Tommy: Hey key. This might open that door. You guys find anything.

Jetsam still to search

"there's a key? Have that thing apologize to my sore shoulder. Give me that key and i will teach it a lesson for hiding."

Tommy chuckels as he tosses it over.

Should we see what's behind door number 4 or go see what's behind the locked door. I'm hoping it's the gear so we can get out this smelly place

Investy: 16

Hadrian fits the key to the locked door and gave it a turn to see...

With a 20 you find a potion of healing and 12 gold.

The key fits in the locked door in the room where the last Orc say dead. The door swings open and we are met with a blinding light. A voice sounds in the distance.

Ah your back to enact more torture are you? It's been so long I thought your forgot about me.

The room is large and cavernous. In the center of the room chained to the floor lay a large dragon, the likes of which you have never seen.

Jetsam you might recognize this creature as an 

 It lifts its head.

Ah new smells. Are you here to poke and study me as well or end me of this miserable existence.

Jetsam pocketed the potion and the gold, then stepped towards the dragon. “I don’t know. Which wood you prefer?”

Ah to fly the skys again would be wonderful. I since my time on this plane is near an end, I would much enjoy to return to my birth lands to join my kin in the halls of Bahamut. But I fear you freeing me would cause you to fail the mission you are here for. To free me I require a gear made of crystal put in that slot over there. Using the gear would distroy it.

A large device sits in the corner.

(We have a choice. Free the dragon or return the gear to the old elf. The elf gives us 1000 extra Gold, the dragon gives us an extra roll on the treasure table)

Tommy: hey guys I want to free this guy but we took a job. 

Jerry gives Tommy a very hard look 

Tommy: what?! Mama said always finish a job.

Jerry grows then disappears.

Tommy: hey come on come back

Jetsam stopped. “I really don’t know. Hadrian? What do you think?”

Hadrian's face is a caricature of pain and confusion. After some time it changes to resolution and sadness.

"I came to Dolsea and the forest to 'help'. Help adventurers get back home. Help innocents to not die unnecessarily. I came into the forest to help Tommy. Held the frontline to help Jetsam..."

"Tommy, I will help you get the gear. But what you decide to do with it after that will determine if I will die here by you and Jetsam's hands or if we will all come home together without the gear. Come. Let us finish this"

*He looks to the top floor and started walking*

Jetsam stood still for a moment, torn. Torn between doing the job he was sent to do and the part of him that knew, in that dragons place, what he would want. Reluctantly, he decided to release it. 

He started walking, following Hadrian. 

Tommy looks at the dragon for a second then runs after Hadrian.

Hey wait. What's that mean? 

The dragon speaks up.

No mater what you discide know this. The object guarding the gear us impervious to all damage. To distroy it is impossible. It is sustained by my magic that is being absorbed by this tower. Al you can do is remove the gear and escape 

“Noted!” Jetsam yelled back at it. 

The party heads back to the main hall.

Ok let's do this. Tommy puts the gears into the gate. And pulls. There is a furry of gears and cranks that come to life as the gate opens. 

While I think we should finsh the job. I can't live with my self if we leave that dragon trapped. I guess jobs can change.

Shall we do this? Rush in you guys keep the guard busy while I get the gear? Do we need a rest first?

Hadrian chimes, "A short rest may be a good idea, Your plan also makes sense. Jetsam and I can try to keep whatever is in there at bay."

Tommy pulls out some rations, hard tack and Jerky.

Not much of a potential last meal huh?

Short rest*

Short resting as well. 

“Aye. Sounds good to me.” Jetsam said, before taking a bite of jerky. 

Sits down quietly eating jerky.

"potential last meal? nah, we will make it home." He said with a toothy grin. 

After the meal he went to his pack and grabbed a rag and started cleaning his armor and maul, inspecting for damage that might affect the upcoming combat.

Jetsam was doing something similar, inspecting his sword and knife to check for edge damage and such, and giving his mail a once-over to make sure that there were no holes in it (ha, holes in chain mail). 

(shall we ship to the end of the short rest?)

Ok we will do us them initiative.

The party walks up the stairs ready for battle 

At the top they find themselves surrounded by gears. In the center of the platform is a large clockwork golem. On the far end is a glowing crystal gear in a mechanism.

Intruder alert, Intruder alert. The golem moves and starts towards the party.

Start combat 

Tommy will run to the side and Jerry to the other both take the dodge action