Karl gives Nadarr a cool look at his insolent grin. "Death is part of the cycle. When it is Brother Anton's time, she will guide him to his correct fate as surely as she will guide you to yours, Nadarr."
He looks around the small cavern and the devastation covering every surface. "Perhaps Archuther wasn't entirely taken by the shadows when he disappeared? There appears to be an immense battle here."
Karl looks around the cavern for more clues as to what happened. Is it reasonable that all the blood spatter was from one person, or did Archuther get into a fight?
(19+4) You find evidence that there was indeed someone else here, other then Archuther, and the metal pieces in the blood suggest the blood came from Archuther when he rended his armor. There are no other blood trails, but it appears the tracks of the other run deeper into the cave... You also notice the tracks come back around and come out of the other cave to the left and run straight down the middle path. The tracks are roughly human sized but a little smaller, more broad. You guess either a very fat teenage human or a dwarf. You assume the latter, given the amount of dead dwarves here.
Look at the finger in disgust
We didn't just do all that digging for a finger, he says with annoyance. At least we now know Archuther is still at large...
Check the entire cavern for anything missed.
You go inside the cave after lighting it up every now and then. Karl tells you of the tracks and you follow them. The path seems to dip under at a good slope. (
FUMBLE) You fail to keep your balance as you walk towards the ledge and you slide down, taking (2) damage from the fall. Nothing is broken, but when you turn around and try climbing back up, the slope is too steep to be traversed without a climbers kit. Even with the 100ft of rope, there is nothing to attach it to. You call out.
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FUMBLE) No one hears you shouting for them, and somehow, Thyra covers her ears and lets out a yelp as her ears ring from something. Nadarr is stuck down the slope without a way up... And the best part? You can only fly 5ft off of the ground, and the slope goes up 15ft. If only you could fly higher... You'll have to do an athletics check or find another way up... Or wait until they hear you.