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The party ventures out of the courtyard and under the sprawling roof. There they cast a trap detection spell and go on a whirlwind tour of the hallways, trying to identify if any doors are trapped. They are surprised to find that they are being trailed by a band of bugbears, but once contact is made, the fight is over within seconds. A secret door is investigated and then abandoned by virtue of no one being able to figure out how to open it.
The next door investigated starts a pulsing beat to echo through the halls. Sounds like a rave is taking place as soon as the floor is stepped upon. Well – everyone knows that there are visitors now, if the destruction of the titan statue didn’t already alarm everyone.
A few more doors and a few more rooms...

Journeying through the Impiltur valley, the party heads towards the mining camps located in the western reaches. As they journey, they hear strange tales of ghoul fever and lycanthropy, of madness and mayhem – all apparently spurred by the appearance of the Black Monastery. The local lore is that it was destroyed long ago in the onset of the Demonwars, but since then it has reappeared for varying lengths of time. Each time it returns, there is chaos in the region and adventurers appear from far and near to try and gain access. Most are never seen again, but some escape with wealth aplenty.

The group climbs into the hills and deploys the wizard for some aerial recon. The layout of the place is Gormenghastly – a tangle of roofs and turrets, a large open courtyard and narrow tall windows...

After journeying to the edge of the forest, the party encounters an encampment of elves. They are nervously surveying the forest and tell a strange tale to the inquiring adventurers. A sorcerer and his undead minions sacked the town and ran off the elves. He slew the unicorn that served as guardian and hacked off the horn, partially freeing the evil spirit imprisoned under the sacred stones. The group takes advantage of the scout offered by the EIC (elf in charge) and they find themselves on the eastern edge of the vast forest after a few days. They make a brief contact with a self-blinded elf who fills them with tales of dread and woe. So much woe. Also, a few clues about where to look and what has happened so far.

They enter along the ridgeline and walk through the night to draw close to...