[Chief Rum]

All right, let's to say, since I have been gone all day.

I met up with the bats, and they gave me one heck of a fight. I had to use my healing potion, and that was after using Cure Light Wounds on myself earlier in the day. Nonetheless, I survived and jumped to Level 2.

I also found a garrotte, which I grabbed, but ntndeacon, who had passed through here before, apparently cleared out the rest of the loot.

Speaking of ntn, hi! We have met up in this room, and now have a decision to make.

As I am out of touch with this thread during work hours, I think it best if you be the group leader, and my character will follow your lead. I will also PM Abe to that effect. So if you choose to go back the way you came, I will go with you. But if you go forward (for you, my right), I will go with you there, too.

Not sure we want to head down the way to the darker colored bricks yet, but that way is here, too.

As noted, I am Level Two now. I use a mace. I have a Nocturnal Potion (or something like that) that allows me to take an action at night one time, and I have a ton of food I bought from the Djinn (I think 7 rations left now).

So, lead on. I will be interested to see what happens. Abe will keep me apprised while I am at work with PMs, but like today, I won't be around at all tomorrow, except by email to Abe (two job day for me).