Ancient Ruins

**Ancient Ruins** is a node in The Velkarath Mountains.

Previous nodes: Mountain Ledge, Cult Temple

Following nodes: Volcano Summit or Volcano Slope

## Events

* Common
* Epic

## Elemental Brawl

You arrive at some strange ruins, where three different groups of elementals fight to try to activate and take control of a statue that is in the center. They appear to be deadlocked, and none of the groups manages to gain ground from the others. Perhaps helping one of them could break the deadlock, and the winner could thank you in some way.

Who do you want to help?

* [Leave] ignore them.
* [Combat] Help the lava elementals.
	+ You enter the fight. You face the stone elementals and the obsidian elementals that are already burning because of the fight with the lava elementals.
	If successful go to **The elemental statue** (**Lava**)
* [Combat] Help the stone elementals.
	+ You enter the fight. You face the lava elementals and the obsidian elementals that are already vulnerable because of the fight with the stone elementals.
	+ Fight 2 Obsidian Elementals and 2 Lava Elementals, each affected by  x5 and  x4.
	If successful go to **The elemental statue** (**Stone**)
* [Combat] Help the obsidian elementals.
	+ You enter the fight. You face the stone elementals and the lava elementals that are already dazed becaused of the fight with the obsidian elementals.
	+ Fight 2 Stone Elementals and 2 Lava Elemental, each affected by  x4 and  x4.
	If successful go to **The elemental statue** (**Obsidian**)

## The elemental statue

The elemental brawl is over, and only the group you helped came out victorious. The rest of the elementals leave, and the winners prepare to activate the statue to claim the place as their own.

* [Continue] The **lava** elementals activate the statue.
	+ Suddenly, you notice how the statue changes and transforms something resembling an altar. You can use the altar to make offerings.
	You get:  16
	Altar with 30% discount
* [Continue] The **stone** elementals activate the statue.
	+ The statue breaks and a lot of magic shards appear from it. The stone elementals do not seem to mind that you take all of them.
	You get: 1000 16
* [Continue] The **obsidian** elemental activate the statue.
	+ The statue is activated but nothing happens. It seems that the statue was already theirs from the beginning. One of the elementals drops a chunk of gold at your feet in thanks.
	You get: 1000 16

## The Mysterious Throne

Epic event

You arrive at some ancient ruins and, after investigating for a while, you find a room with three glyphs on the floor, a throne at the end of the room and a mural above the throne.
According to the images on the mural, you believe that a ritual was performed here in which one person sat on the throne while three others were placed on top of each glyph. Then the throne was activated and made the person on the throne ascend or gave him some kind of power.
Do you want to try to perform the ritual, and if so, who will sit on the throne?

* [Leave] Better not to take the risk and leave.
	+ You continue your way to the top of the volcano.
* [Character] "I shall sit on the throne!"
	+ You perform the ritual as indicated on the mural and the throne is activated. At that moment, you all feel refreshed and the one on the throne has the feeling of being able to perform his combat skills more times than usual.
	As you sat on the throne, a secret compartment opened on one side of the room. Looking inside you find a pile of gold, magic shards and a Large Emerald.
	You get:  400  400  24
	Character receives additional character card (special version).