Our agreement with these Xill creatures is going well. Despite their attitudes and outlook, they keep to their word when it is given. They have been given the magical pouches to assist them in their task as we had committed. I shall let you know when they require more.
We have contracted to give the Xill two of our assets every week and they leave the rest of the assets and staff alone to mine the mithril. Weather they still seek other sources for their needs I do not know. And personally, I do not want to know.
Our diviners were correct. The mithril vein here is high quality and looks like it will meet our yield expectations easily.
If we had also divined about nearby threats, we may have known that the Xill were present and not lost some of our original House survey group. Who would have guessed that they are the creatures behind the haunting of this area. It is a good thing for us that they agreed to our accord and now give us Rights of Passage to the caves.
This archway we uncovered is an unexpected bonus. If it does date from the time of the Thyran Empire as our historians think, we have quite a find on our hands. To think that we may have stumbled upon an artifact like that.
Another interesting tidbit… These Xill gave me a series of symbols and a small crystal shard and told me to use it if “I ever need to find them”. I have copied the symbols below so you can have our people research it before I go experimenting with things. I am fine with them coming here for our negotiations, so I may not even need the information.
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