"Could we not find the body of this prisoner who was interred for further questioning, and question him as we do the mummy? He is aware of where this we seek is." Logos asks.
Logos seems to remeber seeing a scale model of Tephu in he Outer Sanctum of the Library..
"Oh, never mind, we already have him. My mistake." Logos looks thoughtful. "Oh, didn't we see a scale model of Tephu in the Outer Sanctum of the library?"
Guess we head back to the scale model and see if we can figure out where the hidden place might be. Don't know that I have the skills for it though.
Calla manages to avoid most of the explosion, impressively enough, but that doesn't make her less pissed off. "What the f*#% was that? Holy lords, do we even have to be careful when reading now?"
They resume their job, and she also manages to find out who the architect is.
"Well, so we have to find this Vault of the Hidden Wisdom, and we can't wait until midsummer. It's very good that you recalled that, Logos. Since now we know this place pretty well, the scale model will allow us to find discrepancies in the structure of the library, revealing secret places. If not, we could still get a better idea about where it could be. I'm also thinking about pushing our luck on forcing someone to tell us where the Vault is. It will work like this, we find one employee at a time, and tell them we want to visit the Vault, since we've got a permit that allows us to enter it. If the guys go against it since it is not in the Inner Sanctum, we can trick him into telling us some clues about it, or even better, where it is. Gods, I wish I could lie well! Who can do that for us?"
Calla will also ask for Marius or Hemket if she is all right, cause the negative energy might have something special, although her Hand of The Honest Man could prevent if it was a curse.
Hemket is OK at bluff, but nothing special (+8).
"Don't worry Calla negative energy is usually like a fireball. You get hit once and if it would drain you of anything more you would be feeling like when the wraiths attacked us."
With your absurd Know Local rolls you also know that the Tower of Rah collapsed many years ago, so it be tough to pinpoint a location from there.. Perhaps someone is still alive that was around when the tower was still standing.
I assume this is all being discussed while still in the Dark Depository..
Actions?
Is there are particularly old librarian we can ask?
Knowledge local maybe?
"Do you guys think it's safe to walk around the city alone? If so, we can each search for something, and gather again later with information. Are you ok with that?"
If so, Calla wll ask around town looking for anyone who might prove useful in that quest.
I assume that means your leaving the Depository then.. If yall could provide me a list of active spells that would be good. Also a perc check as yall get out into the street.
Active Spells:
- Mage Armor (8 hours) - 1st level
- Defending Bone (8 hours) - Mythic Point
- Greater False Life (8 Hours) - Mythic Point
aside from being wild-shaped, no additional spells are active on the Hadj...
As you all get your bareings back topside you each fail to notice with lurks in the shadows of the rooftops above.. An uncommon accent comes out of the nowhere..
"Do not move! We have the drop on you and will not hesitate to act if you do not comply." He pauses to gauge your response and if no sudden moves are taken continues.. "We have been sent here to ask you to stop doing research into matters that don't concern you. Leave Tephu tonight and do not return. What is your answer?"
"Umm, sent? Who sent you? We're trying to stop a dangerous cult, who by the way, keep trying to kill us. Since you are talking instead of shooting, or just spying, I'm hoping you're not with them. "
"It matters not who sent us. It matters not your cause. We are of not affiliation of any cult. Nornally this conversation doesn't take place with us, but our employer wished to give you a way out. Now what is your answer?"
"Shadowy voices are hard to take seriously, without knowing who's voice they are. Perhaps if we had some idea who your employers are, we might come to some arrangement..." Logos keeps his voice non-committal, and attempts to aid whoever ends up being the bargainer.
Ill wait for others to respond before continueing..
Marius tries to talk with these shadowy voices.
"Now if you aren't members of any cult then you must be doing this for other reasons. Why don't we discuss what you were offered for this and we can see if maybe we can find a third option."
Marius uses his luck to try and avoid a fight all together.
Calla remains silent, letting the others do the talking, while she slowly watches their surroundings to see what is there around them. Certainly if there was only one it would be easy for them to handle, and more thugs would be easier to spot, so either way worked.
the Hadj will attempt to aid another on Marius' check:
The talking wolf sez:
"Perhaps you do not realize what your employer will achieve if we fail: the world will be lost -- thus, so will be your payment! In fact, I doubt your employer expects to pay you at all, knowing you will be subjugated or destroyed along with everything else..."
There's some silence for a moment and then the apparent leader speaks up.. "We normally don't get into the what's and why's of people's business, but if what you say is true than I won't no part of stopping your actions. I have a family like everyone else. If your group makes good on our contract payment then we will be on our way. What say you?"
"How much are we talking about again?"
"Our contract guarantees 5k, we were paid half up front.. Pay the other 2500 for our troubles and you can go.."
"That seems reasonable. Where do you want me to place the gold?"
Logos hears the amount named, and has to bite his lip not to burst into uproarious laughter. "They got ripped off big time... Only five thousand to take us on?" He whispers to Calla as they let Marius do the talking.
"I just happen to have my share of the funds you need to allow us to save the world! If you like, after we've pooled our cash, I can summon an air elemental to carry the money onto a nearby roof..."
Calla is still looking around, slowly. She does not want to hand the gold, since it was hard to obtain it, but she does nothing harsh thus far.
After an agreement has been reached you all see a figure appear before the group, almost like he dropped invisibility or sumpin.. He is dressed in an all black leather outfit, imagine a ninja, weilding a very nice looking shortbow with an arrow still knocked. Green liquid drips from its barbed arrowhead..
Without another word he accepts the gold and departs.. You all see 3 other similar shapes pounce from building tops around you and diappeare into the dusk..
Its late so heading to the Inn or what?
Yes, might as well get some sleep now.
Alrighty, yall go and get sleep.. The next day comes to early..
What now?
I suppose we need to find an old librarian. I rolled a knowledge local above for this and people were doing gather information.
The next mornig yall find a trio of old farts sipping mint tea. There names are Adull, Hamask, and Toothless Mhetek.. They relay that they don't remember much other than the tower was around 125' in height..
before going to bed, Hadjii did some scribing, and some Goodberrying...
With some sly words you guys dig up a name. Ramat Glyphkeeper III is a Pahmet dwarf who was one of the original builders of the tower hundreds of years ago.
After buying him a few drinks he happily tells you what he knows of the tower and comfirms its height. he even sketches you a nice drawing of what it looked like, with dimensions.
You can all make Int checks, Calla is the only one with Engineering i think..
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