Descent Into The Wet Depths

The ladder on the other side of the vat goes down some 20 feet. The surface of the pipe on the other side is slick with damp, and it is made of supported masonry carved through rock, rather than the ceramic and tile of the pipes on the entry level.

There is a lantern on the floor. It is now out of oil. The warforged barbarian was carrying it in order to see, and then he heard you up above, set the lantern down, climbed and attacked you. The latern seems to be a common lantern, out of oil, nothing special. (Do you want to pick it up or go on?)

The pipe has a flat bottom, and ninety-degree angles along the bottom of its walls. The upper part of the walls curve into buttresses, and a hemispherical ceiling. In other words, the bottom part of the pipe is a rectangle shape, and the upper part of the pipe is a tube shape.

The valve doors are against the floor, and they are as big as Kaspar. The valve mechanisms are indeed broken. Should they ever be opened, the force of all that water would sweep the two of you forward like twigs on a tidal wave.

The tunnel goes straight ahead for some 50 feet, and after that it seems to open up to a wider area. (Make a spot check.)

(I am emailing a quick paintbrush sketch of the area to you.)

• The Other Side of the Vat