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Parna and Matsuko checked out the ceiling room on one side and reported a *lightbow*, like the one Barg ended up with - the guard made for the room on his side and I told him who I was, demanded right of passage, etc. He seemed to be listening. Grettir and Dizyk dealt with some more stupid mephits while Matsuko and Parna cleaned both rooms of anything that wasn't bolted down. Then the center pillar came down to reveal a Gate, another couple backup guards, and a thousand-year-old Dondar.
Well, not in lived-time, since time doesn't penetrate an impenetrable skin, but since his birth. Much talking followed - confirmed some guesses about the cataclysm, gave us some info on the avatars, told us Nothoreadel was actually *in* the Dreaming which freaked Parna out. Warned us about Dreaming creatures (of course are at bad part of cycle), ID'd a bunch of the stuff we'd found (including the vial in my Dondar figurine, which turned out to be eternal rust-proofing oil - can only imagine the profits for the clan if the mechanical alchemists can reverse-engineer that one!). Decided to night here, get everyone re-spelled and healed up. May put on the mask - looks like could be a trade of talking to profit us both.