He used his magic to heat the metal and thaw some of the snow enough to give him a gap and then as each heave of the door made progress he used pitons from his climbing kit to stop it closing fully. Despite not being locked Erland strugled to lift the door, realising that it had a heavy layer of snow above it. The passage wound its way in a lazy spiral upwards, ending in steps leading up to a iron banded trap door. Beyond the door was a narrow passage which they had to traverse in single file, and Castle and Drazekk had to bend uncomfortably to avoid the low ceiling as they went. Finally coming to a well crafted hidden door behind one of the long cold forges. Erland led them to the area that housed the forges and smithies, a rhyme his instructors would chant when crafting coming to mind as he saw the phrases repeated above several of the smelters and forges, realising that they led the path he needed. It was a good hour of walking through the dark but surprisingly dry tunnels which gave way to large chambers filled with stone buildings and walkways of the dwarven enclave. The final entry in the journal talked about someone at the fortress having almost completed a great weapon based upon the success of the prototype and that it would be unleashed upon Ten Towns by years end вЂ“ twelve days away! Just for completeness they checked the bed and found it was just a bed, and took a cursory check of the rest of the outpost but all they found were some basic supplies from which they replenished their stocks before heading back to the valley.Д®rland took a moment to think of where the dwarves would have had their exit from the valley and dug into his memory to recall that his instructors had told him that the dwarven community had made their home within their mines and would have had a way there to resurface outside fo the valley, and so led the party into the mine entrance he felt was most likely. They had also sent scouts to investigate a black stone tower in the tundra but it turned out not to be chardalyn and was defended by a wizard. Taking a little time to gather and count their loot they also uncovered a rolled up map and notebook under the coins, both were written in undercommon and so Drazekk took a look and translated a few passages.ДЄpparently the duergar had taken over this abandoned outpost as a testing station for a prototype construct, they realised the armoured dragon creature they had fought in the valley, but also to gather more supplies of the black stone chardalyn from the mines and nearby towns to be sent to something called Sunblight Fortress. However he had the chest open and was pleased to see a large collection of coins, gems and a familiar sparkling red potion. Erland examined the chest, spotting a keyhole and using his tools to unlock it, however he had forgotten to check if it was trapped and was rudely reminded when a sharp pin stuck his finger.

The only other two items in the room were a stone chest and a bed. There were pieces of parchment and writing supplies also on the desk but nothing else of interest, though Drazekk took the lantern. Erland checked to see if it was trapped or locked and found it to be neither and so they opened it to the room beyond which was lit in a colour changing light coming from a black lantern on a desk at the side. They explored the area where the Duergar had sprung their trap and saw a door leading south. Jon вЂ“ Erland, a human Battlesmith Artificer with the clan crafter background and his trusty steel defender bear, Ursa.ДЎ7th Nightal, 1492 DR, Year of Three Ships SailingД®lenath advised her companions that her charm wouldnвЂ™t last long and that if they were going to do anything in the outpost they should do it now.Jack вЂ“ Eldyra, a high elf Twilight domain Cleric of Selune with the acolyte background.Lee вЂ“ Castle, a warforged Rune Knight Fighter with the city watch background.Morgan вЂ“ Elenath, a wood elf Circle of the Stars Druid with the sage background.Steve вЂ“ Drazekk, a green dragonborn Feywanderer Ranger with the outlander background.Team Gnome Force Ultra climb to new heights of adventure.

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