Arriving at the Caves of Oblivion, the brothers meet Andro, a Sphinx. He tells them that the second trial is simple, all they have to do is to enter the Caves and exit on the other side.
Nalfein summons his new buddy called Dunder, a huge earth elemental, and they proceed towards the entrance. As Belos enters, Jeffrey transforms back into a skull, and afraid to lose Jegred, Nalfein sends him over the hills, while he enters with Dunder, who disappears in similar fashion.
With the exit closing behind them, the brothers are now trapped inside, with no magic working.
10th moon, 15th day, year 4554
After two days of wandering into traps of all sorts and getting lost countless of times, the T'orghs manage to find their way out of the depths of the Caves of Oblivion. Andro finds them and sends them to the third trial, the Grieving Palace.
10th moon, 17th day, year 4554
Two days later, and a nightly encounter with some Will'O'Wisps that turned out to be some nasty buggers, later, the dark elves arrive at the Grieving Palace, an ancient ruin in the fey forest, filled with statues that weep salty tears. There they meet a pegasus, who tell them that the third trial is to acquire and give him the sound of a butterfly's wings under a dragon's breath. Bemused that such a thing exists, the brothers spend some time wondering how on earth they could deliver just that, until Nalfein recalls that the Faerie is known for it's Gnome Fair, a place where everything and nothing is traded.
10th moon, 19th day, year 4554
Located in the woods, surrounded by dark mushrooms, the dark elves find the Fair. The entrance guarded by a pair of ettins.
The market is a strange place: eladrin rub shoulders with quicklings, gnomes, goblins, and centaurs, and everything seems to move to the beat of music that the brothers can hear everywhere: pipes, drums, and harps.
The merchants there sell hunting imps, offer bottled passion and the services of house goblins, as well as cold iron exorcisms to banish mortals, rituals for hibernation, rituals for baking, debauchery and waterproof roofing, all at the top of their lungs.
After some inquiries and a fortunetelling (will defeat enemy, find big treasure then lose all earthly possessions) the brothers find a gnome called Strahvi, who has a bottle with the sound of a butterfly under a dragon’s breath. He wants the priest’s wisdom, the mage’s intelligence, a soul, a memory of a great prowess, a future moment of great success and last but not least, he wants the purple diamond of the formorian king who lives in the Iron Chateau.
After some inquiries and a fortunetelling (will defeat enemy, find big treasure then lose all earthly possessions) the brothers find a gnome called Strahvi, who has a bottle with the sound of a butterfly under a dragon’s breath. He wants the priest’s wisdom, the mage’s intelligence, a soul, a memory of a great prowess, a future moment of great success and last but not least, he wants the purple diamond of the formorian king who lives in the Iron Chateau.
10th moon, 20th day, year 4554
The brothers have no intention of parting with their abilities, and haggling with the gnome doesn't help. They consider a lot of options, but end up using a scroll to trick the gnome and trap his soul in a gem, and thus force him to hand over the potion they need. They also force him to promise to never seek them out for revenge.
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