"Hmmm... I would have to agree that that is certainly something that we should try to stop. A madman releasing Rovagug is a truly horrific thought! I don't suppose you happen to know why the plane is coming apart, and what could be done to fix it? Failing that, do you know of any denizens powerful enough to Resurrect the dead? Two of our colleagues fell afoul of your door-buzzer."
Well I believe there is a scroll of reincarnate around here, but as for the resurrection I would talk to one of the parties you have already made contact with.
If you are interested in stopping Jahvul then you should seek the azer Artel Norrin.
She explains that, before Andrathi came to her, he had
sheltered for a time with the azer, and during that time
learned that Artel resented the incursion of Jhavhul and
his army into Kakishon and was secretly working on a
weapon to be used against him, but whether he finished
the weapon or even still survives
Seif-al-Din nods.
"Very well. It sounds like this Azer would be a good person to speak with. Where can we find him?"
He can be found on the island of Khosravi.
just tell the boatman when you summon him, he will guide you. I believe there is a map of the islands around here somewhere as well.
"Right, then, let's find that map..."
Seif-al-Din immediately starts to look around for the map of the islands.
It takes a while but Seif finds it and the scroll of reincarnation
Click on the kakishon map link at the top and just delete all the covering
Map is visible. Any other questions for the skull?
Before they leave Zephyr asks the Skull to activate the scroll, who agrees.
In a moment the body of Kix is gone and next to it a goblin looking creature, with a light white fur and a zigzagging tail stands
Kixzik look around and sits up shouting.
Don't touch that!
When he stretches him arm out he sees that his normally white hand has turned pink - and there's white fur covering his arm as it stretches out of his jacket.
Poit?!
Oh my, this is most distressing. I seem to have come back as a...as a... he swallows, monkey goblin.
His ears droop, his eyes well with tears and his lower lip juts out and begins to quiver.
This is...oh dear.
Soon enough however he straightens up and adjusts his hat.
Well, what's done is done. This will make it hard on all of you, I know. Please continue to think of me as you friend, Kixzik Andoranman - a human merchant from Andoran. Perhaps I will manage to discover a way to reverse this process.
Curiously when he moves his tail remains still, not wagging like most monkeys or other beings with tails.
He'll look around.
Where is Churley?
"Welcome back... you look a little different..."
Seif-al-Din then shrugs.
"As to where Churley is, I am not entirely certain, but his former residence is here, along with yours...", he says, pointing to the bag.
You put his body in a bag? That's...both economical and horrifying in equal measure.
Kixzik will transfer all of his gear back to himself with a sad face when looking at his former, beautiful body.
He'll pull out a vial of alchemist's fire and burn his old corpse in sorrow.
Now, we must hurry and find a way to revive Churley. He's important to my pla-er, his friendship is important to me.
The skull speaks
Your friends plan to go directly to another island before dealing with him. Perhaps Azer will have a way to revive him.
The cat wanders over to Kix and rubs against his leg
Kixzik will look suspiciously at the cat. Then pick it up to take with him.
Cats aren't necessarily bad luck and this one is quite suspicious.
So you will be taking Spooky with you? You do realize the responsibility that comes with a pet, even one as unique as Spooky? the head skull says
I know how to feed a pet, thank you. Plus I have plenty of rations since I have no need of them myself.
So you are committing to care for him then?
Yes, I will commit to care for Spooky. Please don't trigger another death trap, I don't want scales or gills or whatever else could be inflicted on me.
Good. He is a good kitty. If you have no other questions I thank you for spending time with me.
spooky hops up on Kix's shoulder and curls up
Kixzik will give Spooky a bit of panforte from his ration pack.
1/4 a ration. Probably less but that gets hard to track I would figure
The horn is blown and the boat returns, the horn then crumbles to dust.
It takes about a day to get there, and you arrive as the sun goes down the next day. The island is utterly barren, with the exception of siege engines all of the place, the remnants of a battle, though with the strange lack of bodies or bones anywhere.
Given the nature of this plane I rather suspect that this island was used for a game somewhat like chess by Nex and whomever he deigned to invite here. The siege engines could have moved by magic or the people used consumed somehow. Still, best to be on our guard.
Kid sees nothing of concern other than the massive black spire in the center of the island, which he guides his allies to effortlessly, though he does keep stopping to give churley commands...before he remembers.
An immense spike of sheer, solid rock with narrow grooves
spiraling up its entire length protrudes from the ground.
Driven deep in the heart of a hilltop at the center of the
island, the spike rises to a height of at least one hundred
feet. The spike impales the petrified ribcage of an enormous
draconic beast, its stony ribs themselves over twenty feet
high. Scattered nearby are other fragments of the colossal
skeleton—bits of wing, legs, and to the south of the spire, an
immense horned skull. The spire widens at the top like the
knob of some brobdingnagian club, and the top is slightly
jagged, as though pieces have been broken off.
"They do have some rather strange decor around here," Seif-al-Din notes dryly. "Let's get a move on; the faster we get this sorted out, the faster we find something to bring Churley back..."
It would appear that this spire actually impaled some kind of massive beast. Like a spear dropped from the heavens...interesting.
[ooc] I know those two skills don't really cover that...but i couldn't figure out what skill really made sense. Also you can attempt a legend lore if anyone has it to learn more
Seif-al-Din, upon spotting the stairs, picks up his pace, and hustles towards them.
Once our heroes get to 150 feet away some of you notice that your minds seem slower, and you are weaker or less nimble
Seif-al-Din experimentally moves away again.
Seif moves away and back and realizes there is an anti magic field
Kixzik is just as annoyed at the field, but advances anyway towards the spire.
We must be done with this place soon, then find a way towards the faction leaders to raise Churley.
As the heroes move into the dead magic zone Beatrice starts to sniff, and there is a rush of movement about 80 feet in front of you
Noting Beatrice's sniffing, and the flurry of movement, Seif-al-Din draws his bow, and prepares to fire on whatever shows itself (if it seems hostile).
"We cannot let anything stop us... Churley needs us!"