((I'm not sure if y'all flew in or walked in.  If y'all flew, that tends to limit the number of people you can reasonably take with you, but gets you a bit more information in the flyover [and could just grant you the option of flying into their complex].  Walking means you're safe to take more people, since the cargo capacity of the ground tends to be more generous.))<br/><br/>Lord Thrax, Lady Ansalia, and Sister Alyx near their destination at daybreak.  The monastery is at the center of a ringed rock formation that seems almost unnatural in its convenience.  There seems to be one way in, other than scaling the formation walls (not a horribly difficult feat, by the look of things).  That path?  A wooden gate in front of a tunnel, simple but well-constructed.  That gate is watched over by two men.<br/><br/>The first is a monstrously huge man, at least eight feet tall and carrying a staff that looks like it ought to be holding up someone's roof.  He wears a brown robes that appear to be made of burlap, and which only strap over one shoulder, leaving the chiseled physique of the other exposed to the world.  Despite his imposing size, he has a plump, friendly face centered with a bulbous nose and framed by wavy golden hair.  His eyes are perpetually closed.<br/><br/>At his side, almost unnoticeable beside his massive companion, there sits a very old man in the lotus position with a walking stick lying across his lap.  He is a withered creature, and though hooded in his own burlap robes- which shows almost no skin, in comparison to his giant friend- his long nose and massive ears can be seen.  It's difficult to tell whether he is a very large gnome or a very withered human, but either way, he appears to be asleep.<br/><br/>There appear to be no other guards.