



had journeyed into theafter thewhere the fate of thewas to be decided. His kinsmen and king,, had sent Glóin on a secret task before returning to theThe heroes arrived atcamp shortly after leaving. The dwarf hero and Glóin spoke for some time before they focused back on the task at hand. They told Glóin oftheory regarding the missing. Wishing to bring a resolution to this mystery, Glóin agreed to help them.told of goblins that were more riled up than they had been when he andhad encountered them many years ago and believed thecould be responsible for that. As such, he tasked the heroes with entering the goblin camp to find more information.The heroes reached the camp north of theand fought their way through the goblin ranks. Atop the camp, they found, the goblin leader. To their surprise, he was surrounded byDwarves. The heroes quickly dispatched the goblin and dwarves and returned towas extremely troubled to hear of theinvolvement, but clarity was now etched across his face.had tasked him with finding the final refuge of theDwarves within theand this news confirmed their involvement in this villainy. His scouts had reported a dwarf and a cloaked figure entering the dwarf ruins of. It was clear to Glóin that the dwarf had beenand the cloaked figure very likely thetasked the heroes with infiltratingand ending theandthreat. Deep within the, the fortress of Gabilazan stood between two Mountains-ranges. The fortress was heavily guarded by Dourhand dwarves. The heroes fought their way through until they reached the vaults. There, as Glóin had told them, stood a cornerstone that contained the floor plans to Gabilazan.was joyful to learn the plans where still there and not destroyed. He told of, the great dwarf-hall of the North, that fell to the dragonthat caused all the dwarves to flee their halls. The key-stones that opened these halls across thewere hidden in a small vault near the source of the. To access the inner keep of, they would need to acquire the key-stone from there.The heroes reached the vault. It had been overrun bybut there were fortunate enough to easily find the key-stone. They returned towith the key-stone in hand. The time had come at last to confront theandand bring his evil to an end at last. Glóin would not send them alone, however, and tasked the heroes to find his sonto join in this mission. Soon, the heroes would find themselves deep within the finalRefuge facing a great and evil force.