The ceiling caves in with a deafening groan of tortured rock. Nogandar lunges forward, his massive hand snatching The Scribe by the cloak just as the floor disintegrates.
Nogandar
My limbs feel strange, fluid and heavy, but the burning presence of that accursed pendant is finally gone from my neck.
The Scribe
My scroll... I have it, but the tremors have not ceased. We are buried in the deep foundation.
They land hard on slick, chitinous flooring. Faint, pulsing bioluminescence clings to the walls, revealing webs stretched like veins across the cavern ceiling.
Nogandar
Speak, worm. You held the scroll before the stones fell. Tell me the location of the next web node, or I shall leave you here for the chittering things.
The Scribe
It is... it is behind the weeping wall. Past the chamber of silence. Please, just keep moving before they scent the blood.
+ New Item Acquired
Glowing scroll
“I try to cast from my old era, nulify evil on the scribe”
SUCCESS (Legendary Arcana, rolled +0)
Nogandar
The magic of my prime is a rusted blade, but I can still carve a path through the rot. I focus my will on the Scribe, weaving the ancient Nullify Evil command.
Nogandar's palm glows with a sickly, pale violet light. The energy ripples through the air, washing over the cowering Scribe like a cold wave of winter wind.
The Scribe
Your touch... it burns, but the shadows in my mind are receding. I see clearly now. The webs are not merely silk, they are anchors for a greater corruption.
Nogandar
The spell stripped the Queen's influence from the wretched thing. It is a start, but the pressure in this tunnel grows.
Nogandar
Rise, Scribe. If you speak true, guide me to this weeping wall. I have little patience for tunnels that collapse on their masters.
The Scribe
Wait. Do you hear that? The chittering stopped. The Queen knows we have crossed the threshold of the hive.
+ Scene Quest Added
Escort the Scribe to the weeping wall
“I lead us there, blocking debris/fall ins with arcana”
SUCCESS (Legendary Arcana, rolled -2)
Nogandar
The arcana flows from my fingertips like molten lead, heavy and ancient. I will not let this tunnel bury us before I find the source.
Nogandar thrusts his hand upward, and a dome of violet force erupts around them. Tons of rock and calcified webbing crash down, but they shatter against his barrier into harmless dust.
The Scribe
You are... you are more than the legends whispered in the silent halls. The barrier you weave, it ripples with the weight of ages.
Nogandar
Save your awe for the dead, Scribe. The wall is ahead. Lead, or I leave you to the crushing dark.
The Scribe
There, the pulsating membrane. It cries with the venom of a thousand sisters. Do you feel the vibration in the floor? They are waking up.
Nogandar
The Hive reacts to my presence. It is time to burn this rot to ash, but the Scribe is trembling. Should I protect this fragile creature, or let the swarming shadows claim the weak?
Quest Complete
Escort the Scribe to the weeping wall
+ Scene Quest Added
Destroy the pulsating wall membrane