Ruik's Carrion Crown Pt1
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The Joker
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Looking at the small catfolk Xilena, a bolt of crimson shot across his face as he leaned back. As he regained his composer, Rijel mentioned that there was no magic. Kyrus looked over and smiled “see? No, tricks, no mess.” After a short bow to the other mage, he smiled again. “Thank you kindly Rijel.” When he realized how rude he was, he stopped himself. “Im so sorry myladys and lords, I should have offered an introduction. I am Evocation Admixture Apprentice Grade 7: Kyrus Octavious Silvers, but you can call me Kyrus for short.” Kyrus then lightly tossed the key to Xilena. “its all yours.”
Ruiktheforgotten
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Xilena slides the key into the lock of the chest, finding it fits perfectly. Within the chest are several old tomes and one relatively new one. The newest tome sits on the top and bears the phrase "Read me Now!" scrathced into the leather cover. This book is Petros Lorrimor's Journal. The other tomes comprise the books of dangerous Lore mentioned in his will-three of these have notes ticked into them indicating that they should be delivered to one Montagnie Crowl, a professor of antiquities at Lepidstadt University. The fourth, Manual of the Order of the Palatine Eye, has a note indicating it should be delivered to Embreth Daramid, a judge at the Lepidstadt Courthouse (though the note asks for this delivery to be handled discretely and includes the address of Embreth's home so it can be delivered there.)
the tomes are as follow:
1)Manual of the Order of the Palatine Eye: The rich purple cover contains a brass scarab set with a single eye in its centre. The covers are rimmed with polished steel and clasped with a small but intricate lock, the keyhole of which appears to be for a key with a strange, triangular shaft. The key is nowhere to be found.
2)On Verified Madness: this jet black book is a treatise on aberrations and other entities found on Golarion that possess remote ties to the Dark Tapestry, the name given to the dark places between the stars in the night sky.
3)Serving your hunger: This text is a copy of one of several books sacred to the goddess Urgathoa. Lorrimor's notations liberally sprinkle the margins.
4)The Umbral Leaves: this lexicon is a translation into common of the unholy book of Zon-Kuthon.
the tomes are as follow:
1)Manual of the Order of the Palatine Eye: The rich purple cover contains a brass scarab set with a single eye in its centre. The covers are rimmed with polished steel and clasped with a small but intricate lock, the keyhole of which appears to be for a key with a strange, triangular shaft. The key is nowhere to be found.
2)On Verified Madness: this jet black book is a treatise on aberrations and other entities found on Golarion that possess remote ties to the Dark Tapestry, the name given to the dark places between the stars in the night sky.
3)Serving your hunger: This text is a copy of one of several books sacred to the goddess Urgathoa. Lorrimor's notations liberally sprinkle the margins.
4)The Umbral Leaves: this lexicon is a translation into common of the unholy book of Zon-Kuthon.
Jemal
Adventurer
"Of course. Gor did not mean to say your caution was unwise, merely voicing the belief that it was unnecessary this time."
He stays back out of the way as the others rush forward to inspect the tomes.
"The Professor did make it clear he felt the Tomes dangerous. Gor would suggest leaving them alone at least until the journal has been thoroughly read and more is known."
He stays back out of the way as the others rush forward to inspect the tomes.
"The Professor did make it clear he felt the Tomes dangerous. Gor would suggest leaving them alone at least until the journal has been thoroughly read and more is known."
Ruiktheforgotten
First Post
Kendra turns to Mal and Xilena, "yes, father would not have left this in here if he did not want it read." She begins to flip through the journal when she points out "some of the entries have been circled in red ink! maybe these are what father wanted us to find!" Kendra begins to read.
10 years ago: "The whispering way is more than just a cabal of necromancers. I see that now. Undeath is their fountain of youth. Uncovering their motivation does not place me at ease as i thought it might. Their desire to be eternal simply makes them more dangerous."
2 months ago: "It is as i had feared. The Way is interested in something here in Ravengro. But what could it be?"
1 month ago: "Whatever the Way seeks, I am now convinced their goal is connected to Harrowstone. In retrospect, i suppose it all makes sense-the stories they tell about the ruins in town are certainly chilling enough. It may be time to investigate the ruins, but with everyone in town already being worked up about them, i'd rather not let the others know about my curiosity-there's plenty of folks hereabouts who already think i'm a demonologist or a witch or something. Ignorant fools."
20 days ago: "It is confirmed. The Way seems quite interested in something-no, strike that-someone who was held in Harrowstone. But who, specifically is the Way after? I need a list of everyone who died the night of the fire. Everyone. The temple of Pharasma must have such a list."
18 days ago: "I see now just how ill prepared i was when i last set out for the Harrowstone. I am lucky to have returned at all. the ghosts, if indeed they are ghosts (for i did not find it prudent to investigate further) prevented me from transcribing the strange symbols i found etched along the foundation-hopefully on my next visit i will be more prepared. Thankfully, the necessary tools to defend against spirits are already here in Ravengro. I know that the church of Pharasma used to store them in a false crypt in the Restlands at the intersection between Eversleep and the Black Path. I am not certain if the current clergy even know of what their predecessors have hidden down below. If my luck holds, i should be able to slip in and out with a few borrowed items."
17 days ago: "Tomorrow evening I return to the prison. It is imperative the Way does not finish. My caution has already cost me too much time. I am not sure what will happen if i am too late, but if my theory is right, the entire town could be at risk. I don't have time to update my will, so i'll leave this in the chest where it'll be sure to be found, should the worst come to pass."
10 years ago: "The whispering way is more than just a cabal of necromancers. I see that now. Undeath is their fountain of youth. Uncovering their motivation does not place me at ease as i thought it might. Their desire to be eternal simply makes them more dangerous."
2 months ago: "It is as i had feared. The Way is interested in something here in Ravengro. But what could it be?"
1 month ago: "Whatever the Way seeks, I am now convinced their goal is connected to Harrowstone. In retrospect, i suppose it all makes sense-the stories they tell about the ruins in town are certainly chilling enough. It may be time to investigate the ruins, but with everyone in town already being worked up about them, i'd rather not let the others know about my curiosity-there's plenty of folks hereabouts who already think i'm a demonologist or a witch or something. Ignorant fools."
20 days ago: "It is confirmed. The Way seems quite interested in something-no, strike that-someone who was held in Harrowstone. But who, specifically is the Way after? I need a list of everyone who died the night of the fire. Everyone. The temple of Pharasma must have such a list."
18 days ago: "I see now just how ill prepared i was when i last set out for the Harrowstone. I am lucky to have returned at all. the ghosts, if indeed they are ghosts (for i did not find it prudent to investigate further) prevented me from transcribing the strange symbols i found etched along the foundation-hopefully on my next visit i will be more prepared. Thankfully, the necessary tools to defend against spirits are already here in Ravengro. I know that the church of Pharasma used to store them in a false crypt in the Restlands at the intersection between Eversleep and the Black Path. I am not certain if the current clergy even know of what their predecessors have hidden down below. If my luck holds, i should be able to slip in and out with a few borrowed items."
17 days ago: "Tomorrow evening I return to the prison. It is imperative the Way does not finish. My caution has already cost me too much time. I am not sure what will happen if i am too late, but if my theory is right, the entire town could be at risk. I don't have time to update my will, so i'll leave this in the chest where it'll be sure to be found, should the worst come to pass."
