Nightscale's Lair

Life, Failure / Mishap

Upon entering a large, subterranean lake, the heroes met and conversed with a Dragon who called himself Nightscale, Terror of the Skies, and ruler of the [Stone Tooth] Mountain. After attempting to parlay with the creature, the holy paladin Giorno, possessed by the Allip Anduril, became enraged and starting attacking into the blackness that hung over the lake. Unable to see the dragon, the party attempted to stop Giorno, forcing the allip out of his body, whom then in turn went into a rage as the dragon finally became visible. Fleeing, leaving the allip as a distraction, the party fled with an unconscious Giorno, back to the forge level of Khundrukar, and resting a short time, immediately left for help in foreign lands.   Giorno thinks about this battle frequently, believing it to be the reason that the peak no longer produces any smoke... But only time will tell if Giorno is right, and if the dragon should have been dealt with then and there... He just hopes this won't come with the death and loss of the dwarves they were trying to help in the first place...