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“You’ve told me about some of the strange creatures you’ve encountered in dungeons.”

“One trend you may have noticed is groups of kobolds sealing themselves into remote corners and tending to large magical reptiles or amphibians.”

“These are cultists, more or less, who are trying to use dungeon magic to spawn a new race of dragons.”

“What you may not know is that they have a central hatchery that all these fake dragons originate from.”

“After they get big enough, a group of dragon tamers will split off with one and look for a new dungeon to inhabit.”

“But that original location, which they call the Dragon Factory, is supposed to have a few very powerful specimens on hand as well.”

“I’d expect some tough fights there, but whatever they’re using to grow these things might be useful to you if you can find it.”

“Other than that, I know for a fact you’re already familiar with the arachnomancers.”

“Unlike the dragon tamers, they’re openly hostile to the Empire. They’ve mostly been wiped out.”

“Not many know, but there’s still one big sect hiding out in a dungeon underground.”

“I don’t know if they built their temple IN the dungeon, or if it formed around them.”

“But word is they’re still building power, in the hopes of trying again to overthrow the Emperor.”

“I have no idea if they’ve got any treasure worth taking, but it’d probably be for the best to shut them down.”

“They hurt regular people more than they’ll ever hurt the Empire.”

“So, those are the two dungeons I know about. Which one sounds like less of a deathtrap to you?”