Lotharn looked at his room and found it to his liking, it was much like those at Rivendale, a combination of woodmenship, nature and magic to shape and make the room feel like nature itself yet comfortable for one's body. He walked out onto the balcony and looked over the city. It was beautiful and reminded him so much of Rivendale, where he had been born. The Elder had welcomed him home. His family had started there. His grand father had been the one that had taken the stone and went west with it. Evidently he found his wife there and as a result he was born. He therefore had relatives here in the East. He was anxious to meet them.<br/><br/>At the waterfall a lone elf working at a forge. He was creating a sword and whispering enchantments as he worked the blade. He heard the two women coming and eased the blade into a combination of fire and ice to cool it and temper it, and turned to look at them. "What brings you to the forge of Turniel?" he asked, giving the two women a slight bow.<br/><br/>The Elders and Timberlane stayed in the area that they had come to. "So it has begun. The quest for the stones and the means to destroy the Evil One is at hand. It will be a dangerous quest for those that go. They will not be the only ones looking, and surely there will be legions of undead to pursue and try to recover this one." one of the elders said.<br/><br/>"Yes that is true but the Dwarfs are always bickering among themeselves, there is no unity among them as there once was, and the Humans......" another shook his head. "They constantly war among themselves. How can any one bring them together."<br/><br/>A third added, "There will be those that say to destroy the stone, keep the prison intact, keep the valley entraped in magic to keep the undead there trapped."<br/><br/>Timberlane listened and shook his head. "The stones can not be destroyed, remember that was tried and failed. The question is, who will go to find the other two stones and retrieve the fourth from Morgran?"