Chapter One: Bones and Ashes

Jathus makes his way to the first door on his right and tries to open it. It won't budge at all. It's not locked, but it's like something is pressing on it from the other side.

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Perf hears nothing at the door to the south, so he opens it.Thick layers of ash cover mostly empty weapon racks in this room, although an old sword and a small stack of arrows sit on a shelf in the southeast corner. A single seven-pointed star is carved in the ceiling. At its center flickers a strange blue fire that periodically trails what appear to be snowflakes that melt away to nothingness before they reach the floor. What appears to be a scorch mark radiates from under the door to the south, as if a great explosion sometime long ago burst in the room beyond.

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Perf recognizes the symbol as the Sihedron Rune, a symbol often used in old Thassilon to represent the seven virtues (or the seven sins).

Jathus cautiously enters. As he does, the blue flame flashes more brightly and the room grows cold before the fire sputters and fizzles out. It seems that whatever the trap was supposed to do (likely freezing intruders) has failed.

Now that the danger has passed, you have a chance to look around. You find a cold iron longsword, six beacon shot arrows, and single storm arrow.

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The walls, floor, and ceiling of this long, pitch-dark hall are blasted black with soot, and a fine layer of ash covers the floor. Scattered here and there are heaps of ash from which a few fragments of bone protrude. The tunnel heads further to the west into darkness. A single door sits in its frame on the west wall before the hallway.

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Jathus moves to the next door in line and peers inside. A wooden desk sits near a tipped-over chair lying on the ground. Layers of dust cover the desk and several scrolls and ledgers atop it. A large map is displayed on the wall opposite it; while the colors are faded, it’s still mostly legible. Doors sit in the north and south walls.

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