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<blockquote data-quote="iserith" data-source="post: 6722478" data-attributes="member: 97077"><p><strong>Originally posted by iserith:</strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Area Six: Coda of the Evensong (East)</strong></span></p><p> </p><p>[ATTACH]70903[/ATTACH]</p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Impressions</strong></span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Quiet, dignified</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Unsettling cold spots that cause hair to stand on end</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dimly lit by the roots of the World Ash in some places</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Occasional ripples of planar energy like heat waves</li> </ul><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>The Sitch</strong></span></p><p>The honored dead of the Evensong rest in this place, but one - Sinasooh Evensong, the barrow's caretaker - is quite restless. She succumbed to the effects of the Iron Shadow some years ago and having failed in her duties to protect the barrow is bound to the area where her corpse still lay. </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Cast</strong></span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Irasish, Hanighed, Narlain, elven skeletons (impulse: to defend their resting place)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Sinasooh Evensong, a ghost (impulse: to fulfill her duties)</li> </ul><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Map Key</strong></span></p><p><strong>A. The Root of the World Ash:</strong> Large, strong, and impressive, these roots grow from floor to ceiling, eventually disappearing back into the planes. Runes in Elvish are carved upon its bark, surrounded by musical notes: "Thoughts of greener days may our songs evoke..." This is the third line of the lyrics that must be sung to activate the tuning pillars in Area 2. The reference to "green" in the third verse of the song is a clue that the green pillar is the third stop of the dial.</p><p> </p><p><strong>B. Sarcophagi: </strong>Each of these upright sarcophagi contains the skeleton of a departed member of the Evensong family. They are marked and decorated to honor them and tell the story of their lives. They stir only to defend themselves or the barrow, if it is in danger of being defaced or destroyed.</p><p> </p><p><strong>C. Scrying Pool: </strong>With some effort and focus, anyone looking into this scrying pool of sapphire blue water has a chance to see any location within the barrow and the surrounding environs. It can also be used to look through the gate to Arborea, where a bustling elven city among the branches of an impossibly large tree can be found.</p><p> </p><p><strong>D. Remains of Sinasooh Evensong: </strong>The skeleton of an elven female lay here on the stone cold floor, dead for some time. It belongs to Sinasooh Evensong, the caretaker of the barrow, who has risen as a ghost after her death. She is frustrated, but not malicious unless provoked. She very much desires to rid the barrow of Old Biddy and Daddy Longlegs and his giant spider, but cannot travel more than 40 feet away from the place she died. She would be indebted to anyone who can do this for her, offering information on the barrow, how to activate the gate to Arborea, the Evensong family, and what she knows about the Iron Shadow in exchange for help.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="iserith, post: 6722478, member: 97077"] [b]Originally posted by iserith:[/b] [Size=3][b]Area Six: Coda of the Evensong (East)[/b][/size] [ATTACH=CONFIG]70903._xfImport[/ATTACH] [Size=3][b]Impressions[/b][/size] [LIST][*]Quiet, dignified [*]Unsettling cold spots that cause hair to stand on end [*]Dimly lit by the roots of the World Ash in some places [*]Occasional ripples of planar energy like heat waves [/LIST] [Size=3][b] The Sitch[/b][/size] The honored dead of the Evensong rest in this place, but one - Sinasooh Evensong, the barrow's caretaker - is quite restless. She succumbed to the effects of the Iron Shadow some years ago and having failed in her duties to protect the barrow is bound to the area where her corpse still lay. [Size=3][b]Cast[/b][/size] [LIST][*]Irasish, Hanighed, Narlain, elven skeletons (impulse: to defend their resting place) [*]Sinasooh Evensong, a ghost (impulse: to fulfill her duties) [/LIST] [Size=3][b]Map Key[/b][/size] [b]A. The Root of the World Ash:[/b] Large, strong, and impressive, these roots grow from floor to ceiling, eventually disappearing back into the planes. Runes in Elvish are carved upon its bark, surrounded by musical notes: "Thoughts of greener days may our songs evoke..." This is the third line of the lyrics that must be sung to activate the tuning pillars in Area 2. The reference to "green" in the third verse of the song is a clue that the green pillar is the third stop of the dial. [b]B. Sarcophagi: [/b]Each of these upright sarcophagi contains the skeleton of a departed member of the Evensong family. They are marked and decorated to honor them and tell the story of their lives. They stir only to defend themselves or the barrow, if it is in danger of being defaced or destroyed. [b]C. Scrying Pool: [/b]With some effort and focus, anyone looking into this scrying pool of sapphire blue water has a chance to see any location within the barrow and the surrounding environs. It can also be used to look through the gate to Arborea, where a bustling elven city among the branches of an impossibly large tree can be found. [b]D. Remains of Sinasooh Evensong: [/b]The skeleton of an elven female lay here on the stone cold floor, dead for some time. It belongs to Sinasooh Evensong, the caretaker of the barrow, who has risen as a ghost after her death. She is frustrated, but not malicious unless provoked. She very much desires to rid the barrow of Old Biddy and Daddy Longlegs and his giant spider, but cannot travel more than 40 feet away from the place she died. She would be indebted to anyone who can do this for her, offering information on the barrow, how to activate the gate to Arborea, the Evensong family, and what she knows about the Iron Shadow in exchange for help. [/QUOTE]
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