Dellrian smiles at the appearance of both Maui and Lem. "Excellent! The more the merrier! Now then, to business."
Leaning forward slightly, Dellrian's expression and tone change to match the serious expression on his face. "As your friends have already mentioned, this crypt was indeed lost to us. First some background. Part of the Lower Guild's responsibility in Ranocchio is the distribution of medicinal care to those that are injured. Given the districts violent nature, our supplies are always on the edge running out. We have special rangers of the Guild responsible for looking for healing herbs south of Venza, gather them up, and return to the Guild. While we know have access to magical healing, it is not always accessible to be used."
"About a week ago, one of these rangers saw that an odd storm seemed to be stirring about 10 miles south west from where she was gathering the plants. When she went to investigate, she found a crypt of an unknown origin over which the storm seemed to be brewing. No rain seemed to be falling over the crypt, however there was a significant amount of lightning and thunder being generated. With her report, the Guild determined this to be worth investigating. Gathering up some of our better trained rangers, and some cleric's of Serroth, a research team was deployed to observe it for a few days. What we had found matched what the ranger reported earlier, with one additional fact: The storm seems to be growing stronger. After 3 days of observation, we decided we needed to see what was going on."
At this point, Dellrian's expression turns to one of extreme sadness. "Our attempt to enter the crypt was met by strong resistance. What appeared to be a bolt of lighting shot down from the sky, and seemed to dart around the battle field, decimating our research team. As we had not expected to see this kind of resistance, most of our team did not make it. I looked on in horror at the sight, and determined that this was something we needed assistance in researching. At once, I returned back to the Lower Guild with the survivors to request additional funding to hire more experienced people. Then, I turned around to come here."
The look of serious returns to Dellrian's face as he continues, but with a more intense fire in his eyes. "There are 2 of things I would like the 6 of you to do. First, I would request that you find some way to enter the crypt. I am sure that you will find more resistance inside, so prepare yourselves. Second, find out what is causing this unnatural storm that is occurring over this crypt, and put an end to it. The storm has grown in size since it first appeared, and I fear it will only continue to grow. Something tells me that the storm and the crypt are related in some way." With a sigh, the half elf drops his serious face, and looks up around hopefully. "Now, are there any other questions?"
