First Scribbled Note
Long ago, I, Zalphoos the Explorer, came here in search of privacy with my
beloved bride. We took to exploring the surrounding lands, thinking ourselves
young and powerful. But too dangerous was this place, for she, my beloved, died
in the dark and lonely halls, fighting against monsters of hideous strength. So,
right here in these mountains I have stayed. Over the years, more and more
travelers arrive, and I have grown too weary of warning them of the danger. My
beloved is dead, my privacy ruined, and I am tired of telling so much. The gods
punish the proud, they say.
Second Scribbled Note
I care not who finds these any more. Oh, my beloved, why did you have to go
alone down that corridor? I have locked off that dangerous area; see, I even
have the key! I only sell the key to those who think they are true explorers. So
only the foolish will now go into that deadly section, where you met your lonely
fate. But never mind! Your footsteps echo only in my memory, which I know is
poisoned with bitterness. Let the adventurers adventure; let them die,
resurrect, and come back. I wait alone, here on Alphus, knowing someday I shall
die and be with you again.
Third Scribbled Note
Have you found this note? Then perhaps I will deign to tell you of the locking
door in the Sylsfear dungeon. It will lock you in, mark my words, lest you keep
your wits about you! Ha, it serves those right who venture where they do not
belong, to suffer the consequences of their prideful actions! But I speak too
much, perhaps, from my own bitterness.
Fourth Scribbled Note
Sylsfear, the fear of Syliph! How I have come to know these mountains like the
back of my own hand, not that I will always tell of what I know. I remember the
adventuring group that, as full of pride and laughter as I once was, sought to
conquer the Syliph Dungeon. Ha! They never came back, and they had gone when too
often resurrection meant more often than not becoming undead. I have not seen
them since, and I have seen travelers come here aplenty. Many regret coming to
these mountains.