The elderly sage takes time ushering you all in. He doesn't pay much attention to the little halfling but does say, "Make sure he doesn't touch anything then. What do you intend to do with him?"
After guiding you all to the sitting room that you had originally discussed Rosvodiz's fate with the sage, he sits in front of his desk and lights a small stick of incense. It's smell is overwhelming even over the other thick scents in the room. He then lights a lamp and turns back to you to continue.
In a phlemy voice he says, "Sorry, lungs are acting up again today. You say that you found a journal in Rosvodiz's hovel have you? Let me have a look." reaching out to take the book from Incarnation he peruses its covers, reading the entries carefully. "Hmm yes he had spoken of some of these events. These last ones are particularly interesting. There is something about them that I can't put my finger on, but you can see how the stress of that trek into the dungeon had put on such a mighty warrior. I had thought we were making progress and it appears that I was correct. If only he'd have made it to me that day."
"He never showed me the idol, but he does talk about having it translated, its too bad that I couldn't see it. The presence of these young ruffians in his place is disconcerting. The Shards you called them? Now that is an interesting name for a gang. Reminds me of a legend, what was it now." he says but begins coughing.
After a few moments of rest he begins to speak again, "The Five fought against a group who were trying to raise an ancient entity from the depths to devour all of Daunton. They were successful in containing that entity as many of you probably know the story. It is said that the cultists believed that the entity was birthed from a shard of pure evil within the Elemental Chaos. The connections between not only this idol, but with those old cultists and this new group calling themselves the Shards cannot be a coincidence."
"You say that these ruffians were in the sewers too? If its not too much I think that you three might want to head down there. From what Rosvodiz has said you will need to be careful. I should have a few things around here somewhere that I can give you that might help. I had intended these as payment, but they'll do you no good if you don't make it back out." he says.
He stands slowly and asks Riardon to give him a hand. He then moves back towards the kitchen and stops in the hallway. With a practiced motion he opens a secret panel under the stairs. On a rack within the cupboard Riardon can see a set of sylvan armor resting on a cloth dummy. The old sage asks you to bring it out. Once that is out of the way he retrieves a slender wooden box finely carved in a reddish wood.
Returning to the main room he says, "That armor will provide you with the stealth and movement of the elven peoples. While not of the high nobility of the Imperium, it is very useful. It is called Verdant Whisper, may it serve you well. Incarnation I also have this. I've kept it for many years, but I gift it to you now. It is called Malgrith or Malign in the common tongue. Legends say that it once belonged to Mauros, to whom I believe you have an interesting connection."
ooc: the armor is Sylvan Hide +1 and the rod is a Rod of Deadly Casting +1
