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[Barthheart]

I take out my flashlight, sling my pack on my back and follow the others....

[Windigo]

As you walk the path similar to Duggal, you notice that indeed Duggal had disappeared... fallen in a hole, swallowed by the earth as it were. His path of bent grasses about 10m in front of you literal ends at an exposed soil blackened hole in the ground. The torn turf around the edges exposing thatches of brownish white grass roots. The breeze brings you odours of dirt, vegetation and what could only be best described as chicken barn... an sharp aroma of something ammonia and sulphury

[Uberhaus]

As you walk the path similar to Duggal, you notice that indeed Duggal had disappeared... fallen in a hole, swallowed by the earth as it were. His path of bent grasses about 10m in front of you literal ends at an exposed soil blackened hole in the ground. The torn turf around the edges exposing thatches of brownish white grass roots. The breeze brings you odours of dirt, vegetation and what could only be best described as chicken barn... an sharp aroma of something ammonia and sulphury

Well, that's not good.  Does the area have a history of volcanic activity?  Whats the diameter of the hole?

I'll call out Duggal's name and see if there is any response?  If the smell is not overpowering and the hole is stable, ie. the sides aren't collapsing or spoil is falling, I'll peak my head over the side with my body flat on the ground spread out.

[Barthheart]

I stand over Uber shining my flashlight past his head into the dark depths....

[Windigo]

No volcanic activity in recorded human history.

The hole is oval and about the size of human shoulders at it widest. Beside the hole you notice Duggal's miner's lamp.

Both you and Barth pass several throws for sinkhole collapses (low probability it would have happened)

You edge closer to the hole and cant really see much, but you here some carefull movement down below.

When Uber brings in the light you quickly see below you, the bottom is about 5 feet below you and it is a foul smelly sticky muck about calf high. Duggal is crouching on all fours and searching the ooze like a racoon. You notice the cave in area is over what can at best be called a limestone brick lined trench (heading both towards and away from the church). The trench is barely wide enough for two standing side by side.

Oddly enough you swear you caught a smell of some sort of aromatic wood like Patos being burned.

Duggal stops searching when he sees that the area is now being lit and turns upward towards you and says, "Well this is an unexpected bonus. Had no idea there were tunnels this close to the surface."

"You guys wanna come down? Or do you want to head off to my usual entrance to the catacombs? This is all new to me, but hey! Look what I found!"

Duggal stands up and shoves his head and shoulders above ground level .... totally covered in the black organic ooze of foul smelling ooze and muck. He pulls one arm out from the confines of the hole and hands over several coin like objects covered in trench crud.

[Uberhaus]

I should have brought my wellies.  (Note: do not autocorrect to willies, you jerk autocorrector!  Trying to humiliate me!)

Let's see those coins, any markings on them if I clean them off a bit in the grass?

I could grab a shovel and we could go through the muck completely, if you want Duggal.

Otherwise let's start off in the church and catacombs, if you agree Barthheart.

[Barthheart]

"Yeah.... lets at least start this "adventure" dry...."

Trudge off to find entrance in the church....