Chapter 2: The Gorgon Queen's Lair

The bridge appears to be sturdy. Getting around the statues is easy enough, though some of you may worry about breaking an arm off of one of them as you try to slide between them, as if they were restored later anything that fell off now would be gone. You manage to avoid it at this time, as there seems to be no pressure to go fast and you take your time.

What do you wish to do now? There is a hallway north, a room east, and you can always go back if you feel so inclined.

Upon hearing the description of the surroundings outside of his limited perceptive range, Kadmos speaks up. "Perhaps we check the room? While the idea of retreat is unpleasant, it may be necessary. I would hate to leave a foe behind us."

Chironides readies his shield and hammer and enters the threshold of the room looking for threats.

Chironides enters the eastern room as Kadmos suggests. Chironides quickly realizes there are no hostile forces inside, but he does see something noteworthy: a stone snakeman with its head ripped off and the words "trator" scratched onto the chest as if with a bladed weapon. It wouldn't be too big a stretch to imagine this snake man may have had second thoughts about Hythonia and helped the men who were turned to statues earlier inside, only to be found out. Whether he was found out before or after the men arrived is unknown.

"Perhaps reattaching the head and applying an anti-petrification potion will grant us an ally."

While Chironides checks the room, Kadmos will begin to systematically wrack his brain attempting to remember stories or legends about previous groups of adventurers and would-be heroes who came after Hythonia.

If he can remember any lost adventurers, he'll in turn try to determine if any of the statues meet the descriptions of those heroes of yore.

"I’m not so sure about the worthiness of that snake man, but perhaps one of those stone heroes outside deserves a second chance."

Kadmos recalls a tale of a warrior of nature (Ranger) who knew a lot about gorgons, hythonia especially. They might have more knowledge than others about Hythonia, and Kadmos thinks he knows how to narrow it down to 3 of the statues earlier which would be said warrior.

Chiron uses his potion

Handing the restored hero a skin of wine…

"The quest is still the same, Hythonia yet lives and it appears the gods have blessed you with a second chance. Together we will end her curse and hasten her journey into the underworld to reap her rewards. What say you hero?"

"Glad to have you with us, warrior. Once we bring word of her dispatch, we can return and free those frozen here. What is your name... and did a rogue snake-man help your crew?"

and of her guard? Is it the snake men or somethings more? Specially equipped?

"We can probably expect the Dragon, fully recovered and angry" Says Chironides...

Looking around, "Unless there is a reason to scout out the area before I say we do our final preperations and go straight to the throne room..."

"Are any of your companions needed for the fight ahead? We have limited resources, but we must win."