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<blockquote data-quote="Sammael99" data-source="post: 7010241" data-attributes="member: 1157"><p><strong>Session 2: Epilogue</strong></p><p></p><p>In the days following the exploration of the Whitefish mausoleum, the four explorers rest and recuperate. All except Valya notice that the cadaver wounds heal faster, but the scars and the skin around them turn a nasty taint of brown. </p><p></p><p><img src="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/wka0rkbxi281mdm/Ariana%20Vertdegris.jpg?dl=0" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><em><a href="http://legrumph.org/Terrier/" target="_blank">Illustration by John Grumph, used with authorization</a></em></span></p><p></p><p>Jack contacts a fence he knows, a woman going by the name of <strong>Ariana Vertdegris</strong>. He brings the jewels and coins to her and she asks him if he wants maximum value out of them, which would imply leaving recognizable medals and pieces of jewelry as they are, or if he'd rather be less traceable and melt what could be identified. He goes for the second option. Ariana tells him that she believes the loot will be worth upwards of a thousand crowns, an amount of cash she doesn't have with her. She tells him to come back two days later.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile Sabrina visits Dwimberg in his Cabinet of Curiosities shop, to ensure that the ophidoscope is still available. The dwarf gently informs her that it is but that he will have to auction it off: several influential have asked him for it. He cannot simply turn them down, so an auction is the most elegant way to go: the winner gets the ophidoscope fair and square and the losers don't blame Dwimberg. Sabrina enquires as to the identity of these interested parties, but Dwimberg apologises, saying that he can't divulge them. </p><p></p><p>As the discussion goes on, Valya examines the ophidoscope. The contraption is formed of a long brass tube on a stand with clamps at both ends, presumably to immobilize the snake or snakeskin. The upper part of the tube is made of a translucent material that doesn't look like glass. About half a meter above the tube is a lens fixed to tense metal string. The lens can slide up and down the length of the tube. There is also a crank that Valya supposes is used to rotate the tube, but he dares not try it. Valya notices that the stand is engraved with ophidian religious prayers, but he's convinced these were not written down by ophidians, but rather by someone who was copying some holy text without necessarily understanding it. </p><p></p><p>Sabrina also asks Dwimberg if he knows anything about the phial containing purple gas that they retrieved from the Mausoleum. Wilbur for the last two days has been trying unsuccessfully to ascertain it's magic (or non-magic) nature, but to no avail. Dwimberg offers to answer these questions for a fee or in exchange of a favour. When told the fee, the group decides on the favour.</p><p></p><p>After a couple of days, Ariana comes back to Jack and offers twelve hundred crowns for the valuables they are trying to fence. Jack manages to negotiate up to fourteen hundred and the deal is struck. </p><p></p><p>Finally, Wistul meets again with Blind Grunsten to inform him that while some of the dangers in the area the first beggar was murdered may have been thwarted, the area is still dangerous and should be avoided. Grunsten suggests that, should the problem be dealt with in a more definitive manor, the Beggar King would be indebted to the group...</p><p></p><p>In our next installment, some of the following questions may be answered: </p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">What happened to the alleged necromancer that fled from the Whitefish mausoleum?<br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Why are granary cats to be found in the sewers?<br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">What exactly is this Undertaker's Ball and will our heroes want to venture there?<br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Who are the other auctioneers interested in the ophidoscope and can the party counter their financial means?<br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Are the Versheim catacombs worth exploring and why is the Count paying so little to get it done?<br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">What are these strange cadaver scars and should Wistul, Jack and Sabrina be worried about them?<br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">And finally, perhaps most urgently, will Sabrina be able to deliver an ophidoscope to the witch Thorn before the moon cycle is out?</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sammael99, post: 7010241, member: 1157"] [B]Session 2: Epilogue[/B] In the days following the exploration of the Whitefish mausoleum, the four explorers rest and recuperate. All except Valya notice that the cadaver wounds heal faster, but the scars and the skin around them turn a nasty taint of brown. [img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/wka0rkbxi281mdm/Ariana%20Vertdegris.jpg?dl=0[/img] [size=2][i][url=http://legrumph.org/Terrier/]Illustration by John Grumph, used with authorization[/url][/i][/size] Jack contacts a fence he knows, a woman going by the name of [B]Ariana Vertdegris[/B]. He brings the jewels and coins to her and she asks him if he wants maximum value out of them, which would imply leaving recognizable medals and pieces of jewelry as they are, or if he'd rather be less traceable and melt what could be identified. He goes for the second option. Ariana tells him that she believes the loot will be worth upwards of a thousand crowns, an amount of cash she doesn't have with her. She tells him to come back two days later. Meanwhile Sabrina visits Dwimberg in his Cabinet of Curiosities shop, to ensure that the ophidoscope is still available. The dwarf gently informs her that it is but that he will have to auction it off: several influential have asked him for it. He cannot simply turn them down, so an auction is the most elegant way to go: the winner gets the ophidoscope fair and square and the losers don't blame Dwimberg. Sabrina enquires as to the identity of these interested parties, but Dwimberg apologises, saying that he can't divulge them. As the discussion goes on, Valya examines the ophidoscope. The contraption is formed of a long brass tube on a stand with clamps at both ends, presumably to immobilize the snake or snakeskin. The upper part of the tube is made of a translucent material that doesn't look like glass. About half a meter above the tube is a lens fixed to tense metal string. The lens can slide up and down the length of the tube. There is also a crank that Valya supposes is used to rotate the tube, but he dares not try it. Valya notices that the stand is engraved with ophidian religious prayers, but he's convinced these were not written down by ophidians, but rather by someone who was copying some holy text without necessarily understanding it. Sabrina also asks Dwimberg if he knows anything about the phial containing purple gas that they retrieved from the Mausoleum. Wilbur for the last two days has been trying unsuccessfully to ascertain it's magic (or non-magic) nature, but to no avail. Dwimberg offers to answer these questions for a fee or in exchange of a favour. When told the fee, the group decides on the favour. After a couple of days, Ariana comes back to Jack and offers twelve hundred crowns for the valuables they are trying to fence. Jack manages to negotiate up to fourteen hundred and the deal is struck. Finally, Wistul meets again with Blind Grunsten to inform him that while some of the dangers in the area the first beggar was murdered may have been thwarted, the area is still dangerous and should be avoided. Grunsten suggests that, should the problem be dealt with in a more definitive manor, the Beggar King would be indebted to the group... In our next installment, some of the following questions may be answered: [LIST] [*]What happened to the alleged necromancer that fled from the Whitefish mausoleum? [*]Why are granary cats to be found in the sewers? [*]What exactly is this Undertaker's Ball and will our heroes want to venture there? [*]Who are the other auctioneers interested in the ophidoscope and can the party counter their financial means? [*]Are the Versheim catacombs worth exploring and why is the Count paying so little to get it done? [*]What are these strange cadaver scars and should Wistul, Jack and Sabrina be worried about them? [*]And finally, perhaps most urgently, will Sabrina be able to deliver an ophidoscope to the witch Thorn before the moon cycle is out? [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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