Tonight's update... found that passage I missed in the cracks and crevices, and found not only the Taranta Queen, but also the final shard. Met Kol and Erathsmedor, and for kicks, I cast Firestorm on Kol. Didn't bother him, and it didn't bother the big guy, either [img]smile.gif[/img] Fortunately, it didn't make him made at me...
The bard switched over to become an assassin, and I had to reload to do it -- I forgot that you really want to switch classes *BEFORE* you go around collecting XP for performing quests [img]smile.gif[/img] The 2000 from the Bandit King quest made her second level instantly, and the 1000 for the Serpent's Eye quest made it most of the way to the next level. A couple of random encounters to hit level 4, and then good ol' Grue Morde took her to level 5.
Having a musical assassin just appealed to me some how... guess I'm a little twisted that way
We're now standing in front of the BR gates, ready to head in, level up, and buy a ship.
More later, when possible.