Ruru and Naven were deployed to check whether there's another entrance to Khutwaat from across the mountain. At first they arrived at the cliffside and found nothing. However, after further investigation, they found a mysterious statue buried in stone. Naven tried to investigate the statue but unfortunately, he accidentally triggered some kind of magical responses which prompted a weird construct to sprung from the side of the statue. Ruru and Naven managed to deal with the construct and through a stroke of luck cracked a part of the cliffside, opening a path which took them deeper into the mountain. As they entered the corridor, they heard sounds from the outside, clanking sounds of several constructs activated near the previous statue. They then immediately rushed deeper into the mysterious structure...
Inside, they noticed that they were inside some kind of mysterious site, a part of an ancient civilization. Creepy and ominous things scattered all over the place. They also managed to find some kind of magical terminal which can be accessed by a mysterious metal tablet that Ruru found in another room. They managed to disable the barrier on the southwest entrance and searched around in some kind of archive room. Inside, Ruru managed to find a cloak, which was later identified as a Nature's Cloak. However, they couldn't stay long there because numerous constructs kept on appearing inside the room. Ruru and Naven then rushed to find the other entrance, which happened to be the one that the previous expedition discovered.
Guild's Note:
- Further investigation on Khutwaat needs to be conducted. However, the place is deemed to be dangerous for now and explorers need to prepare better before entering the site.
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The party set out to the west, investigating the surrounding region. They saw a huge rock hill in the middle of the region and dubbed it "Bukit Bintho'ang". As they approached the landmark, they got attacked by a large creature, a giant scorpion. During the combat, the party managed to identify that the giant scorpion is not an organic creature, but rather a construct. Before the creature went into berserk, Kananrokiri managed to interrupt the process and forced it to retreat, leaving an unknown metal chunk behind.
The party then continued to scout the region and managed to map two other landmarks: Khaliqhout, a ravine in the south, and Khutwaat, a hidden structure beneath the mountains in the north.
Exploration Log 1
We headed west and found a hill we named Bintho’ang. There, we encountered a gigantic scorpion. It was clearly far stronger than us, but naturally, we fought it anyway. During the battle, one of our companions nearly died before we discovered the creature was inorganic. Eventually it overheated and fled, leaving behind a thick yet strangely lightweight piece of metal covered in rune-like circuit from the giant scorpion.Further south, we discovered Khaliqhout, an enormous canyon with a sheer drop beneath it. The opposite side was only about thirty feet away, yet crossing it was far more dangerous than the distance suggested, so we have to find opposite path.Goind north we found a narrow opening between steep mountains, which we named Al-Khutwaat. When we tried to approach, an unseen force field violently pushed us back and left me badly injured. Further observation suggested the passage might lead to a long-lost civilisation. Rather than enter recklessly, we decided to return and report the discovery to Outpost back to the east