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<blockquote data-quote="Carlo-One" data-source="post: 7854411" data-attributes="member: 7015827"><p>The morning of Nightal 10, Jokull traveled to Morningstar Haven in order to locate a paladin of Tyr who had recently arrived in town. Jokull explained to Rahnee that he had met with Garis while the others were in Turnton. Garis had given him word of the paladin's presence and his mission, which was to investigate possible necromantic activity in the Seven Lost Gods Hills. Meanwhile, the others had breakfast at the Gatereach, with Aerikoth displaying an unusually annoyed and frustrated mood. By the time Jokull returned with the paladin, Fuke Strongheart, Aerikoth was heading for the door, barely condescending to greet Jokull on the way out.</p><p></p><p>Around mid-afternoon, Brok-Tul, Rahnee, and Veran returned to the Gatereach and found a calmer-looking Aerikoth being served lunch in the back room with Jandrico. Janatha brought out additional food for the hungry adventurers, who had just returned from the Seven Hills; Veran still refused anything besides bread and water, despite being obviously tired. Jokull had split off from the others to go to the Market, while Fuke Strongheart had gone his own way as well.</p><p></p><p>Rahnee, after sitting down, asked Aerikoth if he knew how to read dwarven runes. The mage said no, but that he was in possession of a scroll which could be of assistance. In between bites of food, Rahnee took the lead in relating their adventure to Aerikoth. She along with Brok-Tul, Veran, Jokull and Fuke had explored the Seven Hills area, locating and entering a nearly airless underground cavern filled with undead dwarven skeletons. Inside the cavern they found an ancient throne and a dwarven statue covered with rune carvings. Rahnee after a period of time fainted from the lack of air and had to be carried outside by Brok-Tul.</p><p>After finishing the meal, they encountered Jokull outside and everyone headed to the guest house to discuss the Seven Hills expedition. Rahnee took out a scroll containing partial charcoal rubbings of the statue's runes and showed it to Aerikoth, who recognized them as ancient dwarven work, but could not understand their meaning. Aerikoth offered to use a scrolled spell to decipher them, but it was decided that it would be best to employ the scroll when they were actually in the presence of the statue.</p><p></p><p>Brok-Tul also showed Aerikoth several gems that he had picked up in the cavern, including a diamond, a sapphire, and an Ioun stone with a strength rune on it. Rahnee then asked Aerikoth if he had heard of the name "Ashnakzeroth," which was inscribed on the throne. Frowning and looking distant, Aerikoth pondered for a while before taking a deep breath and telling Rahnee and Veran that he knew it, and they did too. Rahnee, brow creased, eventually recalled that the goblins they had encountered fleeing Amee Pass had said that name was connected to what they feared was “rising.”</p><p></p><p>Aerikoth then described to the others a hypothesis regarding the necromantic activity in Westgate they had been investigating. Acknowledging that at first he had not taken Veran's prophecy seriously, Aerikoth stated he believed that it, the goblins of Amee Pass, Jamorin's search for a lich, and the rise of the necromancer Zagath were all connected. The tome originally in Jamorin's possession, now with Gondeth, had been a treatise on the creation of the first lich. It was possible that the dead creature that was returning - Ashnakzeroth - was in fact this lich, which had reportedly inhabited the Westgate area in ancient times. <em>(I must admit that the wizard's exposition of the situation was clear and masterful, even at this early stage of their investigation of the abomination. --R)</em>. Veran commented that what some called coincidence, others called fate. <em>(A point to ponder, indeed. --C)</em>. Rahnee speculated, and Jokull agreed, that the Thayans might also be interested in the creature. Aerikoth was dubious of Thayan involvement, as the only connection mentioned in Jamorin's journal was that the Thayan wizard had something Jamorin needed for a transaction.</p><p></p><p>In light of the most recent developments, Aerikoth said that he was now very interested in visiting the Seven Hills to see the underground cavern. It was agreed that the group would return there to examine the dwarven statue and see what further discoveries could be made the following day, after Jokull's match at the Quivering Thumb. The group spent additional time discussing possibilities for how the lich was originally destroyed, whether it had perhaps returned already, and if it could have been worshipped as one of the Seven Lost Gods.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Carlo-One, post: 7854411, member: 7015827"] The morning of Nightal 10, Jokull traveled to Morningstar Haven in order to locate a paladin of Tyr who had recently arrived in town. Jokull explained to Rahnee that he had met with Garis while the others were in Turnton. Garis had given him word of the paladin's presence and his mission, which was to investigate possible necromantic activity in the Seven Lost Gods Hills. Meanwhile, the others had breakfast at the Gatereach, with Aerikoth displaying an unusually annoyed and frustrated mood. By the time Jokull returned with the paladin, Fuke Strongheart, Aerikoth was heading for the door, barely condescending to greet Jokull on the way out. Around mid-afternoon, Brok-Tul, Rahnee, and Veran returned to the Gatereach and found a calmer-looking Aerikoth being served lunch in the back room with Jandrico. Janatha brought out additional food for the hungry adventurers, who had just returned from the Seven Hills; Veran still refused anything besides bread and water, despite being obviously tired. Jokull had split off from the others to go to the Market, while Fuke Strongheart had gone his own way as well. Rahnee, after sitting down, asked Aerikoth if he knew how to read dwarven runes. The mage said no, but that he was in possession of a scroll which could be of assistance. In between bites of food, Rahnee took the lead in relating their adventure to Aerikoth. She along with Brok-Tul, Veran, Jokull and Fuke had explored the Seven Hills area, locating and entering a nearly airless underground cavern filled with undead dwarven skeletons. Inside the cavern they found an ancient throne and a dwarven statue covered with rune carvings. Rahnee after a period of time fainted from the lack of air and had to be carried outside by Brok-Tul. After finishing the meal, they encountered Jokull outside and everyone headed to the guest house to discuss the Seven Hills expedition. Rahnee took out a scroll containing partial charcoal rubbings of the statue's runes and showed it to Aerikoth, who recognized them as ancient dwarven work, but could not understand their meaning. Aerikoth offered to use a scrolled spell to decipher them, but it was decided that it would be best to employ the scroll when they were actually in the presence of the statue. Brok-Tul also showed Aerikoth several gems that he had picked up in the cavern, including a diamond, a sapphire, and an Ioun stone with a strength rune on it. Rahnee then asked Aerikoth if he had heard of the name "Ashnakzeroth," which was inscribed on the throne. Frowning and looking distant, Aerikoth pondered for a while before taking a deep breath and telling Rahnee and Veran that he knew it, and they did too. Rahnee, brow creased, eventually recalled that the goblins they had encountered fleeing Amee Pass had said that name was connected to what they feared was “rising.” Aerikoth then described to the others a hypothesis regarding the necromantic activity in Westgate they had been investigating. Acknowledging that at first he had not taken Veran's prophecy seriously, Aerikoth stated he believed that it, the goblins of Amee Pass, Jamorin's search for a lich, and the rise of the necromancer Zagath were all connected. The tome originally in Jamorin's possession, now with Gondeth, had been a treatise on the creation of the first lich. It was possible that the dead creature that was returning - Ashnakzeroth - was in fact this lich, which had reportedly inhabited the Westgate area in ancient times. [I](I must admit that the wizard's exposition of the situation was clear and masterful, even at this early stage of their investigation of the abomination. --R)[/I]. Veran commented that what some called coincidence, others called fate. [I](A point to ponder, indeed. --C)[/I]. Rahnee speculated, and Jokull agreed, that the Thayans might also be interested in the creature. Aerikoth was dubious of Thayan involvement, as the only connection mentioned in Jamorin's journal was that the Thayan wizard had something Jamorin needed for a transaction. In light of the most recent developments, Aerikoth said that he was now very interested in visiting the Seven Hills to see the underground cavern. It was agreed that the group would return there to examine the dwarven statue and see what further discoveries could be made the following day, after Jokull's match at the Quivering Thumb. The group spent additional time discussing possibilities for how the lich was originally destroyed, whether it had perhaps returned already, and if it could have been worshipped as one of the Seven Lost Gods. [/QUOTE]
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