The heroes rushed to the crossroads in the center of town, bringing the boy with them. They were shocked to find a massive sinkhole had opened up in the ground, dragging a wagon with children into it and little Pell, the poultry shop owner's granddaughter, was clinging to a tree root. Josh, the druid, used a levitation spell to lift Pell to safety. Then Lilly, the ranger, gathered villagers to help her hold the rope while Kyle descended to begin healing the injured children. Lilly and Josh quickly followed. Josh pulled massive rocks off a child and Lilly put another on her back and climbed the rope back to the surface. Meanwhile, two angry leaders of the town, Waelvur, the wagon maker, and the woman who manages the quarry, began yelling for everyone to stay clear of the pit. When the party started telling what they had seen below the town, the two leaders demanded that they be quiet. As soon as Josh declared that they had discovered murder victims, the council members all turned and ran. The father of the boy they had rescued earlier took his son and disappeared. The heroes chased Waelvur. Lilly managed to hit him with an arrow and then follow his blood trail.
In an old abandoned rock quarry outside of town, they had a final stand off with Waelvur and two rock cult guards. The druid used a mold earth spell to move a five foot cube of rock into and around one of the guards, filling his insides with rock. After a hard fought battle, Waelvur finally surrendered. Kyle, the paladin, cast a zone of truth spell on him and they learned that Larrakh, an earth cult priest had been manipulating the town council and made them murder three travelers who had learned too much. He was ashamed of his actions and swore to never do evil again. The party released him.
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