Today I managed to fall to a tough little Fire Vermine while testing the path into McBolie's Cavern on Devil's Isle. I was soon rescued by a small party of exiles, and we ended up exploring the interior portions of Devil's Isle.

The first place that we decided to explore was the volcano area of Devil's Isle, with its infamous Drake Den. The Drake Den used to contain dozens Fire Drakes, ranging from small infants to powerful adults, but recently the Den has been completely empty.

Today we hoped to discover some Drakes in their lair, or at least some clue as to where they have disapeared off to, but unfortunately we could find nothing. I have now officially renamed the cavern to the "Rat Den."

We did notice something of interest, though. The entrance to the Rat Den is surrounded by a pool lava, which exiles must run across to reach the cave entrance. What we noticed were several Voolcons trying to walk across the lava, but falling before they could make it to the cave. Could it be that there is something of interest inside the cave, which the Voolcons seek?

Afterwards, we peeked into the Voolcon Caverns to see if anything was new, then headed to Dal'Noth Isle to explore the Underground. The caverns beneath Dal'Noth Isle have been unusually active lately, and today was no exception. We encountered a Tuz'Noth, four Xar'Noths, and half a dozen Zol and Gar'Noths while exploring the Underground today.

We mostly explored the south-eastern portion of the tunnels, searching for the secret passages that Qual once hinted at, but we were unable to find anything. It has now been more than two years since the defeat of Qual, and we have yet to discover anything new. I wonder: was Qual lying, or are we just not searching in the right places?