The map unfurls with a soft crackle, its ink glowing with a faint, pulsing azure light. Kalazan traces the unfamiliar wing that extends deep into the mountain bedrock.
Commander Korth
My lord, this is no mere treasury. These structural markers suggest an ancient armory, one lost when these mountains were first carved.
The Server
The fort is restless. It remembers what was buried here.
Commander Korth
I have scouted the eastern cliffside, Kalazan. There is a ventilation shaft that aligns with these blueprints. If you permit me to lead an expedition to clear the debris, I swear we shall recover the gear within to bolster our defenses.
Commander Korth
Grant me the authority to excavate, and I will ensure the armory's contents are secured. The Pale Moon tribe will not stand a chance against blades forged in these halls.
Kalazan
The blueprint matches the resonance of the star chart.
+ Story Quest Added
Recover the armory gear from the eastern cliffside
“I tell him our positive arcana users and best trap detectors will lead him, 1 step cleared at a time, he is to be cunning while following their commands”
SUCCESS (Legendary Leadership, rolled +0)
Kalazan
You will take my finest arcane specialists and trap-finders, Korth. You move at their pace, clearing one passage at a time. No reckless gambles. You listen to their lead in the dark.
Commander Korth
By your command, my lord. Their caution will be my law. We shall unearth these relics without losing a single soul to the mountain's secrets.
The blueprint above glows brighter, the starlight shifting to highlight a secondary, hidden cache of runic schematics embedded within the armory's vault door.
The Server
The fort is not just offering an armory. It is offering the knowledge to bind the steel itself.
Korth snaps a sharp salute, his confidence radiating outward as he turns toward the exit to gather his hand-picked squad.
Commander Korth
I will return with the spoils of the ancients before the moon wanes, Kalazan.
+ Scene Quest Added
Secure the runic schematics from the armory vault
“I tell him before he goes, to summon our oldest gnomes and dwarves and our one sage to this room to investigate it further”
SUCCESS (Legendary Leadership, rolled -1)
Kalazan
Wait, Korth. Before you mobilize, have the elder gnomes and the master stonemason summoned here. And bring the sage. This vault holds more than steel, and I want them to interpret the schematics while the light is still active.
Commander Korth
A wise precaution, my lord. Their eyes are sharper for these ancient symbols than any soldier's.
Korth nods, his heels clicking against the stone floor as he turns his command over to a lieutenant, whispering orders to dispatch the messengers to the workshop district.
The Server
He does not leave anything to chance. That is why the fort remains untouched while the world around it burns.
Moments later, the heavy iron door creaks open. A trio of gnarled gnomes and a grey-robed sage shuffle into the vault, blinking at the golden glow of the projections.
Kalazan
The runes on the schematics are shifting, reacting to the sage's presence.
Quest Complete
Secure the runic schematics from the armory vault