Word spreads quickly in Laurentiis again as the tavern begins to fill with people come to drink and feast and frolic in the events they have missed out on. 

"Well see, ah, I have managed to arrange a meeting with the wizard Kralynos who is know throughout the city to be a great Diviner. Oh dear, oh my, He can probably help with finding out about Phylacteries and stuff."

"Greetings Mynash, glad to see you again!" Pepin greeds happily

"Thank you for setting up such a meeting, that should be of great help; as always. How are the colonists doing, btw?"

"Oh see, oh well, the natives have helped build many houses for the colonists so that they can concentrate on trading business from the island port. A real town is starting to form."

Mynash takes a sip of his drink more to wet his lips than to enjoy the beverage.

"That's great to hear! Anything else you might have heard about the goblins or anything related?" Pepin asks

"Yes, oh my, oh dear, many of these goblins have come from the west. Upon focusing my efforts there I quickly learned about an old elven temple that had been rediscovered. And see, and well, Legend has it that back before it was lost to time it also served as a bastion against undead. Oh yes, ah, oh well, Many of it's acolytes were trained in the destruction of undead and those that were too powerful to destroy were captured and imprisoned beneath the temple. So, ah, oh dear, It seems something powerful escaped it's holy prison and whatever it is or wherever it's gone it must be found and stopped."

Once again, periodically throughout the feast Mynash will take a sip of his drink.

"Hmm a elven temple you say, and you think that's where whatever helped the dracolich come to live came from?"

"Certainly sounds like that's the place we are looking for. I think we should go on a little expedition there. Can you indicate on a map where this temple is?"

"Oh my, oh yes, I've asked Kralynos to prepare and bring some maps and focus some of his time researching the old elven temple."

Mynash selects a modest sampling from the feast to go with his drink. He enjoys a few bites before his next drink.

"Oh dear, that's fine, I would also like to purpose a toast to the group for lifting the siege. Cheers!"

"Thank you so much, that's great help! When is the meeting with Kralynos?"

"You know wizards, they keep to their own schedules. I've given him your current location and urged him to contact you when he had something solid."

Mynash looks around as if expecting him to already be here, not seeing him he adds, "Maybe a few more hours?"

"Alright, I guess we'll see him arrive, when he does than" Pepin says as he enjoys his drink.

It feels good to have a moment to enjoy yourselves and not have to worry so much about what's happening with the Goblin Horde. After another hour, and actually closer to the end of the second hour, Kralynos arrives.

He is dressed in blue robes with crimson accents at the hood and sleeves, and is carrying several books and scrolls, almost too much for one person to manage but he doesn't drop anything. After clearing a space with his elbow he puts the books and scrolls down and introduces himself.

"I am Kralynos. Mynash asked me to look into the old elven temple that has been recently discovered and also phylacteries."

Randall:

Smiling, Brother Randall says, "Sounds like both topics are of interest to us, especially as we would like to destroy the phylactery before we have to fight that blasted dragon a third time."

"Yes, so I will start with phylacteries since that might be more pressing at the moment. Liches are not destroyed when you kill them unless you also destroy their phylactery. It sometimes takes days to reform another body and take possession of it. While they wait their soul resides within the phylactery."

"The phylactery itself is usually something valuable and has either a small repository or some kind of gemstones, maybe even both. It is usually close to where the lich makes it's lair. In this case my guess is it's either still with the Goblin Horde or hidden somewhere nearby where you killed it."

"It is usually kept somewhere safe and protected seeing how important it is to the lich."

"There is one thing that is out of the ordinary here. As I understand it you killed the black dragon Neforakx and at a later date encountered it as a lich? That shouldn't be possible as part of the process in becoming a lich requires a living dragon to undergo a ritual that involves, among other things drinking a specially prepared potion."

"I will continue my research in case I can uncover some explanation as to how this was possible. Any questions so far?" 

"How big would this Phylactery be? We looked around the camo and tent. And we're quite sure King Moocus didn't have it. Would it be something small like a ring, or something larger that would need several men to carry?"

"Most are small or even tiny so that they can be easily transported but more importantly hidden away somewhere safe."

"So it could be anywhere, and anything? How could we identify or find it? There must be some way to tell it from other mundane items?"

"It is usually an item of great value. And the lich usually keeps it somewhere safe and guarded from discovery or harm."

Kralynos looks around at the feast prepared on the table before asking, "How long are you going to be here? I have a friend who may be able to help. Will you be here tomorrow morning?"

Looking around at the group merrily drinking and eating, Z responds "I am quite sure we will still be here in the morning. In fact, you may find it useful to bring small healing potion to cure some hangovers when you return" adding a wink at the end

"I, will be here, in the morning and will wake the, others, since we must make, haste." Tempe, only eats and drinks sparingly.