A Roll of Two

Avia smiles more broadly. She picks up the Icosahedron of Judgment, clasps it to her necklace, and places the necklace back around her head.

"Fred, you know, in your heart, not to ask that question. To reduce your character and person to just a table of numbers to be monitored is to take the path that will squeeze out all of your life, soul, and imagination. Soon life ceases to be an adventure and becomes nothing but a chore, and one that is not very interesting, at that. Artifacts like the Icosahedron and the knowledge of the tables are to be used sparingly, as one would use a powerful spice on a meal."

Now it is Fred's turn to stare blankly at her. He is still not sure why he could not use the power of the Icosahedron to will the dragon's demise. Fred was weighing the odds of rolling a four or lower on a twenty- sided object against the odds of piercing with a two foot sword the armour of a dragon, while at the same time avoiding his claws, tail, bulk, and scorching flame. Avia then turns to him.

"Fred, although Belboz conjured me, I am not under his control. Necromancy is a difficult task, as I understand it. Souls are an especially difficult material to work with. He would not have squandered me unless he had a compelling purpose. And he would have kept me under his control if he intended to fight the dragon himself. For some reason, he wants you to go into a deeper into the caves, but on a different path than this."

1. Going northwest (through a now empty cavern), and then east, they come upon an oaken door with iron bands.
2. Going northwest, they return to the cavern of great light, and find....
3. Going northwest (through a now empty cavern), and then north, they come to a room with four chests (episode 15)

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