11 February 2023
[[Jaezred]] informs the party that they have been found out. Everyone moves forward, some slowly.
Tal gets to the other room where the strange woman and the portal are, but one of the stalagmites turns into a roper, grapples him, and drags him in. Another stalagmite turns into a roper, and a couple boulders turn into stone golems, and together they knock out Tal.
[[Jaezred]] uses his staff to lightning bolt some of the monsters, missing Tal, and revealing that the strange woman is an illusion. The portal turns into a flaming portal. A pig pulling a cart appears (illusion). Something brings Tal to 1hp. Some combat. Tal turns into a huge giant crab. More combat. [[Urtho]] gets corrupted by one of the stone golems. Crab gets webbed. Lady illusion vanishes. Flesh golem-y thing steps out from behind the portal, and then walks through the portal. The portal turns into an onyx hallway with two fire giants guarding the doorway at the end. The golem thing attacks the fire giants. A few people get blessed (Possibly [[Brigadesh]] is in the room). A strange spider with the face of a decayed human descends from the ceiling and then enters the flame portal. [[Pip]] gets knocked out but then revived as [[Brigadesh]] becomes visible. Combat continues. [[Pip]] gets knocked out again. Eventually [[Pip]] gets healed. Combat ends after a few more rounds.
[[Brigadesh]] says we need to close the portal, not go through it. Crab goes through, followed by [[Pip]], and then [[Jaezred]].
The crab disappears, and Tal appears in a random ocean.
The rest of the party discusses going through the portal after [[Pip]] and [[Jaezred]], but decide to stay behind. Start to take apart the magic stone circle. Take a long rest after breaking a few gems but not enough to shut down the circle.
Granny reveals herself, but the party ignores her. The party finishes breaking the last gem needed to shut down the portal. An eruption of energy damages everyone and cracks the ceiling, letting in a stead drip of lava. The party decides to teleport out. End up in a field of red carnivorous fungus.