Editing The Dragon Cult (section)

==House on the Hill ==
[Lonely_Cottage map]
*The house is owned by one Zinberos Rainvale, a rather reclusive Elf. Steven knows the name, but nothing more about him.
*The house is entirely empty, the doors locked, and the shed empty with evidence of someone having been tied up there. 

'''Outside'''
*A DC 15 investigation check around the house reveals a fresh, hurriedly dug grave. Inside they find a naked, elven man.
*A DC 20 investigation check will reveal remains of tracks leading away from the house. A DC 15 survival, tracking check reveals these tracks to be about a day and a half old, and to be at least 3 people.

'''Inside'''
*The main room of the house shows evidence of having been lived in, in the last few days. Food scraps on the tables, dusty footprints all over the floor. 
*The bedroom is a big mess. The bed hasn't been made and the covers are all over the place. 
*The last room contains what looks to be a ritual magic circle. Its exact function would be impossible to determine, but a DC 20 Arcana check would reveal it has gone unused. 
**The room would also contain about 150g worth of common material components - half of which is ink-infused chalk with which the circle was drawn.
**A DC 12 investigation check would reveal a leather-wrapped book in one of the drawers of the desk. The book is entirely written in draconic. 
***The front note would read "To Hunozur, may you learn some of its wisdom"
***The book itself contains a myriad of different rituals describing spells from "Plane Shift" to "Desecrate" to "Dominate Person". Some of these rituals are described to use very unusual materials - including souls as substitutes for rare and expensive materials. 
****The Ritual on the floor corresponds to a Plane Shift spell targeted to the first layer of hell - Avernus.