REFRESHER: THE PLOT SO FAR
So, to sum up:
1) you all teleported into this big sort of planetoid a while back. Then you crossed the gap between the shell and the giant applecore shaped central part, fought off some birds and wandered on.
2) you headed toward one of the bridge/pillars that connect the central core with the shell, got into a fight with goblins and were arrested.
3) you made a deal with the authorities, and headed in toward the center of the planet, down the shaft that the bridge/pillar connects to.
4) you met the undead mist of yelling, and have tried at least twice to electrocute and burn it. This results in two explosions that send the mist further out toward you. It alos causes corrosion.
5) Three of your party members have entered the mist unharmed: An undead, a metal doll that is demon possessed, and a crystalline being (oh, and the driver of the one cart). Meanwhile, four of your party (the footmen/guards) have died immediately upon contact with the mist.
Status of the party:
Vladen and Gak are currently wandering in circles around the pillar, down in the mist. They are holding off the mist by virtue of angry voices, mostly.
Vladen is contemplating causing a TPK by assaulting one of hte inspectors unprovoked.
Freddie is attempting to burn and attack the mist. He is currently flying around, and has a broken foot.
Rex is sensibly staying out of the mist, and not causing trouble with the inspectors, though he is not opposing trouble either.
Kongor is now looking for an alternative route.
Vladen's sense of MISSION OBJECTIVE is pointing him vaguely through the mist toward the end of the tunnel and beyond. (5) Alternate routes exist, and Vladen is becoming aware of them.
Everyone else' mission pointers are aiming downward (aka, through the mist). I mean, it's fairly reasonable that the Heart of a Small Planet would be roughly in the center of that Small Planet, right? ... Oh, You are much closer to the objective than you are to the Outside Shell of the planet.
Speaking of the planet, a tremor shakes the tunnel you are in. Parts of the wall break off and fall inward. Luckily, none of you are struck by the falling debris. Kongor spots a tunnel leading off from the shaft. It's wide enough for the carts and for Freddie. (This was equal parts luck, and actually looking for an alternative route).
So, what do you guys want to do? Fight the undead mist, eat the inspectors, try the Mysterious Tunnel, or something else?