[Jack Simth]

That's okay. Jacob was the only PC that did anything useful.
Server down.

Roasted some spiders, retireved the other half of the key, got a lead on where to go next, and an NPC traveling companion (Professer Woolridge) for going there.

Post Stisnera highlights:

Jacob: Ah, thank you. I've recently stumbled across a reference to a "Grate Road" and was wondering if you might have any knoweledge on it to fill in my sad lack.
Professer Woolridge "The Grate road? Oh, yes. I've been trying to find that off and on for the past ten years. I've nearly tracked it down. There's just one problem. The last reference, well, it's in a pretty bad place."
Professer Woolridge "Well, the references I've found say it's in the library of Azerhira. Unfortunatly, it was taken over by some sort of malevolent entity about two hundred years ago. Since then, all sorts of unpleasant things have moved in."
Professer Woolridge "One of the other professors here calls it a Sinkhole. She studies the lingering effects of actions. As you may know" Here, he goes into lecturing mode "Certain actions may be detected past the time at which they happened. It is Ellisia's theory that certain emotions could in fact create a pool of that sort of emotion to which like-minded individuals would be drawn. I don't know enough to say one way or another, though."
Professer Woolridge "And what makes you think I am not eager to go, if sufficient help can be found?"
Professer Woolridge "I assure you, I am not frail, and I will be usefull."