During the rest period after the group has gotten the first key of Nodden-Torr, Alexis addresses the group.
“We’ve been talking about the ‘reset rooms’. Maybe they reset when the four-part key goes in the door. That’d explain the bugbear bodies still being there when we came back.”
He pulls his whip off his belt, coiling it loosely in his hands.
“But if Hadonis came back after getting thrown out, there should’ve been dead bugbears from his fight. Blood. Something. Maybe the portals let you skip the room entirely; teleportation. Would’ve been a lot more hospitable if the dwarves put that bypass before the summoning chamber.”
He shakes his head, half a grin. Then he looks up at the others, settles on Ethelred.
Rask waits for others to speak up, his brow furrowed.
“Maybe Hadonis used the circles and demon to bypass the rooms?” He blurts out.
“It is clear that we underestimated Hadonis. He did a good job of seeming weak. The spider soup must have helped with the illusion.
We do not have enough information. Could the ‘reset rooms’ yet reset after some time?
Since Hadonis had already been down here he probably knew how to bypass these traps?
As Rask said, maybe he used the portal to move around? We have yet to uncover everywhere. Hopefully more of the mystery will unfold as we explore?”