Krynn's Vanguard found a room that was covered in blood, they weren't sure if this was monster blood or the blood of dwarves, but it was obvious this was a very, very bloody encounter. Unfortunately this turned out to be dwarven blood as in the room next door the party found dwarves hung like buthered animals, drained of their blood. A sight they'd seen before, but it never gets easier. Clearing the last part of the floor the party dealed with the undead they detected earlier. Thankfully, that was an easy fight. They took a moment to rest and heal up before debating where to go next.
Kyan Covverre, thanks to his preparedness, was making rough maps of all the areas they had visited and laid it out for the party. They decided that if they were going to get to the bottom of what happened here, they needed to go deeper, so they took the path down to what they had aptly dubbed 'Floor 9'.
Immediately upon reaching the bottom of the stairs to Floor 9, there truly was no rest for the weary as they were greeting (very aggressively) by not one but two Balors who almost seemed to be waiting for them. Before they could even try dimplomacy, their words were cut off with heavy, and largely targeted attacks. They'd dealt with one before, but two? Could be a rough challenge if they aren't careful.