"Setting Exercise"

The overwhelming scent of death and decay hang in the air outside the cave. Upon the ground were a myriad of bones, as well as a number of rotting carcasses. Within the cave little could be seen; however, that which was to be seen was the color of dried blood. Liquid dripped from the ceiling of the cave, the color reflected by the light being eerily reminiscent of blood. The shallow valley which surrounded the cave was devoid of life, and no sane creature was willing to approach it. From within there emerged the pained and terrified screams of a creature's unfortunate victims. This was accented by a constant moaning which melded with the sound of the wind as it passed through the shallow gorge. The cave was hewn naturally from the rock, it's edges rough and uneven. From the cave's entrance there ran a series of tunnels which delved ever more deeply into the rock. These eventually connected to larger caverns beneath the ground, the beautiful hewes of the natural crystal formations muted by coatings of dried blood. In the deepest, of these caverns the creature dwelled, it's terrified victims so overcome by fright and despair that they made no move towards the cavers entrance, despite their closer proximity to the entrance. Within the horrid stench of waste mixed with the scent of rotting corpses, both living and dead.