Glammur helps Tric and Heppa try to make sense of Kachen’s past actions.

Tric and Heppa face new mysteries when they return to Kachen’s ruined keep with the dwarvish bard Glammur.

Tric and Heppa learn about the power of stories from the dwarvish bard Glammur.

Tric and Heppa make an appeal to Lord Knutan, leader of the Untdunben dwarves.

Tric and Heppa tour the forge, refinery, and mines of the dwarvish stronghold Untdunben.

Now at the dwarvish fortress of Untdunben, the presumed source of the tainted water in the Estmark Hills, Tric and Heppa begin asking questions.

Having been recently rescued from their own troubles by Mari-Elin, Tric and Heppa repay the favor by helping the human carter in return.

The saurian Hezzis guides Tric and Heppa to a cave system where they run into some of the natural dangers of the underground.

Tric and Heppa uncover more information about the water quality issue in the Estmark Hills. Tric makes another deal with the saurian skirmisher Hezzis to advance their investigation.

Heppa studies both the necromantic artifact and the unwell human mage who helped recover it. Meanwhile, Tric focuses on camp tasks, demonstrating more outdoor survival prowess than he may actually possess.