New World. New Adventure

'I am sending Merrill along with you, to search the cave' The Keeper says, as Lunar turns to leave. 'One of our own, Tamlen, has gone missing, and he was last seen a little ways north of the camp. Do what you can to find him, as you search for Duncan. Lunar nods his head in acknowledgment, turns, and heads toward the edge of the Dalish camp, where Merrill is waiting. 'Damn it. Lunar mutters in Ancient Hylian, as he most often does when annoyed. 'I have a feeling those same creatures I encountered are at work here too...' 'You must be the Twili.' Merrill says, pulling Lunar out of his daze. 'My name is Merrill, I am first to Keeper Marethari. I will be accompanying you to the cave in search of the Grey Warden and Tamlen.' 'How did you find out about Tamlen? Lunar asks. 'A day before you woke up,' Merrill says, 'another hunter, told us, before she succumbed to the taint, that they had entered the cave and found a strange mirror. Tamlen vanished after touching the mirror, while she was thrown back and went unconscious. The Grey Warden found her shortly before finding you.' 'You … have my condolences' Lunar says, 'it is not easy losing someone like that.'

Lunar and Merrill arrive and find a fresh campfire, on the path to the cave. 'This has recently been used' Merrill notes, looking around the campsite. 'the embers are still glowing' Suddenly 6 creatures appear walking up the path with weapons drawn. 'Darkspawn!' Merrill says, shocked. 'So that's what they are called, time to play' Lunar says smirking.'Let's have some fun!' The four genlocks focus their attention on Lunar, as he runs toward them, katana drawn. He swings with one fluid swipe, decapitating a genlock, covering the ground in a thick dark crimson. Another swings its axe at him, it misses but the dodge, causes Lunar to wince and double over in pain. Merrill quickly casts a lightning spell at the remaining darkspawn killing them before they could follow up on their attacks, as Lunar recovered. 'Are you ok? Your wounds are not fully healed.' Merrill says, helping Lunar to his feet. 'I'm fine...thank you.' Lunar says, wincing. 'I got a bit too careless. Let's get moving, the cave entrance shouldn't be too far now.'

The duo arrive at the cave and enter; inside they find ruins of human and elven origins. They traverse the crumbling halls, heading north, passing over roots and vines, fighting off spiders and various darkspawn. Finally, they come to a large room, and see Duncan standing in front of a Large ornate mirror; arms crossed. Duncan turns around and sees Merrill and Lunar as they walk up. 'I thought I heard fighting come from the halls.' 'Why didn't you help us, if you heard the fighting?' Merrill quips. 'Because, I was fighting here, since I had just arrived moments ago.' Duncan replies. 'I didn't realize the Keeper would be sending out a search party for me.' 'Lunar steps forward, and takes a look at the mirror. 'Keeper Marethari sent us to search for any signs of Tamlen, and to ask you to return with any information about what is going on here.' Lunar says without turning his gaze from the mirror. 'This mirror... is exactly like the one that brought me here. Evil emanates from it.' ' You can sense the evil from the mirror? How?' Duncan asks Lunar turns to Duncan and replies, 'I am a Twili, trained in the way of the Sheikah, and trained as the Sage of Shadows.' 'With that training as a sage, I can sense pure evil.'

Merrill, Lunar and Duncan, talk a few minutes more and search the room for any sign of Tamlen. After their search turns up nothing, they return to the mirror. 'This mirror needs to be destroyed' Duncan suggests, but before Merrill could protest. Lunar charges a fire spell, and fires it at the mirror. 'DIN'S FIREBALL.' The spell collides with the mirror shattering and melting it into molten rubble. 'What did you do that for!' Merrill shouts. But Duncan interjects, and tells Merrill that 'it needed to be done.' 'Lunar out of breath because of his wounds but agrees with Duncan. With their adventures completed in the ruins. They follow Duncan back to the Dalish camp, to meet up with Keeper Marethari and apprise her of the situation.