DovahKiinZaan

"Mirkrilaar, I am washed and ready, where is the next bone?"

"Give me a little bit of time. I will return with its approximate location."

*It goes silent.*

"East of Riften. Where gold has been left abandoned for years."

*Dinok appears at lost prospect mine*

"It's been a long time since I've been here."

*There's two paths that lead to attempted mine veins, split by a waterfall. A desk lies right of you, along with a journal, pickaxes, and a few iron daggers.*

*Dinok picks up the journal*

"What do we have here? A mortal's work?"

*It reads...*

3rd of Hearthfire, 4E 200 You know, just when you think you've hit bottom, sometimes the Aedra throw you a rope. Since the rebels took over the mines in these parts, I haven't been able to find work anywhere. And along comes Bern, my old partner, with an 

It's been too long since we did a job together- what, four years now? Nice to finally work with someone who knows the business. Sounds like the place was a steal, too.

22nd of Hearthfire, 4E 200 No one sells a mine for a song. I figured the place would be in bad shape, but not this bad- barely a glorified cave. There may have been gold here once, but we don't even have a vein to start with.

We struck out at random. Three weeks digging the lower tunnel, but nothing to show for it yet.

15th of First Seed, 4E 201 Nothing. No gold, no gems, no ore, not even any useful stone- the rocks around here crumble the moment you stack one on another. I'm ready to toss it in, but Bern wants to keep on going. "Just a little farther, Hadrir." "We're so close, Hadrir." Bah.

Bern wants me to head back to Riften for supplies next week. Might give me a chance to cool down.

29th of First Seed, 4E 201 So I come back, and- nothing. No sign of Bern. It's like he just up and left. No blood, no struggle, he just ran out on me, I suppose.

I've waited three days, and he's not coming back. I'm going to head back to Riften and see if I can find him, or find some other work there. No sense wasting any more time here.

Bern, if you find this- I expected better from you.

*Dinok has a queer look across his face*

"The pain of memory, I should go on."

*Clairvoyance leads him right*

*Clairvoyance leads nowhere visible.*

Mirkrilaar

*Clairvoyance leads nowhere.*

"The-? It just disappeared. Mirkrilaar, is this the right place?"

*Dinok looks troubled*

"Geh. This is the place. I sense it...damp."

Mirkrilaar

"Geh. This is the place. I sense it...damp."

"Is that figurative or metaphorical?"

"Literally. There are three paths on this mine. Take the middle."

Mirkrilaar

"Literally. There are three paths on this mine. Take the middle."

"Of course, the waterfall."

*Dinok walks forward slowly, very slowly..*

*You see a small opening above you on another level of rock. The level is about 20 feet of the ground.*

Mirkrilaar

*You see a small opening above you on another level of rock. The level is about 20 feet of the ground.*

*Dinok uses his teleportation powers to get up there*

"Thanks for that one, mirk"