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You crawl up the south shaft, the lift plate in which is shattered and lying in pieces on the ground.
The first few floors are devoid of anything remarkable -- basically broken debris and rubble strewn randomly about. This trend continues on for many floors.
Around the 22nd floor, well, you think is the 22nd floor, you notice that this must have been some sort of arboreteum -- the entire place is an overgrown jungle. The buzz of insects can be heard.
After this floor, the levels once more are empty shells -- stripped by looters and ravaged by tiem.
The 38th floor consists, from your viewpoint, as a enormous steel door with a giant sized locking mechanism. It also radiates magic.
There after, the floors again are devoid of anything of interest, until your reach the top floor. This appears to be a elegant dining hall, complete with an enormous kitchen in the center of the room. Tables surround the central kitchen, arranged so that their occupants can gaze out over the landscape. The linen table clothing radiate magic and appear clean and wrinkle free.
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Back on the first floor, Ganyon and the others gather around the body.
"Melach 'was sent oot on da secund group. He wudda bin 'ere to fin' da folks who wint missin'. The stuff 'bout the chief needin' da bodies makes me skin crawl. Me 'mates dun't deserve ta be eaten or some ritual or whatever evil plans dose giants 'ave planned."
"We gotsta go git 'em back."
While Ganyon and the others care to the body, Mai Zak starts speaking to Voadam.
"Our house finds and locates the caches of dragonshards, we then sell the rights to excavation and recovery to other parties, and provide them with guides if necessary."
"Seldom do we outfit the recovery operation ourselves, unless the cache is great."