06-23-2016, 11:46 AM
Ooc - actually I took a frame from an animated gif 
The two cross the portal. As they reach the sixty feet they can hear rumbling behind as stones fly back from the void into the wall. There's no turning back.
Looking ahead there's a similar gate at the end of the stepping stone path that opens in a similar way as you approach. There's a faint vision of some purple-black stone building beyond, having patterns somewhat similar last to the Dwarven tunnels but a much deeper hue. Deep dwarven fortress? Long lost gnome city? There's no telling as when the two step through the gate there's a bright flash of crimson light and lightnings strike all around.
Luckily the adventurers survive with but a handful of hair charred in the process but they are both dazed when they finally feel solid ground beneath their feet.
Looking around, Torin and Portho are in a domed natural cave, around forty feet in diameter with tunnels running East and West. Signs of recent battle occupy the centre of the vault. Four tentacled bodies about twice the size of Portho have been slain here. Aside from the gnome's light source there's a faint flickering light filtering out of the west tunnel.

The two cross the portal. As they reach the sixty feet they can hear rumbling behind as stones fly back from the void into the wall. There's no turning back.
Looking ahead there's a similar gate at the end of the stepping stone path that opens in a similar way as you approach. There's a faint vision of some purple-black stone building beyond, having patterns somewhat similar last to the Dwarven tunnels but a much deeper hue. Deep dwarven fortress? Long lost gnome city? There's no telling as when the two step through the gate there's a bright flash of crimson light and lightnings strike all around.
Luckily the adventurers survive with but a handful of hair charred in the process but they are both dazed when they finally feel solid ground beneath their feet.
Looking around, Torin and Portho are in a domed natural cave, around forty feet in diameter with tunnels running East and West. Signs of recent battle occupy the centre of the vault. Four tentacled bodies about twice the size of Portho have been slain here. Aside from the gnome's light source there's a faint flickering light filtering out of the west tunnel.