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 * ''(Tried to attack the vines):'' “It's no good - they're impossibly strong.”
-==== The [[Forest]] ====
+==== The [[Forest]] and the [[Owlbear Nest]] ====
 * ''(Dealt with [[Andrik]] and [[Brynna]], not knowing about the cult of [[Absolute]]):'' “Did you follow a word of that?”
 ** ''(Responding remark):'' “They're devoted to this Absolute. Whatever it is.”
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 * ''(Found Exsanguinated Boar):'' “That boar looks riddled with disease. Best keep our distance.”
-==== The [[Owlbear Nest]] ====
 * ''(Healed the [[Owlbear|Mother Owlbear]]):'' “She looks better - hungrier, too.”
 * ''(Found Mother Owlbear killed by goblins, if the party have spared her earlier):'' “Looks like the goblins found her little hideaway.”
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 ** ''(Successful):'' “Bones snapped like twigs. Must've been quite a fall.”
 ** ''(Failed):'' “A dead drow. No one's going to shed any tears.”
-* ''(Found illusory mushroom “ladder” leading toward crag top):'' “Bloody Underdark. Even the mushrooms are out to get you.”
+* ''(Found illusory mushroom “ladder” leading toward crag top at {{coords|67|-256}}):'' “Bloody Underdark. Even the mushrooms are out to get you.”
 * ''(Found illusory wall on the top of the crag):'' “A fake wall. Hopefully hiding real secrets.”
 * ''(Approaching a mushroom ring, knows its purpose):'' “No glow? How dull.”
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 '''Elsewhere in the Underdark:'''
-* ''(Looking at cave paintings, [[History]] check):''
+<!--* ''(Looking at cave paintings, [[History]] check):''
 ** ''(Successful):'' “[[Lolth]] leading her drow into the Underdark. This must be ancient.”
-** ''(Failed):'' “Please. I prefer my art to be a little less... shit.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “Please. I prefer my art to be a little less... shit.” - Couldn't find the place, probably another cut-out upon release-->
 * ''(Entering [[Zhentarim]] storehouse from the Underdark):'' "The Black Network's mark. Spies, murderers, and thieves ahead, I guess."
 ** ''(Entering the storehouse, descending from [[Zhentarim Hideout]])'' "Glowing rocks? Mushrooms? This is no simple storage room."
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 * ''(Killed all [[Kuo-toa]] in [[Festering Cove]], thus dissipating [[BOOOAL|BOOOAL’s]] magic): “His power died with the fish creatures. I expected more from the 'Lord of Murder'.”
+==== [[Grymforge]] ====
+'''At the [[Clan Flameshade]] [[Grymforge#Duergar_encampment|camp]]:'''
+* ''(Arriving at the Grymforge):'' “No duergar built this fort. They don't have the imagination.”
+* ''(Met a [[Scrying Eye]]):'' “A scrying eye. Someone's watching this place.”
+** ''(If already seen one in the Goblin Camp):'' “Another scrying eye, same as the one skulking around the goblins' camp. Someone's watching.”
+** ''(Responding remark to both options):'' “Let's not make a scene, then.”
+** ''(Looted a dead Scrying Eye):'' “How precious. A scrying eye, forever shut.”
+* ''(Saw drow corpses in cages near the pier):'' “These drow are a statement. It's not like duergar to be so bold.”
+* ''(Looted the [[Engraved Pin]] from a drow corpse, HIS check successful):'' “A pin with the Harpers' emblem. Strange to see this all the way down here.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “Pretty pin. Might be worth a few coins.”
+* ''(After talking to [[Kith|Stonemason Kith]]):'' “Every ancient ruin has a story to tell - that much is true, at least.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “A rather fascinating history - shame the place is so dusty.”
+* ''(Found Dark Justiciars’ skeletons):'' “Dark Justiciars, just as Halsin said. Moonrise Towers must be close.”
+* ''(Saw crates with old Sharran gear at {{coords|-668|400}}):'' “Rusted and useless. Pity.”
+* ''(Found a crossbow in an old crate, History check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' “No duergar made this. The design looks Sharran...”
+** ''(Failed):'' “Oh this is far too nice to be duergar-made.”
+* ''(Looted [[Adamantine Slag|a piece of adamantine]], knows about the forge):'' “It's mostly slag, but something's sparkling in there. Hello! Are you adamantine?”
+** ''(Doesn’t know about it):'' “Something's sparkling in there, but it's mostly slag.”
+* ''(Found defaced statue of [[Shar]], recognized the symbol of the [[Absolute]]):'' “The mark of the Absolute. No intention of playing nice with other gods, it seems.”
+** ''(Did not recognize the symbol):'' “A little blasphemous graffiti, though I don't recognise the symbol.”
+* ''(If [[Nere]] died in the cave-in):'' “No one's here? Just as well - we can grab Nere's head and go.”
+* ''(Looking at the [[Gauntlet of Shar|Shar temple]] down from the ruined bridge):'' “Impressive-looking ruins down there, but well out of reach.”
-==== [[Grymforge]] ====
+'''Exploring the [[Grymforge#Abandoned_Temple|Sharran city]]:'''
-* ''(Looking down on the temple)'' "Impressive-looking ruins down there, but well out of reach."
+* ''(Found the traces of [[Thulla|Thulla’s]] escape, [[Perception]] check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' “Footprints on the ground. Always worth a look.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “What's that? Blood on the ground...”
+** ''(Interacting with chains or bloodied arrows, [[Survival]] check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' “Arrows and the bloody tracks of short legs. Someone went gnome-hunting.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “Urgh. What a mess.”
+* ''(Respond to Harper’s watchword from [[Undelivered Letter]], History check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' “A spell. Cast Light on the chest, and we should be all clear.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “I'm sure that's very useful if you know what it means. Alas, I don't.”
+* ''(Approaching the location of the [[Harper Stash]]):'' “If the Dark Justiciar's letter was right, there should be a stash here somewhere.”
+* ''(Saw the Harpers’ rune, hasn’t read the Undelivered Letter, Survival check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' “A Harper's rune. Something must be stashed nearby.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “A secret rune or just graffiti? Hard to say.”
+* ''(Saw [[Mimic|false chests]], [[Investigation]] check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' “If I were sensible, I'd lock it in a chest. But if I were clever, I'd put chests everywhere and hide it somewhere else entirely...”
+** ''(Failed):'' “Now to find the damn thing...”
+* ''(Entered a banquet hall, [[Religion]] check):''
+** ''(Successful): “Ah, a Nightfall feast in honour of Shar. An evening of food and merriment before a spot of murder - charming.”
+** ''(Successful 2): “Ah, a Nightfall feast. Though I'm not sure it should be quite so ripe.”
+** ''(Responding remark): “I've heard of that - a banquet that ends with you murdering someone in Shar's name. Quite the event.”
+** ''(Failed): “Feeling hungry? I'm decidedly not.”
+* ''(Found a loose stone at {{coords|-600|422}} through [[Perception]] check):'' "Well well, a loose stone. What are you hiding?"
+* ''(Found a place where [[Philomeen]] climbed up the ledge, knows about her escape):'' “Rope and gear. That gnome's escape route, no doubt.”
+** ''(Does not know about her):'' “Rope and gear. Someone was feeling adventurous.”
+* ''(Found a [[Devilfoil Mask]]):'' “A curious mask. It's almost cute.”
+** ''(Arcana check successful):'' “A merregon mask, no less. Hells' footsoldiers.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “Sadly, 'cute' alone isn't worth much.”
+** ''(Arcana check successful, knows about merregons’ habits):'' “A whole gaggle of merregons. They never fight alone, though - where's their commander?”
+** ''(Doubts whether the merregons’ commander is dead):'' “Still only merregon remains, though. Whatever commanded them, I'm not sure it's dead.”
+* ''(Tried to put on the mask):'' “It's surprisingly heavy. Style over practicality, I suppose.”
+** ''(Found a second mask):'' “Gods, how many masks are there?”
+** ''(Found the third mask (?)):'' “The longer you look at them, the more unsettling they get.”
+* ''(Found the [[Idol of Shar]], the party knows [[Shadowheart]] is a Sharran):'' “An aspect of the Lady of Loss. Shadowheart may appreciate its finding.”
+** ''(The party does not know):'' “An idol of the Lady of Loss - now found. Lovely.”
+* ''(Found a bunch of rusty weapons):'' “The weapons here are more rust than steel. How long's it been since they tasted flesh?” ''(triggers only for the first time interacting with those)''
+* ''(Interacted with the [[Orb of Darkvision]]):'' “Oh that's a familiar feeling. Darkness and loss.”
+* ''(Read [[Abandoned Journal]]):'' “Beasts and Hellknights? You can hardly blame him for being a coward.” ''(triggers after finding at least one Devilfoil Mask)''
+* ''(Stepped on a platform held by chains):'' “Lovely. Held together by rust and hope.”
+'''In the [[Adamantine Forge]]:'''
+* ''(Coming closer to the Adamantine forge):'' “It is getting toasty. Surely the forge must be close.”
+* ''(Saw the forge for the first time):'' “An incredible sight. And people say size doesn't matter.”
+** ''(Saw the forge for the first time 2):'' “Found the forge. And to think people say size doesn't matter.”
+* ''(Filled the crucible with [[Mithral Ore]]):'' “Seems it's all full up.”
+* ''(Interacting with mould chamber, has at least one [[Mould]]):'' “What's this? A snug little spot for that mould, I think.”
+** ''(Doesn’t have any moulds):'' “There's a gap here. Could fit a mould or - I don't know, some other blacksmithery?”
+** ''(Filled only crucible, hasn’t any moulds):'' “I fed you some metal, what more do you want?”
+** ''(Filled only crucible):'' “Now we have metal and a forge, but no mould.”
+** ''(Placed only mould):'' “Fits perfectly. Now we just need something to forge.”
+** ''(Filled and placed both, seeking how to activate):'' “I hope this is worth me playing blacksmith.”
+* ''(The platform moves down after activating):'' “Arriving in style. I rather like it!”
+* ''(Trying to forge without lava):'' “Well, that didn't work. What's missing?”
+** ''(If has already crafted one piece):'' “No joy. Seems I need more lava.”
+* ''(Forged the first item, [[Grym]] appears):'' “Oh look, a new friend's come to play.”
+* ''(Fighting Grym, the forge hammer doesn’t damage it):'' “It barely tickled him! What am I missing?”
+** ''(Successfully damaged Grym with the hammer):'' “Yes! You felt that, didn't you, you stupid lump?”
+* ''([[Magma Mephit]]s appear during the fight):'' “Oh, there are mephits now too? Wonderful! Why not?”
+* ''(Defeated Grym):'' “Ha! Take that, you stupid, clunking... whatever you are.”
+* ''(Approaching lava lake, [[Nature]] check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' “The lava shouldn't be this volatile. Something's wrong.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “Quite the lively little pond, aren't you?”
+* ''(Noticed [[Lava Elemental]], Arcana check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' “A lava elemental. So you're what has this place all stirred up.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “A lava elemental? Because fire would have been too easy.”
 ==== [[The Risen Road]] and [[Mountain Pass]]====