While both are of good craftsmanship, neither the lantern nor the armband radiate magic. Alendar studies the armband. "It definately looks like the work of my kin, but I don't know anything more than that. We could ask the jeweler, what's his name... that gnome with the store. Or maybe some of the elves in town would pay a better price." The elf shrugs.
IC: Dichotomy's Age of Worms Redux, Part I
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Boldak returns to the domed chamber to the sarcophagus in the center. The lid bears a white stone relief of a tall figure cloaked in a simple garment of flowing cloth. It's difficult to say why, exactly, but the outfit conjures thoughts of ancient times. The figure at first looks human, but a cursory examination shows that it is about 7 feet tall, is completely hairless, and is of indeterminate sex. Its arms and hands rest at its side. The left hand curls upon itself in a fist, but the right is placed palm up, with the thumb turned in and all but the index finger held parallel to the arm. The index finger has been broken off.
The figure wears a scarab-like amulet around its neck, inscribed with a glyph of some sort.
[sblock=Ti]Breth can tell that it is a personal glyph of some powerful elemental entity. The letter seems likely to be a name or other reference to a single individual, and the letterform looks akin to an ancient glyph-language called Vaati, which some unorthodox scholars consider the original written form of Auran.[sblock=OOC]Knowledge (arcana) check: 20+4=24
And you place the value of the armband at 70 gold.[/sblock][/sblock]
The sarcophagus itself rests upon a raised platform that is carved in the shape of an arrow. The tip is aligned with the head of the figure on the lid. The arrow points to the west.
Boldak searches the sarcophagus, but finds nothing amiss on it.
The figure wears a scarab-like amulet around its neck, inscribed with a glyph of some sort.
[sblock=Ti]Breth can tell that it is a personal glyph of some powerful elemental entity. The letter seems likely to be a name or other reference to a single individual, and the letterform looks akin to an ancient glyph-language called Vaati, which some unorthodox scholars consider the original written form of Auran.[sblock=OOC]Knowledge (arcana) check: 20+4=24
And you place the value of the armband at 70 gold.[/sblock][/sblock]
The sarcophagus itself rests upon a raised platform that is carved in the shape of an arrow. The tip is aligned with the head of the figure on the lid. The arrow points to the west.
Boldak searches the sarcophagus, but finds nothing amiss on it.
michael_noah
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Boldak reaches the sarcophagus and immediately turns to the others with a grin on his face and holds up his hand in what appears to be a profane gesture. Moments later, it's clear that the gesture is not his own, but is rather cause by the fact that he is holding a stone likeness of a finger, which he proceeds to fit to the missing digit on the carved figure.
"It seems that this place becomes more interesting by the minute," he comments after he has satisfied himself with the fit of the finger. "What do you make of all of these artifacts?"
"It seems that this place becomes more interesting by the minute," he comments after he has satisfied himself with the fit of the finger. "What do you make of all of these artifacts?"
"What did you two think that mirror was all about again?" Breth asks Alexis and Boldak. "Near as I can figure this glyph is an ancient form of Auran, the language of the plane of air."
Breth looks at the rest of the statue and then at the arrow. His eyes follow it to the west where he walks to examine the alcove. Unless distracted, he will then walk clockwise around the room looking into each alcove.
Breth looks at the rest of the statue and then at the arrow. His eyes follow it to the west where he walks to examine the alcove. Unless distracted, he will then walk clockwise around the room looking into each alcove.
michael_noah
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"Well, Alexis mentioned that it was reminicent of something about elemental Air. She could probably explain it better..." Boldak replies. "But in any case, that certainly leads to a theme of some sort here. Do you suppose we should try to place these lanterns in the same order they were in the fresco?"
Walking around the room and continuing with the search deaper into the alcoves, Boldak turns and comments again, "Well, we're still one short in any case. Maybe it's in some other creature's den."
[sblock=OOC]Since it appears that the party is at a dead end, Boldak will take his time searching around here in the alcove room, hoping to find some hidden door, or missing clue.[/sblock]
Walking around the room and continuing with the search deaper into the alcoves, Boldak turns and comments again, "Well, we're still one short in any case. Maybe it's in some other creature's den."
[sblock=OOC]Since it appears that the party is at a dead end, Boldak will take his time searching around here in the alcove room, hoping to find some hidden door, or missing clue.[/sblock]
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"Actually Boldak, that's all i can really say about the mirror. It's definitely reminiscent of the air element, but it's either very old or very obscure."
Alexis turns a full circle looking at each of the alcoves, and then walks to the sarcophagus. "I just hope it isn't on the other side of that colapsed tunnel near the enterance. Is there any means to get into this? Perhaps its inside. Let's get the lanterns we have setup as in the fresco."
[sblock=ooc]Alexis will attempt to do just that. She'll also inspect the torch lighting the green lantern.[/sblock]
Alexis turns a full circle looking at each of the alcoves, and then walks to the sarcophagus. "I just hope it isn't on the other side of that colapsed tunnel near the enterance. Is there any means to get into this? Perhaps its inside. Let's get the lanterns we have setup as in the fresco."
[sblock=ooc]Alexis will attempt to do just that. She'll also inspect the torch lighting the green lantern.[/sblock]
As Boldak fit the finger he found onto the bas-relief figure, it appears that it is the finger missing from it. When in place, the index finger curves underneath the thumb.[sblock=OOC]For clarity, the finger wasn't straight and then magically curved after in place. Rather it is curved, and, when in place, curves under the thumb.[/sblock]
Breth examines each of the hallways extending from the central chamber.
Directly west, the tunnel ends with a chain dangling above the floor with an orange lantern hanging from it. Both the metal and the glass of the lantern are of the orange color.
In the northwest, north, northeast, east, southeast, and southwest tunnels Breath finds a yellow lantern, green lantern with torch in it, blue lantern, no lantern, violet lantern, and no lantern, respectively.
When Alexis inspects the north tunnel with the green lantern, she finds that the light comes from a torch placed inside the lantern. None of the lanterns have a wick or resevoir for oil. Each appears to have a place for a torch. The torch in the green lantern seems to give off light but no heat. It is obviously an everburning torch.
When Breth inspects the northeast tunnel, he finds a skeleton in a heap on the floor. Several of the bones are crushed, as if whoever it is died from a great fall.
In the tunnel with the green lantern, both Breth and Alexis find that there is a 5-foot-diameter circle carved into the floor, directly beneath the hanging lantern (or where it would be, in the case of those missing). Closer seach of the other tunnels shows that this is true for each of them.
During this time, while Boldak is generall scouting the area, he turns up nothing. Likewise, Alendar also scans the area, but he appears to find nothing of any greater interest.
Breth examines each of the hallways extending from the central chamber.
Directly west, the tunnel ends with a chain dangling above the floor with an orange lantern hanging from it. Both the metal and the glass of the lantern are of the orange color.
In the northwest, north, northeast, east, southeast, and southwest tunnels Breath finds a yellow lantern, green lantern with torch in it, blue lantern, no lantern, violet lantern, and no lantern, respectively.
When Alexis inspects the north tunnel with the green lantern, she finds that the light comes from a torch placed inside the lantern. None of the lanterns have a wick or resevoir for oil. Each appears to have a place for a torch. The torch in the green lantern seems to give off light but no heat. It is obviously an everburning torch.
When Breth inspects the northeast tunnel, he finds a skeleton in a heap on the floor. Several of the bones are crushed, as if whoever it is died from a great fall.
In the tunnel with the green lantern, both Breth and Alexis find that there is a 5-foot-diameter circle carved into the floor, directly beneath the hanging lantern (or where it would be, in the case of those missing). Closer seach of the other tunnels shows that this is true for each of them.
During this time, while Boldak is generall scouting the area, he turns up nothing. Likewise, Alendar also scans the area, but he appears to find nothing of any greater interest.
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When Breth finishes his circuit of the alcoves he returns to the skeleton. After looking at the bones for a bit, he looks up. Shavora lands on his shoulder and looks up as well.
[sblock=Dichotomy]alright so we both know that there's a hole up there, if Shavora thinks that there is enough room for her to safely fly up, she'll fly until she can't see. Ravens have low-light vision and a 4 foot wingspan. Breth will urge utmost caution through the empathic link. If she comes to the surface she will return through the same hole. When she returns she will try to impart what she saw to Breth quietly.[/sblock]
[sblock=Dichotomy]alright so we both know that there's a hole up there, if Shavora thinks that there is enough room for her to safely fly up, she'll fly until she can't see. Ravens have low-light vision and a 4 foot wingspan. Breth will urge utmost caution through the empathic link. If she comes to the surface she will return through the same hole. When she returns she will try to impart what she saw to Breth quietly.[/sblock]
