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Strengthen Dungeon Defences[/h3][hr][/center]
Salbjorg, led by 7 rodents, carefully moved her way through the forest to find the source of the meat. Though, their walk was a little strange. Every so often--when Salbjorg would focus on the rats--the numbers seemed to shift. From seven, to ten, to five, to eight, back to seven. Was it illusions of the light? Would rats just become sidetracked and go pursue nothing for a brief moment? Mysteries were abound in the forest.

And there they stood out of view of the human settlement. Though, to call it a settlement was a bit much. There were a few tents and a few humans who had been going through their routine. A large older woman at the largest tent stood by a large crock heated by a smouldering fire. Boxes of preserves and tables were within the tent, though this time there were rat traps to guard the boxes. A few older men were nearby as they smoked deer, prepared poultices, and did other such activities. A priest sat on a rock, though they didn't seem to be doing much besides lackadaisically watching leaves fall with the good book resting on their lap. The younger men were staking out fences along the perimeter, though they did so at a snail's pace--one born from laziness rather than actual difficulty.

Of course, the sight of all of these humans. In spite of them looking like nothing special, Salbjorg and the rats knew in their heart that each one of them would easily dispatch the monsters. But of course--that was only [i]if[/i] they knew that they were monsters.

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The other monsters agreed to Muste (and really Zogi's) plan. Fauna and detritus, even if temporary, were better than living in a stone cave all one's life, after all.

Crossing the boundary into the wilds, the more astute of the dungeon masters (see: anyone who wasn't Zoppy) noticed something rather important once they crossed: the monsters immediately were beset by a worse fatigue than what everyone else experienced. The kobold, despite his muscles, seemed to hunch and trawl as he walked. Larger movements resulted in him huffing and puffing for air. The treant, despite being in tune with nature, seemed to be completely alien to this environment. The naga labourer, strangely enough, was the least affected. Though, it still wasn't a pleasure judging by the look on their face.

Still, they were able to tough through it. Muste predicted that they could handle it for about an hour.

But an hour was what they needed. They scanned the nearby forest for what they could gather. Though, there wasn't much special. Simply trees, ferns, dirt, rocks, and through the sheer dumb luck of the kobold almost falling down a small cliff, a couple of wildflowers growing out from a cliff.

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Inside the dungeon, Kleine had thrown down her two cents in an effort to placate Schnupfen's neuroticism. 

[color=EEBD65]"I wouldn't put too much stake in it right now."[/color] Kleine said in a rather nonchalant tone. [color=EEBD65]"The people who are going to come to a no-named dungeon like this are going to fall for the simplest traps, so it's easiest to just put them down on the few choke points. Oh, and using a treasure chest and trapping that! Young adventurers are like flies. Er... That's what my training said, anyways."[/color]

It was a mystery what a dungeon spirit's training entailed.

And surprisingly, with the Oracle, his patterned mural managed to stick into the wall as if some cruel joke. Though, it would have probably been crueller joke if his piece had vanished into the ether like all of his efforts for an octagonal room. He could thank whatever dungeon god there was that it didn't. Or he could curse that god for wasting his octagonal efforts.

Either way, their dungeon core room now had an interesting little mural.

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[/color][color=EEBD65]The outside world is scary and filled with violent things like deer and birds. Make sure you're prepared for it.[/color][/cell][/row][/table]