Shortly after I came out of the library, Polerand told me of a new sunstone research project. He took me to the home of Leth Nimbletoes, the alchemist who helped Amberdrake regain her memory in 547. Leth was a little vague on the nature of the advanced sunstone research he's conducting, but Polerand suggested that it had something to do with the theory of sunstone channels. Leth was asking for both raw and normal sunstones, cabus leaves, glasses of fish oil, and coins (many of each). This research project will be expensive, I expect!

I don't know what cabus leaves are, and nobody I've talked to knows either. Ayella suggested that the large red flowers Leth has growing outside his hut may be cabus.

Anyone who wants to donate materials should visit Leth's home north of Midpass.

Later I went to Gerag's cave with Luna and Drenn to investigate reports that it was now reachable. Sure enough, it is--and it's also overrun by the green slime monsters which have attacked town in the past. At least now we know where they have been coming from!

Our initial attempts to explore the cave went badly, so we recruited help in town--including Sabbit and Naferu, who are strong enough to fight the slime. Besides slime, we also found this burial site. The slime couldn't have buried this person--either it was Gerag, or someone else who occupied this cave before Gerag.

The cave also held this waterfall, which I discovered is not a good place for a swim.