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"It's not a bad haul. Titus, you've been using your resources to keep up alive. You ought to take the wand. If anyone else is injured, drink up now."
Kayanor moves to the rescued types, "How are you all, can you speak and stand? Is one of you Skagni?"
The elf looks to the remaining door, "And are their more goblins beyond that door?"
A man who is very weak - barely able to speak - raises his hand when Kayanor asks about "Skagni".
"Me. I am Rognvald Skagni..."
You manage to revive him enough to talk, and he explains a few things you find interesting.
First, most of the rest of the prisoners are slaves from the Lands of the Linnorm Kings - members of the Blood Ram tribe to be exact. If you just let them go without helping to get them out of the city, there will likely be many problems. Many are not currently fit for travel, either.
He is appreciative to hear that you destroyed Runa and Hjort, as he has had a pretty bad time of it since his capture.
He is even more thrilled to see that you brought his chest.
Skagni knows all about the Shadow Lodge mission to the Keep of the Huskarl King and he urges you to go after them and stop them. Should
the Lodge get the weapon hidden there, they might cause serious problems for the Pathfinder Society and among the nations of the north. Though he doesn’t know exactly what the “weapon” is, Skagni has read of its abundant power in ancient verbal tales passed down in the northern tribes of the Realm of the Mammoth Lords and knows that it’s something to be feared. The old historian studied the keep for many years and can provide you with a map to its location. He suggests that he can help you scour through any recovered journals and letters to gain further insight into the Shadow Lodge's plans.
No one seems to know what is behind the door, but they know that Glorfan was afraid to open it.
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Titus thanks Rognval for his knowledge and help him get back on his feet.
He responds to Kayanor comment about slavery.
Slavery is usual in my country, I see nothing wrong in it. Except when someone is put to it without proper contract.
These men don't seem to have been properly bought and use, I accept to help them get out of this country.
He gets to help each one as much as he could, using his wand if necessary to help them get better. He adds after Kayanor turns toward the door
May be it's something about this weapon ? Either way we could find something useful in it.
May a guardian of some sort is in there, like an undead creature ?
"A great and terrible weapon, huh? Figures." Lini says, wrinkling her nose. "Looks like it'll be dank dungeons and smokey cities a while longer, Droogami." She glances at Titus, pressing an outstretched hand into Droogami's paw. "Humans have funny ideas about property. You can't own a person. No more than I can own Droogami."
Reaching for her thin, pliable pine branch, Lini murmurs in the Druidic tongue and heals herself and her companion. Stowing her wand, she gathers two scrolls under her arm (magic fang and flaming sphere). "Mr. Skagni, see to your people. We'll bust out of this place together and be back to pine and fjord before the winter storms."
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Thessaly gives a little nod to Skagni when he is released. "We've been hauling a bloody lot of notes around for you," she says offhandedly. "Suggest you stay back for now and let us move forward til we can get you all out of here."
With Darathys and Dulcinea, she prepares for the next room, her glaive once more in her hands.
Upon opening the door, the blast of cold from the room beyond is sharp and shocking. The room seems dimly lit by a soft blue light and the floor twinkles as though wet. In the west wall, opposite you, stands a tall, slim door made of a dark, bluish metal and carved with hundreds of runes and sigils. Looking up, the room disappears into a cold, cloudy haze.
The floor here is covered with slippery ice. It costs 2 squares of movement to enter a square covered by ice, and the DC of Acrobatics checks on ice increases by 5. A DC 10 Acrobatics check is required to run or charge across an ice sheet.
You can see a little better now.
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Thessaly sees nothing, so she carefully moves further in on the slick ice of the floor. "Someone look over this weird door for magic," she calls over her shoulder. "But do it from back at the other door, in case it explodes, or something."
For her part she advances, glaive out, ready to poke at said door, with knowledge of any other threats the room may hold...
Ydresus moves inside, its tongues searching for anything alive.
As some of you stand about warily, and others check out the really cool (but unopenable) door, from the mists overhead you hear a wailing screech as an ice dragon soars down upon you!
As it gets closer, though, you see it is rather tiny....
As fate would have it, the tiny dragon swoops down from the upper-right corner, and blasts cold are at Dulcinea (and getting Ydreus as well).
Reflex DC 14 for half damage
Ydresus was surprised by the cold blast and unable to dodge it !
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The sudden attack of the dragon catches Dulcinea unawares, and she is unable to jump out of the way.
She catches herself, turning to face the creature, and a smile overtakes her face.
"A dragon you say?! Well now, a worthy challenge for a knight indeed!"
She stands tall, bringing her feet together as she holds her rapier out towards the dragon.
"You should not have done that."
She aims directly for its open mouth.
Due to the overwhelming attacks from Kayanor, Darathys and Dulcinea, the poor little dragon was quickly dispatched!
The door, covered with runes, clearly seems to be something designed to make sure nothing gets in... or perhaps to keep something out. In any case, everything you try to do to open it fails - this particular job will require someone with much more power and experience.
Eventually to decide you must move on, and make a final detailed search of the lair. You discover an occasional note, a journal, and some other papers that all prove interesting. They are detailing Caggrigar’s journey to the Worldwound with an elite team of Shadow Lodge agents; that the lodge left Vermund in charge after Melkorka Skur took the remaining reliable agents and set out for the Keep of the Huskarl King; and a single, unfinished letter from Caggrigar to someone named “the Spider” in Almas that talks about the “great power” contained within the keep that the Shadow Lodge could “harness and train” to take down the Grand Lodge in Absalom once and for all. The end of the unfinished letter mentions the failure of “our illustrious leader” and hints at support should the Spider wish to usurp control of the lodge entirely.
"By Grungir... That was anticlimactic." Lini chuckles, as Droogami paws at the vanquish dragon with all the curiosity of an overlarge kitten. "The Keep of the Huscarl King, they say? Which king, I wonder? You'd think they'd be a little more specific..."
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"Before heading out, I was thinking about purchasing some gear. My bow has served me well, but it's a specific instrument for a specific task. After fighting that dragon, young as it may have been, I wonder if we should have more fire to fight this ice..."
Kayanor slaps some alchemist's fire into his belt.
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Dulcinea twirls around her new rapier, testing the balance on it and feeling how well it fits her hand.
"It is always good to have a variety of weapons. Especially types that are useful against groups of bugs."
She scowls at the thought.
"There is nothing more depressing than getting bested by a bunch of bugs."