Svirfneblin and Drow

After being encountering an Elf Assassin, Caelynn, the party searched further through the lower level of the dwarven fortress, after she confirmed the dwarven skulls showed evidence of a mind flayer attack.  Then joined by  Mehrunes Cameran, Changeling Swordmage, the party advanced to the catwalk that spanned a 100' chasm leading to a large set of double doors at the end.  While crossing the catwalk, they all heard the distinct sound of a low growl that Thorn identified as something abyssal.  Off to the right, roughly 80' in the distance another catwalk of similar design led in the same direction.  they were able to see strange creatures clawing their way along the bottom of the catwalk towards the opposite wall.  Edhas lowered herself with a rope to look beneath their catwalk.  Beneath them, attached to the bottom, a large demonic creature appeared to be clutching the stone, emanating extreme cold.  Rushing across the catwalk, Mehrunes observed Dwarven runes along the door, that Thorn read as "Here contains the Clan Glittershield lode"  Excited, they picked their way through the doors, closed them behind them and found themselves in a large chanber with mine cart tracks leading off into the darkness. 

They followed the tracks until they caught sight of what seemed a human sleeping off in the distance.  They snuck up on the unsuspecting adventurer, woke her up and found her to be Camalyn, a human cleric of Pelor.  Camalyn explained that she was adventuring with her friends on the Abyssal plane in the city of Freeport, was attacked, turned around and found herself separated from her group and returned to this material plane.  She has been here for a few days hoping her party would find its way to her.  Camalyn offered to help them travel to a destination of their choice.  She confirmed the existence of the Staff of Chaos and suspected the item was one of mere legend.  In the end, the party decided to to have her return them to the area where Dora was killed by the hook horrors.  Concerned they were getting bogged down in the fortress, while forgetting their desire to pursue the missing children, she teleported them back to that sport and then disappeared. 

They followed the trail of the drow down a passageway for several miles until reaching a crossroads. Edhas identified Drow signs pointing towards the west to the city of Braeburn but from the east they spied a small gnomelike creature approaching them cautiously.  When the confronted the creature, they learned it was a Svirneblin , named Peck.  Peck warned them that Braeburn was a dangerous place.  They were once prosperous and traded with the Drow but almost a decade ago, the Drow Matron Mother became silent and the Drow turned aggressive.  Peck confirmed that the Svirneblin had also had children kidnapped, but unlike the Drow, have never rescued those children.  Peck led the group to the east towards the Svirfneblin city of DarkHallow.  They met with the leader of the Svirfneblin, who confirmed the information Peck gave them and asked that if they learn the location of the lost children, they return them to DarkHallow.  In return for this agreement, the Svirf gave the party three shapechanging illusory devices that would allow them to travel into Braevburn without obvious detection.

Days later, the party discovered the Drow city, made their way to the center of the city, met with the matron mother, t'Riss Hael of House Fre'tlar.  While the party expected t'Riss Hael to be dead, they were surprised when she greeted them under the guise of learning more about the musical legend of Edhas.  Hael confirmed that the Drow children had been kidnapped but rescued by a party of warrior scouts.  She directed them to visit the warrior school to meet those heroes.  While traveling across the city to the school, Wyndham and Edhas suspected they were being followed by something invisible.  When they arrived at the school, the warriors in question confirmed that they  had rescued the children from a group of ogres and giants who were taking the children to the Isle of Morgantis.  While happy to confirm this, the Drow drew swords and informed the party that they could not let the party leave.  Appearing from the shadows, a purple-skinned creature with tentacles on its face directed the attacks of the Drow.