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Aldalec considered once again leaving Rukhar in the alleyway trying to hold his entrails in but figures that most of his group lack the same sense of punishment he does.  Instead he plastered a sneer on his face as he took the pendant from the vile man.

"Who do you usually deal with in the Undertyr?  Human? Elf?"  The bard waited for more forthcoming information before throwing more fuel onto Gourdon.

"Gourdon will want to know where his cut is as well.  Let's have it and you can hope that it placates him and the rest of the Templars.  If not...well I suppose you'll grow used to whatever life it is they decide to leave you.   If you're lucky they'll leave you the use of at least one limb."

"I'll be keeping this pendant of yours and speak well of you and yours to the ears of Gourdon so that may offset his ire at your oversight of his share."  

Aldalec moved to stand closer to Sand if things got ugly again and spared a look to where T'Chai was waiting in his elevated position.

The bard looked at the stone pendant and the carving of the square with a leaf in it. 
"Any of you have any idea the significance of the symbol on this?"  

He looked about at his companions and then to Bharhas, "It may be that, even though little time has passed, we may need to inform interested parties of this and what we have unearthed thus far.   Be a shame if we vanished with no one to mourn our passing hey? Ha ha!  Along with that this may be a good time to seek some hired blades in case things go poorly."



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Keep in mind Song of Valor for bloodying opponents.

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Sand looks between Aldalec and T'Chai waiting for someone to make up their mind where the group is to head to next.

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Aldalec analyses the amulet for a while and senses that it is imbued with some arcane magic. Apparently nothing dark or dangerous, and probably only a "communication" spell that allows the Laq suppliers to respond to its call.

The group discusses its plans for a short while and decides to move on, determined to find out more about these mysterious suppliers from the UnderTyr. Following Rukhar's instructions, you find the old crumbling house that he described without much trouble.
There, you spot tracks going in and out of a pile of debris covering an old wooden door on the ground. The door is not attached to anything and you shift it sideways, enough for the largest of you to squeeze in the underground staircase.
 
Sand leads the way, torch in hand, while Lothi keeps a close eye on potential curious onlookers. Not entirely trusting the Elf yet, when it's down to the two of them, Aldalec insists on going last and shifting the door back in position.

Down there, surrounded by darkness and the smell of dust and decay, you start moving forward cautiously, along a corridor. In the corridor, you find two torches on the wall that you decide to light up in case you have to make for a quick exit, at least the last few meters won't be in the dark.
Everything is as described by the Iron Rats leader. You find an intersection with a door on the left and on the right leading to impasses. As you keep going forward, You find a large rectangular room, with a low ceiling and some sort of altar. A door on the right of this room leads to another long hallway paved with man made square stones of different pinkish colors. This hallway also has a door on the left and on the right facing each other. The left one leads to a small square room with a strange sign on the floor, while the right one only leads to a natural tiny cave.

Then you reach the destination that Rukhar described, and even larger room, carved in stone, with 4 statues in the middle. On the left is an old dried up fountain, while you can see an alcove on the right with  steps leading to an old throne.
As you step into the room, the amulet in Aldalec's hand starts glowing green and pulsing, probably sending the signal that a fresh load of Laq is needed.

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[NPC'ing Bharhas]

Hearing Lothi's words, with his hand on the pommel of his Katar, the mysterious warrior nods

"Aye, we don't know where they could be coming from, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't be prepared. I guess one or two of us should remain visible and the rest hides to surprise them."