MIA - Magda and Bjarne Max

On the day after the Heroes of Grymnon arrived at Ardheim, their priestess, Magda of Moradin, received an audience with the Daughters of Ardheim. Patience and Pandora went with her, both to ensure her safety and to see what they could uncover while Magda engaged the Daughters. The assembly consisted of seemingly identical or cloned women bearing masks; they physically resembled dwarves, yet gave a distinctly non-dwarven (I'd dare say, non-humanoid) vibe.

Eventually, the party received proper accommodations. The heroes knew that it was a trap, yet it was a most welcome trap. If they were to be prisoners, better it be in comfortable surroundings and with hospitality than in some dank, musty dungeon where clean water was the height of luxury.

Magda also attended a private audience with one of the Daughters, discussing theology and Magda's allegiance to Moradin. The meeting took a turn for the worse once the Daughter asked about the Book of Olaf, ultimately requesting its retrieval. In what may have been a most judicious or most troublesome decision (at the very least, the road to their departure was troublesome as the Archduke masterly pulled all possible moves to remain undetected), all but Magda and Bjarne Max left for Grymnon and the book.



That same day, assailants came for the Magda and Max, forcibly converting them toward aberration. They were lost.