Chapter 1: Lady Luck's Curtsy

Cat, as you look at the items, you don't immediately recognize most of them. They seem to be local houses, possibly mining guild symbols for some of them.

Aye, aye. I'm Balandur. What's this? Dead Lord? No lords of the dead here. Maybe beyond the mountain there are those that would make a skeleton their lord. We down here prefer our lords breathing, thank you very much. he says, voice full of that grumpy old man tone.

Long Reach King? Who is - oh, do you mean the King of the Long Reaches? Aye, now that is a name I've not heard for many years. He's been dead near on to a thousand years now, by my reckonin'. Legends tell that he was buried in the mountains, ensconced in a proper dwarven tomb. They said that the first sun of summer, breaking through twin towers of glistening granite, would fall in such a way as to bathe him in light every year. Never did like clambering around the mountains. Messy cold work. But these dwarves have access to ancient knowledge I'd be a fool to ignore. he says. You notice a tremor in his hands, but his eyes bore into you, as clear as anything you've ever seen.

Show you the way? Clearly not. Look at me! Do you think I could possibly go climbing across the granite faces of the mountains in my condition? No, you could find a guide to the mountains in town, or seek it out your own if you want to save the coin. I do have some maps here that could help you find it, if you'd like. You can't take them with you, of course, but you certainly can make a copy or whatever notes you'd like about them. You lad, you look like you know your way around books and maps and the like. he finishes, nodding his head towards Rolen.

There may be small camps in the mountains proper, aye, but this is the last thing larger than a few tents or a shack or two you'll find. And not exactly a figure of speech. You'll see in the mountains. Pure granite, most of them. Several very sheer faces. he says, moving about, looking for a map. Ah, here it is. It's not quite a map to the tomb, but it gets you into the general area of the mountains where the tomb is rumored to reside lad.

Rolen, as you make studious observation of the maps, you can see that the area south of the city is well-detailed. However, north of the city, you can see that areas are relatively uncharted. The mountains are clearly delineated and you see a few areas where some spires are indicated. Some hastily scribbled notes seem to rule out the two western-most spires, leaving a pair of possible locations. One to the north of the city, another to the northeast.

Very observant lad. They are two similar granite towers. I ruled out these others years ago as a young man. Never did get around to investigating the other pair. It'd be one of those two you should seek though. the man says, somewhat cryptically.