The villagers tied up the group, with Thoredim passed out and Kaiya and Shan pretending to be, too. The latter two tried to keep the rose loose, however, the villagers discovered that Kaiya is not unconscious and clubbed her. Then, we got lowered into the hole by the pulley system. Then we reached the ground, the rope got pulled back up, effectively trapping us down there. As we looked around, we discovered a person in the corner. He was obviously very sick. Kaiya thus woke up Thoredim who healed the sick person, called “Mend Nets”. He explained that it is custom in the village to lower sick people down here so they cannot infect the others. Grateful that we cured him, this villager was much more willing to talk than the other above. He explained that they have to obey the dragon and keep outsiders out. We agreed that when our ways part, he would not tell the other villagers that we went exploring the cave.
The first thing we encountered was a weird one: A room with a dozen white toads, scribing on the walls of that room. They did not seem hostile though and thanks to our helm of comprehend languages, we were able to talk to them. Turns out they were archivars, old and very eager to go on long rants about historical topics. They told us that WanRenMi came by around three months ago, but we would not be able to safe him. Also, the dragon apparently knows about every magic item in this cave, due to some magical connection.
Suddenly, Shan heard Blackstaffs voice in his head: “The Orb is not of one of the Old Ones, but belongs to a Fiendish One, called Asmodeus!” This was slightly disconcerting, as Asmodeus is the devil, ruler of the Nine Hells. He was the one that made Tiamat one of his champions when he was banished to hell. This is a hot lead on the Orb that we should follow if we make it out of this cave alive.
We continued to sneak down the hall, led by Kaiya. In an seemingly empty room, Thoredim activated Lightbringer, which caught the attention of a Troll that was standing nearby. Both partys being equally shocked to see the other one, the troll reacted a little faster and shouted for help. A fight ensued with three Ice Trolls and some Kobolds. The Trolls proved to be mighty adversaries since we could only permanently kill them with fire, thus quite exhausting us. Finally, we managed to overpower them and scare the Kobolds away.
Just as we caught our breath, we heard a familiar voice: WanRenMi!
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