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Message: <blockquote data-quote="helium3" data-source="post: 4648704" data-attributes="member: 31301">Petra pulls chest's contents out and places them onto the floor. There are four amulets of gold and silver and four orbs of a dark crystal, perhaps onyx. One orb is inlaid with runes of gold and the other three are inlaid with silver. The final object is a large tome bound in leather died a shade of purple so dark it looks almost black. This he keeps in the crook of his arm.He stands and addresses the group. "I will not attempt to hide the truth from you. The ritual we are about to enact does not come from a source of good. To the best of my knowledge it is not inherently evil, but the wizard from which it was long ago taken most certainly was. If you would like, you may investigate the text yourself so as to make that determination yourself.As you may know, a hallmark of rituals that hail from a dark source is that they consume the vitality of usually unwilling participants. This allows for the creation of magical effects normally beyond the skill of the caster. This ritual is one of those and when completed it will consume the vitality of its participants.These four amulets must be worn by those who wish to make that sacrifice. Doing so will require that they concentrate on pouring their life force into the amulet they wear. For the ritual to succeed all four of them must be doing this at the same time.One person must be the ritual's Invoker. This person should be the one amongst us who is the most skilled in performing rituals of an Arcane nature. We will need to figure out who that is before we begin. The invoker must hold the orb inlaid with gold. Up to three others may assist the Invoker and they will need to hold the orbs inlaid with silver. I do not believe that a participant can assist and sacrifice at the same time, though a participant could hold an orb and wear an amulet and switch between one and the other.Are there any questions?"Pieter clears his throat and says, "I for one would like to take a look at that book. Where did you say you got it from?""It was given to us by the Vault of Years and they allowed us to keep it here in case we should ever need it again. I do not know who the wizard was. Apparently the wizard's name had been lost even before the rise of the Steel Faction."Petra hands the book to Pieter, who casually begins flipping through its pages. He glances at Ranver and Jorje and tilts his head, indicating they should join him.Petra looks at the rest of the group, "Well?"</blockquote>

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