The Banewarrens

"I agree. Intriguing and interesting as this puzzle is, our mission to find Kelercent is...for the lack of a better word...sacrosanct." Morden winks at Malikar.
 

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Malikar stares uncomprehending at Morden. Sacrosanct? Malikar, despite his noble heritage, was the poor child of a poor mother, and his education was limited. Malikar imitated the fair words found in tomes dealing with nobility, but this word was beyond him. He blushes as he turns to face Morden. I am sorry, but I do not comprehend the meaning of that word. Still, this lion's foot is probably that of an enemy, and should be destroyed even after Kelercent is found. We have come across a conspiracy in our mission, and it is our duty to find more, and bring those responsible to justice.
 

"I do not see the point of destroying this lion footed creature." says Krug to Malikar. "How would you like it if someone arrived in your home and started killing stuff?" He inspects the NorthWest door for traps.
 

Krug inspects the northwest door, but finds no traps. Opening it casts light into a fair-sized square chamber. A few broken and rotting wooden crates lie about the room. In the middle of the chamber, however, a heavily armored man with long silver hair stands next to what appears to be the dead body of another man. The armored warrior is covered in blood. As he looks up at you, his eyes are filled with rage.
 

"Quickly, Malikar. Discern whether the living man's moral compass be good or ill!" Morden notches an arrow in the ready to fire at the figure, should he charge us.
 


Assuming nothing bad happens before he can act, Titus will put on his best smile and with all the charm he is able to muster, he will greet the armored man.

"Greetings, are you Kelercent? If so, Fabitor of the holy church of Lothian has sent us to find you."
 

Malikar closes his eyes, trying to read the armored man's aura. However, Malikar stands ready to attack the warrior at a moment's notice.
 


The tension builds for a moment, then passes. Seeing Titus' holy symbol and hearing the name Fabitor, the man visibly relaxes. "Praise Lothian," he says, "I am Kalerecent."

After brief introductions, the paladin of Lothian explains the situation from his perspective. Following a lead he gained through an Oldtown resident complaining of strange digging noises, he discovered that monstrous creatures were moving about within Ptolus' city walls. He and his cohort, a monk named Rsanir, passed through the manor house under the effects of potions of invisibility and followed one group of monsters here. They watched and waited until the determined that the villains meant to recover some evil artifact by unsealing the metal door in the chamber to the south.

At that point, Kalerecent and Rsanir attacked. Kalerecent managed to close the door just after it was opened, but only after a green hag managed to slip through. As he did, a lamia slew Rsanir. The dead goblins also perished in the fight. The paladin fought on for a few moments, then retreated to this dark room to heal. A few minor wounds are still visible on the armored figure.

Kalerecent knows that the lamia that killed Rsanir is somewhere in this area. The other creatures (another lamia, a minotaur, and several goblins) seem to have left.
 

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