Thanks for the prompt responses.
I'm glad to know I can work around this difficulty.
I did have the smelly lava quest. One of the librarians keeps telling me to go on in, "the door's unlocked," or something like that. But there are no other NPC's besides the three librarians.
I did look for Sigurd while I was exploring that area, but then I found myself in the cellar fighting some guy before I realized what was happening.
Oh well.
I appreciate the help.
