Gears and Spears

The Descendant Finders, now in Endrinburg, make another stop at the joke shop to buy accessories for May Blackmoth's dragon. They decide to split the cost and get a fully loaded dragon.

Since it's evening, they decide to check in at the inn across the street, where they spice up their dinner with herbs from "Clickhouse".

That night, May and Tessie each have a dream (see link "Blackmoth Dreams" in connections table)

The next morning, the party heads outside toward Endrin's Tower, where they notice a large boy sitting on a branch on the village's only tree. He is sawing off the branch that he is sitting on, while several gnomelings nearby giggle.

The party convinces the boy, named Lumpy, to stop sawing lest he fall. They also notice that the tree has several markings on it: "Gears vs. Spears", a heart with "Lumpy + Kdr" inside it, the word "LOOK!" with holes for the O's. Curious, Tessie was about to look in the O's in "LOOK!" but decided to buy goggles at the general store first. When she came back and looked in, acid sprayed on the goggles.

They then visit "Nature's Cave - Clickhouse." There is an old gnome in a rocking, a pretty female gnome, tending the store, and her son, a gnomeling. Greenbox buys a six pack of spices. On the wall is a painting of a family of gnomes, including the three gnomes in the store, plus Mama Gazim, Professor Gazim, and Kdr.

The party had learned via message from Princesses Melody and Rosie via feather token, that Endrin had made the duplicate Amulet of Knoss. So they decide to visit Endrin at his tower.

On the way the party sees a store, "The Amulet - Gems and Jewelry" with a picture of a green gem. Intrigued, they stop by. In a book of drawings of custom-made jewelry, they see a picture of the Amulet of Knoss. When they inquire, the storekeeper takes them back to their grandfather, who had made the jewel, who is bed-ridden. The old man doesn't remember much, and the party isn't sure what questions to ask, so they leave and continue toward the tower.

As they leave the village, the clock tower glockenspiel strikes 10, and small mechanical puppets come out and perform a sort of play to music.

The road to the tower ends in a lake of tar, which they circumvent. The road resumes on the other end, and ends in a natural tower. But alas, it is but an illusion, and they find a door.

The come inside an entry way with arrow slits pointing toward them. At the far end is a reinforced door and a box with puzzle pieces in it. The door has a 7-dial alpha lock which spells out the word "RIDDLE?" As they put together the puzzle they realize that the words are backwards (mirror image) and that a piece is missing! Yet Tessie still figures out that the answer to the riddle is "CELOBAE". They dial that into the alpha-locks and the reinforced door unlocks.

They come into another room and are attacked by four animated objects: a china cabinet, two arm-chairs and a hat rack. After a heated battle and several spell-castings, they defeat them.

Though they are able to heal up, the party decides to head back to Endrinburg so they can rest and restore their mana.