The heroes arrive at the museum and are greeted by a striking young woman of obvious Greek heritage and two security guards. “Thank Goodness you’re here!”, she says her eyes moving from one hero to the next. Settling on Psyren she says, “ I didn’t realize there were many women in this line of work. Please follow me, the chamber is inside.” The heroes pass through the melted front doors, and follow her past many historical treasures. “The item taken was the Amulet of Nanna. It is one of the Four Great Treasures of Ur, along with the Prayer Stela of Nanna, the Winged Disk Tablet, and the Sacrificial Bowl of Nanna. The items date to 2000 BC. They actually launched my career when I located the amulet in Iraq*. I have no idea why someone would want the amulet, other than to put it in their private collection. There are a lot of seedy types in the archaeology business, “treasure hunters “ they call themselves. Of course, treasures like these belong in museums where they can be studied and shared with the public” , you can hear the contempt for private collectors and purveyors of stolen artifacts in her voice. “Well here we are, this is the chamber where the crime was committed”, she says as she waves her hand toward the case.
*Avatar remembers this series of papers now. Although middle eastern, they are slightly on the periphery of his area of expertise, and he has been busy. To get the curator’s job at such a young age indicates that she is a rising star in academia.
OOC: [sblock=investigate check 15] the case and door were corroded rather than melted[/sblock]
