It was a Tuesday night and Al'lah, Mullins, Able, and Xan meet up in the ale hall 'The Feral Dog' for some after work entertainment, which is provided mostly by cheap ale. While they are at the bar, there is a random old man at the east end who is talking about a group of adventurers from the Free City who have come to explore the long-abandoned Stirgenest Cairn on the lake's distant southeastern shore. As the PC's are natives of Diamond Lake, they know that the cairn has been empty for many years, and the community youth that explore it have always found it harmless and lacking of marvels.
Though the old man makes this point, he also makes a point to say that the Whispering Cairn within a day's ride of Diamond Lake is the cairn most likely to still hold any treasure. He has heard about previous adventurers who have been unable to get through a door within the cairn, so there must still be riches within. With a little persuasion from Mullins in the form of liquor for the night, the old man tells them where the cairn is located: near an iron mine northeast of town that went dry 50 years ago. He tells them that the entrance is overgrown with weeds and choked with debris, but also tells them the location of the entrance and even draws them a sort of "map" on a napkin (though it's not the best ever, the old man is quite inebriated). The old man also tells the PC's of a teenage girl who disappeared while sleeping in the cairn on a dare six years ago and that children now are only willing to carve their names on the stone entrance before fleeing. He has heard rumor that there is a ghost within the cairn, but knows nothing more.
The PC's notice later that one of the Free City adventurers is throwing daggers at a bulls-eye on the east side of the ale hall. Mullins introduces himself to her and she gives her name, Tirra. Mullins asks her if she needs any help in the exploration of the Stirgenest Cairn. She politely declines, saying that they have all they need. At this Mullins bids her farewell and the group part for the night. Later that week, Able finds out that the Free City adventurers are exploring the Stirgenest during the day and returning at night.
Once Saturday arrives, the group makes sure they have all the supplies they need and let family and employers know where they are heading: to explore the Whispering Cairn. An hour outside of town they run across an abandoned mine overseer's office, near the abandoned iron mine. They explore the office, but find it has little to offer besides a stable roof. However, as it is fairly common knowledge that the lodge has been abandoned for over fifty years and has no owner, the PC's figure if they wanted they could obtain the deed from the land office for next to nothing. They leave the building and head towards the Whispering Cairn, only 10 minutes out...
I'm done writing for tonight! Not trying to write a book but that's what it seems like! Lol. I am enjoying the writing. There is more that happened this week, I will continue later. Good night!
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