Session 40+41+42+43+44 - Mines of Matloch

Arrive in the mining town of Matloch. A newer village was set up around 12 years when a gold mine was discovered, the gold has mostly been mined but a few iron veins were discovered and have kept the mine going. Mine dwarves were brought in to set up this town and have been shipping iron out to the mainland under their own leadership. A residual cost is sent to the Stormblood as a tax for them being allowed to mine here.
  Durdin Deepwell is casting the body of Vitgar Deepwell within a casket of iron. To be added to the great catacombs of the Bilden Mine. This is called the Molten Remembrance.
  Heavy rainfall is happening as the oceans mists swirl from Keldrith’s strengthening storm.
  Salgrim Shortbeard is welcoming in the tavern.
  The mines need to be secured as the rains pick up. The levees break as water rushes in. The mines begin to fill with water, a shift is currently down there.
  Entered the cave, saved what miners we could. Travelled deeper into the cave to follow the cold. Found a frozen lake with a creature in the water. Cave cretons dropped from the high ceiling and fought you on breaking ice.
  Made our way to the bottom where some kinsugi cragmen shamans were creating the cold by a ritual being done on what looked like a larger egg. The team fought while a large stone giant without it's head was awakened. A fight ensued and we sadly lost Gnarl to the attacks of the rock giant leader.
 
 
 
  Gnarl was reformed in a new body with strange interaction between the minds of the three brothers. Due to their cosmic entanglement due to the bags of holding, instead of three new bodies they were reincarnated into a singular hill dwarf body.
  The group met the pale woman who you would find out was named Nyx, she was unable to speak in her language without suffocating anyonenear her. Sossari gathered herself after her ritual and could understand the woman, Nyx was trapped by the Cragmen after she escaped captivity in the nearby town of Kincardine, where Lady Cynthia was beginning some experiments after taking Nyx’s blood.
  The Shatterbrand went to the inn and work was continuing although a mass Molten Remembrance was taking place for the fallen miners in the cold snap.
  You spoke with Durdin Deepwell, leader of this mining colony.
  He thanked you for helping clear out the native species from the caves as they had been a thorn in his side for 15 years, only recently did the miners break into a new vein to find where the Cragmen have been hiding all this time. Durdin offered you a room for the night and a trip out of town more inland to the town of Kincardine.
  Durdin mentioned Cynthia’s great Cleansing and that your team would be a welcome addition to the new order. The Shatterbrand rested in the inn closed off from other rooms so they could discuss plans.