Seeing Cat's rope come to life and the chick materialize out of nothing, Yulya fears for the worst, but eventually the spell works out as it should. The focus has remained intact and Yulya even gains an unexpected protection. Yulya sighs and speaks a prayer to Eldath - and Ashley.

The Dwarf's soul is successfully drawn back to its old body. He gasps and coughs, then grabs his chest where a wound is now patched.
The light of life returns to his eyes and he looks up at Yulya as if she's a goddess herself.

Yulya bows down an smiles at the man who has returned from death.

Fear not - you are in safety! We are adventurers of Neverwinter. The enemy has been defeated -as unlikely as it may sound. Please relax and slowly drink a bit of soup. Your body is still very weak but you should recover soon.
Yulya hands the dwarf the dwarven mug with Cat's soup. Then she asks Cat to carry him back to the girls and the party settles there for further explanations.

Unfortunately for dear old Alice, the chick was nothing but a summon from Ashley's wild magic, in 1 minute it grew to full size, spread its wings and poofed out of existence.

Noo! My chick! Damned Ashley, even in death you are mocking me! Yulya-sama! Can't you do anything?
Chick-less, Alice returns to muster the dwarf and her mood isn't the best.

The dwarf is exhausted, wondering who has rescued him or where exactly he is, he's near delirious when he's handed a relic of a mug, he considers if he's actually dead but then where are his ancestors? He sips the soup and nearly chokes on it. He does his best to be appreciative but this isn't edible in his estimation. [Could be the dog meat or something else, who knows.]

Alice's eyes narrow upon seeing such disrespect to Cat's grandiose cooking. The dwarf isn't making a good first impression, and when dealing with Alice, good first impressions are crucial for survival.

Alice isn't satisfied with the dwarf's story either, not at all. First of all it lacks two crucial words.


Furthermore there's an utter lack of any introduction or name. Alice circles the dwarf with growing impatience then turns to Yulya and whispers to her.
Yulya-sama! Does this make any sense? No thanks for reviving him, no name, no info on his relation to the Rockseekers. They mentioned nothing of a scout. I agree we've been had but the conspiracy must go way beyond Sildar. Gundren hired us for a rookie mission without mentioning the valuable map he had. And that well-organized bandits controlled the area. Nobody in Phandalin mentioned the cloaked wolves, neither Daran nor Harbin though this guy knows them as well as the bandits we interrogated. And Gundren's brothers sent us here, not Sildar! 25gp for reaching the throne room and clearing the mine. Even though they themselvs consider the mine unnavigable without a map. Rookie scout mission my ass! The whole story stinks! The Rockseekers and especially Daran must have known what was going on here. You read the inscription at the entrance. And this guy was interrogated for the map? Nezzer was already in the throne room. Why would he need it? Even we traversed the mine without danger of getting lost. The whole story with the map is bogus too! This man is obviously hiding something! Be careful!

Yulya-sama! Can't you do anything?

Yulya shakes her head in an apologetic way.
If I could I would not have ended up full of grease last time. I have no control over Ashleys Wild Magic and I am not a summoner Alice!
Yulya settles down and eats her share of soup with Cat while explaining and listening to the dwarf.

Alice isn't satisfied with the dwarf's story either, not at all. First of all it lacks two crucial words.
Furthermore there's an utter lack of any introduction or name. Alice circles the dwarf with growing impatience then turns to Yulya and whispers to her.
Yulya-sama! Does this make any sense? No thanks for reviving him, no name, no info on his relation to the Rockseekers. They mentioned nothing of a scout. I agree we've been had but the conspiracy must go way beyond Sildar. Gundren hired us for a rookie mission without mentioning the valuable map he had. And that well-organized bandits controlled the area. Nobody in Phandalin mentioned the cloaked wolves, neither Daran nor Harbin though this guy knows them as well as the bandits we interrogated. And Gundren's brothers sent us here, not Sildar! 25gp for reaching the throne room and clearing the mine. Even though they themselvs consider the mine unnavigable without a map. Rookie scout mission my ass! The whole story stinks! The Rockseekers and especially Daran must have known what was going on here. You read the inscription at the entrance. And this guy was interrogated for the map? Nezzer was already in the throne room. Why would he need it? Even we traversed the mine without danger of getting lost. The whole story with the map is bogus too! This man is obviously hiding something! Be careful!

Yulya has to agree with her alien friend -something definitely is off here. Yulya nervously glances over to the girls. If only they were to wake up, her options would increase greatly....For now Yulya has to rely on her perception as she tries to analyze the dwarfs intentions.
I apologize for the late introduction! I am Yulya- Peace Cleric of Eldath and leader of this party. These are my companions and friends - Cat the Tabaxi Barbarian and Alice the... Alice! We are adventurers of Neverwinter.
Yulya takes out her adventurers plate.



So... Good Sir - what is your name and profession? Are you from Phandalin? What exactly is your relation to Sir Gundren and his brothers? Can you recall your last memories? I do share your assessment that we were lured into a trap here - but rest assured - those responsible will face their rightful punishment. By our- and by the hands of the Gods!
Yulya smiles kindly but stares into the dwarfs eyes and soul as he answers

[The mine is unnavigable without the map other than the small areas you can reasonably reach from the elevator. The heart of the mountain was not hidden though how M3gan Panther got to it without the elevator is a mystery. Obviously if the elevator was compromised, other than the path you used between certain levels, navigating the mine would be impossible without the map. It is also impossible to further mine it without the map unless you want to get lost and fall down a shaft to your death.]



"That Drow interrogated me, but at first he pretended that he was here working for Sildar. But when I questioned why a human had anything to do with the mine, let alone a drow, that's when he attacked me. He hit me with the sharp end of some kind of staff and I think it was poisoned."

"The Cloaked Wolves have been notorious on the Triboar trail, that's the reason we can't get supplies."

"The lower entrance was suspected open about a month ag.o and that's when I was hired but I had to travel back to Triboar ahead of that to get gear since it's so cold this spring and Phandalin didn't have the supplies I wanted. Speaking of which, did you happen to find a pair of fir lined boots, a large coat and scarf? I had those on... but now I remember taking them off somewhere." He doesn't know where he left them in the mine.

I apologize for the late introduction! I am Yulya- Peace Cleric of Eldath and leader of this party. These are my companions and friends - Cat the Tabaxi Barbarian and Alice the... Alice! We are adventurers of Neverwinter.
Yulya takes out her adventurers plate.

"Have you ever been to Triboar? My sister runs the Stonehill Inn there. I'm Kingir Grista of Triboar." He pats his body and finds a plate and hands it over. It shows he's a citizen of Triboar as a Scoutsman and Miner. "Pleasure to meet you all, sorry I'm still a little hazy, so you were hired by the Rockseekers to secure the mine from something strange and didn't know about the Cloaked Wolves? Frankly I don't know why they holed up in the mine, it's not the safest place without the map. I remember we had to avoid the mushroom people, there was a giant octopus here somewhere and surely you saw the sign about the land sharks. Nasty beasts seem to know where you are even in the black. I wouldn't be surprised if those bandits lost a few of their own to them."

He gladly accepts one of Cat's other offerings that doesn't smell of dog or human.

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