Ian uses his first channel.
Caelash searches anyone and anything Uriel and Ian overlook.
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Caelash
The stone altar is hollow, as Caelash examins it the lid flips open to reveal a mass of magots crawling on what looks to be a dead pig there is something larger moving under the mass of magots but you can't tell what it is yet
"We've got masterfully crafted daggers for each of the cultists, good for throwing if nothing else, each has some nice jewelry with a decent resale value, likely, a few silver each... about 400 gold worth of items we can liquidate later."
Caelash smiles, "But this last bustard had this strange looking pendant!"
Caelash holds up a strange looking pendant, the shape of a small, red, shrunken head, with more eyes, noses, ears and mouths than it should, also they are all jumbled up with no relation to a humanoid face.
"He also had this rusted ring... check it for magic... and a few scrolls of planar binding and planar ally."
"Let's shut this lid back before we have another fight on our hands that we're not prepared for!"
Ian quickly closes the lid.
Uriel casts a spell to concentrate on and determine the presence of magical items.
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Uriel
I am glad we reclosed the lid at this time as I am not quite prepared to deal with something of its nature at this time.
Then, after a pause, he continues...
The ring is magical and appears to have the power to communicate to something, telepathically perhaps. I certainly wouldn't want to bet on putting it on my finger and being able to choose whom I was contacting. The pendant is also magical but I am at a loss to determine its nature.
Caelash puts the pendant on Sprocket to see if that gives him any insight.
Caelash puts the pendant on, in disbelief at what he is experiencing.
As much as Sprocket wanted to take that thing off, would you mind explainning why you decided to put it on? asks Uriel in disbelief.
Ian says "I am not sure I want to touch it."
"I live through experience. Sprocket was obviously able to rid himself of it, with no visible side effects aside from fear and revulsion. I want to know what he experienced. I want some insight into this blasted thing." As Caelash explains himself, he finally slips the pendant on.
Ian says "Or could it be that is to harm creatures from other planes?"
People have always argued to me in a condescending manner that elves are the smart race. I think I can show them evidence to the contrary Uriel states with a laugh as he eyes Caelash with caution.
"Feels like... " Caelash shudders at a horrible sensation, "Feels like something ancient and evil is looking at me..."
Caelash calmly takes it off. "This could come in handy if we need to get noticed by, or get in contact with whatever they were in contact with."
Caelash holds up the amulet, "Either of you want to try it out? It's an amulet of being watched by some creepy ancient evil presence." He smiles, trying to make light of the unpleasant situation.
Ian replies "not really"
Caelash prepares his unprepared extract.
"I say we prepare ourselves and open this box back up."
Caelash casts detect magic on the box.
Spellcraft
Spellcraft
Spellcraft
Spellcraft
Let me know if I need to make more.
"Huh. Looks like these spells are cast on something inside the box: magic circle against evil focused inward, magic circle against chaos focused inward, dimensional anchor, 2 different versions of the spell binding (bound slumber, minimus containment), and quest."
Caelash looks to the others. "Looks like something powerful trapped within, by an unimaginably powerful spellcaster beyond our ability to deal with safely..."
Perhaps we should follow the trail these villains left in the sand while dragging the altar.
Ian says to Uriel "Yes that will lead us back to them but the problem is what if someone comes to the alter and accidently unleashes the evil trapped inside of it."
I don't believe they dragged this very far. I was just wanting to see where it was stored, perhaps there may be a clue.
Ian agrees "Yeah why did I assumed they dragged it that far..."
Perhaps we should rest and heal, then attempt to question the trapped creature? Or, perhaps questioning such a creature would be risky to our souls and we should just kill it to prevent another from freeing it? Your thought, my companions?
Ian says "REst sounds good but what if it escapes while we are sleeping?"
We use a watch. If need be, we use our companions, Sprocket and Sekhet, to watch our backs. Are we not still expecting more cultists to arrive or do we these last were the ones we were waiting on?
Ian says "I am not sure if more cultists are ariving."
"Do you think taking another look at the thing in there would wake it up or release it?"
Ian asks another question "What would we be looking for in there?"
"Clues as to its nature. What we're dealing with. Whether we could just finish it off with a precision strike while it is bound instead of having to combat it and risk our lives."
Knowledge (arcana)