Day 259: Moving Toward the Lake
The crew wakes well rested after the evening's fine meal. Even the loud chirping of the frogs faded away in the comfort of sleep. It is new noises that wake the party in the pre-dawn light for a entire bevy of crepuscular wrens flit and scoot around the the campsite picking off tiny insects. They scatter in a quick flash of shadow once the people start to move, chattering their displeasure at having been interrupted.
Following the paving stones toward the know direction of the lake, the path wanders a bit instead of making a straight line. The surrounding pecans are replaced with the pears and plums that Raven Elk and Vittero had discovered the evening before. The fresh fruit from the trees making a fine breakfast.
Once the path opens into the area surrounding the lake, a low heavy fog obscures the water, though a distinct gurgling sound can be heard of its movement. The area around the lake had long since been laid with large flagstone, making it seem artificial. The lake, or pond really, is about 50 paces long from north to south and about 20 paces wide.
Standing here in the open, as the rising sun begins to burn away the fog, a clear image of the Keep can fully be appreciated. There are 8 definitive peaks, each of which has been meticulously chiseled into a decorative facade. Each facade is a bit different with its columns and statues, but each has peak has also been bored to create capacity within. This is obvious even from the floor of the valley. If starting north and following to the east, the peaks were numbered beginning with one, between peaks 7 and 8 pours a stream of water that follows a guided cascade to feed the lake, Since the lake is not over flowing and there is no visible drainage, there must be a way for the water to escape underground.
Manufactured paths can be seen leading to each peak, as well as the window from which the crew descended and to the entering stream. The sights of encroaching nature and the sounds of the environment indicate that the valley has been abandoned by people for quite some time.
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Current Inventory:
- francs: 121
- Beetle Carapaces: 31
- Boar Tusk: 2 pair: {Confluence +1}
- Harvester Tail Feathers: 10 sets: {Health +1}
- Large Beetle Carapaces: 11
- Running Bird Tail Feathers: 6 sets: {Confluence +1}
- Leaves of Soothing: 1 measure {Soothe x2}
- Toxic Leaves: 1 measure {Muddle x2}
- Calcium Ingot: 1: {Cohesion +1, Restore x2}
- Chromium Ingot: 1: {Strength +1}
- Iron Ingot: 20 {Confluence +1, Mend x2}
- Lead Ingot: 13: {Rend x2}
- Tin Ingot: 13: {Persona +1, Muddle x2}
- Zinc Ingots: 19: {Health +1, Mend x2}
- Bloodstone: 1: {Confluence +1}
- Flint: 10 {Heat x2}
- Heartstone: 5: {Confluence +1}
- Lodestone: 2 {shock x2}
- Slate: 64: {Thump x2}
- Sunstone: 8: {Persona +1, Muddle x2}
Unknown Items:
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[sblock=Character Data]
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Vittero: full health
arrows: 24
Taylar: full health
Maka: full health
arrows: 26
Raven Elk: full health
Adisakti: full health
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[sblock=Party Discovers]Slate Boulder: 76 stones worth, East Pass
Tin Vein: 43 stones worth, East Pass
Zinc Vein: 61 ingots worth, 7 days north East Pass[/sblock]
