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 In the formal and elaborate manner of Dwarvendim writing one word stands out from all others and commands your attention. "DRAGON". Intrigued by what it might mean you stop and move closer to get a better view. What you find is a barely discernable line of text written across the stonework. Carefully you sheathe your blade and with a gloved hand clean away the accumulated dust. What you uncover is a message, scrawled roughly over the fine carvings in a dark paint that becomes visible only as you wipe away decades of dust and filth. When you are sure that you have uncovered it all you take a step back and read the following;
"Hail and beware all who attempt entry to the Deep Vault of Morgen Orncryst. A vile Dragon
known as Windhammer now claims possession, and while it lives the treasures of the StoneKings
are untouchable. Be warned Adventurer for deep within its golden prison it waits, coveting its wealth
and destroying all who might wish it harm".
"Heed these words well. To destroy the serpent you must have three powerful talismans. A Dragonseye
to blind it, a Dragonclaw to maim it and a great spear to kill it. Only with these can the vile serpent
be destroyed. With none of them you will surely die".
For a moment you stand and consider the rather dark contents of the message. Such words you have heard before, and indeed in earlier times you would have discounted them as rumour, the product of all the myth and half-truths that has arisen since the fall of the Stone Kingdoms. But as you stand in this desolate passage they are words that underline the danger of your circumstances, and the certainty that the Dragon Windhammer lurks somewhere within this fortress. In the quiet passageway you read through the message one more time and commit its words to memory. When you are sure that you have it all you continue northward.
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