The group tracked down the leads on the warehouse to the estate of Eamalas, a prominent member of the trading guild. She is responsible for a lot of trade in Great Forks and the East in General. Her home is a large estate in the West End of Great Forks.
The group arrived and discovered that the estate was only occupied by servants. They searched and found some legal papers that proved she was moving slaves to the warehouse and to the East. They also found invitations to parties with a key embossed on them. They also found a strand of silk that ended inside a perfect sapphire.
They decided to search the gardens and uncovered a fountain that moves with a staircase under it.
An underground temple was discovered. Images of orgies covered the fine marble walls. At the end of one hallway they heard mumbling. As they approached they saw a statue in an alcove behind a large pile of gold and jewels. It was of a figure of a man with thousands of strands for clothing that each ended in a jewel.
As they approached the mumbling gets louder with no discernible source. Suddenly an eye opens on the pile of treasure. It unfolds into a large reptile crusted with gems and gold. The mumbling was coming from the creature. Tendai recognized the creature from a story he was told long ago [with like 10 successes or something] . The creature is called Amphelisia and that it is defeated by laughter. So the group laughed it out of existence, literally.
Upon closer inspection of the idol they found a key hanging from his genitals under the strands. Tendai recognized the symbol from his travels in the underground.