The Old Lady's Abode

by Groht Arautok (Bighill)

Continuing on from that shocking experience, we traveled further along the road and happened across a tiny shack. It was getting dark, so we approached it, looking for a safer place to stay the night.

As we knocked on the door, we were greeted by an elderly gnome. She let us in without much question, probably used to travelers. The old lady was very friendly and allowed us to stay, even offering us tea.

I took a moment to speak to the Duergar, as I only felt it reasonable to thank him for protecting me during our encounter with the bandits. But I still don't like him.

The rest of the party seemed to be very suspicious of the old lady, probably thinking that she was the leader of the thugs that had been sent after us. Why they would even consider that a possibility, I have not a clue.

In the living room, there was a door, blocked off by a chair. The others seemed very interested in that door and wanted to know what lay beyond. While I expected nothing more than a simple storeroom, they revealed a workshop, filled with gunpowder of all things. It hadn't been used in a while.

The poor old lady was, unsurprisingly, shocked that her guests would be so rude as to disturb her privacy like that. And at that moment I stepped in to apologize for the behaviour of the others, scolding them for not thinking before doing. The child was upset, saying that the voice in his head had instructed him to do so.

I might have to find a less crazy group...

The poor old lady explained to us that she and her partner were the ones that had invented gunpowder, and by extension, firearms as a whole. Meaning that her partner was one of the members of the Master's party. One who suffered an unfortunate end. A fact that the old lady was seemingly unaware of.

Even though the party had been terribly rude guests, the old lady allowed us to stay, and even invited us to travel with her to Tamia. She spoke of something called a concert, where a group of musicians would be performing. I have no interest, but the others seemed quite excited.

I'll make myself useful and see if I can fix the schematics the old lady had been working on.

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The First Lesson
Unsday, 12th of March, 1799

The Master's Funeral
Eyday, 5th of October, 1799

A Beggar
Unsday, 8th of October, 1799

The Hermit Dragonborn
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Spirit of the Woods
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Assaulted By Thugs
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A Strange Orc Approaches
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The Red Devourer in the Mines
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The Lost Duergar
Aksday, 11th of October, 1799

They Lost the Duergar
Luxday, 12th of October, 1799

An Interesting Tooth
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It Talks?
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I Hate That Bastard
Luxday, 12th of October, 1799

Accursed Woods
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Filthy Water
Masday, 14th of October, 1799

Trails of Death
Tranday, 15th of October, 1799

Master Dragon
Tranday, 15th of October, 1799

The Journey Ahead
Silday, 16th of October, 1799

On to Tamia
Dorday, 17th of October, 1799

Bandits on the Trail
Vensday, 18th of October, 1799

The Old Lady's Abode
Vensday, 18th of October, 1799

A Weapon Crafted
Eyday, 19th of October, 1799

Into Tamia
Eyday, 19th of October, 1799

A Relaxing Day
Krasday, 20th of October, 1799

Stone Defender - Research Notes 1
Edsay, 21st of October, 1799

The Dragonborn's Cart
Unsday, 22nd of October, 1799

To Palud Vivente
Primsday, 27th of October, 1799

A Strange Introduction
Primsday, 27th of October, 1799

Hunt for the Horn
Primsday, 27th of October, 1799

The Old Lady's Abode

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