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<blockquote data-quote="Maldin" data-source="post: 2906270" data-attributes="member: 27170"><p>A fire-opal gem of that size is not just valuable... it is so improbable that it is unique, and would be treated as such. The gem is the center of worship for the extinct cult, their most (un)holy religious "statue", and indispensible to their most important ceremonies. The PCs will discover that on certain days when the planets/moon/sun/etc are in certain positions, the gem radiates both strong magic and strong evil (which is why they didn't notice its magical nature before). The PCs will also discover that the extinct cult is not extinct! On those days, the gem functions as a beacon for the cult, which will stop at nothing to retrieve it in order to perform their terrifying ceremonies, involving sacrifices and other more unspeakable acts. Whats worse, is that the cult is doomsday cult, which believe that through the gem, their diabolic lords will be summoned into our world and usher in new age of pain, torment, and utter devastation. It is not entirely clear what the gem can accomplish (or what their lords can accomplish through the gem), even without the cult's direct use of it. If any word of the gem's presence gets out (for example, if the PCs try to sell it), other groups will begin hunting down the party... some want to steal the gem to use themselves, and some want to destroy the gem (and everything and everybody that has been tainted by it!). Of course destroying the gem may not be very wise, as it may summon one of the infernal lords! </p><p></p><p>What to do?? </p><p>What to do???? </p><p></p><p>QUEST!! ;-)</p><p></p><p>Denis, aka "Maldin"</p><p>============================</p><p>Maldin's Greyhawk <a href="http://melkot.com" target="_blank">http://melkot.com</a></p><p>Loads of edition-independent Greyhawk goodness... maps, magic, mysteries, mechanics, and more!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Maldin, post: 2906270, member: 27170"] A fire-opal gem of that size is not just valuable... it is so improbable that it is unique, and would be treated as such. The gem is the center of worship for the extinct cult, their most (un)holy religious "statue", and indispensible to their most important ceremonies. The PCs will discover that on certain days when the planets/moon/sun/etc are in certain positions, the gem radiates both strong magic and strong evil (which is why they didn't notice its magical nature before). The PCs will also discover that the extinct cult is not extinct! On those days, the gem functions as a beacon for the cult, which will stop at nothing to retrieve it in order to perform their terrifying ceremonies, involving sacrifices and other more unspeakable acts. Whats worse, is that the cult is doomsday cult, which believe that through the gem, their diabolic lords will be summoned into our world and usher in new age of pain, torment, and utter devastation. It is not entirely clear what the gem can accomplish (or what their lords can accomplish through the gem), even without the cult's direct use of it. If any word of the gem's presence gets out (for example, if the PCs try to sell it), other groups will begin hunting down the party... some want to steal the gem to use themselves, and some want to destroy the gem (and everything and everybody that has been tainted by it!). Of course destroying the gem may not be very wise, as it may summon one of the infernal lords! What to do?? What to do???? QUEST!! ;-) Denis, aka "Maldin" ============================ Maldin's Greyhawk [url]http://melkot.com[/url] Loads of edition-independent Greyhawk goodness... maps, magic, mysteries, mechanics, and more! [/QUOTE]
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