The New River Gang work their way around the left side of the lake, past the cove, with it's creepy sun-less plants growing just under the water, and the Bhaalite Obelisk in the corner. They carefully climb up the steep shore, as it raises further out of the lake, the lizardman, Guldred folllowing along behind. They find a cavern, some thirty feet above the lower lake. A beam of early-morning light finds it's way through a crack in the ceiling to shine on a huge fallen pillar of an almost-yellow marble, lying on the ground.
The light shines on ancient-looking elven runes carved beautifully into the pillar's surface, and they appear to softly glow. Everyone can feel a subtle vibration in the air, like music you can't quite hear. The genasi sisters can barely stand it, as they hear many voices speaking at once in an old elvish dialect; so many voices it is very difficult to hear what any one of them is saying.
On the ground in front of the pillar, there is recent-looking finger-writing in the dust. It is in Drow, but an attempt was made by the writer to add elvish swirls to the characters, to make it easier for someone who reads elvish to make out the now-distant relationship between the two languages.
The chimney that the light is coming from would be easy enough to climb.
| GM: | Anyone who reads elvish can read the Drow-vish with a dc12 Int check.
Anyone can tell something of the obelisk with a dc15 Int (History) check. |
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