9 April 2010
I question Gnorm about his involvement.
Jarlyn asks how they come into the city and he says through his building. We ask if it’s a portal or tunnel and he says tunnel. He then opens the entrance. I light a torch and look down the hole. I see the top of a ladder and a hole going down about 50 feet! I hear footsteps approaching from outside. I hear the footsteps come inside and see a dwarf with a big hammer. Segment 12!
Jarlyn paralyzes the dwarf with magic powder. The dwarf laughs and disappears. The dwarf we fought and that disappeared is Kelgar and is the leader. I ask about any other leaders and he tells me about an elf with a long name, Valmar…something, who was like a partner to Kelgar. He was even more scared of the elf than the dwarf. The elf seemed to look at him like he was a bug that could be squashed. I remember stories of an Elf called Valmarrellian, born in Elvenholm, left elvish society at least a century ago. He is more of a cold-blooded mercenary who lusted for power. He started to study sorcery and the manipulation of people’s minds. He was asked to leave Elvenholm.
I ask where the hole leads. I’m told that it leads to an underground abandoned city. It is dwarven or gnomish.
Jarlyn and I search the building. In the bedroom we find a chest with something magic in it.
Gnorm says that the stories he hears from his father is that underground is an old abandoned Gnome city. There was a curse that people literally faded away. He said that was all he knew. His father and father’s father never went down there. He asks us for a deal. He will help us further if we try to save his apprentice. I say, of course, we will rescue anyone we can. He then gives me a map that was in his chest that had been written on a piece of leather.
We leave with the dwarves to go to the guard house and with Gnorm to take him to the regent mother. About half way to the guard house the dwarves start freaking out so we take them into a nearby tavern to calm down. We then successfully bring them to the guard station. After some discussion we drop them off and go back to the inn. We sleep with no problems.
Next morning. We take Gnorm to the palace. We are shown to the majordomo area. Julienne shows up. She takes us to her office and we talk about everything we learned. She suggests of the priests Aldus Mannus and the high priestess of Hospin; and the mage, Aaron. Julienne tells us that if we have a request of the lady that tomorrow would be a good time.
I would like to ask Julienne about the changes in the palace. We are ready to leave Julienne’s office.
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