Talking sphere - Rockhome Camp

"Hellooo explorers! Gideon here, we've just gotten back from below. You wouldn't believe what we've found, we get this stuff back to House Cannith and they'll make us richer than Merrix! Found these things at least, sooo much easier than writing reports!"
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Tried the Elven District again. The notice talks about treasures, but ohhhhh it is so haunted, fuck ghosts, I'm not going back to that deathtrap. Further down it is.
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Something *big* down there, ohh we are not going anywhere near that. Lets keep exploring.
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Okay, so things are just a little flooded, it'll be right. Candace told us about a herb that we might be able to find, Lungroot or something? --"Grows near waterfalls in humid areas, father told us!" -- but we'll find a way down
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It goes down even further! There's a... machine to go lower, needs some parts but tells us right where they are, nothing stopping us.
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We screwed up. We are in so far over our heads. If anyone from the Houses finds this, we're sorry, we tried to send you messages but they didn't get through, I'm so sorry"