An uneasy party made their way on, passing various doors, passageways, pits and gates. Deeper and deeper into the bowels of the earth they descended, fighting foul beasts, claiming treasure and eating piles of handily placed food. Occasionally someone would let out a little gas when they thought no one else was listening.
Eventually, they came to a crossroads. The gloom led off in three directions with not a clue to suggest which way they should go. Zed, who hadn't really done much yet, settled back against a wall for a bit of a rest. There was a soft 'click' as he pushed in a cunningly hidden stone switch and suddenly an alcove appeared in the wall opposite. Upon it lay a scroll.
Iaido noticed and picked up the parchment, unrolling and perusing it. He scratched his head. "WTF?" he mused out loud.
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Azizi came up to him and grabbed the scroll. "What's this? Hmm... a riddle! Hey everyone, Iaido found a riddle!" Zed was about to pipe up indignantly but thought better of it and dozed off. The rest of the gang gathered round, all trying to read the puzzle. Finally, Sonja read it out loud:
"Grynix jernum quey ki skebow rednim u os dey wefna enocarn aquantana."
Her gaze was met by (approximately) 22 blank faces. Now what?