<div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button"> OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">Real quick plot point: The "Broken Shield" that I reference in this post is a holy artifact belonging to a dead god, who was famed as the first god of Mankind and also one of only two mortals to ascend to godhood unaided.The god's name is Aroden, and while most of his followers now turn to Iomedae, his strength and importance are both remembered and highly valued by many. <br/></div></div><br/>Now, when the masters told you that the man who'd stolen the Broken Shield from your temple had delusions of grandeur, you had thought that he simply fancied himself to be slightly more important than he actually is. However, standing outside of a cave that has been magically sculpted to look like a skull, complete with glowing red eyes, you're not entirely sure<em>what</em>the man thinks he is. Still, it's hard to complain when someone practically sets an "I'M HEEEERE!!" sign up for you... makes the process of tracking a lot easier.<br/><br/>From your vantage point, hidden in a copse of trees on a nearby hill, you can see two possible modes of entry into the man's dungeon. Obviously, the gaping maw of the skull is an option... but that route is guarded by two goblins, clad in mismatched armor and scanning the area lazily. Or, from what you can see, you might be able to loop behind the hill and sneak into a nearby strand of woods, which leads almost directly to the skull, and try to jump from a branch into one of the eyes....