AoW: The Whispering Cairn

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Slade

He didn't need to rest, he simply needed repairs. Taking a sit further than anyone else from the fire, he just contemplates his hasty actions systematically and with brute logic comes to the conclusion that he will allow the rest to solve such intricate puzzles. If they needed to destroy an opponent then he'd rise up and do what he was created for....

Since he was not in need of rest, he made sure to watch the area while the others slept while he worked on repairing his own armor with the tools he had.

Noisy Craft Check 1d20+3 = 4
 
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Outside the abandoned office

The sounds of Slade hammering and tinkering with his own self all night makes it difficult for the rest of you to get any rest. In addition, some of you don't even have a bedroll. All in all, its a rather poor night for resting.

Eventually, morning comes though. You are all hungry, except for Slade.

{OOC: Everyone except Slade heals for a point of damage, if they have any. Spells and such can be recovered now.}
 
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Mohan

The following morning Mohan addressed the others.

"Well then. We should decide what we will need to purchase before we head back into Diamond lake. At least one more rope, and some torches would be my first suggestion."
 
Slade

"I shall remain here and clear out this mess, but perhaps Fortus can remedy my wounds first"

With at least some of his armor repaired, he wouldn't risk harming himself any further while he works tediously to clear out debri and make this area liveable.
 
Fortus

Fortus approached Slade while saying,"It certainly is imperative that we repair the grievous damage done to your exterior and interior my friend...never in the time that I've known have you sustained such damage even when you once came to me after suffering hot scalding at the hands of a rogue magus..."

Cure Light Damage on Slade (1d8+1=2)
Cure Light Damage on Slade (1d8+1=9)

"That shall do it..." The artificer said after some strenuous repairs had been done on the warforged.
"I assume we're all ready now that Slade is repaired?"
 
Hazrad

Having been up praying to the Host, Hazrad listened to the others as he finished and nodded. "I will fetch my lantern and spare oil flasks while in town. Although I suggest we find something to eat as well."
 
Slade

Fully repaired, he rose up and did some odd stretching manuever to work out some kinks that might have been left. He was largely indebted to Fortus already, having come to him for repairs so many a time after long battles.

"I am indebted to you yet again"

Fully functional now, he goes to begin his work on the debri since he really did not have any need for much of what they planned on buying and all he ever truly needed were his weapons along with the guidance of the Silver Flame. Some progress on these headquarters will do them some good.
 
Slade busies himself with clearing the chimney, and then clearing out room in the living area. By the time he is finished, there is enough space inside that the group can sleep in doors with a cozy fire.

Hazrad and Mohan take off towards town to fetch supplies. Once in town, they seperate, with Hazrad heading off to get his oil, lantern, and some food supplies.

Mohan heads off to get rope and a couple torches.

{OOC: Fortus and Jaiden, need to know your plans.}
 
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Jaiden

She knows the benefit of having supplies, and as such she goes along with Hazrad and Mohan. She's also extremely hungry and looking forward to eating once she's in town.
 
Fortus

Fortus nodded smiling at Slade's sentiments and went along with his companions towards town from the partially cleared debris of the office. The artificer went along with the companions with a thought of getting himself a usable tool of masterwork design to aid him with weaponsmithing that he had been well-versed in with his studies with Allustan...of whom he would visit along the way. Unfortunately he had too little money to pay for the masterwork tool he wished to purchase but instead purchased extra trail rations to add to the group's supplies and a hammer.

After the relatively uneventful visit with his mentor, in which he received some advice on the nature of the arcane instrument he found that had been used for transportation purposes and was told that the cairn likely held more valuable secrets, Fortus made his way to get a loan off Tidwoad D'Kundurak...knowing that Allustan's letter backing the artificer's loan would significantly lower the interest rate of the loan itself.
 
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{OOC: The following conversation occured between me and Raharanor. We roleplayed the meeting between him and Allustan in chat to make it go faster. He played the part of Fortus, and I was Allustan.}

(09:09:08 AM) Raharanor: "During our travels into the Whispering Cairn my companions and I discovered the walls had tiny holes which whistled with the sounds of voices and also an arcane instrument which I determined to be a former means of transportation....it reeked of dormant magic, but was inactive...we also discovered a room with a sarcophagus with a humanoid figure carved into it" Fortus paused to momentarily reflect on the significance of what he had said, but turned to Allustan,"What do you make of arcane instrument at any rate?"
(09:12:13 AM) sj_the_bartender: Allustan leans back in the chair of his study. "To be honest, Fortus, I'm astonished that you found an unexplored Cairn without telling me about it. One of the reasons I returned to this town after leaving Sharn was to make an extended study the cairns, and hopefully publish my findings. But putting that aside, tell me everything you can about this apparatus you found. Any detail could be significant.

The sarcophagus doesn't surprise me. The entire purpose of building a cairn is to house the remains of the dead; usually of a king, or noble, or great warrior... someone of importance. Most likely the sarcophagus holds the remains of whoever is carved on the lid."
(09:29:41 AM) Raharanor: Fortus nodded knowingly at his mentor's reproachful sentiment about being denied access to hitherto unknown cairns or artefacts"The party seemed to be in concurrance that the lid of the sarcophagus could contain the likeness of the body inside to be sure..." The artificer pushed some hair away from his face and continued," but as for the arcane instrument it seemed to be vaguely alike to the transportation portals used by House Orien, but the style of the rune on the instrument was very much different..."
(09:32:15 AM) sj_the_bartender: "Hmm. I've often heard rumors that the warforged created by House Cannith were actually created based on ancient designs discovered in xend'rik. It would be quite amusing to find that House Orien did the same with some other ancient artifact to create their modern conveniences. What else can you tell me about it?"
(09:42:44 AM) Raharanor: Fortus thought for a few moments before deigning to reply,"Well, as far as I could make out the former device seemed to be ovular in shape and there was a mirror upon it also...the glyph upon it didn't exactly suggest House Orien involvement in recent times at any rate"
(09:48:00 AM) sj_the_bartender: When Fortus mentions a glyph carved into the base, Allustan says "Can you draw it out for me?"
(09:48:24 AM) sj_the_bartender: He hands you a piece of fine karrnathi paper and a quill with ink already on the tip.
(09:50:28 AM) Raharanor: Fortus politely accepts the karrnathi paper and quill and proceeds to sketch the glyph onto the paper as best as he could recall it. After some minutes the artificer turns to Allustan and hands the paper to his mentor.
(09:51:36 AM) sj_the_bartender: (OOC Make an INT check to see how well you can recall the glyph from memory)
(09:54:48 AM) Raharanor: Intelligence check on sketching of glyph (1d20+2=16)
(09:55:19 AM) sj_the_bartender: You manage to draw a very accurate picture of the glyph. Allustan spends a moment studying it.
(09:59:12 AM) sj_the_bartender: "It looks very similar to the arcane symbol for the element of air. Perhaps this is even Vaati. Thats the language many scholars believe to be the original written form of the language 'Auran'. It likely represents a name of a person or location. Did you know that Vaati actually means Wind Duke?

Is there anything else you can tell me about this apparatus?
(10:03:54 AM) Raharanor: "No I was not aware of Vaati meaning Wind Duke, but I find it curious that the glyph represents the element of air all the same," He scratched the slight stubble forming on his jaw-line and continued," however there little more to say about the apparatus itself save to say that it had runes as well as the glyph which I may also try to recall..."
(10:04:32 AM) sj_the_bartender: (you already know that the runes are arcane symbols related to transportation)
(10:07:13 AM) sj_the_bartender: "Well, keep in mind i said it resembles the symbol for air. It is not the same symbol though.

So, what did you find when you opened the sarcophagus? An old mummified corpse?"
(10:11:20 AM) Raharanor: Fortus stifled an amused chuckle as he said,"Well, I believe our barbarian shifter companion Jaiden attempted to open the sarcophagus but unfortunately set off a shocking grasp trap..."
(10:11:35 AM) Raharanor: "As we progressed further into the cairn we found lanterns that we were at first at a loss to explain what they were needed for save that they were apart of a pattern of sorts...and as we found more lanterns in our explorations of the passages near the sarcophagus room we came to the conclusion, after also finding the missing finger of the carved figure on the sarcophagus, that the lanterns were needed to activate the movement of the sarcophagus or something else"
(10:12:52 AM) sj_the_bartender: "Well that was silly. You should have checked it for traps first. You are good at finding and disabling those things.

The sarcophagus moves though? Is it animated somehow?"
(10:16:56 AM) Raharanor: "It moved every time one of my companions placed one of the coloured lanterns into the places set for the lanterns," Fortus replied," but as we placed...the green lantern..I think...the floor suddenly moved apart underneath our warforged companion Slade who was caught unawares by this sudden movement in the floor and fell not to his death and was later saved by Hazrad of the Silver Flame and yours truly"
(10:19:15 AM) sj_the_bartender: "Very clever. The sarcophagus is probably not the true resting place of whoever the Cairn is dedicated to, but simply a decoy. If that is the case, then whoever built the cairn was worried about robbers. There likely is something of value within the cairn, if you can find the true tomb.

If you don't mind, I'd like to keep this drawing and study the glyph. You should come see me again in a few days to see what Iv'e found. And if you find any more interesting items, be sure to let me know."
(10:25:24 AM) Raharanor: " That is of course fine Allustan, as the secrets of the cairn are waiting to be uncovered....but speaking of which, I've been doing a spot of shopping for the party's supplies and have too little galifars to obtain a decent masterwork tool for my weaponsmithing skills that need working on...would you by any chance have such an implement around the place somewhere? I do recall there being at least one or two tools of that sort around the place last time I was here"
(10:26:48 AM) sj_the_bartender: "Ah, I am no artificer, I'm afraid. The only tools I keep are for my garden. But if you are short of funding, why don't you see Tidwoad d'Kundurak about a loan? I would be happy to offer my backing, knowing that you will be able to pay it back in the near future, if your exploration goes well."
(10:30:12 AM) Raharanor: "That's a thought...almost forgot about him...I shall go to him in that case for a loan," Fortus said thoughtfully," but on the other hand, if the remainder of the exploration goes well then I could well repay you in kind"
(10:32:32 AM) sj_the_bartender: Allustan nods and scribbles a quick note. "Here you are. This should be sufficient to let Tidwoad know that you have my support when you go to him for the loan. That should help reduce the interest rate significantly."
(10:32:40 AM) sj_the_bartender: He hands you the note.
(10:35:41 AM) Raharanor: A grateful Fortus thanks his mentor for his support and then said,"I must be on my way then...my thanks again for your backing and your counsel, and I hope to return with more to feed your curiosity as well as mine after the group's further exploration of the Whispering Cairn"[/i]
 
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Mohan

As Mohan wandered through the town, he thought alittle about the new passage Slade had discovered. Now that the warforged was alright, he could smile at the idea of finding a tunnel by falling down it.

There was a fair amount of scorching on the wall, and he was trying to think what might have caused it.

Knowledge Nature check (1d20+1=5)
 
Fortus

You approach the offices of Tidwoad d'Kundurak. The dwarf runs the only bank in town from the house of warding. He also buys and sells precious gems and jewelry on the side. As you enter, he looks at you with an appraising eye. You feel as though you are being judged for your worth on the spot.

After a moment, he says "Welcome. How can I be of service?"

Mohan

You've heard legends of dragons who can spit acid, but there are no dragons around here. They are all off on their own continent across the oceans. A few plants come to mind that leave a burning itching sensation if you touch them to skin, but nothing that produces enough acid to burn through rock like that. You are quite stumped.
 
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Mohan

Before he did any buying of equipment, Mohan wanted to know if there was anything else they would need. He decided to stop by the Garrison and ask Merris Sandovar about it, of course he would need to be discrete. He entered the Garrison, and asked about Merris's whereabouts.
 
Garrison

A young private in the militia greets you at the gates. As you make your request, he replies "He's up in the watch tower. Today is his day for the high watch."
 
Mohan

The shifter nodded, and then walked towards the watch tower. When he arrived, he would climb up, using his ties to the Garrison to prevent him being stopped, then speak with Merris.

"Good day Merris. How are you?" He would greet the scout, and then ask about creatures that live underground which can melt stone like that. He would not say it was in the cairn, but if prompted, say it relates to a cave several miles away.
 
Merris

The chief scout of the garrison nods a greeting to Mohan. "Saw you coming a mile away, you know. Wasn't expecting to get interrogated though. Well, lets see... If you are talking about cave dwellers, your most likely bet would be acid beetles, but that would have to be an entire swarm of them to do the kind of damage you are describing. We've had a few infestations of them in crops and houses through the years, but never been able to find the big nest."
 
Jaiden

Walking through town, as familiar as it was, had her wanting to return back to the Cairn. She had a few 'friends' within the city, but other than that it was a place that she loathed. She tolerated it merely for the reason that she hadn't hated it enough to leave, but now that she had a reason to be elsewhere, she found herself wanting to be here less and less. With a stomach rumbling of hunger, she headed to the Feral Dog for something that she could eat that would satisfy her hunger for some time.
 
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The Feral Dog

As you take a seat inside, an overworked serving wench comes up to you. "Whats yer pleasure?" she asks with no real interest.
 
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