The party stood in the courtyard, triumphant after disabling the lockdown. They looked around, scanning the area for any signs of life. It was then that they saw them - four survivors emerging from the shadows, their faces etched with fear and relief.
The party approached them cautiously, unsure of what to expect. But the survivors were grateful, thanking them profusely for saving their lives. They explained that they had been holed up in a nearby room, hiding from the danger that lurked within the fort.
Previously, as the party searched the area for any clues that might shed light on what had happened, they came across two torn scraps of paper. The scraps contained incomplete sentences, but the party could tell that they were part of some sort of recipe or formula.
"...and combine it with the Draught of Cyan Barberry - 2 parts..." read one scrap.
"...Draught of Scarlet Eye with 3 parts..." read the other.
The party realized that these scraps were crucial to creating an antidote for whatever it was that had caused the lockdown. They searched the fort high and low, but could not find the missing pieces of the formula.
After a tense standoff, the party struck a deal to split the antidote 50-50. But they still needed the final piece of the formula.
That's when a survivor stepped forward, offering to provide the missing piece of the cure. The formula was 3 parts red, 2 parts blue, and 1 part white. The party quickly got to work, mixing the antidote and administering it to themselves.
But as they were about to leave the fort, they made a grim discovery. The child and the mother of the survivors they had rescued were infected with whatever it was that had caused the lockdown. Captain Malek De Rosa had ordered them to be killed, but the party could not bring themselves to do it.
In the end, they made the difficult decision to leave the survivors behind, hoping that they would find a way to survive on their own. As they walked away, the party could not shake the feeling that they had just made a grave mistake - a mistake that would haunt them for the rest of their lives.