Way to massive underground cavern with a big portal discovered
(Same cavern found by Sir Caine, Acerd, Sir Exelous, House Maid Katharina and Tarias as
reported by Dagbladden)
On the 13th of Olos, an expedition to search for the Maid of House Desert Fox, Katharina Thorstar, was initiated based on the clues given by various people's visions as well as the magic ritual to locate her performed by Celegail and Tarias from Runewick.
The clues led our group consisting of citizens from all realms first to the east side of Letma, where many red skeletons were vanquished. When no sign of Katharina or a cave that supposedly hid her was found, the group took a ship to the old Cadomyr harbor. There
a tunnel was discovered inside a cliff which led to a dark underground maze where Katharina was found alive, even if weak. The group came across an
extremely large and completely empty cavern, one that took several minutes for our group to walk around in before reaching its corners.
As it was starting to look impossible to find a way out until an opening with lava and red portals was discovered. The group dug a way through the surprisingly soft rock wall to get to this area, all the while carrying and guarding Katharina along. It was in this area that
Sir Caine and Acerd both mentioned having seen it before, with pillars for "Instructions of servitude" and a whole array of pillars with the letters P-R-E-A-C-E-R-D-H-A-L, along with an altar, present. As the group got further,
a big portal identical to the one reported by this Noble from before was seen, with path to it blocked.
*An illustration similar to the one that was made in another invasion-post is shown*
This Noble was carrying a small amount of silver sand given by the sand fairy Delnora which supposedly can close red portals but never managed to get near enough to the big portal to use it. While this Noble and some others were trying to clear a path to the big portal, an exit portal was discovered where Katharina was taken to. After that happened,
tremors shook the cavern and an endless stream of liches started pouring out of the big portal. With the following onslaught of skeletons and rumbling, the group had to escape. Back on the surface, the tunnel leading to the big portal cavern had collapsed.
This Noble is currently finding ways to re-open the tunnel
((this would already be tried but a GM is needed)). If this succeeds, an attempt to use the silver sand on the big portal may be made. If what the sand fairies said about the silver and its ability to close red portals is true, its
highly likely that if enough of the sand is used, it will also be able to close the big portal itself, which could potentially mean ending or at least severely crippling the demon's ability to send in invasions at Mount Letma. The House Desert Fox will soon be taking down the pillars in front of the town which will be a favorable opportunity to test the silver sand on the red portals surrounding the pillars.
As an important detail: unlike the last discovery of a big portal, the way to this one was not a magical portal that then disappeared but rather an
actual, physical entrance, making it much more likely to be found again.
Let it be known that
this Noble still has his own secret plan under research as a backup, in the case that it is not possible to get back to the big portal or the silver sand doesn't work on it.
If a way into the cavern can be re-opened, it should be more than enough justification to postpone the execution of Plan Blau as we would then have a chance to find a way to destroy the big portal.
~~ Baron S'rrt K'shire, Noble of House Desert Fox