Who wants to be a Wayfinder? Part 1

[SelcSilverhand]

Whisper
[SBLOCK]
Both auras are still active and not the result of a lingering effect.
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[Shayuri]

"The magic that affected you is still on the chest," Whisper warns. "It doesn't look like the kind of trap that only works once. There's also an aura of transmutation...I'm not sure why"

"If we could open it without touching it...via a hook on a rope, perhaps..."

 

[jkason]

Midian Rightson, human druid

"The magic that affected you is still on the chest," Whisper warns. "It doesn't look like the kind of trap that only works once. There's also an aura of transmutation...I'm not sure why"

"If we could open it without touching it...via a hook on a rope, perhaps..."

"What about that cantrip you used on before, to draw the eel out of the ship?" Midian asks. "Seria's already opened the locks; could you use that to lift the lid of the chest from a safe distance?"

 

[Shayuri]

"I'll try," Whisper agrees, "but it's power is very limited. If the lid weighs too much, it won't be able to lift it."

She makes slow grasping motions towards the chest with her right hand, chanting under her breath.

(Mage Hand to try to open the lid.)

 

[Bront]

With a chuckle Seria slowly gets up. "You had your chance when I wasn't able to move."

Curious as to what was in the chest that would need such protection, Seria waits for Whisper to finish whatever it is she is concentrating on before peering inside.

"Gah!" Johan says, with semi mock offense. "What kind of man do you take me for?"

"If you can't get it open, I'll gladly try. As long as you promise not to take advantage of me if I go stiff," He says, looking at Seria accusingly.

 

[SelcSilverhand]

The heavy lid slowly creeps open, aided by a rush of trapped bubbles. It falls over the back of the chest with a loud thump. You see the dark tendrils of the magic spell trigger. They lash for an instant about as if seeking something to latch onto before they dissipate. Edging forward carefully, you peer down into the chest and see several objects sparkling inside.
The first thing that catches your eye is a large, skeletal hand and arm bones. The tips are clawed with wicked looking nails. The color of it is strange though, as if it were not made of bone.
The second object is a large amber colored crystal. It is nearly a foot long.
Last, there is a small wooden box resting on a cloth cushion.

Midian
[SBLOCK]
You begin to pickup another wave of uneasiness from your empathic link with Seeqir
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[Shayuri]

Whisper eagerly swims to the box to look inside (hopefully with Detect Magic still active...if not, she'll recast). She scans each item's aura, sampling the radiations of them to deduce what she can of their functions...and possible dangers.

"Interesting...a pity we can't use the chest. A lockbox with a permanent spell trap like that would be an excellent place to store these things on our ship until we get it back..."

 

[SelcSilverhand]

Whisper recasts her cantrip and lifts the box out. The lid opens to reveal several gemstones and crystals resting in a velvet casing. There is a dusty rose colored prism, two spheres, one blue and the other pink and green swirled. There are also two dark red colored crystals, larger than the others. They look to be made of the same material as the larger shard still in the chest. Finally there is a clear, teardrop shaped crystal fragment. Each of the gems and crystals radiate transmutation auras of varying strengths from faint to moderate.
Beneath the box she removed is a small leather bound tome, now soaking up some of the seawater it has been exposed to.

 

[SelcSilverhand]

"Interesting...a pity we can't use the chest. A lockbox with a permanent spell trap like that would be an excellent place to store these things on our ship until we get it back..."

OOC - If you really wanted to take it, you could try to remove it from the deck. The base is bolted down but with some tools it could be removed or chopped free.

 

[jkason]

Midian Rightson, human druid

Whisper recasts her cantrip and lifts the box out. The lid opens to reveal several gemstones and crystals resting in a velvet casing. There is a dusty rose colored prism, two spheres, one blue and the other pink and green swirled. There are also two dark red colored crystals, larger than the others. They look to be made of the same material as the larger shard still in the chest. Finally there is a clear, teardrop shaped crystal fragment. Each of the gems and crystals radiate transmutation auras of varying strengths from faint to moderate.
Beneath the box she removed is a small leather bound tome, now soaking up some of the seawater it has been exposed to.

"Unless that's magic, too, we'd best hurry it out of here or whatever text it has will be ruined," Midian says, reaching for the tome. "We should probably get out of here, anyway. Seeqir's getting riled again. I'm not sure what it is, but if it keeps recurring like that, I'm keen to leave during a lull in its 'patrol.' We still don't know what took down that other ship..."

[sblock=OOC]Hmm. I don't suppose Mending could fix a slightly waterlogged book, could it?[/sblock]