Ahead lies...?

[Nephrite]

"There is such a thing as greed for knowledge, though." Moore says as they continue on. "Honestly, you can turn practically anything into a currency -- think of what we're doing now. I need to trade lore for, well, lore. It's not that much different than gold, it's just that gold is used a lot more as a currency, and thus used more for both illicit things as well as those to warm your soul."

[Anastasia]

"Anything can be greedy," Cresiel agrees, "The question is to overcome greed, be it for coin or other things, and be better than that."

[Nephrite]

"Agreed. Let us hope this dragon understands both value as well as wisdom." Moore says.

[Anastasia]

Quick evening check prep check: What lore are you going to offer?

[Nephrite]

He's not entirely sure what constitutes 'lore' as it pertains to this dragon, but he'd start with everything he learned from Kapshel's Retreat.

If that wasn't sufficient, then he will ask what the dragon might be looking for specifically, and would modify it from there.

[Anastasia]

In due time you come to rougher land, rocky. Here a small cave entrance leads into the earth, torches hanging within to illuminate it.

A plaque rests just within the cave. It reads:

Oamul Toli Dauga, Pamap Hylasa Oray, Ennai Inao Oray, Nesya Spalu Rotoga

[Nephrite]

I am guessing my mastery of all languages does not immediately impart to me knowledge of what those words are.

[Anastasia]

As far as you can tell, they're nonsense words.

[Nephrite]

Well that's obviously not true!

"I hope there's not a test on what we learned from this." Moore says as he proceeds past it and into the cave.

[Anastasia]

You step into the cave - and a gentle force pushes you back.

"One of these?" Kaja sighs, "Bahamut's freezing breath."

Cresiel merely clears his throat, "Open this door."

Instantly, the force stops, no longer there to push you back.

[Nephrite]

Moore lets out a breath.

"Knowledge dragon, indeed." He says as he continues on.

[Anastasia]

"How?" Kaja asks as he follows, giving Cresiel a look.

In the air in letters of light the following is written.

Oamul Toli Dauga
Pamap Hylasa Oray
Ennai Inao Oray
Nesya Spalu Rotoga

"Ooooh," Kaja says, "I never would've gotten that." he admits with a rueful chuckle, "I'd spend forever trying to figure out the meaning of the words instead."

[Nephrite]

"That's a very fey thing to do." Moore says as he proceeds onwards.

[Anastasia]

Xandra follows, keeping her own council for now.

The path proceeds on and downward into the earth - until it comes to a bolted shut door. A little side table before it holds the following stones the size of a fist: a red stone, a blue stone, a green stone, a purple stone, a violet stone, an orange stone and a pink stone. A plaque is besides them.

Ypali Erao Depna, Ragao Hennesa Erao, Temmapa Temmapa Raga.

[Nephrite]

Moore pinches his brow.

"Oh, I see, this one is the opposite idea."

He takes the red stone and... waves it at the door.