on himself
of course Cale that i will be figuring out the Formulae behind these.
after making camp Grim will take Kalasin and show her around his portable lab.
The color are indeed type to a one of the 7 schools of magic (arcane and divine). The first nodules we got were from the same Hecate. A rather swamping land. My original assumption was that all creature from a hecate were tied to one specifics school. The Fly we fought and the nodules we got clearly demonstrate that creatures from the same hecat can be bound to different schools of magic. At first with only the small sample i had my working theory was that: in order to power a level 1 Necromancy spell a Necromancy Nodule at the cost of 2 for 1 was needed. A necromancy Nodule dose could power spells from other schools at a ration of 3 Nodule dose for 1 spell.
He show some vials. and these she her the news nodules
You don't see it but this Nodule is also necromancy aligned while this one is Divination aligned.
he shows her an other nodule that his twice the size.
Now as you can see this one came from a much larger creature and holds more magical energy. As it stands out the Medium size Nodule. With this i was able to make a comparaison. and The reusults is the larger the creature and the deadlyer it is. The more powerfull is the nodule.
he shows her the fly nodules See with this you can empower the usage of a level 1 spell, while the bigger one has more energy and can empower a level 2 spell or maybe higher. I can't really test it for the moment.
he pause again
But more importantly now that i have had some experience with these nodules i can better refine them. And the formula comes down to: A level 1 Nodule can empower a Level 1 Spell that doesn't have its school opposed to the one from the Nodule. Illusion (the opposite of divination) would require two orange nodules. Anything else would require one. And divination spells would require half an orange nodule. Conjuration (Creation) would require 2 black nodules (Necromancy/death/destruction), divination would require 1 black nodule, and necromancy would require half a black nodule.
he pause again letting her intake all the information
These other Nodule, the bigger one, would be considered Level 2 nodules. I haven't really worked on them yet in term of powering a lower level spell yet in order to get a proper Use / per lower level spell ratio.
He hands her back the divination level 1 fly nodules
Keeps these one too. I don't use divination stuff most of the time. Just keep in mind that these degrade so its used them of loose them. i would say you have about 10 days.
Oh and of course all that info i just gave you if the results of my experimentation so its my property. Don't divulge it without my consent.
Within a single breath, Cale is there in an instant and lifts Goragg up.
"The bunny is going to need some rest."
Carrying the unconsious Goragg, Cale brings him over to the espied area and puts him at resting position.
"Kalasin? Where best to place him?"
As Cale steps into the clearing, his feet begin to tingle with pins and needles. He notices that there are no animals in the clearing, but there are thousands of small white bones. In the center of the clearing is a black crystal about two feet high, and a foot around at it's base.
"And we lose another bunny this way..." Aldrah sighs, exercising her arm using the bow string, figuring Cale's bringing Goragg somewhere safe.
Feeling his soles tingle, Cale notices the bones at his feet.
"There's some black gem here and it's huge. Grim maybe you wish to take a look at it?"
Cale notices the tingling in his legs and the bones and stops.
Goragg, on the other hand, shudders in his arms and groans in his sleep. The hobgoblin goes pale and begins to shake and shiver violently.
Grim will rush over to Goragg side and will try to wipe up some chemical compound that will put him into a deeper and more relaxed sleep
[/ooc] in case it is needed as he gets inside the Negative Energy [/ooc]
Grim also feels his feet and legs begin to tingle, and has to push through a wave of fatigue to check Goragg.
Grim and Goragg are both 3 shades paler than they were seconds ago. Cale's rocky hide doesn't show anything.
Grim Will pull Gorrag back toward a safer zone.
I'll Deal with him, that he nods in the stone's direction Can wait for a moment
Grims starts to check on Him
to know that he has been infected with a disease
Then he starts working with his portable lab to wipe up a batch of something that could help his patient
Vs DC 25 to craft an Antiplague for remedy
Cale nods as Grim directs him away from the gem and keeps guard as Grim whips out some items that the oread cannot begin to comprehend.
He doesn't notice anything much.
can you pass me those last two nodules Kalasin?
Assuming she does Grim will work for for 10-15 minutes and create an Antiplague
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Goragg takes the medicine sleepily, grumbling about the awful taste.
Then sits up with a start, coughing and spitting the foul-tasting concoction from his lips.
Gah, what are you trying to do, kill me? I was doing fine!
Still weak from his brush with the strange black crystal that haunted his dreams, he allows himself to fall back into bed.
When Grim turns his back, however, he may occasionally overhear mutterings under Goragg's breath.
...incompetent maniac...
...clearly trying to kill me with that poison...
...I feel like I swallowed a fly...
...why not just stab me instead...
...guess I feel better, despite that disgusting fly-guts cocktail you shoved down my throat...
...thanks...
Aldrah decides to tease Goragg a little, seeing him on the floor like a baby.
"Aw, he's kind of adorable like that, isn't he? It's like a giant green kitten or something!"
Grim while gorrag is resting go investigate the Stone in the clearing
to resist the energy drain
he will try to use his knowledge of magic / alchemy to determine what it does, what is it and how it could be of service
The tingling get's strong as Grim get's closer to the gem, and his extremities go numb as he get's within 2 feet of it. There's no life within the radius of the clearing, no plants, no animals, and no insects as far as he can find.
The gem emanates a very strong necromantic aura. Taking some of his alchemy tools in his numb hands, he breaks a small shard off the crystal.
A wave of purple black energy expands out from the gem, washing over Grim, and anyone within 20 ft of the edge of the dead zone of the clearing. Plants droop, flowers lose petals, flies drop from the air crashing to the ground dead.
Leaving the area, once his fingers and toes have feeling in them again, Grim can examine the small bit of crystal he took. It appears to be the same material that the nodules in the flies were made of, but condensed and denser, but also adulterated with non-magic things.
Grim feels it could probably be used for spells, but the adulterations in it could make spells erratic if they're powered by it. Also, it's not stable, which is why it's giving off necromantic energy, which could be deadly if exposure extends too long. Grim is unsure of how to purify it though. At it's current density, it's about 3 times as powerful as the nodules, cubic inch for cubic inch. Purified and stabilized, it might be as powerful as 5 times per cubic inch.
Seeing Grimm run off to investigate, she keeps watch on him from about 25 feet away. After he breaks off a piece of the crystal, she approaches him cautiously.
"I would highly suggest you don't try to interact with some of the local wildlife and the scenery. You might end up regretting it, like the kitten on the ground." she warns before heading back to camp, peering at Goragg to at least make sure he hasn't died yet.
i am still up an't I? he says not really looking up from his vials
The crystal is pulsing with so much necromantic energies that they are hurting everything in range. Tks for the warning Aldrath but i had figured out on my own you know he says with a smile
You suspect that you would need to magically refine it. Actually, you suspect you'd need to turn it into something to stabilize and refine it. You suspect Aldrah might be able to confirm something like this, as this crystal reminds you very much of the accrette armor and weapons the natives had.
It appears to be some form of natural accumulation.
Meanwhile, Cale watches over their makeshift campsite..............
The dirt under the bones (which are about 8 inches deep) is a pasty white clay, and you suspect it may be heavily adulterated with calcium. There are no crystal structures in it though. Digging close to the large gem is hard, as your hands and legs go numb quickly. Digging down about 6 or 7 inches you hit something hard. Scraping it, you find what appears to be granite. Digging close again in another spot also finds the granite. It appears the crystal is growing out of an upcropping of granite that provides a very solid base, perhaps explaining why it didn't sink in to the swamp.
Grim takes one of the camp shovels, and digs around in a dozen places in the bones of the clearing.
By the time he's done, he's trembling and stumbling, his lips blue and his face a pasty rose color.
=> failed
Grim stumbles into camp and falls down, shaking and shivering.
Stayed too long he says still shaking but this is rather marvelous he shivers.
he catches his breath
i'll be fine all that necromantic energy tired me. But i will live he says with a grin.
It is from crystal like these that the people from the Hecate make their magic weapons, armor and other wounderous items. So much raw power that is waiting to be refined.
he says sitting with his back on a tree
Grim is partially correct. They can use crystals like this, but they also use the accrette the harvest from creatures as well. The magic users have some way of manipulating accrette to make it useful and stable so it doesn't leak magic or evaporate, but you're not sure how they do it, other than it can take days.