We let the spiders be for now. I make no promises for some other day. If these were natural creatures I would not care one way or the other about them, but assuredly they have a drop of the blood of Ungoliant in them, and whatever qualms I may have about orcs most certainly do not apply to these.
No doubt they will feast on orc carrion in due course, but there is nothing we can do about that. That said, they will not be glad of dead meat and cold blood - it is not their preferred diet, so tales assure us.
No, the idea is that we run straight out of the exit assuming the spider doesn’t want to fight, and pick up their trail as best we can - Gwaelur, Ghân, Fang and Gil-Gandel. The rest of the party are retiring to our campsite.
I’m “tail-end Charlie” as we go out - keeping a watch all around for any signs of this spider, and with Ghân’s spell to warn us if it’s not keeping its distance.
Gwaelur goes through the passage, Ghân follows with Fang nearby. Ghân realized that the spider is directly over his head and informs Gil-Gandel as much and hurries forward. …
Meanwhile the party is quickly scouring the chambers. What is being taken?
As noted earlier, Thoroncir has searched the bodies of all of the dead orcs and taken anything of interest. Perhaps Deor might Detect Magic on anything we find? We will not tarry, as Gil-Gandel said, but quickly search and then head out of the caves to our campsite ere night falls.
Let’s get out of this passage as fast as possible. I never thought I would say it, but I can’t wait to be out of this mountain!
[oog] no Gwaelur isn’t cowardly and running for cover, he is worried about Ghan who he has sworn to protect on this mission, and who he thinks (right or wrong) is most at risk from the spider. He is also anxious to catch the fleeing orcs.[/oog]
It would be prudent to have an arrow cocked, I think. Starharp may like to talk to spiders, but they’re icky to me, and this one is too big to step on.
I am assuming by your last post that I have past the danger zone, is this correct? If so, Gwaelur will notice the lack of response and ready his big 2 handed axe, just in case.
Ghan, I don’t know what kind of spells you have left, but you might want to get ready.
