So you have finally left the minotaur region and now heading into new
unchartered territory.

The party revived a warrior, Vangar, from the Medusa's trophy hall,
who it seemed had ventured down here some 150 years previously.

Markuli showed a way to the North West through through a deep tunnel
called the 'Proving Tunnel' where young minotaurs would test their
courage and prowess.

The party had a fairly uneventful time of it until they encountered 2
Elder Air Elementals, when things went a little pear-shaped.

Rosia and Quercus, who were upon the magic carpet, tried flying in
between these two huge whirling columns of air, whilst the rest of the
party fled to a nearby passage.

Rosia and Quercus were grabbed and sucked into the vortex of air and
pummelled by rocks and high speed winds. Only Rosia's frantic cries
elicited a response from the Air elemental, the other tried to squeeze
itself into the passage the rest where hiding. The hideous screeching
of grinding rocks could be heard as it compressed itself, luckily
though it proved too big and gave up.

The elemental holding Rosia and Quercus set them down when it realised
they were not minotaurs and actually asked them for help. The
elementals it appeared we're trying to recover an ancient artifact
from the Cavern of Light and Dark where this passage led to,
unfortunately they were too big to fit into the narrow gap the tunnel
tapers too.

The party, glad from not been turned into paste, said they would do
this. They were informed that the Cavern was split into 2 halves by a
river of lava.

On the northside, where they would come out, was the light side. A
huge area so big it would seem like they were outside, south of the
lava was the Drow settlement and the location of the ancient artifact.

The party pressed onto until the end of the tunnel, negotiated its
narrow tunnel chute and came up into a small cave which seemed to be
situated inside a large crater.

Strange animals were seen and dust devils, they used the carpet to fly
to the top of the crater. Where they could see the vast plain in which
they stood, to the south they could see a red horizon created by the
lava river.

Just as they were getting their bearings three smoke-like elementals
appeared intent on trouble, fighting smoke is going to prove
difficult...