PFS #41: Crypt of Fools

[IronWolf]

As Jalil and Karasu study the statue they notice a small mark on its left foot. It appears a small letter "I" has been carved into the left foot left by the original sculptor to mark his work.

The group that went to the statue is granted easy access back to the crazed painter where he finally seems to be growing accustomed to the light was he dabs at a canvas with a myriad of colors on it. Hearing you enter, he spins around "Details? You come with details? Please! Tell me and I will tell you what I know. Don't leave anything out!" the painter replies, rocking back and forth on his feet in his excitement.

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The dice roller hated you! We'll have Karasu's roll work to aid another to Jalil's tool for the perception check.ac

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[PeteZero]

Kronk smiles and starts: "It is a golden statue, I would say roughly seven foot tall on top of a stone base, hm, 3 feet tall. The statue is of a really nice curvy Taldan female. She has short hair, and she wears flowing robes, open at the neck. It is decorated with faint moons." He thinks for a moment, "her face seems, blank, almost uncaring seven and under her left foot she crushes a set of scales." He looks around, "there was probably more..." and hopes for further details from the others.

 

[Maidhc O Casain]

"There was indeed more. The letter "I" was carved into the statue's left foot."

 

[PeteZero]

"You see, I knew I'd miss something," Kronk responds.

 

[zizazat]

Karasu leans in close to the cell, his beak just crossing into the cell. "You caka-an now caka-omplete your caka-ollection. Karasu will be very pleased to see them."

 

[IronWolf]

The crazed painter listens eagerly to the description of the statue outside and frantically begins painting upon a blank canvas again, ignoring any further comments from you as he paints. After about twenty minutes he whirls and holds the painting up for you to see through the barred door.

It shows a twisted perspective. The beautiful statue described has been twisted to one with a demonic snarl. Short humanoids with large black eyes torment cowering prisoners in the painting's background. Brandishing a radiant holy symbol a lone figure fails to fight them off. He waits, holding the painting towards you and then sets it down and retrieves another painting separate from the others.

This one depicts a stately, white stone building which appears to be Cassomir's Imporeial Hall of Records. The walls at the ground level though are warped and twisted in the the art of the crazed painter. Similar short humanoids with large blacke eyes stand atop the hall's steps and seem to punish criminals, all of whom are wearing robes of Taldan government officials. At the southwest corner of the building, the bas-relief grows a bright white. The same lone figure from the other paintings attempt to sooth a group of frightened children by playing a flute, the notes are actually painted above him on the canvas.

The third painging depcis the northeast retinaining wall that shores up parts of the ruined Quickfall Abbey in Cassomir. It shows dozens of the short humanoids with black eyes smashing brightly painted urns against the retaining wall, while the same lone figure from the other paintings frantically attempts to push down an obviously barred door in the middle of the wall, presumably to escape another group of mennacing short humanoid creatures.

The crazed painter sets the paintings down again near the door and wobbles back and forth, his arms crossed across his chest, holding himself tightly. He finally begins speaking again.

"My master, my master resides in the Crypt of Fools!" The crazed painter stops there, a worried look flashes across his face as if he has said too much. He continues to hold himself tightly, rocking back and forth.

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The short humanoid figures with wide eyes are recognized as derros by several in the group who have encoutered them before in earlier parts of this series.

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[soulnova]

If she is able to, she will get the paintings he left by the door. She has very bad feeling about this, her face serious at the importance of the places depicted on the drawings. Isandra looks at the paintings worrying. Specially on the one with the figure trying to soothe the children. "This is... a little disturbing to say the least" she touches her holy symbol almost instinctively to calm herself. "The Crypt of fools..." she whispers trying to remember anything about such a place. If she knows nothing of that crypt, she turns to Jalil, who is much more experienced on the fight against evil than she is. (K. Religion Check)

The man seems broken, but beyond repair? There's only one way she can know...

"They have made you afraid" She tries to comfort the painter. "They have broken your mind, but The Healing Flame can mend your soul if you just let her. Allow her into your heart" Isandra shows him her symbol. "With the strength from her Light we will stop them."

 

[PeteZero]

"Hm, Crypt of Fools - can you tell us more abpout it? where to find it?" Kronk asks. He looks at the pictures - "interesting, are they for sale?"

 

[soulnova]

"Hm, Crypt of Fools - can you tell us more abpout it? where to find it?" Kronk asks. He looks at the pictures - "interesting, are they for sale?"

"The guard said they were" Isandra will pay for them after all. She will put them in her backpack to check on later.

 

[Maidhc O Casain]

Jalil looks carefully at the paintings, examining them in detail as he listens to the others speak.

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This could also serve as Dungeoneering, Nature or the Planes - Jalil's modifier is the same for all of them.[/sblock]