Continuing west the party came to another door, beyond was a creepy room with fossilized humanoid skeletons partly fused into the walls. Beyond was a hallway heading further to the west and also to the north. With no way to reset it, the mighty Borumar hoisted the gate up, then handed off holding it to the two sell-swords while he checked the door. The northern door on the west side was barred by an old portcullis trap that had been broken. 2 to the east and west, 1 to the north and south. In the entrance hall at the bottom of the stairs, were 6 doors. Carefully stepping into the mouth, the party takes the stairs down into the darkness, the gem on Nick’s helmet lighting the way. The 20’ diameter mouth is the entrance to the dungeon. Carved into it is a massive demon’s screaming face. Leaving the village, they follow the river to a ruined cottage, spend 10 fruitless minutes exploring it (it’s been frequently visited and picked over) before fording the river and heading south to a large cliff face. Taking the maps to the inn, the party reviews the differing scraps of info to glean any useful info from them before heading out to the dungeon. The shopkeeper offers 2,000gp for an accurate map.
In the trading post, the party finds 7 maps for sale, and Borumar buys all of them. The gem cutter is similarly friendly, but has no intel on the dungeon, other than that people regularly bring him work. Poking around to see what can be learned of the Mouth of Doom, the party visits the local necromancer who is friendly, a bit creepy, and offers his services should we be in need. The small village is set on an isthmus protected by a wooden wall on the land side. The boat ride is long and generally boring.
Sounds like a fun diversion for them, so they hire a couple of sell-swords, and a plucky halfling, and secure passage on a ferry to the nearby village. While everyone else is busy with removing curses from the gems, Borumar and Nick head back through the portal to the keep, and collect some new rumors, including the location of a smaller side dungeon called the Mouth of Doom! The drunken wizard who tells of the dungeon gives the location for a fairly exorbitant price, and warns of the gnolls that guard it.
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