// Halfling paranoia, or is it something else...//

A wide mine shaft stretches out as far as you can see. Roughly chisseled from the dull black of the Giat foothills. Traces of hoes, shovels and picks can be seen all over the walls, floor and ceiling of the shaft. Small pieces of ore still glitters as it catches what light it can in this dark mine. On the southern wall some letters are painted in bright red letters: LEAVE AT ONCE OR DIE!. Rusty old rails follow this wide mine shaft north and south.

 A closed rotten old trapdoor leads down.
 There is one obvious exit: north.

You continue to mine... And you continue to mine... And you continue to mine... You find a tiny smooth pebble! And you continue to mine... And you continue to mine... And you continue to mine... And you continue to mine... You are tired of mining in this area. You drop a tiny smooth pebble.

   //typical mining so far - one pebble
 A gentle breeze of a wind or something comes from somewhere north.
   //huh?

<put stuff away into backpack

   //hmmm, better look again
 You hear steps, echoing.
   //ACK!
 You unwield the digging-hoe.

<much flurried, paranoid halfling activity including sheathing nonexistent

   weapons ending in decision to … meditate?

You sit down and start to meditate.

   //still nothing there? odd

You begin to clear your mind. You stand up and your mind feels clear and relaxed.

 Step. Step. Step. And then nothing.
   //not good, not good

You get a helmet. You get a left warglove and two right right wargloves. You wear the right warglove on your right hand. You wear the left warglove on your left hand. You wear the helmet on your head and neck. With a smooth movement, you draw your thin sharp talon-knife out of the scabbard and twirl it into your hands. With a smooth movement, you draw your rapier out of the scabbard and twirl it into your hands. You changed your fighting mood.

   //Okey, deep breaths
 Is there something behind your back?
   //ACK!
 Is there?
 ...
   //what the… #$@&?!

You travel a short distance north.

 Only silence...
 Nothing...
   //this is too weird

You wear the leather backpack on your back. You start to search in the darkness.

 There's someone behind your back!
   //S--t! i-knew-it i-knew-t i-knew-it

You stop your search. You travel a short distance north. You start to hide yourself. You hide yourself in the darkness.

 You feel strange.
   //Uhhh… HELP!
 You travel a short distance north.

<Run. Run. Hit wall. Hit wall again. Duh. Run. Run. Wolf blocks. Wolf blocks again. Stupid wolf. Run. Hit wall. Run. Hit wall. Breathe, don't forget to breathe. Hobgoblin, great. Run. Run. Wolf, great. Run a lot. Climb ladder.

 You travel a short distance up.

<Run past spiders and kobolds really fast

 You feel really strange.
   //gotta get out of here!

You knock on the strong iron gate. You hear a 'KLICK' from the strong iron gate. You open the strong iron gate. You travel a short distance southwest.

 Greg.

Greg closes the strong iron gate. You start to hide yourself.

   //Greg will save me… right

Greg locks the strong iron gate. You hide yourself in the darkness.

 Bah, you're just imagining it all.

You grin.

 <OOC>: You chat: nice... good one
 Perhaps it was simply claustrophobia.

You shiver.

 <OOC>: Someone chats: **evil**

You sit down to rest a while.

 <OOC>: You chat: very, very effective!
 <OOC>: Someone chats: I noticed, somehow.:D
 <OOC>: You chat: thought... darkelves, here?!
 <OOC>: Someone chats: **evil snicker**