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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Manbearcat" data-source="post: 6593077" data-attributes="member: 6696971">SaerieThe dragon drops you off at what appears to be a way station for travelers once they make their way up the steep ascent that is the precarious trail to the Coldlands above.  It would be a brutal trek that would take all of a day without rest.  As such, it's a sure thing that all weary travelers rest here.There is a hewn hollow into the stone face that gets folks out of the biting winds.  In the hollow is a firepit and some cast iron pots/pans/ladel/spoons and a broken down spit.  There is a bin in the back for food stores but there is nothing in there currently.  The scree in the hollow is undisturbed by the wind so it will keep its history for some time.  Three travelers came through here last, one of which was a small child.  How long ago is unknown but there are no embers and no remnant food to evaluate.  It had to have been more than a week.The three traveler's trail out of here into the interior couldn't be more conspicuous.  The ground drops away at a steady decline from the way station where the entire interior is something of a massive bowl.  Apparently, once upon a time the interior of these Coldlands was entirely underwater.  Perhaps the climate turned dramatically and changed once wetlands into a mostly arid bog.  This place probably doesn't see much precipitation as the only snow on the ground is on the upper reaches of the far peak.  The bowl below you is covered by a thick bed of peat moss for as far as the eye can see, the only resilient greenery at these harsh elevations.  It is almost frozen, keeping the tracks of travelers in perpetuity.  There is a weathered trail right through the middle.As you look far out on the open, half-frozen mire, you see a small group of musk deer chased down by a large snow leopard.  The creature drags its kill away.  From this vantage, you can see several miles into the distances.  There are a pair of non-natural structures dotting the far, far end of the bowl where the ground ascends steeply to the upper reaches of this place.  The walk across the half-frozen peat bog must be a grueling one and surely a breezy one as there are no obstructions to stop the wind.Beyond that, you can see the tall peaks rising in the distance.  On the tallest one, there is a tall, dark rectangle jutting up near the peak...utterly out of place with the rest of the rugged, white mountains.  That must be the strange tower that the Winter Wolf told you about at the beginning of your journey.[HR][/HR]OtthorThe dragon tells you that there was a structure down there that housed the Aboleths.  From his description, it was almost like a red crystal-roofed dome pavilion on stone framing.  The strange crystal roof bore the engraving of a vast creature, almost aboleth-like but different.  Inside was a single wall with a vast array of inscriptions on it.  There was no sign of an active portal nor any archway or door-looking construct.  But he wasn't exploring much.  He was on a search and destroy mission and the creatures scattered into chaos when he suddenly emerged in their midst.His tone implies that he is growing impatient and is ready to go.  If you keep testing him, you're going to have to roll some dice!</blockquote>

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