[AU] Stone Bones

[Rybaer]

Leesea ponders the snail track. "You know," she says, "I've read about some of the foul ways the dramojh used to magically change ordinary creatures. If this is such a case, we might want to be extra careful. It could be quite dangerous."

She finds a quiet spot to meditate while the others continue to explore. Fleeting visions come to her from the akashic memory - magic, chanting, the earth.

As she comes out of the akashic delve, Leesea hears Phaern's proclamation about the magic in the room. "Indeed," she says. "This place has long been a place of ceremony for those attuned to the earth. I don't know who, or when, or how often, but the signature is clear."

 

[Corinthi]

Darthallys nods at all this talk and rises to his feet, dusting off his buttocks as he does so. "Well, seems clear enough to me. We should press on and find a better place to camp. I don't know about the rest of you, but strange magical chambers that remind the akashic of dramojh transformations and earthly rituals do not strike me as a safe place to sleep."

Shrugging, the Sibeccai does add, "However, I will concede to popular opinion. If those versed in magic and ritual feel this chamber isn't a hazard, I'll not press the issue. My expertise is in bloodletting, not lore."

 

[dead_radish]

*Kelthet shrugs.* "I, for one, have no fear of a place of the earth. We go to seek the Bones of the Earth, do we not? This seems as good a place as any to stay. At least here, we know where the thing is likely to emerge, if it does. I could be naive, but I suspect our stalwart band could handle a giant snail - I think you hit it in the squishy bits." *He grins a bit* "Besides - our dreams in this cavern, if it truly tied to the earth, might be productive...."

 

[Rybaer]

Leesea considers Kelthet's suggestion that sleeping here might bring dreams useful to their quest. It doesn't sound all that far-fetched to her.

To Darthallys, she says: "My visions through the akashic memory only revealed the use of this chamber for earth ceremony purposes. The suggestion about the snail and the dramojh is pure speculation on my part and could be totally wrong. I don't think it has any particular connection to this place."

"Should we decide to sleep here, I would still advise considerable caution. The creature that comes through here may seem to be just a large snail. If it is a relic of the dramojh, however, it may have dangerous abilities that an ordinary snail...large as it may be...would not normally have. And its disposition is likely to be a lot less friendly."

 

[dead_radish]

*Kelthet grins.* "Perhaps one of our mages could conjure up a giant shaker of salt, that we might ward our sleep? Unless, of course, people are worried about getting their hair slimy. Or fur, as it may be."

*Kelthet is in higher spirits than normal - possibly the trip underground, possibly this cavern itself.*

 

[Jaws]

Wil

"We should stay here. I don't think it will be any more dangerous than anywhere else. I don't want to pass up any benefits that we might receive. I'll gladly take first watch facing the 'red' tunnel."

 

[Erekose13]

Phaern is kind of glad that they have decided to take a break here. He is really looking forward to spending a little time examining the crystals of the cavern. When everone else is starting to get settled, he will make a search around the cavern looking in particular for a nice specimen that is not too hard to remove and nicely portable. Withone in hand he will fly over to Leesea and strike up a conversation. "These crystals are really interesting. I have never seen a cavern like this before. I wonder what you could use these for? Hey I wonder if we should collect some of that ooze, might be useful later." When the topic of watches comes up, Phaern will offer to join one of the others on watch, probably Kelthet cause he is a little too excited to sleep at the moment.

During his watch, while he has free time, Phaern will pull out his journal and catch up on mapping out things. Then try his hand at sketching the cavern they are in and make notes on the crystals that he has pocketed.

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

*Phaern, you're able to find three crystals that look easy to get free, and with a few minutes of work you have them. Oddly, they seemed to almost vibrate in your hand for a few seconds, but perhaps that was your imagination.*

*For all those that rest, that night's dreams bring something both old and new. Again you hear the stone voice, the cries to return to the earth and heal it. And strangely enough, you see yourself and the others, your bodies gleaming like living crystal, and a feeling of immense power pouring into you from the earth. The feeling is unnerving, but not unpleasent.*

*For those on watch, during the third watch, you hear a vauge, echoing squishy sound from down the red passageway. As the third watch comes to an end, by your best guess, as you have no way to tell time, you all notice something strange. The light from your glowglobes seems to be lingering in the crystals. If you leave the chamber the crystals continue to glow softly, as if the chamber were lit up with a thousand candles.*

 

[rangerjohn]

Atlas is convinced they are on the right track after the dreams. As unsettling as they may be. When is time to wake everyone he enjoys breakfast with the rest.

 

[Erekose13]

Following Phaern's discovery of the stones, he sits and finished his drawings, he also includes in his journal his impressions of the room as well as the dreams that they had. "Well this has been a fortunate stop, what an interesting room. I hope that we have a chance to come here again and study it in more detail." Phaern sits as they eat their breakfast, curious about the sounds that third watch mentioned (provided they do).

Once they are finished he tidies up his gear and slides his book back into his pack. "Okay I'm all set, shall we see where the red cavern leads us next?"