"And are there any other creatures in the area known to attack people out in the wilderness as well. Erwarth adds to Katya's question for Samsun as he packs away his spellbook. "I know I'd hate to be caught off-guard by Golems or something similar again."
Samsun
"Um, I've heard of attacks from coyotes and things. Most of the creatures that roam here only have glances as descriptions primarily because if you got a full look you were almost certainly dead"
Samsun looks sheepish as he eats his breakfast
"The travel should only be about a couple hours more a walk. I'd say 4 miles or so.
"Coyotes, right," the magus drawls sarcastically as he stares at a pile of sand that attacked them last night.
Quickly packing his gear, and only his, Erwarth stands up ready to move on while carrying a conjured cup with his predigistation-imitation Kahve to drink.
"Four more miles? Lets get it over with before another coyote decides to foolishly try its luck against Jeiten again."
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Samsun
"Um, I've heard of attacks from coyotes and things. Most of the creatures that roam here only have glances as descriptions primarily because if you got a full look you were almost certainly dead"
Samsun looks sheepish as he eats his breakfast
Katya places her hand under samsuns chin and lifts his head
Zamzun, Dogs are not a concern, Vut other things do you speak of?
Orgirdor wakes up at the smell of breakfast,
"Coyotes are the last thing we should worry about when there are golems poping from the floor" he says while taking some ham and bacon then starts eating.
Samsun gently brushes away Katya's hand
Samsun to Katya
[b]"I do not know entirely as I do not originate from this land. I have heard tales of gargantuan men, gnoll bands, and things without form."
"We must get on the trail now, time is not a luxury I am willing to wait for."
Samsun leads the group to the location which lays stones perfectly arranged in a circle formation. As you approach you seem to sense the area start to darken and almost in a nightlike trance. Orbs of energy dance around, and pass through several party members. At the middle, lays a small column that has a stone basin on the top, a place cut in an egg-like shape perfectly.
You see small bits of writing under the stone basin. It is written in a language hard to discern. When you speak under your breath or to your fellow adventurers it seems to glow slightly..
"Look, under the stone." He raises his brows. "It glows when we speak." Jietin looks to see what language it is in.
"Glows as we speak?" Erwarth repeat's Jieten's statement while watching the stones carefully.
The elf magus ponders for a moment, before deciding to test things further, continuing to talk for the sake of talking and testing the strange runes.
"I wonder if its language dependent." Erwarth starts in Elvish, as he casts Read Magic to study the hard to discern runes in case that is the method to understand them.
"Though seeing the location and the tales of the place its connected too," the vocal pondering continues in the musical Sylvan.
"My best guess would be the language it responds with," Celestial this time sounding soft yet firm.
"Would be the language of dragons." Erwarth finishes up his vocal musings in Draconic.
"This is the place Samsun?" ask the man as he approaches the stone,
"Wow, nice magic trick, what language is that?" Orgirdor tries to get close to check the runes but Erwarth is too excited talking around the column and he can't get too close
The inscriptions seem to glow each time Erwarth speaks in different languages yet they all seem to no effect. When, Erwarth spoke draconian it seemed to glow a shade of red before returning to blue, yet Erwarth feels as though he was being hit. Samsun pushes past to the front and starts to think aloud.
Samsun
"Hmm, this is quite interesting--"
As soon as Samsun starts to speak the inscriptions glow more intensely this time. Samsun quite startly quickly shuts his mouth and the color returns to its same shade
Will Save DC 17 or become dazed for 3 minutes
Erwarth stumbles back from the stones at the feeling, before quickly shaking off the effect. He opens his mouth to say something, before his mind catches up and shuts it.
Using Dancing Lights, he quickly spells out, in Common, No Draconic near this thing. He'll speak when he figures its safe to do so again rather then tempt things further just yet.
Samsun
"I..I'm not exactly sure. I am certain this is the right spot--"
Suddenly, the color almost recognizing Samsun. Seems to glow a darker and darker shade before going out completely
Suddenly, the basin starts to fill with water. Something tugs at Samsun's pocket where his key resides and he withdraws it slowly letting the force take over and it settles in the basin of water.
The basin starts to turn to parchment, and the key still laying there. Samsun withdraws the parchment/key and exclaims
"It's a map to the Nursery!"
At the bottom reveals a strange markings written almost in a sentence
Peering at the map behind everyone else, as what better cover is there then allies, Erwarth looks to see if the runes are legible under the read magic spell.
"Anyone what language that is or what it says?"
Jietin impatiently glances around as the more intelligent types look at the map. "We gonna be moving soon?"
Orgirdor get close to see the writing maybe he can read it or know what language is it,
"Uhmm...Let's see..."
"It's too early in the morning, I got no idea...maybe only Samsun can read it?"
Samsun goes over the words almost locked in his own world as he reads the parchment.
"It says...What has roots as nobody sees,
Is taller than trees
Up, up it goes,
And yet never grows?
Pointing to the east, where lizards lay
come to offspring you may
"Hmm, I believe that is a riddle. Does anyone have an idea as to what the answer is?"
As he reads off the parchment, the ethereal spirits vanish as if some blasphemy was committed.
"The map is very poorly made, almost indiscernible. However, the riddle is very very clear"
"Huh, a riddle to guard the way? At least its an easy one, as its a ... Where did Abid go?" Erwarth starts out calmly, but asks the question incredulously as he notices the missing person as they read the text.
Glancing around, he spots nothing until his eyes rests on the stones and recalls something tried to fall upon himself mere moments before. His eyes widen as he comes to an assumption, and decides discretion beats valor or pride at all times.
Saying naught a word, the Magus bolts from the circle as leaves rustle and flutter in his wake, hoping the others catch a hint and follows at their slower rate.
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Samsun goes over the words almost locked in his own world as he reads the parchment.
"It says...What has roots as nobody sees,
Is taller than trees
Up, up it goes,
And yet never grows?Pointing to the east, where lizards lay
come to offspring you may
"Hmm, I believe that is a riddle. Does anyone have an idea as to what the answer is?"
As he reads off the parchment, the ethereal spirits vanish as if some blasphemy was committed.
"The map is very poorly made, almost indiscernible. However, the riddle is very very clear"
The sky? No, it doesn't point to the east. Taller than trees...a city? Lizards do not lay in cities. Jietin furrows his brow in thought. Bloody hell. He loses his focus as Erwarth starts running around. "What the hell are you doing?" He ignores the little elf, looking back at the parchment. "There is a space in the words, are there two different riddles?" He smiles. "The sky!"
"Oh a riddle!" Orgirdor scratch his chin as a storm of ideas come to his head, Roots? It never grows? Taller than trees? Up it goes? Pointing to the east?
He snaps out of it as Erwarth bolts out of the circle,
"Wha-What happened? Don't scare us like that, he was with us this morning...I think..." he sighs and shrug "No idea where he went"
He turns back to the riddle and passes his hand between his hair,
"Mmmm Jietin is right, it seems to be two different riddles, maybe the first one is the answer to the other"
I don't think is the sky, if it has roots it should be at ground and at the same level as trees...maybe a big rock pointing east?
"A mountain's peak?" Orgirdor says with a doubtful expression on his face
Seeing as the rest feel safe enough not to follow, Erwarth simply sends a Dancing Lights back towards the group to spell out a message.
Meet all away from stones
Erwarth has had enough of that circle, especially as it already attacked him once. He'll wait and watch from as far as he can then catch up to the others once they start leaving the thing.
Orgirdor backs up from the circle close to Erwarth,
Saw something? he asks.
"No, but I am suspicious and unwilling to go near that circle again. Its already tried to do something to me once, and now Abid goes missing. Just ... just lets get out of here."
Erwarth is visibly spooked and unwilling to go back towards the circle, wishing to move on.
Samsun walks over to Erwarth where they are gathering, and looks at the map
"hmm..wait a second."
Samsun reads over the writing again
"Its the Great Eastern Mountain!"
As Samsun speaks those words, the map forms into a discernible writing.
"Ahh we have our destination! Its very close too, only 4 miles away!"
You see small blueish shapes beginning to appear, around the party, they vanish quickly however
"Mmmm things are getting weird in here, let's move out." he says while looking around and rubbing his eyes.
"Eastern Mountains? That sounds like a much more pleasant place them here to me at this moment. " Erwarth states in hopes no one really wants to go back to those stones.
"Mmmm things are getting weird in here, let's move out." he says while looking around and rubbing his eyes.
If there is need for another
Suddenly several dog-like creatures leap from behind the stones and attack the party
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"Dogs looking for food"
Creatures 8
Katya 12
Orgirdor 24
Jietien
Anapa
Erwarth
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Orgirdor
Katya
Creatures
Erwarth
Anapa
Jieten
The creature are five in number and armed with simple weapons but use them with practiced ease
2 charge and swing at Katya, whilst 1 attacks Orgirdor. The last two seek to bring down the biggiest of the group being Jieten
Jietin grunts, feeling his rage boil up. He laughs. "Not bad. My turn." He swings his oversized bastard sword twice, trying to take down the dog things.
"You little dogs are brave enough to take on Jietin" Orgirdor shouts at he tried to tabs the beast.
"I thought dogs ran on four legs, not two Orgirdor. Also next time, I plan on running farther when something feels off!"
Seeing Katya in trouble, We earth quickly runs over towards one of the creatures and tries to run it through as lightning crackles along its edge.
Out of nowhere, arrows rain down on the attacking creatures, just as 3 skeleal warriors rush at the dogs followed by a skeletal tiger creature
As the undead attack the dogs, energy washes over them, tearing at their life force!