adjusted to the murky darkness by the time Isa arrived at the girls side. She could see that the younger wolfs eyes were wide and she was struggling to regain her breathing. The motherly old wolf gently shushed and murmured, stepping forward to gently pat one paw. "In through your nose and out through your mouth, " she instructed. "My name is Isa. What's yours? " she sought to distract the girl.

Now that her vision had acclimated to the dark, Isa inspected the giant tunnel. Had they really fallen from that high up? Large furrows were cut into the earth as though something had been dragging itself through. It reminded Isa of worms tunneling underground... but this would be a gigantic worm, if so.

"Isa"

As Úlfr headed toward the older woman and winged man others had gathered. Before any plans could be decided the earth suddenly shook violently. Úlfr leapt to the side as rocks and earth cascaded down. One of them grazing his shoulder and kicking up a cloud of dirt and dust as the world around began to settle once more. Úlfr coughed sharply, lowering his head as he hacked from the dust that had suddenly swarmed his lungs when he'd taken his most recent breath.

Peering about in the dark tunnel he could see a few strands of light filtering down from holes in the earth above. He could see a few other forms in the darkness and quickly made his way over to them. The older woman was there as well as another pair. He did not recognize any of them but he heard the older woman call herself Isa. "Well… that was certainly something. Name is Úlfr, please let me know if I can be of assistance." He noted the rapid breathing of the young lady, noting she seemed near panicked but he was not the most comforting of sorts and he knew it.

His eyes flicked to the walls, noting the furrows along the walls of the tunnel. One of his ears flicked back and he glanced to the older woman once more. "Are there… any large tunneling beasts in the lands of Auster? It seems like something massive made these tunnels by moving through the earth. Perhaps its digging is also the source of tremors and destabilization of the ground?"

One moment they were gathering together and the next the tunnel was giving away. Gavroche scrambled away, desperate to find an escape, but he was soon falling, dirt and rocks striking him on the way down. Thankfully he's only received bumps and bruises from this collapse, but it took him several long moments to drag himself free. Shaking dirt free of his coat, he made his way over to the other three. Ulfr had given his name, and Gav spoke quietly. “Gavroche.” His gaze turned to the tunnel.

The dragging marks were concerning. Something huge had to be here. “It did not appear to be Auster specifically but..something strange like this happened before. I ended up in an ice cavern, and a great worm awaited me at the end.” He furrowed his brow. “My grandmother encountered one in lava… I can't say for sure if this is related… there are no guides here as there were before, either. But given the dragged marks we will want to keep our guard up…” He was focused more on the tunnels than the group. If something came back this way he wanted to be ready to fight.

"Speech," 'Thought.'

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