Railroad to adventure!
After sorting out who is carrying the makeshift stretcher, everyone follows the gnome warrior's map to find Pingtu the priest. First you head east, to the cavern that held the old temple to Segojan Earthcaller. The famous and magnificent building was sacked during the drow attack on Blingdenstone, and it has long sat as a decrepit ruin. The headquarters of the gnomish expedition is set up in a building near the temple, but you all ignore it for now as you continue south-east into another large cavern. In better times this area used to be one of the more fashion meeting spots for the locals, and you can barely make out a few tavern signs on the ruined and burnt-out buildings as you walk past. Nowadays the few intact structures are used as barracks by the wearied and battered gnomish soldiers reclaiming Blingdenstone. The sight of another dead body barely causes a stir among the resting warriors, but a few gather to pay their respects and point you towards your destination. On the other side of the cavern, away from the makeshift barracks and surrounded by a flat field of rubble and smashed stone, are the famous Speaking Stones of Blingdenstone.
Two dozen stone monoliths stand here, arranged in a rough circle with a gap on one side. Seven of the stones, about evenly spaced, stand around eight feet tall, much taller than the rest. Each taller monolith has a vaguely humanoid shape, stooped and bent like a giant, sleeping deep gnome.
Standing among the stones and dwarfed by their massive size is a short gnome in green priest's robes. The gnome, obviously being Pingtu, hasn't noticed your arrival yet, for he is too busy staring at the stones glumly.