• Reginald & Ares meet. They defeat a wolf horror.
• PCs find a forest cave, occupied by drow.
• PCs release some caged wolves and defeat the drow.
• PCs find some strange research equipment and a drow treasure hoard.
• Kromnir confronts the PCs.

Hunter’s camp

The PCsReginald & Sir Ares arrive at a hunter’s camp within a few minutes of each other, both in search of the missing Kromnir. A wolf horror ambushes them but they defeat it and take its head.

Reginald finds dwarven script and an arrow scrawled in the hunter’s camp. He writes a copy of the message.

Cave

The next day, the PCs follow the arrow north. Along the way, some thieving squirrels take the last piece of Ares’ fake armour.

The PCs find a cave. They enter and discover a magically locked gate. Reginald finds a mechanically locked tube and gives it to Ares. They hear people approaching and so they hide.

Drow

Four drow enter, unlock the gate, and venture further into the cave. The PCs follow.

The PCs find some caged wolves, and some empty cages that likely held persons. They unlock the wolf cages but alert the drow in the process.

The PCs release the wolves and defeat the drow.

Spoils

Further into the cave, the PCs find an operating table, strange metal canisters, remains of corpses, and a work table. They also find a passage and ladder leading down, but they pull the ladder up.

The PCs loot the following:

• A research notebook written in drow script.
• A drow spell book.
• A spell translation for Ventriloquism.
• 1552gp.
• An elven cloak and boots set of drow make.
• An unmarked potion in a small wooden case.

Kromnir

As the PCs leave the cave, they’re followed out by a dwarf who seems to be Kromnir. He demands to know who they are.