[@Shadow Dragon]

"Just be cautious. Very strange things happen when antithetical magics mix. The forces which animate the undead aren't compatible with those which animate constructs. It's like mixing oil and water" Ophion cautioned. 

They trekked deeper into Polybius' tomb. As they went farther in, the lights grew dimmer and Ophion found that he was forced to use an illumination spell to conjure up a stronger globe of light to guide the way. Curiously, they faced no resistance for almost half an hour, apart from some more skeletons. The first major breakthrough in their search for the lich came when they reached a focal point in the tomb.

Said point was a tall chamber dominated by a circular space in the center from which a dozen hallways radiated, with broad white lines having been drawn on each side of each hallway, all tracing back to a white circle which surrounded the central, circular space. The short hallway the two were walking down opened up to a huge burial chamber some 20 meters tall, above which the light of the sun could be faintly seen through cracks in the ceiling, even though the tunnel was buried under countless tons of rock. Perhaps there had been some excavation on the mountain above them. Between the radiating hallways were piles of dracon bones stacked up almost to the ceiling. By the looks of their horns, they were all males.

"Yes... I think I know what this is. Tell me, are you familiar with the mage-kings of old? Polybius' story is an obscure one, but it appears that's what he was now. These bones appear to belong to his soldiers, and are the source of those skeletons we saw in the hallway. This ossuary appears to be a warehouse or maybe even a barracks for his men. Once he reanimates them, of course." 

[@bloonewb]

"Fate doesn't move unless we give it a push" Aerta commented. "In truth, your action or inaction will decide much, and much about the prophecy is unclear. We haven't passed every point of no return yet. The only points we are past which lead Xigyll to ruin are those which can still be stopped by having an heir to replace Rughoi." She thought about her words. "And if I it looks like I'm pushing you to breed, you have my apologies. I didn't mean it that way. To clarify, this has to be a [i]blood[/i] heir of you and Rughoi, not an adoption. I suppose the only question for now is whether or not you can get your mate into bed, or if this poses a challenge."