[ The light keeps the area illuminated even as they head down into the darkness of the stairs and beyond, giving them a good view of the stairs below their feet. ]
They do seem man-made... If they went as far as to carve stairs, they must have set up shop here.
[ That would explain the phenomenon of an untouched cave in the middle of the sickness plaguing the Wilde—maybe someone else out there in this world knows (or knew, considering the place is quite possibly abandoned) a thing or two about how to combat it.
That theory seems about right when they reach the bottom of the stairs and find themselves in a vast cavern. Nearby, a pool shimmers, surrounded by glowing runes that are definitely not a product of nature. ]
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They do seem man-made... If they went as far as to carve stairs, they must have set up shop here.
[ That would explain the phenomenon of an untouched cave in the middle of the sickness plaguing the Wilde—maybe someone else out there in this world knows (or knew, considering the place is quite possibly abandoned) a thing or two about how to combat it.
That theory seems about right when they reach the bottom of the stairs and find themselves in a vast cavern. Nearby, a pool shimmers, surrounded by glowing runes that are definitely not a product of nature. ]