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The sound and shaking are coming from the far side of the pit. As you look over, you spot movement—an elevator, of all things, headed down to your level. That’s… far too convenient for comfort. There’s no way it’s a coincidence.

Still, you can’t think of a better way to get out of here short of piling all the darkspawn up on one side and climbing them like a ladder, so the elevator seems like your best option.

With a final and particularly intense thud and a shake, it settles into position in the pit. The three of you approach it cautiously, checking for traps, but even under close inspection, it just looks like an ordinary elevator—except for the note pinned inside it.

Carefully, you step onto the platform and grab the note. Written in rough block letters on a scrap of dirty paper, you can just about make out the words CATACOMBS and TONIGHT and… you squint at the paper.

“Glandivalis Square,” Ashur reads helpfully over your shoulder.

Tarquin pulls the lever and sends the elevator rattling upward.. As you rise, you think you can just about make out the silhouette of a figure vanishing into the shadows—or is it merely a trick of the light?

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