<long travel to farmhouse>

Trikein says, "A warning though.."
Trikein says, "Last time I took someone here.."
Trikein says, "They too got the disease."
Trikein says, "I think it may be in the air around here."
Trikein shrugs.
You say, "Okay. Forwarned I am."
Trikein says, "This story is very long and complex."
Trikein says, "Much of it I am leaving out."
Trikein says, "Is why it took me years to study it."
Trikein says, "And it took me from South of Shard, all the way North to Throne City."
Trikein says, "A Bankie has to find something to do."
You say, "Very true.. and you found quite a sideline."
Trikein says, "I came into this because I was interested in Terald items, I happened to come across one.."
Trikein says, "Which lead me to the painting, and so on."
Trikein points at a storm cellar door.
Trikein points at some huge mushrooms.
Trikein says, "Don't touch"
Trikein chuckles.

look mushroomBulbous fungi, ranging in size from a baby's head to a barrel bursting with ale. Each exudes a sickly lime green glow that clings to its surface, leaving the room seemingly darker for its presence.

[Ruined Farmhouse, Cellar]
At one time this may have been a storage area for the farmhouse but the air is damp and fetid, now. Anything left would rot quicker than the flick of a S'Kra Mur's tail. The only light is a strong green glow from huge mushrooms that line the stone walls and spill across the packed earth floor. You also see a storm cellar door and a giant fireplace.
Also in the room: Inspector Trikein.
Obvious exits: none.

You say, "They are growing huge down here..."
You say, "You traveled to Aesry, they have a mushroom there too. I wonder if the two are a related species."
Trikein says, "I see.."
Trikein says, "I did not know that."
You say, "You touch it, you get disease."
Trikein says, "Now..tell me how such a thing would get from here, to there.."
Trikein says, "Unless someone planted it."
Trikein says, "Or..hmm..actually the spores could have blown by wind.."
Trikein says, "You see the Red Sash were known to.."
Trikein says, "So many possibilities."
Trikein says, "No, you see they used a great cloud of fog."
Trikein says, "To hide there exits."
Trikein says, "But also, in invasions, great clouds of Green fog would roll in."
Trikein says, "And poisen people"
Trikein asks, "What do you know of the Dragon Priests?"
Trikein asks, "Do you know the story of the Adauf?"

You say, "That they are partial to Shard, but do tell the story"

Trikein says, "The dragon priests had organized a group."
Trikein says, "They were to tend and hunt the Aduaf as they grew and evolved"
Trikein says, "In the Black Hand Mountains."
Trikein says, "One fraction of these man broke off."
Trikein says, "They were known as the Shadows of the Black Hand Mountain."
Trikein says, "Or Shadow Clan."
Trikein says, "They broke off because they wanted to hunt, more then tend."
Trikein says, "The disrupted the balance of the system."
Trikein says, "The mages pushed them out..or they left."
Trikein says, "Such is lost."
You say, "Though I hear much about it, I've never seen it. "
Trikein says, "But, the army of this group..Knights of the Silver arrow."
Trikein says, "Because you see the Silver Arrow, is..a mythical item in history."
Trikein says, "Said to be the Arrow shot to kill a dragon."
Trikein says, "All about Elanthia are empty Ice caves."
Trikein says, "With dragon bones inside."
Trikein says, "I believe them to be the empty vessles of the Guardians."
Trikein says, "Read the door"

A storm cellar door reads:
KWE HEV H NA

Trikein says, "My gamgweth is rusty, but I believe that says Beware, keep out."
Trikein says, "I wish I could have a expert look at it though."
Trikein says, "Ahh..I see."
Trikein says, "Its faded.."
Trikein gets a smooth parchment map from inside his journey pack.
Trikein carefully unfolds his parchment map.
Trikein taps a smooth parchment map that he is holding.
>Trikein says, "My notes.."
>Trikein coughs.

Trikein says, "Kweld means death."
Trikein says, "One second? Let me ponder this.."
Trikein takes a seat.
Trikein gets a grungy feather from inside his journey pack.
Trikein licks a grungy feather.
Trikein says, "KWELD HEVOR HANA"
Trikein says, "Death, Go Back"
Trikein asks, "A warning? Or a statment?"
Trikein says, "The spacing is weird."
Trikein says, "It could be: KWELD UL HEVOR HANA"
Trikein says, "Death or Go Back"
Trikein says, "I know of another odd saying.."
Trikein says, "Arthe Dale."
You ask, "Arthe Dale?"
Trikein says, "Is gamgweth for Warm Grove"
You say, "Yes."
Trikein says, "Well..Arthe moDALEth "
Trikein asks, "As in the Grove of the Volcanoe?"
Trikein says, "Which means it has been there for a very long time."
Trikein says, "I know of two hidden area's near by"
Trikein says, "I can't show you that. But I can tell you of it."
Trikein says, "It is in my best hiding place."
Trikein says, "Let us go to the journal"
Trikein says, "Funny part is..its not hidden."
Trikein says, "Just no one put two and two together."
Trikein says, "I mean..look at this place."
Trikein asks, "It was a farmhouse right?"
Trikein says, "I know of another tree."
Trikein says, "Near Guards."
Trikein says, "In honor of the Scarred man."
Trikein says, "The one that escaped death."
Trikein says, "Hangman's noose."
Trikein says, "That tree is near guards."
Trikein says, "And near by I know of a path that leads to a hidden area under the bridge."
Trikein says, "That leads into tunnels build LOOOONG ago."
Trikein says, "By the dwarve I believe."
Trikein says, "It lead from Arthe, to Shard."
You ask, "An acessable tunnel?"
Trikein says, "It was..and by normal people. But I have yet to be inside."
Trikein says, "I did have a powerful Moonmage able to see inside."
Trikein says, "And I do know of a team of people that were chasing Sorrow men up near there.."
Trikein says, "Then poof..they were in shard."
Trikein says, "It was during Daytime..no moons."
Trikein says, "Probably a coincidence.."
You say, "Or not."
Trikein says, "But all the Guardian lived in caves.."
Trikein says, "I don't know..just seems weird."


Trikein says, "But..if the river that is here now was..."
Trikein says, "Remeber, this whole area used to about 80clicks down, and several hundreds clicks Southeast"
You say, "Right, during the old City"
Trikein says, "If someone had build a tunnel and such under a river that was much smaller.."
Trikein says, "It would have been covered up"
Trikein says, "And the larger river went over it."
You say, "Flooded tunnels."
Trikein nods.
Trikein asks, "Ring a bell?"
Trikein asks, "Moon mage guild?"
You say, "Yes"
You say, "Down in the ruins."
Trikein says, "Maybe now you understand why I don't share all this ideas with many."
Trikein says, "Unless you take it step by step.."
Trikein says, "People thought I was mad."
Trikein says, "But now the proof."
Trikein says, "Enough talke"
Trikein says, "But you see, I believe, no I know, they stored there grain and such underground."
Trikein says, "In the manor near by."
Trikein says, "They created something, something that spread from the tunnels undergound here, to here."
Trikein says, "It tried to come up here."
You say, "The grains."
Trikein asks, "You know of the grains?"
You say, "If they were stored underground in the old town, they would have been flooded."
Trikein says, "You see I found a bag of grains."
Trikein says, "In a secret room. It was diseased."
Trikein says, "And on the bag, though it was faded like on that door, says Arthe Dale"
Trikein says, "I will show you a picture of it when we get there."
Trikein says, "The disease attacks and evolves with what ever it can find."
Trikein says, "The mushroom is what it evolved off to turn into a spore."
Trikein says, "And the spore evolved to attack humanoids."
Trikein says, "I found the orginal Mushroom, and from that I derived the medicine"

.. continued