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D&D 5E [D&D 5E] Tattered Memories: An Adventure in Tethyr (COMPLETE)
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Examining the charnel pit, Brue estimated the walls were no more than 10' in height and easily climbed down. As her boots hit the bottom, they sunk into a thick layer of ash and soot. The smell was even worse this close to the source, although the still smoking remains of the corpse fire helped to conceal her presence from above to some small degree.
Carefully picking her way through the pit, the genasi noted that most of the bodies had been fully cremated, the only things remaining being a few bones poking out here and there. On a few occasions, however, she spotted the odd hand or foot that had failed to ignite. Judging by the location of these bits, the woman guessed the corpses were likely tossed in after the fire had started and rolled before coming to a stop, with the extremities extending well beyond the fire. Thinking it through, she figured this wouldn't be uncommon if there were a lot of bodies that needed to be burned, letting the fire consume some before adding more human kindling to the pyre. Looking closer, Brue spotted a gleam of metal on one of the not fully cremated hands, likely a ring of some sort.
Aside from that, everything appeared as she had expected for a pit used for mass cremations, not that she had much of a reference point. Nothing moved and there were no sounds in the pit. It was as still and quiet as a grave.
Carefully picking her way through the pit, the genasi noted that most of the bodies had been fully cremated, the only things remaining being a few bones poking out here and there. On a few occasions, however, she spotted the odd hand or foot that had failed to ignite. Judging by the location of these bits, the woman guessed the corpses were likely tossed in after the fire had started and rolled before coming to a stop, with the extremities extending well beyond the fire. Thinking it through, she figured this wouldn't be uncommon if there were a lot of bodies that needed to be burned, letting the fire consume some before adding more human kindling to the pyre. Looking closer, Brue spotted a gleam of metal on one of the not fully cremated hands, likely a ring of some sort.
Aside from that, everything appeared as she had expected for a pit used for mass cremations, not that she had much of a reference point. Nothing moved and there were no sounds in the pit. It was as still and quiet as a grave.
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Brue walked the circumference of the pit, using her booted foot to nudge the stray unburned hands and feet toward the embers. She hoped they'd catch fire; it would be better if the diseased corpses burnt, and, besides, doing so satisfied her sense of decorum. After she finished her circumnavigation, she bent down and examined the ring on the hand, inwardly hoping to the nine hells that no one caught her doing what from all outward appearances must surely look like grave looting.[/section]
Brue walked the circumference of the pit, using her booted foot to nudge the stray unburned hands and feet toward the embers. She hoped they'd catch fire; it would be better if the diseased corpses burnt, and, besides, doing so satisfied her sense of decorum. After she finished her circumnavigation, she bent down and examined the ring on the hand, inwardly hoping to the nine hells that no one caught her doing what from all outward appearances must surely look like grave looting.[/section]
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Brue squatted down, careful to keep her body out of the ash. With the closer inspection, the hand appeared to be that of a middle aged female human or half-elf. The ring appeared to be a plain band of silver mostly covered in soot. She couldn't recall having ever seen it before... if there was any indication of who owned it, it would likely be in an inscription on the inside of the band, which would force her to pry it off the finger of the scorched hand.
Before she could further inspect the ring, Brue heard a hacking cough from somewhere near the pit and a low muttering and grumbling.
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[section]Brue froze when she heard the muttering and cough. She thought furiously. She didn't want to molest the partially cremated hand. She wanted even less to be observed doing anything remotely untoward whilst in the pit. But she was a deputized lawkeeper, even if only recently and by flimsy excuse. And that ring might have a clue. She made a hasty decision, and reached out and yanked the ring off the hand.[/section]
Brue froze when she heard the muttering and cough. She thought furiously. She didn't want to molest the partially cremated hand. She wanted even less to be observed doing anything remotely untoward whilst in the pit. But she was a deputized lawkeeper, even if only recently and by flimsy excuse. And that ring might have a clue. She made a hasty decision, and reached out and yanked the ring off the hand.[/section]
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Brue attempted to yank the ring off the finger, but it wasn't budging. Whether the ring had distorted in the heat or the flesh had bloated after death, she wasn't sure. Either way, the ring wasn't coming off quickly. Keeping her eyes peeled to the edge of the pit while she pushed and pulled at the dead, clammy flesh of the hand, Brue silently cursed when an older man appeared. Coughing and wheezing, he glanced into the pit.
After a few seconds of silence, he cocked his head to the side and asked questioningly, "Is anyone down there?"
After a few seconds of silence, he cocked his head to the side and asked questioningly, "Is anyone down there?"
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[section]Brue sighed. She stood up straight, the corpse hand dangling from her fingers. She didn't bother to hide either herself or the hand. Instead, she called, "Hello? It's Lawkeeper Brue." Brue stepped out of the gaseous smoke, revealing herself. She brandished the hand in the air, and called up to the older man. "Any idea who got dumped in here yesterday? Or maybe you could help me get this infernal ring off this hand so I can figure out who the corpse is?" Brue shook the hand. She moved to the edge of the pit and made to climb out. She hoped the old man would either offer to help her or go away. [/section]
Brue sighed. She stood up straight, the corpse hand dangling from her fingers. She didn't bother to hide either herself or the hand. Instead, she called, "Hello? It's Lawkeeper Brue." Brue stepped out of the gaseous smoke, revealing herself. She brandished the hand in the air, and called up to the older man. "Any idea who got dumped in here yesterday? Or maybe you could help me get this infernal ring off this hand so I can figure out who the corpse is?" Brue shook the hand. She moved to the edge of the pit and made to climb out. She hoped the old man would either offer to help her or go away. [/section]Similar Threads
