Session 1: Ascent through First Find

Tezoc tears the barricade down with no issues; throwing chunks of debris downstairs with wanton abandon.As the barricade comes down, people who are behind Tezoc (enough to be in danger of being clipped by a thrown plank of wood) can see the passage gives way to a large room; paved tiles, and illuminated- there are cracks in the roof! You must be near the surface. Sadly the roof is about twelve foot high, and obviously shattered by the earthquakes.

The sight of actual natural light almost distracts you from the room itself. Adorned with plinths with similar markings to the pillars in the room below. There are some old rusted weapons, broken urns, and stone boxes ceremonially lain atop of them. In the center of the room is a grand pillar; nearly six foot in diameter forming the major support for the room, beautifully adorned. There are archways at the other end of the room, which look like they used to lead to another door, but instead now lead to nothing but caved in rock.

It's... a map? Lucas has some knowledge of geography, and even as badly mapped as the Western Reaches are, he can recognise The Smoke and Siren Forest and extrapolate from there. There are markings in places that don't correspond with the real landmarks which must be as a result of the tectonic activity the region has undergone over the past centuries, but with some time maybe some information can be gleaned.

Below the map are similar engravings to the pillars in the room below; only grander, better crafted. Tezoc can identify this one easily; this one's dedicated to a priest who's likeness is carved into the pillar above the map, his head and shoulders eight times around the pillar, with different expressions, staring down to the floor from on high.

Tezoc does indeed recognise the person; and they were someone truly important. A famous, old map maker and explorer. Perhaps an old teacher while he was a child? A member of court he saw once... the memories are hazy...Xadra and Beast start trying to look for something, anything, about the room that will yield something that will help. As they reach one of the plinths, Beast, being a giant cat, finds it makes for a comfortable perch. As they mount the plinth it illuminates with a faint blue glow, and it trails a similarly glowing blue path from the plinth to the central column, better illuminating it. The position of the light is... if you try to determine the location of it properly... maybe a few miles north of Fort Wet Noodle? It's difficult to tell exactly.

There's something grimly rumbling from within the column