The five adventurers entered The Ant Hill with enough supplies for a difficult afternoon and the records of a party that wasn't strong enough to reach final chamber.
Hizon noticed the mismatch when their registration appeared on the instance display.
Their shield fighter and healer had completed several five-person dungeons elsewhere, but neither possessed an advanced class. The swordsman had stronger individual records and a habit of taking damage faster than the healer could replace it. Their archer carried the right equipment for narrow tunnels. Their fire mage had purchased two breathing cloths after reading the Bombardier Beetle warning and no protection against burns.
They were not ready for everything Hizon had placed beneath the Undercity.
He left the record open while working through the morning's commercial reports.
