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<blockquote data-quote="Carlo-One" data-source="post: 8288717" data-attributes="member: 7015827"><p>Two others like them had come once, continued the ghost, but it said it had not seen them since. Aerikoth presumed that this had been the monk and the paladin, some twenty years past. The ghost had nothing more to say on this, but began musing about how long it had been there. It had been an inhabitant of Westgate when the Night King came, then had been sent to the tower with others as…tribute? Sacrifice? It was not sure. Aerikoth observed that this was some time ago.</p><p></p><p>Dermot expressed his sorrow at the ghost’s situation, then asked why it had stayed, when the others had seemingly passed on. This resulted in a brief philosophical exchange on the meaning of “why” which ended with Dermot and Darrow grunting an end to the conversation and the ghost disappearing. Shanni appeared at this point, surprising Dermot, and asked her companions who they had been talking to. Dermot explained that there had been a shade there, an old one – claiming to be from Westgate at the time of the Night King, Aerikoth added. They told her it had not provided anything useful, only warnings that they would share the same fate. (<em>At least from the vantage point of this reader, what the ghost told them was in fact quite useful in helping piece together the situation. It established the age of the ruined tower complex to be at least as old as the Night King's takeover of Westgate, which occurred in -286 DR - close to 1,500 years before the events described in these chronicles. It also confirmed a direct link between the vampire king and whoever inhabited these ruins. --C</em>)</p><p></p><p>Darrow pointed out the large pit of bones, which Shanni was curious about. She mentioned that they had enough rope for them to lower her in, which Darrow thought was a dubious idea, especially given how dark it was down there. Aerikoth also noted that someone or some thing had recently cleaned the area. After some debate, it was decided that exploration of the sacrifice pit could wait.</p><p></p><p>Outside, they continued discussing the ghost as they carefully examined a nearby small tower, which had a strange symbol on the ground by its threshold and smoke rising from it. Dermot eyed it warily before kneeling by the black and red symbol, attempting to determine if it was some sort of ward. Without being able to identify it further, the party decided to pass it by, Shanni remarking that nothing done up in black and red was ever nice, except perhaps for an outfit she once saw.</p><p></p><p>Returning to the base of the large ruined tower, Shanni found a locked door some distance away from the entryway the ghost Aronson was guarding. They decided to check it out and the petite rogue had little difficulty in opening it. Dermot went through first, but soon encountered a rockfall blocking the way. Gauging the direction of the path, the ranger surmised that it must have led to the surrounding hills. The disappointed party began retracing its steps, but was surprised by a dire spider dropping on top of them. Despite its successful ambush, the creature was quickly dispatched.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Carlo-One, post: 8288717, member: 7015827"] Two others like them had come once, continued the ghost, but it said it had not seen them since. Aerikoth presumed that this had been the monk and the paladin, some twenty years past. The ghost had nothing more to say on this, but began musing about how long it had been there. It had been an inhabitant of Westgate when the Night King came, then had been sent to the tower with others as…tribute? Sacrifice? It was not sure. Aerikoth observed that this was some time ago. Dermot expressed his sorrow at the ghost’s situation, then asked why it had stayed, when the others had seemingly passed on. This resulted in a brief philosophical exchange on the meaning of “why” which ended with Dermot and Darrow grunting an end to the conversation and the ghost disappearing. Shanni appeared at this point, surprising Dermot, and asked her companions who they had been talking to. Dermot explained that there had been a shade there, an old one – claiming to be from Westgate at the time of the Night King, Aerikoth added. They told her it had not provided anything useful, only warnings that they would share the same fate. ([I]At least from the vantage point of this reader, what the ghost told them was in fact quite useful in helping piece together the situation. It established the age of the ruined tower complex to be at least as old as the Night King's takeover of Westgate, which occurred in -286 DR - close to 1,500 years before the events described in these chronicles. It also confirmed a direct link between the vampire king and whoever inhabited these ruins. --C[/I]) Darrow pointed out the large pit of bones, which Shanni was curious about. She mentioned that they had enough rope for them to lower her in, which Darrow thought was a dubious idea, especially given how dark it was down there. Aerikoth also noted that someone or some thing had recently cleaned the area. After some debate, it was decided that exploration of the sacrifice pit could wait. Outside, they continued discussing the ghost as they carefully examined a nearby small tower, which had a strange symbol on the ground by its threshold and smoke rising from it. Dermot eyed it warily before kneeling by the black and red symbol, attempting to determine if it was some sort of ward. Without being able to identify it further, the party decided to pass it by, Shanni remarking that nothing done up in black and red was ever nice, except perhaps for an outfit she once saw. Returning to the base of the large ruined tower, Shanni found a locked door some distance away from the entryway the ghost Aronson was guarding. They decided to check it out and the petite rogue had little difficulty in opening it. Dermot went through first, but soon encountered a rockfall blocking the way. Gauging the direction of the path, the ranger surmised that it must have led to the surrounding hills. The disappointed party began retracing its steps, but was surprised by a dire spider dropping on top of them. Despite its successful ambush, the creature was quickly dispatched. [/QUOTE]
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