Durin believes that none have travelled these secret stairs for an age, but he will not allow that to dissuade him from seeking whatever may lie at the bottom.
1 Enter areaDescend the secret stairs far below Gundabad and explore the deepest caverns0/1
timeExpiredWait for Durin to catch up with you0/1
3 Speak toPrince Durin (Show dialog)
'What is this place?'
Durin stares in disbelief at the statue on the opposite side of the chamber.
'That is a statue of Mótsog the Traitor, who led the Greymauls against Durin the Deathless in the First Age! He was slain at the conclusion of his rebellion... why would he be given the dignity of a tomb?'
Durin fumes, his eyes flashing angrily and his fists clenched.
'What is the meaning of this?'0/1
4 Use itemExamine the statue of Mótsog0/1
5 Speak toPrince Durin (Show dialog)
'I cannot believe that a traitor such as Mótsog would be given the dignity of a tomb beneath the Mountain-home, Player. One of his followers must have built this place in secret after Durin's judgement. Did they spirit his body here? Does it lie behind one of these walls, enjoying the undeserved rest of a traitorous worm?
'I am disgusted. Such a place should not be. I thought we would find some secret to opposing Hrímil Frost-heart? There is no such secret here. Let us meet outside this shameful crypt and decide what next can be done.'0/1
6 Enter areaMeet up with Durin at the bottom of the stairs outside0/1
7 Speak toStatue of Mótsog (Show dialog)
The statue of Mótsog has changed. Where once it was worked in grey stone, now the statue is given the colour he might have had in life. So too is there another change: the statue is now shorn of any beard.
Despite its lifelike colour, the statue remains unmoving and bereft of life.0/1