People
A reader and an accusation
Burana reads the book. Nigel is alive according to Wellfast’s testimony, but the alleged betrayal is still unexplained. The eleven freed goblins have died.
Journal entry 006 · 1 October 2026
The mouths
in the stone
Stormvault’s last bargains · the Twisted Caverns
Beyond the field record
What changed beneath the mountain
One book traded. One component identified. The next fight waits on the far side of a narrow passage.
Artifacts
Bargains become facts
Rocky is ordinary stone. The wand works, the book is traded, and the red rod belongs to the gate mechanism.
Bestiary
Two different dangers
Three many-eyed masses are dead. Eight long-armed creatures see the scouts beyond the narrows. They are different creatures, and the next battle has not begun.
Spells
What stone can do
Rurik discovers contact-based stoneburst. Tavian combines a remembered wall with physical restoration to catch the last mass.
Places
Beyond the guard post
Follow the claw-scored tunnel, the three-mass chamber, and the narrow route where the party separates.
System
Rulings in use
October’s rulings clarify spell stamina, unmemorized casting, resistance, contact, and reactions. A shorter round remains a proposal.