Nogandar
The obsidian ledge is slick with condensation, and the air here reeks of stagnant ozone. These glyphs... they are not mere traps. They are a lock.
Nogandar pulls himself upward, his claws scraping against the black stone. A low hum vibrates through his very bones, turning the tunnel ahead into a glowing throat of pulsing violet light.
Nogandar
The hive defenses are waking up. If I stay here, I will be pinned against the wall like a common insect.
Xylos
The intruder breathes, yet the stone knows no warmth. Ancestral anomaly, cease your struggle. The Weaver demands silence.
Nogandar
Your Weaver is a pretender who hides behind puppets. I am the end of her silence.
Nogandar lunges forward, his muscles coiling like steel springs as he charges toward the shifting silhouette guarding the threshold.
+ Scene Quest Added
Defeat the Gatekeeper
“I cast mirror image and magic missile”
SUCCESS (Legendary Arcana, rolled +1)
Nogandar
The Gatekeeper thinks a ward can hold a gargoyle of my stature. A simple miscalculation.
Nogandar
Watch closely, creature. The old ways of weaving are far too fragile.
Nogandar ripples with sudden arcana, his form shuddering as three perfect, identical gargoyles manifest from the gloom beside him.
Xylos
Three forms. One heart. Which is the anchor?
Before the Gatekeeper can discern the truth, Nogandar gestures sharply, and a volley of violet energy missiles tears through the air, converging with pinpoint accuracy on the guardian.
Xylos
Impossible. The sequence is broken.
Quest Complete
Defeat the Gatekeeper