[ Istredd listens to every word very carefully because he knows this is important. He may not know how or what it will do for them, or how to take advantage, but it's still major. The ritual, while clearly horrifying, apparently lifted the illusions that the rest of them still were seeing. This is one step closer to a possible solution, so he's getting a little excited. ]

Assume that anything you see now is something we were supposed to miss before. Which means the boulder and this person you're talking about, they're important.

[ He puts his hand on the crack again, glancing around so he can memorize where everything is and maybe they can all come back to here. ]

Kell told me that the mushrooms the acolyte woman Hydnellia was picking were hallucinogenics. Maybe for the ritual? And they also dispel illusions?

[ Hard to say. ]

She gave me one of her charms, implied that it would do something with the shrines.