
"I guess I do have a flying broom now. I can try flying across the mud room and see what is going on. Though I will first take 1 step into the mud room and see if I sink."
Ardo gingerly steps into the mud. His foot sinks up to his ankle, but nothing else unexpected happens. Getting on his broom, he flies the length of the room and back. Nothing attacks him and he finds nothing new.
"Sounds like a plan. Broom fly over to the other door. Hopefully we can get out of here in a hurry as I truly hate the Ambers and wish to eventually find whoever did this and finish off this torture."
"Broom come back to me, as I didn't think this through so well. I guess I will ride over first and send the broom back so Drethen then the others can mount 1 by 1."
Ardo recalls the broom. Once it has reached the party, Ardo climbs on and flies back across the room to the door on the opposite end.
Once there, he steps off into the mud. Here it is also no deeper than about ankle deep.
He sends the broom back to get another member of the party.
As soon as the broom leaves a giant hand of a mud golem reaches out of the muck on the floor and grabs Ardo (12 HP damage) wrapping him in mud and strangling him.
Ardo reaches for Ralph his trusty dog and calls him forth to help him in this fight. Once Ralph is in the realm he starts to swing his mace.