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 * ''(Tried to attack the vines):'' “I won't be getting through these things - nor will anyone else.”
-==== The [[Forest]]====
+==== The [[Forest]] and the [[Owlbear Nest]] ====
 * ''(Dealt with [[Andrik]] and [[Brynna]], not knowing about the cult of [[Absolute]]):'' “Absolute? True what? What were those raving fools on about?”
 ** ''(Responding remark):'' “They're clearly devoted to the Absolute. Whatever that is.”
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 * ''(Found Exsanguinated Boar):'' “Curious. No wounds on that boar, but doesn't quite look like it died peacefully either…”
-==== The [[Owlbear Nest]] ====
 * ''(Healed the [[Owlbear|Mother Owlbear]]):'' “Beast still looks murderous. Not sure it appreciates the healing touch...”
 * ''(Found Mother Owlbear killed by goblins, if the party have spared her earlier):'' “Seems like a pack of goblins swarmed the owlbear.”
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 ** ''(Successful):'' “This drow's cracked like an egg. Must have fallen quite some height.”
 ** ''(Failed):'' “This drow was pulverised. What happened...?”
-* ''(Found illusory mushroom “ladder” leading toward crag top):'' “An illusion. Better tread carefully.”
+* ''(Found illusory mushroom “ladder” leading toward crag top at {{coords|67|-256}}):'' “An illusion. Better tread carefully.”
 * ''(Found illusory wall on the top of the crag):'' “An illusion. Must be something worth hiding beyond it.”
 * ''(Approaching a mushroom ring, knows its purpose):'' “A fairy ring. It doesn't glow like the others though.”
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 '''Elsewhere in the Underdark:'''
-* ''(Looking at cave paintings, [[History]] check):''
+<!--* ''(Looking at cave paintings, [[History]] check):''
 ** ''(Successful):'' “[[Lolth|Lolth's]] driders in combat against mind flayers. This artwork must be ancient.”
-** ''(Failed):'' “Crude, but vivid as artwork goes. Whoever made these must be long dead.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “Crude, but vivid as artwork goes. Whoever made these must be long dead.” - Couldn't find the place. Probably another cut-out upon release-->
 * ''(Entering [[Zhentarim]] storehouse):'' "A Zhentarim symbol. Those outlaws must be operating here."
 * ''(Entering Zhentarim storehouse, descending from [[Zhentarim Hideout]]):'' "Quite a set-up. This takes smuggling to new lengths... or new depths, rather."
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 * ''(Killed all [[Kuo-toa]] in [[Festering Cove]], dissipating [[BOOOAL|BOOOAL’s]] magic):'' “Seems like his godlike powers died with his followers.”
+==== [[Grymforge]] ====
+'''At the [[Clan Flameshade]] [[Grymforge#Duergar_encampment|camp]]:'''
+* ''(Arriving at the Grymforge):'' “This stonework looks more suited to the surface than the Underdark... who built this?”
+* ''(Met a [[Scrying Eye]]):'' “A scrying eye - someone's watching through it. Better be careful.”
+** ''(Met a Scrying Eye, seen one in the Goblin Camp):'' “Another eye - same as in the goblin camp. Someone's watching from afar.”
+** ''(Responding remark to both options):'' “Better be careful around it.”
+** ''(Looted a dead Scrying Eye):'' “A scrying eye. At least this one won't be telling anyone what I've been up to.”
+* ''(Saw Drow corpses in cages near the pier):'' “Displaying a drow corpse in the Underdark? Someone's trying to make a statement...”
+* ''(Looted the [[Engraved Pin]] from a Drow corpse, [[History]] check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' “A Harper pin - how'd it get all the way down here?”
+** ''(Failed):'' “Interesting bauble, but I don't recognise the symbol.”
+* ''(After talking to [[Kith|Stonemason Kith]]):'' “A Sharran construct? That bears investigating.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “Not sure what to make of this 'hellbeast' talk, though.”
+* ''(Found Dark Justiciars’ skeletons):'' “Fallen Dark Justiciars. Halsin said they once had a stronghold down here...”
+* ''(Saw crates with old Sharran gear at {{coords|-668|400}}):'' “Dark Justiciar weapons. How long have they rusted here...?”
+* ''(Found a crossbow in an old crate, History check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' “Not a duergar design... this crossbow is meant for a warrior of Shar.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “A fine crossbow. Too fine to be duergar-made.”
+* ''(Looted [[Adamantine Slag|a piece of adamantine]], knows about the forge):'' “Those glimmering specks... that's adamantine, I'll wager.”
+** ''(Doesn’t know about it):'' “Glimmering specks in that slag. Hardly worth the trouble of mining.”
+* ''(Found defaced statue of [[Shar]], recognized the symbol of the [[Absolute]]):'' “Defaced by the Absolute's lackeys. Cowards.”
+** ''(Did not recognize the symbol):'' “Desecration. What is this nonsense symbol?”
+* ''(If [[Nere]] died in the cave-in):'' “All quiet - Nere must've died. Which means he won't be needing his head, of course...”
+* ''(Looking at the [[Gauntlet of Shar|Shar temple]] down from the ruined bridge):'' “Quite a sight - but I won't be able to get any closer this way.”
+** ''(If the party knows she’s a Sharran):'' “What is that place in the distance? It looks almost Sharran...”
+** ''(Suspecting Dark Justiciar actions in the region):'' “That almost looks like... no, it couldn't be, surely...”
+** ''(If the party knows she’s a Sharran, AND Suspecting Dark Justiciar actions in the region):'' “Almost looks like a temple, dedicated to Lady Shar... it's huge...”
+** ''(Told the avatar about her dreams of becoming a Dark Justiciar):'' “That place in the distance... it can only mean one thing. Dark Justiciars. I just know it.”
-==== [[Grymforge]] ====
+'''Exploring the [[Grymforge#Abandoned_Temple|Sharran city]]:'''
-* ''(Picking up [[Dark Justiciar Mail]])'' "Fallen Dark Justiciars. Halsin said they once had a stronghold down here..."
+* ''(Found the traces of [[Thulla|Thulla’s]] escape, Perception check):''
-* ''(Entering the Kitchen)''
+** ''(Successful):'' “Tracks. Someone came through here in a hurry.”
-** ''(Succeed a [[Religion]] Check)'' "To break bread in Shar's name, then spill blood in her name. A sacred rite."
+** ''(Failed):'' “Marks on the ground. What happened here?”
-** ''(Fail a [[Religion]] Check)'' "This wasn't just a feast. More like a ritual… so familiar somehow."
+** ''(Interacting with chains or bloodied arrows, Survival check):''
-*''(Reading the [[Sharran's Journal]] in the Contemplation Chamber)'' "Tried to hide from the merregons. Not that it helped."
+** ''(Successful):'' “Broken shackles, near-miss arrows, a trail of blood... looks like a gnome escaped.”
-*''(Picking up the [[Engraved Pin]] from the Executed Drow nearest to the docks)'' "Interesting bauble, but I don't recognise the symbol."
+** ''(Failed):'' “Something happened here... but what?”
+* ''(Respond to Harper’s watchword from [[Undelivered Letter]], History check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' “''Lux...'' light. Maybe a ''Light'' spell will disarm the chest.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “Well that told me nothing.”
+* ''(Approaching the location of the [[Harper Stash]]): “There should be a Harper's stash here someplace, if that letter's to be believed.”
+* ''(Saw the Harpers’ rune, hasn’t read the Undelivered Letter, Survival check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' “A Harper symbol. They must've hidden supplies nearby.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “Odd symbol. What does it mean?”
+* ''(Saw [[Mimic|false chests]], [[Investigation]] check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' “A Harper would never leave their stash exposed like that... unless it's a trap.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “Well then. Let's have a peek.”
+* ''(Entered a banquet hall, Religion check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' “This was a ''Nightfall'' feast. To break bread in Shar's name, then spill blood in her name. A sacred rite.”
+** ''(Successful 2):'' “This was a ''Nightfall'' ritual. Carried out in Shar's name.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “To break bread in Shar's name, then spill blood in her name. A sacred rite.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “This wasn't just a feast. More like a ritual... so familiar somehow.”
+* ''(Found a loose stone at {{coords|-600|422}} through [[Perception]] check):'' “Loose stone - hiding something maybe?”
+* ''(Found a place where [[Philomeen]] climbed up the ledge, knows about her escape):'' “Climbing rope, tools... that gnome escapee must've come through here.”
+** ''(Does not know about her):'' “Someone climbed up here. Must've been nimble to make this ascent.”
+* ''(Found a [[Devilfoil Mask]]):'' “What a curious mask...”
+** ''(Arcana check successful):'' “Wait, this is a [[Merregon|merregon's]] mask. Warriors of the Nine Hells.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “Perhaps the creatures of the Underdark had a masquerade ball. I'd like to see that.”
+** ''(Arcana check successful, knows about merregons’ habits):'' “A merregon's mask, no less. Those infernal soldiers only fight with a commander at their side - and I don't see one here...”
+** ''(Doubts whether the merregons’ commander is dead):'' “Whatever commanded these merregons didn't die here. Let's hope it returned to the Hells.”
+* ''(Tried to put on a Merregon mask):'' “Heavy. And nothing to hold it in place.”
+** ''(Found a second mask): “Still another one.”
+** ''(Found the third mask (?)): “Not duergar handiwork, anyway.”
+* ''(Found the [[Idol of Shar]], the party knows she is a Sharran):'' “An idol of Lady Shar? It's beautiful...”
+** ''(The party does not know):'' “A beautiful idol - crafted with reverence.”
+** ''(Suspecting Dark Justiciar actions in the region):'' “An idol of Lady Shar. It's beautiful... Curious that I found it. Not the first sign of the Dark Lady's power that I've encountered.”
+** ''(Told the avatar about her dreams of becoming a Dark Justiciar):'' “An idol of Lady Shar. It cannot be a coincidence that I found this... All these signs of a Sharran presence. Dark Justiciars.”
+* ''(Found a bunch of rusty weapons):'' “Covered in rust. Some time's past since this place had its heyday.” ''(triggers only for the first time interacting with those)''
+* ''(Interacted with the Orb of Darkvision):'' “That feeling... Shar reaches out to me.”
+* ''(Read [[Abandoned Journal]]):'' “Tried to hide from the merregons. Not that it helped.” ''(triggers after finding at least one Devilfoil Mask)''
+* ''(Stepped on a platform held by chains, leading to the Adamantine Forge):'' “I don't suppose there's a stairs, is there?”
+'''In the [[Adamantine Forge]]:'''
+* ''(Coming closer to the Adamantine forge):'' “This heat - I can see the air shimmering. The forge must be nearby.”
+* ''(Saw the forge for the first time):'' “That's quite the contraption. It must have taken years to build.”
+** ''(Saw the forge for the first time 2):'' “The adamantine forge. Incredible - must have taken years to build.”
+* ''(Filled the crucible with [[Mithral Ore]]):'' “Full up.”
+* ''(Interacting with mould chamber, has at least one mould):'' “That mould should slot in here.”
+** ''(Doesn’t have any moulds):'' “Something missing here. A mould, I'd wager.”
+** ''(Filled only crucible, hasn’t any moulds):'' “Nothing. Seems like I'll need more than just the raw materials to get this thing working.”
+** ''(Filled only crucible):'' “Right then. I just need to insert the mould.”
+** ''(Placed only mould):'' “Should work now - as soon as I find some metal to feed it.”
+** ''(Filled and placed both, seeking how to activate):'' “Everything's in order. Let's see what this contraption can do.”
+* ''(The platform moves down after activating):'' “A staircase would've been too conventional, I suppose.”
+* ''(Trying to forge without lava):'' “Hmm. Got the metal, got the mould... but missing something.”
+** ''(If has already crafted one piece):'' “The mould and metal aren't much use without heat - the lava.”
+* ''(Forged the first item, [[Grym]] appears):'' “I think that disturbed something's slumber...”
+* ''(Fighting Grym, the forge hammer doesn’t damage it):'' “I might as well be wielding a feather! What's wrong with this thing?”
+** ''(Successfully damaged Grym with the hammer):'' “Yes! You felt that one, didn't you?”
+* ''([[Magma Mephit]]s appear during the fight):'' “Hells. Anything else going to join in? A dragon? Some spiders maybe?”
+* ''(Defeated Grym):'' “It's done for - and not a moment too soon.”
+* ''(Approaching the lava lake, [[Nature]] check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' “Something's got this lava stirred up.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “Lava. Better watch my footing around here.”
+* ''(Saw [[Lava Elemental]], Arcana check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' “No wonder the lake is so treacherous, with a lava elemental fanning the flames.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “A lava elemental. That thing could melt armour and flesh alike.”
 ==== [[The Risen Road]] and [[Mountain Pass]]====